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                    On Saturday, October 2, 2021, 12:16:28 AM EDT, Kevin Smith <kevedsmith@gmail.com> wrote:
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                <div><div id="yiv7893634425"><div><div dir="ltr">I submitted the letter, and that inspired a larger piece, which I posted to my blog:<div><br clear="none"></div><div><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://www.stepstoabetterworld.com/post/cpc-or-ppc-which-is-worse-and-what-can-we-do">https://www.stepstoabetterworld.com/post/cpc-or-ppc-which-is-worse-and-what-can-we-do</a><br clear="none"></div><div><br clear="none"></div><div>Kevin.</div></div><br clear="none"><div class="yiv7893634425gmail_quote"><div class="yiv7893634425yqt1022095239" id="yiv7893634425yqt17434"><div class="yiv7893634425gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 1:27 PM Mary Jackes <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:mkj@bell.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:mkj@bell.net">mkj@bell.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none"></div><blockquote class="yiv7893634425gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;">
  
    
  
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    <p>How about the DUP messing with what was going on in Westminster -
      more or less controlling the Tory voice on Brexit under May? My
      favourite example in response to this sort of question.<br clear="none">
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    <p>Mary<br clear="none">
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    <div>On 2021-10-01 1:09 p.m., Sharon
      Sommerville wrote:<br clear="none">
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      <div dir="ltr">And, we can all remember when the BQ became Her
        Majesty's Official Opposition.  FPTP does not protect us from
        radical parties gaining seats in Parliament.  But people might
        not become so radicalized if there was more power sharing and
        their voices had an outlet in government before becoming more
        extreme.
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        <div>Sharon</div>
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        <div class="yiv7893634425gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Fri, Oct 1, 2021 at 12:02
          PM Michael O'Brien <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:emandjayobrien@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:emandjayobrien@gmail.com">emandjayobrien@gmail.com</a>>
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          <div dir="ltr">Bob Hepburn is a schill for the Federal Liberal
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            <div class="yiv7893634425gmail_attr" dir="ltr">On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at
              5:39 PM Dave Arthur <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:arthurd23@bell.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:arthurd23@bell.net">arthurd23@bell.net</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">
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                  <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">Good letter Kevin.</p>
                  <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">Does the Star say 150 limit?</p>
                  <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">In the past with the KW Record
                    I’ve gone over a bit and it’s been accepted.</p>
                  <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">You could try.</p>
                  <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">Dave A</p>
                  <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal"> </p>
                  <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">Sent from <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a>
                    for Windows</p>
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                    <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in;"><b>From:
                      </b><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:kevedsmith@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:kevedsmith@gmail.com">Kevin
                        Smith</a><br clear="none">
                      <b>Sent: </b>Thursday, September 30, 2021 5:19 PM<br clear="none">
                      <b>To: </b><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org">FVC
                        Waterloo Region Discussion</a><br clear="none">
                      <b>Subject: </b>Re: [fvc-wat-disc] Bob Hepburn -
                      anti-PR piece in the Star</p>
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                    <p style="margin:0in;"><b><span>Hi folks:</span></b><span></span></p>
                    <p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:serif;"> </span></p>
                    <p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;"><b><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:serif;">Here's
                          my draft.  194 words.  Do I really need to
                          trim it to 150?  Any feedback?</span></b><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:serif;"></span></p>
                    <p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:serif;"> </span></p>
                    <p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;"><b><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:serif;">Kevin.</span></b><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:serif;"></span></p>
                    <p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;"><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:serif;"> </span></p>
                    <p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;"><b><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:serif;">First
                          Past the Post does not protect us</span></b><span style="font-size:15pt;font-family:serif;"></span></p>
                    <p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:serif;"> </span></p>
                    <p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:serif;">To
                        the editor:</span></p>
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                    <p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:serif;">Bob
                        Hepburn argues that Maxime Bernier’s PPC Party
                        shows the folly of Proportional Representation.<span> 
                        </span>However, we’ve seen how close we came to
                        having Maxime Bernier as Prime Minister under
                        First Past the Post.</span></p>
                    <p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;min-height:15px;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:serif;"> </span></p>
                    <p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:serif;">Andrew
                        Sheer beat Maxime Bernier by 50.95% to 49.05% on
                        the final ballot of the 2017 leadership vote.<span> 
                        </span>A change of one percentage point could
                        have given us our very own Donald Trump-like
                        figure leading that party.</span></p>
                    <p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;min-height:15px;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:serif;"> </span></p>
                    <p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:serif;">In
                        2019, with First Past the Post and as little as
                        3% more of the vote, the Conservatives would be
                        able to win majority government with 100% of the
                        power.</span></p>
                    <p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;min-height:15px;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:serif;"> </span></p>
                    <p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:serif;">So
                        while PR could give a right-wing demagogue a
                        voice in parliament, as every party with
                        sufficient support would have,
                        first-past-the-post could have made him Prime
                        Minister with a minority of votes but a majority
                        of seats.</span></p>
                    <p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;min-height:15px;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:serif;"> </span></p>
                    <p style="margin:0in;font-stretch:normal;"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:serif;">Let’s
                        face it.<span>  </span>Any party with 5%
                        support stands a chance of winning seats in
                        parliament in any system. With Proportional
                        Representation, we have greater party choice,
                        better representation, and parties that need to
                        work together, and have less incentive to pull
                        the plug and have elections like the one we just
                        had.<span>  </span>Far from folly, Bob.</span></p>
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                      <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 4:31
                        PM Dave Arthur <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:arthurd23@bell.net" target="_blank" href="mailto:arthurd23@bell.net">arthurd23@bell.net</a>>
                        wrote:</p>
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                          <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">Thank you Anita. This is
                            a very important topic.</p>
                          <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">The linked article that
                            Anita included is very much worth reading.</p>
                          <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">We need to make the case
                            that the results of our election in FPTP
                            with low voter turnout, strategic voting,
                            and all the covid polarization tinged with
                            the populism that seems to be happening in
                            many countries does not forecast what would
                            happen with PR. </p>
                          <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">In fact, PR would likely
                            improve voter turnout, eliminate strategic
                            voting, and reduce the effects of
                            polarization and populism.</p>
                          <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">Much of that would result
                            from the increased cooperation of parties
                            and a reduced toxic environment in our
                            parliament.</p>
                          <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">The Green vote would
                            certainly increase to its past performance
                            of more than the 5% threshold and mean
                            considerably more than 2 seats.</p>
                          <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">The PPC vote would very
                            likely decrease and not meet the 5%
                            threshold in addition to not likely electing
                            anyone as was the case this time.</p>
                          <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">One of the points I
                            always make to people concerned about the
                            fringe and single issue parties gaining
                            influence is that in the last election, we
                            had 14 such parties who together got less
                            than 1% of the votes.</p>
                          <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">We still have a job to do
                            to counter the effect of the PPC.</p>
                          <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">That could certainly
                            include a letter to the Star.</p>
                          <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">Dave A</p>
                          <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal"> </p>
                          <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">Sent from <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a>
                            for Windows</p>
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                            <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal"><b>From: </b><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:anitann88@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:anitann88@gmail.com">Anita
                                Nickerson</a><br clear="none">
                              <b>Sent: </b>Thursday, September 30, 2021
                              1:01 PM<br clear="none">
                              <b>To: </b><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org">FVC
                                Waterloo Region Discussion</a><br clear="none">
                              <b>Subject: </b>Re: [fvc-wat-disc] Bob
                              Hepburn - anti-PR piece in the Star</p>
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                            <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">Please write to the
                              Star! <br clear="none">
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                              Yes, the PPC is costing us supporters. </p>
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                              <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">People are seeing
                                those charts of 17-21 seats everywhere.
                                It is costing us our own supporters -
                                the many soft supporters, not the core
                                long time people like you - and "the
                                public". There is no doubt. I see it
                                everywhere. <br clear="none">
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                                I'm not really convinced that valiantly
                                arguing that the PPC getting 21 seats
                                because they "deserve" it, that's
                                "better democracy", when they were
                                basically a one-issue party this
                                election for people who think blocking
                                hospitals is great, is a winner with the
                                people we need to convince. We may be
                                democratically and morally and
                                technically correct, but we're only
                                convincing ourselves by focusing on
                                that. <br clear="none">
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                                There is no great argument that can
                                defeat an EMOTIONAL knee-jerk fear
                                people have of "extremists in
                                Parliament." Logic does not overcome
                                emotion. We have been thoroughly
                                defeated on that field before.<br clear="none">
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                                <b>Nevertheless, do try to give people
                                  something else to think about and
                                  focus on! <br clear="none">
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                                Like yes, remind people that Bernier sat
                                in cabinet and came with 1.7% of winning
                                the Con leadership. </p>
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                              <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">Then these folks who
                                are terrified of having a few isolated
                                PPC in a corner of Parliament could have
                                a Bernier running the country on 33% of
                                the vote. That's a realistic fear - that
                                we can address now with electoral reform
                                now - or wait until it's staring us in
                                the face, at which point it becomes much
                                more difficult.<br clear="none">
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                                A PR system for Canada WOULD NOT deliver
                                the PPC 17 or 21 seats. Here is the
                                reality:<br clear="none">
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                                <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://www.fairvote.ca/2021/09/22/simulationssmallparties/">https://www.fairvote.ca/2021/09/22/simulationssmallparties/</a></p>
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                                <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">Milder numbers may
                                  take a dent of the fear, but won't
                                  remove it. For many people one PPC
                                  seat is too many and makes them think
                                  they'd rather stick with "the devil
                                  they know".</p>
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                                <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">The best tactic is
                                  likely to focus on the glaring flaws
                                  and consequences of our FPTP system
                                  for everyone. </p>
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                                <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">$600,000,000 early
                                  elections. </p>
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                                <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">Governments with
                                  32.6% support who try to cooperate
                                  with others as little as humanly
                                  possible, when what we need are
                                  parties to cooperate to tackle issues
                                  that can only be solved by "all hands
                                  on deck" like climate change action. </p>
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                                <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">25/25 seats in the
                                  City of Toronto going Lib and 14/14 in
                                  SK going Con - leaving NO VOICE for
                                  those with any other values. </p>
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                                <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">The vast majority
                                  who again elected nobody and the
                                  massive disengagement that is causing
                                  as voter turnout plummeted to 59%. </p>
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                                <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">Are we going to let
                                  fear of a handful of purple seats
                                  frighten us from solving those very
                                  big problems?</p>
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                                <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal"><b>PLEASE WRITE TO
                                    THE STAR. So they see a LOT of
                                    people pushing back. </b>Much
                                  better than talking to each other on
                                  this list!</p>
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                                <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">Anita</p>
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                              <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">On Thu, Sep 30, 2021
                                at 7:08 AM stuchandler43 <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:stuchandler43@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:stuchandler43@gmail.com">stuchandler43@gmail.com</a>>
                                wrote:</p>
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                                  <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">It doesn't take 
                                    a genius to see through Bob
                                    Hepburn's bombastic blather about
                                    how scary PR is. It is truly
                                    unfortunate that he uses his
                                    position of "journalist" as a bully
                                    pulpit to spread his stupidity with
                                    such perceived authority. </p>
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                                  <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">His piece
                                    contains the information necessary
                                    to refute his useless fear of Max
                                    Bernier and the PPC, who he claims
                                    would create havic with the 25 seats
                                    they may have gained under PR.  25
                                    seats out of 338 would only be of
                                    influence if the Conservatives got
                                    about 160 seats, and needed the PPC
                                    to pass legislation.  With all the
                                    polls of public opinion in Canada
                                    indicating that Canadians are
                                    overwhelmingly progressive
                                    politically, there is zero
                                    likelihood of that happening under
                                    PR. But it could happen under FPTP
                                    (!!!!!), which could allow the CPC
                                    to "win" enough seats with 30% of
                                    the votes (let's say) to gain a
                                    minority close enough to half that
                                    the few seats Bernier <i>might </i>get
                                    (in this hypothetical case) could
                                    allow them to form a coalition
                                    government capable of passing
                                    legislation. </p>
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                                  <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">So, once again,
                                    PR proves it's better than FPTP
                                    since such a scenario is <b><i>much
                                      </i></b>less likely to happen with
                                    a PR Electoral system.</p>
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                                  <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">Moreover, under
                                    FPTP, Justin has just been showing
                                    us how easy it is for his minority
                                    Liberal party to ignore most of what
                                    the NDP wants because he's been
                                    pretty sure the NDP will prop the
                                    Liberals up rather than risk forcing
                                    an election that might allow the
                                    Conservatives to gain power.  (Only
                                    Justin was stupid enough to risk
                                    that fate!!)</p>
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                                  <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">Ain't politics
                                    Fun?</p>
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                                  <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">Cheerio </p>
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                                  <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">Stu</p>
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                                    <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;color:rgb(87,87,87);">Sent
                                        from my Galaxy</span></p>
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                                  <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">--------
                                      Original message --------</span></p>
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                                  <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">From: Kevin
                                      Smith <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:kevedsmith@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:kevedsmith@gmail.com">kevedsmith@gmail.com</a>>
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                                  <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">Date:
                                      2021-09-30 2:13 a.m. (GMT-05:00) </span></p>
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                                  <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">To: FVC
                                      Waterloo Region Discussion <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org">fvc-wat-disc@listserv.thinkers.org</a>>
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                                  <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">Subject:
                                      [fvc-wat-disc] Bob Hepburn -
                                      anti-PR piece in the Star </span></p>
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                                  <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">Things have
                                    gotten quiet apparently from the
                                    progressives calling for PR,, since
                                    the PPC would have been the main
                                    benefactor of it in this last
                                    election.</p>
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                                    <p class="yiv7893634425MsoNormal">Kevin.</p>
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