FairvoteWRC meeting 2017-02-06
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Strategy Meeting: Next Steps
- Held: Monday, 6 February 2017 in Sharon Sommerville's dining room
- Event notice: Fair Vote Waterloo Strategy Meeting: Next Steps
- Present: Bob Jonkman, Laurel Russwurm, Jon Bathmaker, Stuart Ross, Jenn Ross, Donald Fraser, Sharon Sommerville, Evan Rosamond, Kevin Smith, Kae Elgie, Stuart Chandler, David Dirks, Cathe Campbell, Cathy Scott, David Dolson
- Introductions
- Complaints
- Andy Filmore (Secretary to Minister of Democratic Institutions)
- Leadnow
- Teleconference
- Main Business
- Liberal decisions are made at their caucus retreat
- Letters from Fair Vote Canada to Karina Gould (Minister of Democratic Institutions)
- Karina Gould called FVC
- Only one cabinet minister voted against breaking promise
- Overheard: "I'm not sure I'll be a Liberal much longer."
- FairvoteWRC in the media:
- Five letters to the Editor
- One OpEd piece in The Record by Sharon Sommerville and Bob Jonkman
- No consensus?
- No education!
- No leadership!
- Evidence is there: 80% support Electoral Reform (ERRE report)
- but no acknowledgement of this from the Liberals
- "Broad Support" - 23 September 2015
- Letter from Liberal president
- Liberals will deny hearing from constituents
- but they'll take selfies
- We should get FOI for records of constituent visits
- FairvoteWRC presentation:
- Library visits
- Lectures
- Book Clubs
- Neighbours
- Other parties
- Greens
- NDP
- Liberals not hurting on Electoral Reform, but are hurting on the FlipFlop
- Target specific ridings to get a minority government in 2019?
- Cambridge?
- Kitchener Centre?
- Models for activism?
- Cathy Scott and Sharon Sommerville to address
- Saturday, 18 February for a Campaign Tactics meeting?
- Bob Jonkman will set up a poll on the FairvoteWRC Web Site to determine the preferred date
- Good decisions are made with diverse viewpoints
- "Studies say..."
- It's tax season
- Canadians must be truthful in their taxes
- How about politicians?
- Letter by Bob Jonkman
- --- info representation
- Tactics:
- Business cards in Little Libraries
- Contact info and explanation of Proportional Representation affects everyone
- Sharon Sommerville and Laurel Russwurm to design
- Website for broken Liberal Promises
- Jenn Ross to let us know (Trudeau Meter)
- March to Raj Saini's (Liberal, Kitchener Centre) office, Friday, 24 February 2017
- Rally: 11 or 26 February 2017; Kitchener City Hall?
- Toques, socks, mitts, rats
- Banner
- Can't be partisan or anti-partisan
- Poll?
- Political Science Fair
- Essays?
- Prizes?
- Business cards in Little Libraries
-- Meeting notes taken by Bob Jonkman