FairvoteWRC meeting 2017-02-26

2017 Campaign Tactics meeting

Held: Sunday, 26 February 2017 at St. John's Kitchen, 97 Victoria Ave. South

Event Notice: Fair Vote Waterloo Campaign Tactics meeting

Present: Sharon Sommerville, David Dirks, Rob Steel, Bob Jonkman, Donald Fraser, Cathe Campbell, Stuart Chandler, Cathy Scott, Ron Bowman

• Introductions
• Opening Comments
  • Sharon reads a quote from David Suzuki in iPolitics.ca
  • Two documents:
    • One theoretical: Indivisible
    • One practical: Pathways For Change
  • Objectives
    • Keep Electoral Reform top-of-mind
    • Not persuading Justin Trudeau
    • Differentiate Liberals and NDP
      • (ironclad guarantee of MMPR from NDP - more of a tactic than a strategy)
    • Punish every Liberal member in Parliament for breaking promise
    • Keep Electoral Reform alive and provide public education
    • Think of Electoral Reform as a pilot project (eg. Ted Kennedy and Medicare)
    • Put pressure on politicians
    • Recognize that Electoral Reform is an issue for many people, eg. Public Education
• Discussion (Action Items)