FairvoteWRC meeting 2017-02-06

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?

-- Meeting notes taken by Bob Jonkman