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Has the electoral reform egg cracked?

By Sharon Sommerville, 23 October 2018 at 7:57 am
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Preferential or Ranked Ballot

Good Morning FairVoting Friends,

Last night was a historic evening on three fronts! London, used a ranked ballot to elect its municipal government. A totally amazing moment. Cambridge and Kingston both returned wins (yes, wins!) on their municipal referendum questions to use ranked ballots for future municipal elections.

Using ranked […]

Discussion Night on Referenda with @YesCambridge on Wed, 26 Sept 2018

By Bob Jonkman, 23 September 2018 at 8:16 pm
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This coming Wednesday we’re holding our Discussion Night at the Blackwing Coffee Bar in Cambridge, one of several places in Canada that’s holding a referendum on Electoral Reform. We’ll meet up with the team from the Yes! Cambridge campaign. Who knows, there may be some people that you recognize!

We’ll discuss what the members […]

Discussion Nights in August and September

By Bob Jonkman, 20 August 2018 at 5:00 pm
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Hi everyone! For our upcoming Discussion Night on Wednesday, 29 August 2018 we’ll be discussing the results of the provincial election in June.

I invite anyone who has done some analysis of the election to make a short presentation. For example, if you’ve calculated how the seats would have been distributed with an STV […]

Electoral Reform in Elmira, International Festival in Cambridge, Discussion Night in St. Agatha

By Bob Jonkman, 20 September 2016 at 11:49 pm
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Hi Everyone! We’re two-thirds through September, and the Electoral Reform events are not slowing down. I’d like to invite you to join your fellow Fair Voters at four events in the next week.

Title slide Make Every Vote Count

Thanks to the efforts of Paul Nijjar, Fair Vote Waterloo has been invited to provide […]

Discussion Night tonight, and other upcoming events this week

By Bob Jonkman, 29 August 2016 at 3:11 am
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Kiwi Cambridge Bar & Grill

Hi all: Just a quick reminder of tomorrow’s (Monday’s) Discussion Night at the Kiwi Cambridge Bar & Grill:

What: Fair Vote Waterloo Discussion Night When: Monday, 29 August 2016 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm Where: Kiwi Cambridge Bar & Grill Location: 47 Dickson St., Cambridge, Ontario Map 1

Fair Vote Waterloo Met With Bryan May, MP For Cambridge

By Sharon Sommerville, 2 March 2016 at 5:31 pm
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Hello FairVoting Friends,

On Monday afternoon, 29 February 2016, FVC-WR met with Bryan May, MP for Cambridge. We had a straight forward 45 minute discussion with him. He shared his concerns about some of the technical issues of organizing a new electoral system ie. another round of electoral boundary changes but agrees with the principle […]