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Our Meeting With Raj Saini

By Sharon Sommerville, 12 November 2017 at 5:57 pm
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Hello Fairvoting Friends,

On Friday afternoon, a group of nine of us meet with Raj Saini, Liberal MP for Kitchener Centre. Nine folks pretty much fills Raj’s office! We presented Raj with this summer’s petition which asked that his party keep their campaign promise and enact legislation to change our electoral system in time for […]

There is a responsible path forward — Electoral Reform

By Jonathan Cassels, 30 March 2017 at 8:00 am
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In February, I wrote to my MP (Marwan Tabbara, Liberal) about electoral reform. He replied explaining that the Liberals abandoned their promise because:

1. Their preferred option was a ranked ballot. But they never wanted to lead in that directions because they “would have been accused, not without merit, as acting out of self-interest and […]

Harold Albrecht presents Fair Vote Waterloo’s petition to Parliament

By Bob Jonkman, 29 April 2016 at 6:48 pm
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On Tuesday, January 19th, 2016, Fair Vote WRC co-chairs Sharon Sommerville and Bob Jonkman met with Kitchener-Conestoga MP Harold Albrecht to discuss Proportional Representation

A delegation from Fair Vote Waterloo met with Kitchener–Conestoga MP Harold Albrecht on 19 January 2016 to discuss electoral reform, and to present the Fair Electoral Representation: Petition to the House […]

A Response from our Government to the petition presented by Marwan Tabbara

By Fair Vote Waterloo Region, 24 March 2016 at 3:42 pm
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The Fair Vote Canada Waterloo Region Chapter has received a response to the petitions delivered to Kitchener South–Hespeler MP Marwan Tabbara. Signed by Mark Holland, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Democratic Institutions (the Hon. Maryam Monsef), the letter gives assurances that the 2015 federal election will be the last one run with the first-past-the-post […]

Meeting with Harold Albrecht and a Town Hall on Robocalls

By Sharon Sommerville, 17 January 2015 at 4:49 pm
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Good Morning FairVoters,

2015 is underway and we are edging toward the last unfair federal election.

We have two upcoming events that might be of interest to you.

Harold Albrecht, MP

On Tuesday, January 20th at 9:30am, our chapter will meet with Harold Albrecht to present him with the petition we gathered […]

Electoral Reform Petition presented to MP Stephen Woodworth

By Laurel L. Russwurm, 10 November 2013 at 4:32 pm
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On Saturday November 9th, 2013 a Fair Vote Waterloo delegation led by WRC co-chairs Sharon Sommerville and Shannon Adshade presented a petition to Kitchener Centre Conservative Party of Canada MP Stephen Woodworth.

YouTube video: Proportional Representation: MP Stephen Woodworth meets FVC Waterloo #1 (5m58s)

Conservative MP Stephen Woodworth’s Kitchener Centre constituency office.

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A Meeting With Stephen Woodworth (Sat, 9 Nov 2013) & A Pot Luck Dinner (Sun, 1 Dec 2013)

By Sharon Sommerville, 22 October 2013 at 12:36 pm
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Hello FairVoting Friends,

There are two upcoming FVC-WR dates to put on your calender!

On Saturday, November 9th at 11 a.m. we have an appointment to meet with Stephen Woodworth, MP for Kitchener Centre at his office to present him with the petition we have been gathering over the summer. Stephen has already committed to […]