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By Sharon Sommerville, 23 March 2017 at 2:01 pm Comments closed Hello Friends of Electoral Reform,
On Thursday, 23 March 2017 at 10:00am Nathan Cullen presented petition E-616 to the House of Commons. E-616 is the largest e-petition to date with 130,452 signatures and will automatically trigger a debate in the House. You can watch Nathan present the petition on CPAC.
At 11:00am Thursday there […]
By Bob Jonkman, 26 November 2016 at 2:17 pm Comments closed Press release sent to local media in Waterloo Region on 22 November 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
We in Fair Vote Canada Waterloo Region Chapter were most excited by the election of a government which promised that 2015 would be the last election to use First Past the Post (FPTP) to determine how we would be […]
By Sharon Sommerville, 7 November 2016 at 2:26 am Comments closed
Waterloo Region Electoral Reform Town Hall, 14 September 2016
Dear Waterloo Region Fair Voting Friends,
This past year has been hopeful for those of us seeking to replace FPTP with a fair electoral system. Over the summer & fall many of us participated in the electoral reform consultation process. It was an exciting […]
By Sharon Sommerville, 14 September 2016 at 12:57 pm Comments closed Dear FairVoting Friends,
The Minister of Democratic Reform, Maryam Monsef will attend tonight’s (Wednesday, 14 September 2016) town hall on electoral reform. She wants to hear from Canadians and in particular Canadians from Waterloo Region about electoral reform. This is our opportunity to engage with Minister Monsef on the need for a fair electoral system. […]
By Sharon Sommerville, 5 September 2016 at 8:33 pm Comments closed Hello FairVoting Friends,
As we approach the 7 October 2016 deadline for public consultations by the Electoral Reform Committee, there are an enormous number of educational and consultation events here in Waterloo Region. Now is the time to come out for an education event or to express your opinion to our government.
Educational […]
By Sharon Sommerville, 23 January 2015 at 10:07 am Comments closed Good Morning FairVoting Supporters,
There are three things to talk about today: an update on our meeting with Harold Albrecht, party nomination meetings & Sunday’s town hall on the Robocall crisis.
Our Meeting with Harold Albrecht
On Tuesday morning a group of five supporters of voting reform met with Harold Albrecht, MP for Kitchener-Conestoga for […]
By Sharon Sommerville, 17 March 2014 at 10:47 am Comments closed Good Morning Fair Vote Supporters,
A kind remind that everyone is invited to the FVC – WR board meeting on Tuesday, 18 March 2014 at 7 pm in the Lion’s Brewery (lower level at the rear) of the Huether Hotel on King Street at Princess in Waterloo.
We have a busy agenda but hope to […]
By Bob Jonkman, 22 October 2013 at 8:31 pm Comments closed Brian Tanguay, Frank Valeriote and Stéphane Dion
On Thursdsay, 17 October 2013, Frank Valeriote, Liberal MP for Guelph, hosted a Town Hall Meeting to discuss Electoral Reform. Professor Brian Tanguay from Wilfrid Laurier University spoke on the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) voting system, then Stéphane Dion explained the Proportional, Preferential and Personalized (P3) voting […]
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