The Hon. Bardish Chagger’s office reached out to Fair Vote Waterloo to invite a delegation to meet with the Hon. Karina Gould on Electoral Reform.
The morning meeting was productive.
Later that afternoon, the KW Liberal Association hosted a meet and greet for the visiting Minister just down the street at Patent Social. Fair Vote Waterloo Co-Chair Bob Jonkman attended the open-to-the-public event in hopes of engaging further with Minister Gould.
Local electoral reform advocates from Fair Vote and others rally to remind Minister Gould that electoral reform is still top of mind for many Canadians voters across the political spectrum.
There were excellent opportunities to discuss Proportional Representation with passersby.
Electoral reformers welcomed the opportunity to show off their artwork and discuss Proportional representation with the Minister of Democratic Institutions.
Canadians are (understandably) unhappy that the Liberals’ Electoral Reform promise was so cavalierly broken.
The Hon. Karina Gould was asked some hard questions.
Electoral Reform isn’t a partisan issue.
I found it interesting how many “honks” we got from passing motorists. Perhaps the greatest irony associated with Mr. Trudeau’s broken promise is that the exercise did more to raise Canadian public awareness of Proportional Representation than anything else in my lifetime.
Proportional Representation is an idea whose time has come. And it’s not going away.
(additional photos are available in my Reminding Liberals Flickr Album)