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Hello fellow electoral reform advocates,
The Local Governance Reform Team has released a document called "What We Heard." You can find it on this page if you scroll down a bit:
Page 3 contains a bullet-point list of what they heard. It does not say anything about ranked ballots or any other sort of electoral reform. The closest they come is the point, "New Brunswickers want elected representatives at the local level."
Apparently they did not hear us. We will have to try again, or be louder.
Yesterday I met with Ruth Breen, my ward councillor. She told me, "Politicians don't like to be told what they should do. They think they already know it all." She therefore suggested that I write to Minister Daniel Allain again, but rather than asking for ranked ballots, ask how he thinks we can make our municipal democracy the best it can be. Also, ask to meet with him personally to discuss it further.
What do you think of this? I'm not sure how to word it; any suggestions? Is anyone else interested in meeting with him if he's open to that? Perhaps we can make it a group meeting.
Also, the Reform Team is holding World-Cafe style meetings in different cities to discuss "next steps." See the same web page & scroll a little lower down. None of them are near me, so I probably won't be able to participate. Perhaps some of you can. There will be one in Moncton on Oct. 5.
-- Vivian Unger
Fredericton, NB, Canada Land of the Wabanaki Confederacy: Wolastokuk (Maliseet) and Mi¡¯kmaq
BOOK INDEXING SERVICES
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I like you councillor's approach - but,
perhaps asking/suggesting a Citizens' Assembly for NB would be a step forward??
Patti
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Hello fellow electoral reform advocates,
The Local Governance Reform Team has released a document called
"What We Heard." You can find it on this page if you scroll down a
bit:
Page 3 contains a bullet-point list of what they heard. It does not say
anything about ranked ballots or any other sort of electoral reform. The
closest they come is the point, "New Brunswickers want elected
representatives at the local level."
Apparently they did not hear us. We will have to try again, or be
louder.
Yesterday I met with Ruth Breen, my ward councillor. She told me,
"Politicians don't like to be told what they should do. They think they
already know it all." She therefore suggested that I write to Minister
Daniel Allain again, but rather than asking for ranked ballots, ask how he
thinks we can make our municipal democracy the best it can be. Also, ask to
meet with him personally to discuss it further.
What do you think of this? I'm not sure how to word it; any
suggestions? Is anyone else interested in meeting with him if he's open to
that? Perhaps we can make it a group meeting.
Also, the Reform Team is holding World-Cafe style meetings in different
cities to discuss "next steps." See the same web page & scroll a
little lower down. None of them are near me, so I probably won't be able to
participate. Perhaps some of you can. There will be one in Moncton on Oct. 5.
--
Land of the Wabanaki Confederacy: Wolastokuk
(Maliseet) and Mi¡¯kmaq
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That's not a bad idea. Perhaps both provincial and municipal electoral reform could be studied at the same CA. That wouldn't be entirely under Daniel Allain's jurisdiction though. I don't think there's a minister for provincial democratic reform. Here's the list of cabinet members:
On Thu, 23 Sept 2021 at 11:44, Patti Chmelyk < patti@...> wrote:
I like you councillor's approach - but,
perhaps asking/suggesting a Citizens' Assembly for NB would be a step forward??
Patti
?
?
Hello fellow electoral reform advocates,
The Local Governance Reform Team has released a document called
"What We Heard." You can find it on this page if you scroll down a
bit:
Page 3 contains a bullet-point list of what they heard. It does not say
anything about ranked ballots or any other sort of electoral reform. The
closest they come is the point, "New Brunswickers want elected
representatives at the local level."
Apparently they did not hear us. We will have to try again, or be
louder.
Yesterday I met with Ruth Breen, my ward councillor. She told me,
"Politicians don't like to be told what they should do. They think they
already know it all." She therefore suggested that I write to Minister
Daniel Allain again, but rather than asking for ranked ballots, ask how he
thinks we can make our municipal democracy the best it can be. Also, ask to
meet with him personally to discuss it further.
What do you think of this? I'm not sure how to word it; any
suggestions? Is anyone else interested in meeting with him if he's open to
that? Perhaps we can make it a group meeting.
Also, the Reform Team is holding World-Cafe style meetings in different
cities to discuss "next steps." See the same web page & scroll a
little lower down. None of them are near me, so I probably won't be able to
participate. Perhaps some of you can. There will be one in Moncton on Oct. 5.
--
Land of the Wabanaki Confederacy: Wolastokuk
(Maliseet) and Mi¡¯kmaq
-- Vivian Unger
Fredericton, NB, Canada Land of the Wabanaki Confederacy: Wolastokuk (Maliseet) and Mi¡¯kmaq
BOOK INDEXING SERVICES
FICTION
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Hmmm, local GOVERNANCE REFORM does sound like it is his responsibility.? That's how I read it, anyway. Patti
Hello fellow electoral reform advocates,
The Local Governance Reform Team has released a document called "What We Heard." You can find it on this page if you scroll down a bit:
Page 3 contains a bullet-point list of what they heard. It does not say anything about ranked ballots or any other sort of electoral reform. The closest they come is the point, "New Brunswickers want elected representatives at the local level."
Apparently they did not hear us. We will have to try again, or be louder.
Yesterday I met with Ruth Breen, my ward councillor. She told me, "Politicians don't like to be told what they should do. They think they already know it all." She therefore suggested that I write to Minister Daniel Allain again, but rather than asking for ranked ballots, ask how he thinks we can make our municipal democracy the best it can be. Also, ask to meet with him personally to discuss it further.
What do you think of this? I'm not sure how to word it; any suggestions? Is anyone else interested in meeting with him if he's open to that? Perhaps we can make it a group meeting.
Also, the Reform Team is holding World-Cafe style meetings in different cities to discuss "next steps." See the same web page & scroll a little lower down. None of them are near me, so I probably won't be able to participate. Perhaps some of you can. There will be one in Moncton on Oct. 5.
-- Vivian Unger
Fredericton, NB, Canada Land of the Wabanaki Confederacy: Wolastokuk (Maliseet) and Mi¡¯kmaq
BOOK INDEXING SERVICES
FICTION
|
Right. So not provincial reform, only municipal.
On Thu, 23 Sept 2021 at 17:36, Patti Chmelyk < patti@...> wrote: Hmmm, local GOVERNANCE REFORM does sound like it is his responsibility.? That's how I read it, anyway. Patti
Hello fellow electoral reform advocates,
The Local Governance Reform Team has released a document called "What We Heard." You can find it on this page if you scroll down a bit:
Page 3 contains a bullet-point list of what they heard. It does not say anything about ranked ballots or any other sort of electoral reform. The closest they come is the point, "New Brunswickers want elected representatives at the local level."
Apparently they did not hear us. We will have to try again, or be louder.
Yesterday I met with Ruth Breen, my ward councillor. She told me, "Politicians don't like to be told what they should do. They think they already know it all." She therefore suggested that I write to Minister Daniel Allain again, but rather than asking for ranked ballots, ask how he thinks we can make our municipal democracy the best it can be. Also, ask to meet with him personally to discuss it further.
What do you think of this? I'm not sure how to word it; any suggestions? Is anyone else interested in meeting with him if he's open to that? Perhaps we can make it a group meeting.
Also, the Reform Team is holding World-Cafe style meetings in different cities to discuss "next steps." See the same web page & scroll a little lower down. None of them are near me, so I probably won't be able to participate. Perhaps some of you can. There will be one in Moncton on Oct. 5.
-- Vivian Unger
Fredericton, NB, Canada Land of the Wabanaki Confederacy: Wolastokuk (Maliseet) and Mi¡¯kmaq
BOOK INDEXING SERVICES
FICTION
-- Vivian Unger
Fredericton, NB, Canada Land of the Wabanaki Confederacy: Wolastokuk (Maliseet) and Mi¡¯kmaq
BOOK INDEXING SERVICES
FICTION
|
Well, provincial is also local in a small
province like NB - there are many ways to get what we want - we just have to
find the one that changes their minds
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Right. So not provincial reform, only municipal.
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On Thu, 23 Sept 2021 at 17:36, Patti Chmelyk <patti@...> wrote:
Hmmm, local GOVERNANCE REFORM does sound like it is his
responsibility.? That's how I read it, anyway.
?
Hello fellow electoral reform advocates,
The Local Governance Reform Team has released a document called
"What We Heard." You can find it on this page if you scroll down a
bit:
Page 3 contains a bullet-point list of what they heard. It does not say
anything about ranked ballots or any other sort of electoral reform. The
closest they come is the point, "New Brunswickers want elected representatives
at the local level."
Apparently they did not hear us. We will have to try again, or be
louder.
Yesterday I met with Ruth Breen, my ward councillor. She told me,
"Politicians don't like to be told what they should do. They think they
already know it all." She therefore suggested that I write to Minister
Daniel Allain again, but rather than asking for ranked ballots, ask how he
thinks we can make our municipal democracy the best it can be. Also, ask to
meet with him personally to discuss it further.
What do you think of this? I'm not sure how to word it; any
suggestions? Is anyone else interested in meeting with him if he's open to
that? Perhaps we can make it a group meeting.
Also, the Reform Team is holding World-Cafe style meetings in different
cities to discuss "next steps." See the same web page & scroll a
little lower down. None of them are near me, so I probably won't be able to
participate. Perhaps some of you can. There will be one in Moncton on Oct. 5.
--
Land of the Wabanaki Confederacy: Wolastokuk
(Maliseet) and Mi¡¯kmaq
--
Land of the Wabanaki Confederacy: Wolastokuk
(Maliseet) and Mi¡¯kmaq
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