Notices by Bob Jonkman (bobjonkmangreen@gs.jonkman.ca), page 2

Adam (inkslinger@mastodon.club)'s status on Saturday, 02-Jun-2018 12:31:00 EDT Adam
- allan
@allan Right? It's wild. I can't recall ever seeing something like this from a sitting politician, let alone a party leader.
Voter distribution means the PCs would likely beat the NDP if they remain tied, but this announcement will probably mark a big shift. People who would have voted Liberal, but who aren't party loyalists may shift their vote.

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Adam (inkslinger@mastodon.club)'s status on Saturday, 02-Jun-2018 11:45:18 EDT Adam

Have we seen a strategy like this before in Canadian politics? Wynne has admitted defeat efore the election and is now urging Ontarians to elect as many Liberal MPPs as possible to ensure whoever wins has a minority government.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/wynne-liberals-ontario-election-minority-government-1.4689222
#cdnpoli #politics #onpol

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Bob Jonkman (bobjonkmangreen@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Friday, 13-Apr-2018 12:26:18 EDT Bob Jonkman
in reply to
- Danyl Strype
I have experience with a political organization using the corporate surveillance tools to contact their constituents. The responses I get include "But everybody uses it!", "That tracking service is so valuable to us", "It's free!" or "We can't afford to run our own" or "We don't have the expertise to run our own" and more...

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Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Thursday, 12-Apr-2018 17:25:34 EDT Danyl Strype

New #disintermedia blog post; 'Get Your HTML Email Off My Lawn!'
http://qttr.at/238o

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Bob Jonkman (bobjonkmangreen@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Monday, 09-Apr-2018 12:48:31 EDT Bob Jonkman
in reply to
- Adam
I think you've identified the problem: lack of representation. Every party except the #ABNDP is under-represented in the legislature, and the ABNDP majority of seats has 100% of the power with only 40% of the votes -- 60% of the population gets no say in what the ABNDP decides to ram through. The #NDP across the country has a policy of implementing #ProportionalRepresentation, but every time they get in power they break that election promise.

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Bob Jonkman (bobjonkmangreen@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Friday, 06-Apr-2018 15:24:35 EDT Bob Jonkman

I’m very happy to announce that I’ve been elected to be the Kitchener–Conestoga candidate for the Green Party of Ontario in the upcoming Ontario Provincial Election on 7 June 2018. https://gs.jonkman.ca/url/68066
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  Bob Jonkman is the Kitchener--Conestoga candidate for the Green Party of Ontario
  
  By Bob Jonkman, Green Party Candidate for Kitchener-Conestoga from Bob Jonkman, Green Party Candidate
  
  Bob Jonkman is the Kitchener–Conestoga candidate for the Green Party of Ontario
Bob Jonkman (bobjonkmangreen@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Apr-2018 16:34:28 EDT Bob Jonkman
in reply to
- Bob Jonkman
eg. #cdnpoli on my current GNUsocial instance https://gs.jonkman.ca/tag/cdnpoli and on an older instance http://s.russwurm.org/tag/cdnpoli or even a foreign site like https://gnusocial.de/tag/cdnpoli -- this actually illustrates the problem with #hashtags; they only propagate to instances where someone is subscribed to the person posting. A !grouptag will go to all instances where anyone has subscribed to the !grouptag, whether they're subscribed to the person posting or not.

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Bob Jonkman (bobjonkmangreen@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Apr-2018 16:26:34 EDT Bob Jonkman
in reply to
- Michela
There's a very large #cdnpoli repository on sites that predate Mastodon, so it's probably better not to change it.

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Bob Jonkman (bobjonkmangreen@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Wednesday, 04-Apr-2018 00:02:25 EDT Bob Jonkman
in reply to
- Michela
Working on it. For those using software that supports !Fedgroups, there's !cndpoli http://s.russwurm.org/group/cdnpoli

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Bob Jonkman (bobjonkmangreen@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Wednesday, 21-Mar-2018 17:35:39 EDT Bob Jonkman
- Bob Jonkman
Sitting in a cafe listening to some slick dude at the next table trying to scam some poor sucker out of his life's savings.

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Bob Jonkman (bobjonkmangreen@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Thursday, 15-Mar-2018 16:17:33 EDT Bob Jonkman
in reply to
- Bob Jonkman
Kennedy's, being an Irish pub and restaurant, is starting its St. Patrick's Day celebrations two days early! There will be singing and dancing by Sandy MacDonald and the Doyle Irish Dancers, while we try to conduct the serious business of politics.

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Bob Jonkman (bobjonkmangreen@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Thursday, 15-Mar-2018 16:14:42 EDT Bob Jonkman

Tonight is the Kitchener--Conestoga Green Party AGM, both the provincial CA and the federal EDA. Join me at Kennedy's Restaurant for dinner at 6pm; the AGM gets under way at 7pm. https://kitcongreens.wordpress.com/2018/03/14/kitcon-gpo-gpc-agm-thursday/ #KitCon #ONpoli #GPO2018
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1. #KitCon #GPO + #GPC AGM THURSDAY!
  
  By Laurel L. Russwurm from Kitchener—Conestoga Greens
  apres canvassing (2015)
  
  During the 2015 election, Bob & I stopped by Kennedy’s in St. Agatha after a day of canvassing. The atmosphere was great and the food was very good too.
  
  We thought then it would make a great event location, and so Kennedy’s was our first choice for the annual combined meeting of The Kitchener–Conestoga Greens AGM. Join us for a pre-AGM dinner at 6:00pm ~ check out Kennedy’s menu!
  
  The AGM is scheduled to begin at 7:00pm and go until 8:00pm.
  
  As it turns out, our event coincides with Kennedy’s pre-St Patricks Day programming. Although we may be obliged to shoehorn the meeting portion of the evening between performances, the bonus is that SandyMacDonald (formerly of the Beardo Brothers) and the Doyle Irish Dancers are scheduled to perform.
  
  AGM for Kitchener–Conestoga Green Party CA and EDA
  Thursday, March 15th, 2018
  7:00pm to 8:00pm
  Kennedy’s Restaurant
  1750 Erb’s Road, St. Agatha, Ontario Map
  
  Everyone is welcome to attend the AGM, but only paid-up members can vote or run for the Executive. Lapsed members can renew their membership that night, but new members would have had to renew their membership on or before March1st, 2018.
  
  The main business is to elect a new executive for the upcoming year. Positions to be filled are:
  
  EDA Chief Executive Officer (currently Bob Jonkman)
  
  EDA Financial Agent (currently Laurel Russwurm)
  
  CA President (currently Bob Jonkman)
  
  CA Chief Financial Officer (currently Laurel Russwurm)
  
  Up to three Principal Officers (currently Marie Bridel, David Weber, Wiyanna Green)
  
  The AGM also marks the closing day for candidate nominations for the Provincial Election, so you’ll get a chance to meet the #KitCon candidate nominee(s). If you’d like to run, you have until tomorrow to contact Maureen Balsillie, Organizer for the Green Party of Ontario at maureenbalsillie@gpo.ca or +1–519–400–1437
  
  The Kitchener–Conestoga Nomination Contest will be held in April to select a candidate for the June provincial election.
  
  After the meeting we plan to chat about politics over a beverage and enjoy the entertainment ~ maybe even until closing. We hope to see you there!
  
  regards,
  Laurel Russwurm
  Kitchener–Conestoga Greens
Bob Jonkman (bobjonkmangreen@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Friday, 09-Mar-2018 16:07:42 EST Bob Jonkman
in reply to
- Bob Jonkman
Oh, and the "fiscally conservative" part means having a fully-costed policy platform. No magic money, no handwaving. The Green Party is usually the first party to publish its platform, with full accounting for sources of revenue.

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Bob Jonkman (bobjonkmangreen@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Friday, 09-Mar-2018 16:06:25 EST Bob Jonkman
in reply to
- Adam
I've seen the policy sausage being made, and participated in the sausage-making. Yes, the grass-roots members can introduce motions, which get turned into policy at bi-annual general conventions. But that's true for other parties as well. Perhaps not in members introducing motions, but certainly members voting on party policies. The best way to be influential in government is to participate in a party to craft the policies that become legislation.

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Bob Jonkman (bobjonkmangreen@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Friday, 09-Mar-2018 15:33:14 EST Bob Jonkman
in reply to
- Bob Jonkman
Gonna have to read that link you posted. I suspect there may already be a "major party" willing to push the envelope.

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Bob Jonkman (bobjonkmangreen@gs.jonkman.ca)'s status on Friday, 09-Mar-2018 15:32:05 EST Bob Jonkman
in reply to
- Adam
The Green Party, both federally and provincially, identifies itself as "Socially progressive, fiscally conservative". So they're in favour of all the good leftist things, without bankrupting the economy to pay for it.

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