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. e U L iyt! * € N i i m en ied l promise on electoral reform A regional poll finds 71 per cent of constituâ€" ents want their Liberal MPs to stand up in the House of Commons and vote yes to a Proportional Representation (PR) system, which would put the promise of electoral reform back on the table for 2019. The Liberal Party campaigned on a promise to end firstâ€"pastâ€"theâ€"post and make every vote count in time for the next election. Dear Editor, The Liberals broke their promise of electoral | reform even though their own survey â€" mydemocracy.ca â€" found 71 per cent of Caâ€" nadians want parties to put the people first and work together to govern on behalf of all Canadians. MPs are expected to vote on a motion to conâ€" | cur with the recommendations of allâ€"party | committee on electoral reform (ERRE), which recommended proportional representation. It is widely expected that the NDP, Green, and Bloc MPs will vote yes. The vote will need the support of approxiâ€" mately 20 Liberal MPs to pass, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s February | A $y h l EL/ o o IU LW : j a A ¢ C J YCIM a promise. | Local polling in 20 Liberal ridings done by | Strategic Communications between April 22 | | and May 9 shows that Canadians want their challenging | MPs to stand up for their campaign promise. | Evidence heard by the ERRE committee from decision to break the Liberal key campaign | impartial experts and Canadians was overâ€" Readers Comer whelmingly in favour of proportional repreâ€" sentation. Now constituents are counting on their MPs to put the evidence first and make sure this promise is delivered. Donna Chevrier, Milton | W Thanks for helping to keep Milton‘s nich history alive Dear Editor, The Milton Historical Society is very appreâ€" ciative and would like to extend a thank you for allowing Time Capsules, written by past president Jim Dills, to be included in the Milâ€" ton Canadian Champion for 16 years â€" from 2001 to present. The articles, which run every other week in the Champion, have covered historical items in Milton dating from 1899 to 1922 and were successful in disseminating local historical knowledge to the Milton community. | Thank you, once again, for your continued | support. oo | NOIdWVHI NVIGVNYI NOLUW | LTOZ ‘t auny Aepsiny1 | z Letters welcome: TheChampionwelcomeskttastounednor.kamMMflMhmanmmmmwm- i of the writer included for verihication | ters. Letters must be signed with first and last name for publication, and the address and the telephone number ed for purposes Mandy Sedgwick, President only. Email yours to editor@miltoncanadianchampion.com or send by mail to 5046 Mainway, Unit 2, Burlington, Ont,, L7L 7GS. | wic‘s . * | Milton Historical Society i# " ® Ealhmg- man.5 a nice :I.oce't‘o do bus’:z * . 655 MAIN S‘l’lEEET EAST, MILTON www.galli .com 905â€"875â€"FORD (3673)