Thursday, December 12, 2013

04-Dec-2013 Online Executive Meeting

Fair Vote Canada Saskatchewan Chapter
Meeting Minutes
04-Dec-2013
Present:  David, Nancy,
Next meeting:  Wednesday February 5, 2014 at 7 pm (No January meeting as first Wednesday is New Year's Day.)
Minutes of 06-Nov Posted
Reports
  • Nancy reported a successful Quill Lakes Council of Canadians presentation in Wynyard on Saturday November 30 and thanked David for attending with Victor Lau and John Murney of the Green Party of Saskatchewan. The FVC PowerPoint presentation was well received.  Dave suggested that an advanced version for the informed audience would be good because we kept returning to the one slide that showed a ballot.  An informed audience has an understanding of proportional representation and is looking at the particulars and mechanics of the forms.
  • Nancy passed her remaining tabloids to Elaine and David. David took the two petitions, House of Commons and Declaration of Voters' Rights, that most people signed.
  • No reply from Craig Scott's office to the invitation to return to Saskatchewan.  It was sent November 27.  Nancy will follow up with another email.
  • Elizabeth May's Save Democracy From Politics 2013 Tour is over.  Nancy and David drafted an invitation in case the Tour is to be continued.
  • David will phone James Roberts to discuss his vision of an action committee for provincial PR.

Sunday, November 10, 2013

06-Nov-2013 Online Executive Meeting

Fair Vote Canada Saskatchewan Chapter
Meeting Minutes
06-Nov-2013
Present:  David, Nancy,
Next meeting:  Wednesday December 3, 7 pm (First Wednesday of the month)
Minutes of 02-Oct Posted
Reports
  • Nancy reported that she has accepted an invitation to speak to the Quill Lakes Council of Canadians on PR.
  • David reported that Moose Jaw continues to push on with petitions and he hopes to bundle them off soon to FVC.  He is almost out of tabloids and will ask Rick for more.
  • Nancy reports that there are still three invitations pending.  Inviting Craig Scott back for Moose Jaw and Prince Albert, Elizabeth May's tour to Saskatchewan, and James Roberts, who is interested in provincial PR, to an online meeting.
  • The Prince Albert Northgate Mall did not grant permission to set up a table.  Nancy asked for alternatives.  David has had success getting on the agenda at political party meetings.  No suggestions for the general public.
  • Blog idea suggestion was May's tour if she accepts.
Sorry, no recording.

Sunday, October 6, 2013

02-Oct-2013 Online Executive Meeting

Fair Vote Canada Saskatchewan Chapter
Meeting Minutes
02-Oct-2013
Present:  David, Nancy,
Next meeting:  Wednesday November 6, 7 pm (First Wednesday of the month)
Minutes of 04-Sep Posted
  • Nancy reported that Craig Scott's NDP’s National Electoral Reform Tour stop in Saskatoon was a success.  Thanks to Adam for being boots on the ground.  Approximately 60 people attended.  The majority were familiar with proportional representation with perhaps 25 percent unfamiliar.  Scott's presentation was interactive with survey questions interspersed.  The discussion afterwards focused on how best to educate the public.
  • David attended Scott's stop at the University of Regina.  The fifty first year students were attentive and Scott had some good "doorway conversations" and conversations on his way to the parking lot.  David appreciated Scott's information differentiating between closed and open lists for MMP.
  • Nancy moved that Rick and Nancy as co-spokespersons invite Elizabeth May to speak on True Democracy whether or not she is touring.  David seconded.  Motion passed.
  • Nancy will pass on petitions signed in Saskatoon to David.  Mentioned tabloids were appreciated.
Meeting adjourned.
Meeting recording link:

Thursday, September 12, 2013

04-Sep-2013 Online Executive Meeting

Fair Vote Canada Saskatchewan Chapter
Meeting Minutes
04-Sep-2013
Present:  David, Nancy, Rick
Next meeting:  Wednesday October 2, 6 pm (First Wednesday of the month)
Minutes of 07-Aug Posted

  • Nancy nominated Emma as Member at Large.  David seconded.  Passed.
  • Democracy Week Sep 16-23 David is organizing a mall table in Moose Jaw on Sat Oct 23.  Rick will send banner by bus and tabloids after comparing mail and bus. 
  • Rick reported that arrangements to show Whipped during Democracy Week did not work out.  Nancy following up with mall manager in Prince Albert for a table on Thurs. Sep 19 instead of pre-Whipped as she had originally requested.
  • J Roberts has approached us about forming an action committee for electoral reform in Saskatchewan.  Nancy will invite him to an executive meeting.
  • Mélanie Chartrand, Craig Scott's Legislative Assistant, has given Nancy the green light to book venues for the NDP Proportional Representation Tour.  Dates are Saskatoon evening Tuesday October 1 and Regina afternoon Wednesday October 2.  Crowd sizes have ranged from 200 in Toronto to 30 people in London.  Nancy research venues and follow up on networking opportunities to promote.
Meeting adjourned.
Meeting recording link:
http://elluminate.credenda.net/play_recording.html?recordingId=1251344388600_1378338035981

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

07-Aug-2013 Online Executive Meeting

Fair Vote Canada Saskatchewan Chapter
Meeting Minutes
07-Aug-2013
Present:  Adam, Nancy (Nancy took minutes and posted)
Next meeting:  Wednesday September 4, 6 pm (First Wednesday of the month)
Minutes of 19-Jun-2013 Posted

  • Emma's nomination.  Postponed.
  • Nancy is waiting to hear from NDP Democracy Tour coordinator.  She is ready with information on venues for Monday and Tuesday October 7 and 8 in Regina, Saskatoon, Prince Albert, and Moose Jaw.  The university towns would be afternoon and the others evening time slots.
  • JR has inquired about our willingness to support proportional representation for provincial electoral reform.  While Adam and Nancy are willing, we would prioritize federal reform. Tabled to next meeting.
  • Democracy Week Sep 16-23.  Rick looking into bringing the documentary Whipped into Prince Albert.  Contact him for copies of the new tabloid or banner.  Nancy looking in an information table at the Northgate Mall in advance of the movie with petition and tabloids.  Adam looking into the possibility of showing Whipped in Saskatoon.

Meeting adjourned.
 

Sunday, July 21, 2013

19-Jun-2013 Online Executive Meeting

Fair Vote Canada Saskatchewan Chapter
Meeting Minutes
19-Jun-2013
Present:  Nancy, Rick, Emma
Next meeting:  to be determined
  • Minutes of 01-Jun-2013 Posted
  • Agenda as Google Drive document Nancy will set up for trial
  • Monthly meeting date Nancy will collate executive data
  • Check your membership is current and that FVC Sask Chapter has your funding ($10 initial and 30% future)
  • FVC Tabloid Printed.  When they arrive, Rick will distribute.
  • Blog Writer Emma will write.  Rick will edit.  Executive 2 day review.  Nancy will post.
  • Blog/Political Events/Letters to the Editor Feed Emma ideas.
  • Membership/contact list policy and maintenance
  • Prince Albert Street Fair
 
 
 

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

01-Jun-2013 Online Executive Meeting


Fair Vote Canada Saskatchewan Chapter
Meeting Minutes
01-Jun-2013
Present:  David, Nancy, guest Emma
Next meeting:  19-Jun-2013 (Wednesday) 7:00 pm (9:00 pm ON)
  • Nancy agreed to take minutes.
  • Correspondence with NDP Electoral Reform Tour Melanie Chartrand gives dates of Sept 7-12 (coincides with an NDP Saskatoon caucus strategy session).  In reply we asked how we can support their outreach team and proposed adding Prince Albert and Moose Jaw to tour our four biggest cities.
  • Membership drive has added some new members.  We emailed our contact list with no known new memberships.
  • Nancy is part of the FVC's Secondary School project.  The project will create teacher resource materials and identify where the materials match curriculum.
  • June 1 is the beginning of the FVC Video Contest.  Nancy has an entry and asks for support for the popular vote.  She will email the link when it is available.
  • Rick and Nancy are planning to have a table at the Prince Albert Street Fair on June 15 to offer the petition and raise awareness.
  • Executive members are encouraged to look for synchronicity for our blog, political events, and letters to the editor.  Tabled to next meeting.
  • Nancy offered her resignation for failing to use BCC for initial contact list email.  Discussed reactions, only one person of 200 replied saying it was upsetting but did not asked to be removed.  Another lengthy email wrote "I strongly believe that an ‘open’ list is the preferred method for voluntary organisations."  Resignation rejected.
  • Guest Emma Wilson is willing to be responsible for our Blog.  Tabled to next meeting.
  • Email Member/Contact list policy and updating. Tabled to next meeting.

Friday, April 19, 2013

13-Apr-2013 Online Executive Meeting



Fair Vote Canada Saskatchewan Chapter
Meeting Minutes
13-Apr-2012
Present:  Adam, David, Nancy, Rick
Next meeting:  12-May-2013 (Sunday) 11:00 am

  • Adam agreed to take minutes.
  • Rick provided "Update and Election"
  • Nancy discussed treasurer's report.  Issue with sending cash in the mail? - David doesn't mind as we need to be involved in the passage of money to FVC. 
  • David moved to approve the treasurer's report.  Seconded by Rick.  Motion passed.
  • David moved to nominate Owen as member-at-large.  Seconded by Rick.  Motion passed.
  • Nancy moved to nominate Adam.  Seconded by David.  Motion passed.
  • Nancy talks about importance of consistency in promoting FVC. While saying exactly the same thing to each new person feels artificial, it insures that everyone is getting the same agreed upon message.  Also, people new to the campaign can confidently communicate the same message immediately.
  • David talks about status of petition drive - efforts to contact Toronto.  Discussion of issues surrounding petition process, importance of getting signatures for now, across Canada.
  • Discussion of blog and possibility of a new writer.
  • David moves any material for the blog be sent to the writer, the writer shares a new blog which is then reviewed (for 2 days) by the executive before publishing.  Seconded by Nancy.  Motion passed.
  • Discussion of video contest.  New deadline for submission May 30 and entries encouraged.