Location:  Susan McLenaghan’s home, 3054 Rideau Ferry Road on hwy # 1 just south of Perth,  613-278-2774 (Maple Crest)

Overview

This meeting is intended to introduce many of the people who are running for the new GPO executive which will be chosen at the May 16 & 17 AGM. We suggested that you delay mailing your ballots until after this meeting.

We will also be examining the proposed resolutions with the intent of providing our proxy votes to those who will be attending the AGM and are able to execute on our opinions.

Note that this is a bit of an experimental meeting and we are writing the rules as we go. I hope that it will be a learning process whose lessons can be incorporated into future such endeavours.

 Hopefully this meeting will peak your interest and we will have a larger than normal attendance. In that case we will require additional chairs. If some of you could bring chairs for yourselves it would be appreciated. Sue requests that you ensure proper chair feet protection to preserve her hardwood floor.

Homework

Each of you needs to do some homework to prepare for this meeting. It will be impossible to cover the program in a reasonable time frame without some advanced ground work on your part.

Our guest speakers will concentrate on sharing with us their vision for the functions for which they are soliciting our votes. We will not have the time to review qualifications etc. which are available in their bios published at http://www.gpo.ca/agm_09/nominations. I urge you to study these in preparation for our meeting.

We will also examine each of the resolutions scheduled to be voted on at the AGM. Because of the proxy voting system use by the GPO each delegate from our riding can exercise their own vote plus 9 proxies. Since at least Jessica and Donna are attending, this gives us a total of 20 votes minimum. We do not have the luxury of performing a detailed analysis of each of the 14 resolution so I propose that each of us study the resolutions found at http://www.gpo.ca/resolution/257 and be prepared to vote green (agree totally), yellow (agree with modification), and red (disagree). At the meeting I will ask for your vote and record it. Any resolutions that receive 60% of a colour will be logged. Any other vote will be opened for a short discussion and then we will hold a second vote to see if there is any movement of opinion. The final results will be passed on to our delegates for then to execute our will at the AGM.

When you get back home after the meeting do not forget to mail your ballot.

Note Only paid up members are allowed to vote. I will be prepared to register you prior to the meeting which will allow you to vote immediately. It cost $20 to join.

Agenda

We will start by listening to each speaker for a short speech. There will be a short Q & A after each speaker.

The order of speakers:

a)       Eastern Representative – female: Jessica Fraser

b)       Eastern Representatives – Male: Matt Casselman and Richard Tyssen (not available but supplied a statement)

c)       Chief Financial Officer – David Scrymgeour

d)       President – Bill Hewitt (on speaker phone) and Jeanie Warnock

Review of the 14 resolutions.

Lunch

Regular meeting

     1. Approval of April 5th, 2009 minutes.

1. Approval of Agenda
2. Disclosure of Pecuniary Interests
3. Financial Report
4. Membership Report
5. Fundraising Report
6. AGM- reminder of June 7th date, any updates on details
7. Any other business
8. Next Meeting Date
9. Adjournment

 If you have any additions please let me know.

Laurie Davey-Quantick

Or

Rick Barre