AGM and Conference 2013 AGA et Conférence
Event Information
Description
Friday Evening 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
7:00pm Welcome and presentation of Movement Founder Awards 2013
7:30pm Keynote Speaker: Joyce Murray, MP
The 2013 Liberal leadership race runner-up and former BC environment minister will speak about her campaign for adopting proportional representation and the need for cross-partisan cooperation to achieve reform.
Saturday Conference*
8:30 Registration (continental breakfast)
9:00 Annual General Meeting
10:00 Break
10:15 Workshops
Workshops will include an Idle No More-sponsored discussion of proportional representation and its potential for aboriginal representation, civic voting reform in BC and other exciting discussions facilitated by fair vote members, supporters, and guests.
12:30 Lunch**
2:15 Panel discussion: Kennedy Stewart, MP
Kennedy Stewart, NDP MP and former chair of the SFU Institute for Governance Studies will speak on his initiative to get the House of Commons to accept online petitions, and the cross-partisan support it has garnered.
3:45 Final Business and Closing
For media accreditation, contact: office@fairvote.ca, 416-407-7009.
* There will be a number of subidized tickets available. If you would like to apply for a subsidy, contact Office@FairVote.Ca.
** Because there is a wide variety of good food available at a range of prices in the hotel and in the near vicinity, FVC will not be providing a lunch option this year.
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