The Ottawa-Centre EDA (the federal riding association) will be holding its annual general meeting on Tuesday, April 25, 2006. Alex Munter will be our celebrity speaker, giving a short speech, and answering questions from the audience.

The AGM is the forum for the riding executive to report back to the local Green Party members who elected them. After the reports have been given, new candidates for executive will speak, and answer questions from the membership before a vote is held to decide on the executive for 2006-2007. See below for more information about the candidates.

Open positions include: President, Communications, Financial Officer, Secretary, and several “Members at Large”.

If you are interested in finding out more about the AGM, or running for an executive position, please contact the AGM organizer, Lissa Greenspoon at 231-5893 or the current riding president, Melanie Ransom at 235-6647.

What: 2006 Annual General Meeting of the Ottawa-Centre riding association.
When: Tuesday, April 25, 2006. Starting at 7pm, lasting until 9pm.
Where: 133 Unicentre Building, Carleton University Campus.
Who: All interested parties are invited to attend. Only members of the federal Green Party in the Ottawa-Centre riding will be able to vote. Residents can get a membership at the meeting for a $10 donation.

Candidates For Executive Positions

President

Evan Hughes has been a member of the Ottawa-Centre EDA since 2002. During that time, he has been involved with most aspects of running the EDA, including: event organizing, communications, and member outreach. He has been involved in all of the federal and provincial elections since 2002. Before becoming involved with the Green Party, Evan served as Special Events co-chair at the Peace and Environment Resource Centre.Evan hopes to make the EDA’s activities more effective through better planning; starting with the drafting of the riding’s first annual plan in May. Since the EDA is growing, he also hopes to formalize roles in the executive, making individuals responsible for specific projects.

Financial Officer

Phil Leonard has been the financial officer since last year’s AGM (April 2005). He was also the Official Agent for the David Chernushenko campaign during the most recent election. He has therefore gained a significant amount of experience with Elections Canada’s reporting requirements.In terms of qualifications, Phil holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University and a Masters in Economics from University of Ottawa. He is employed as a senior economist with the federal government. Phil hopes to continue with his conservative approach to budgeting in future years.