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Annual General Meeting
– March 13th, 2006
1000-155 Queen St. W
Ottawa, ON
Attendance
Board:
Tessa Hebb
Pat Kerwin
Kealey Cummings
Fraser Green
Marion Dewar
Lynn Williams
David Woodbury
On the phone:
Frank Saptel
Jill Marzetti
Howard Pawley
Staff:
Doug Massey
Members:
Alan Whitehorn
Chris Smart.
Regrets:
Ted Jackson
David Mackenzie
Meeting called to order 11:20 a.m.
M/S/C Adoption of the
agenda
Adoption of
the minutes from May 5th 2005 Annual General Meeting
1. President’s
report
The President Reported on this last year of activity
at the Foundation (Report is below) We undertook several
projects including a very successful membership drive
by email and mail. In the summer undertook two great
projects – a DVD – and a new look for the Foundation.
The President recognized Pat Kerwin and Doug Massey
for all of their work on these projects. The introduction
by Shirley Douglas on the DVD is invaluable. Pat Kerwin
used the DVD as a means to ask Unions to help assist
us with donations. The unions who have supported the
project have received thank you letters and copies of
the DVD. The next goal on that project is meet with
union officers and involve them in the Foundation. The
DVD will be released on Parliament Hill at a press conference
this afternoon along with the announcement of our DCF
Prize for the best project that captures Tommy Douglas’
Vision for Canada.
We have also revamped
our material with new letterhead, posters, leaflets,
web site, membership cards. With Pat Kerwin and Doug
Massey coming on board we now have enough “human resources”
to bring the Foundation forward.
President’s
Report
One of our recent projects is a special DVD Speeches
of Tommy Dougals Vol 1. This DVD, introduced by Shirley
Douglas, contains speeches made by Tommy from 1959 to
1984. It closes with a rendition of Mouseland introduced
by Tommy’s grandson, Keifer Sutherland. We undertook
this project in recognition of Tommy Douglas being named
the Greatest Canadian. The DVD will be released on March
13th in Ottawa. You received information on ordering
the DVD in your recent mailing from the Foundation.
We also updated our look and materials which you will
have seen in these recent mailings. Our web site will
be revamped in the coming months.
In 2006, we plan a
further tribute to Tommy Douglas by holding a competition
for the best project that reflects ‘Tommy’s vision for
Canada.’ We will be awarding a grant of $25,000 to the
project selected in this competition.
Last year the DCF made
significant contributions to several important projects.
These included: CKUT-FM Montreal, for a 24-hour radio
Marathon Against Homelessness broadcast heard on student
radio stations across Canada; Ottawa: Our Diversity
City Project for a roundtable on labour market issues
facing new immigrants; Community Ownership Solutions
whose work on urban revitalization has an impact on
the downtown core of Winnipeg; Birdsong Communications
based in Saskatchewan for a documentary on Allan Blakeney;
and assisted in the publication of Women and Homelessness
by author Susan Scott of B.C. Our projects covered a
range of issues and crossed the country.
In 2005, we continued to provide scholarships at three
Canadian universities: Carleton University, University
of Regina and Woodsworth College of the University of
Toronto.
M/S/C Adoption of the President’s Report
2. Executive
Secretary Report
Doug Massey presented the report on behalf of Anne Scotton.
At the end of 2004 we had 35 members – now we have 82
regular members and 32 Association memberships (Unions,
etc). The web site now has a great deal of information
that was lacking before and is an effective way for
people to join the DCF. Membership support is now covering
the Foundation’s operating cost so the Endowment can
now be fully used for grants. As we continue to build
on membership, these funds will continue to grow the
Endowment fund to increase Grants in the future.
Tessa Hebb noted that
with the increase of members we also need to recognize
that with this growth it will also increase the demand
on Doug’s time and we should revisit those time requirements
in the future.
M/S/C That we set a
goal of 250 members by Dec 31, 2006.
M/S/C the adoption
of the Executive Secretary’s report.
3. Treasurer’s
report
Pat Kerwin presented the audited statements for 2005.
The audited statements are available to our members
– for a copy please contact Doug Massey in our office.
M/S/C Approval of the
2005 audited statements.
M/S/C Re-appoint Ouseley
Hanvey Clipsham Deep LLP as our auditor for 2006.
M/S/C Commend the Officers
and our Executive Assistant on a great job.
4. Nomination
committee
All Board positions are currently filled.
No recommendations at this time
5. Other Business
Simon Strelchik, Federal
NDP Candidate in the last election submitted a proposal
together to host a library of NDP and CCF books. We
will discuss this proposal further at the Fall Board
Meeting.
We need to carry out
an inventory of all DCF property and archives for our
records. Tessa and Doug will undertake this over the
summer of 2006.
M/S/C Meeting adjourned
12:20.
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