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March 15, 2007 Board meeting
300-279 Laurier Ave W
Ottawa, ON.
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9:08 a.m. Board Meeting declared
open by Tessa Hebb
Tessa Hebb
David Mackenzie
Anne Scotton
Pat Kerwin
Kealey Cummings
Fraser Green
Marion Dewar
Erin Armstrong (Guest)
Éric Hébert-Daly (Guest)
Lynn Williams
Howard Pawley
Howard Leeson (Guest)
Dick Proctor (Guest)
Doug Massey
Alexa McDonough
Frank Saptel
1. Approval of Minutes of November 16th, 2006
Board Meeting
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2. Correspondence
3. President’s Report
Motion to carry President’s report, Secretary’s Report
and Treasurer’s Report to the AGM immediately following
this meeting.
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4. Secretary’s Report
see # 3 President’s Report
5. Treasurer’s Report
see # 3 President’s Report
6. By-laws Review and Updates
Reviewed by-laws
Suggestions were made to be brought forward to the membership
for the 2008 AGM – membership will be notified by mail
with their AGM notices
Immediate Administrative Changes to be brought
forth to this year’s AGM:
Changes to “Rules and Regulations – as amended”
Fees and Dues:
1. Fees and Dues
1.1 An Individual Lifetime Member shall pay a one-time
due of $1,000.00
1.2 An Individual Annual Member shall pay minimum annual
membership dues of $60.00
1.3 A Youth (26 years of age and under) Individual Annual
Member shall pay minimum annual membership dues of $12.00
1.4 An Association Annual Member shall pay minimum annual
membership dues of $100.00
2. Head Office
2.1 The head office of the Corporation shall be located
at 300-279 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, ON, K1P 5J9
3. Expenses
3.1 Each Director shall be paid the following expenses
for attendance at Board Meetings and, if he or she is
a member of the Executive or other Committee, at each
meeting thereof:
3.1.1 The most economical return train, bus or airfare
3.1.2 Transportation as required to and from airport
and for airport parking
3.1.3 If driving, kilometer reimbursement as per the
Treasury Board guidelines
3.1.4 Single hotel room including taxes
3.1.5 Meals and personal expenses up to the daily maximum
as per the Treasury Board guidelines
Motion: To bring forth the suggested changes to the
members at the 2008 AGM and to bring forth the Administrative
changes to the 2007 AGM for approval.
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7. New Project Requests
New Project committee in the past has been
Tessa Hebb and Ted Jackson (who has stepped down from
the Board)
Breakdown of applications:
Concordia University - Karl Polanyi Institute
of Political Economy
- They are doing a conference on distinguished lectures
series
- Requesting $10,500
- We have supported them previously 3 years ago.
Saskatchewan Archaeological Society - The Zenon
Pohorecky Memorial Fund
- looking for $8,000 to establish a yearly
scholarship fund.
- very worthwhile project
- recommended to grant $500 (one time gift only) for
this year while they establish the scholarship.
John Burton
- Potash Publication
- looking for funds to assist him with his
publication of a book on the potash industry
- request for funding was for assistance with research
– our policy is to give grants to the “publisher” to
assist with publishing not for honourariums, salaries,
etc of the writers.
Daily Bread
Food Bank
- request not directed towards our mandate
of “promoting education and research in social democracy”
Youth Activist
Retreat
- have applied several times now including
the 2006 Douglas-Coldwell Foundation award
- when we revised our mission statement a few years
ago – it was decided to get Youth more involved in our
mandate.
- recommended to support this project for $3,000 (not
to be used for honourariums) and ask to be in the branding
of the program – send our posters for participants and
ask that a member of the Board be asked to speak at
one of the luncheons.
Community Ownership
Solutions
- we have funded them in the past
- they also applied for the 2006 Douglas-Coldwell Foundation
award
- when they applied last year it was very specific,
this time the request is too broad.
The Elizabeth
Wiebe Society for Orphan Children in Canada
- unfortunately not specific enough for us
The Alberta
Métis Letters: 1930-1940 policy review and annotations
- unfortunately not targeted towards our mandate
of promoting education and research in social democracy
Motion: Of the project requests we
received, we will send letters of regret to Concordia
University, John Burton, Daily Bread Food Bank, The
Elizabeth Wiebe Society , Community Ownership Solutions
and the Alberta Métis Letters - Letting them know we
have expended our resources for 2007. We will support
the Youth Activist Retreat for $3,000 and ask that we
be listed as a sponsor and be invited to a luncheon
and we will support the Saskatchewan Archaeological
Society for a one time grant of $500 commending them
on setting up this scholarship.
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8. Fund for Global Survival – George Crowell Presentation
to the Board at 10 a.m.
George Crowell joined
the Board Meeting to discuss his proposal
Discussion amongst the Board and George took place to
fully understand the proposal.
Motion put forth by Anne: That the
Officers of the DCF will convene a sub-committee to
discuss further the Fund being proposed and its implications
on the Foundation.
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Tessa thanked George for coming to the meeting.
9. Scholarship Report
All scholarships have been granted this year
except for the University of Regina.
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10. Nomination Committee Report
Tessa indicated to the Board in November 2006
that she was going to step down as President of the
DCF but would remain on the Board of Directors as Past-President.
Ted Jackson, Jill Marzetti and Robert Needham have also
resigned from the DCF Board of Directors. Tessa would
like to thank them all for their many years of service
on the DCF Board of Directors.
Motion to send a letter of thanks to Ted, Jill and Robert
for their many years of service.
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To replace these three positions the following names
have been brought forth to give us more coverage across
the country.
Dick Proctor – British Columbia
Howard Leeson – Saskatchewan
Erin Armstrong – Ottawa
In addition David Mackenzie has agreed to have his name
go forward for President, Frank Saptel as Vice President,
Anne Scotton as Executive Secretary and Pat Kerwin as
Treasurer.
Motion by Anne Scotton: That this recommendation of
the three new Board member positions be adopted at the
AGM.
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In addition Ed Broadbent and Shirley Douglas have agreed
to come on as Honorary Patrons.
11. New Business
Pat Kerwin discussed the success of the SOS
Medicare 2 conference that we gave a grant of $25,000
to and let everyone know we’ll keep the results of the
conference updated on our web site
Date of Thursday November
22, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. ET for the next Board Meeting.
Motion to Adjourn meeting
at 11:15 am.
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