Libertarian Party of Canada Convention 2005

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Libertarian Party of Canada 2005 Convention

You are invited to the rebirth of the federal party after it successfully achieved re-registration. The party will be holding its first convention as an officially registered party since 1996.

Tradition has been to hold our convention on the Victoria Day weekend. Following that tradition, the convention will be held on Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22, 2005, Victoria Day weekend.

The convention will feature a variety of speakers, including:

Michael Cloud:

A widely read author and seminar leader; joint promoter of a ballot initiative to end the income tax in Massachusetts (45.3% of the vote); and 2002 Libertarian Party Candidate for Senate (19% of the vote). Michael will be speaking on The Possibility of Liberty and conducting a seminar The Battlefield or the Marketplace?.

Jan Narveson:

Professor of Philosophy (University of Waterloo), Member of the Royal Society of Canada and an Officer of the Order of Canada, widely read author (including The Libertarian Idea); as a member and supporter of the Libertarian Party is currently updating the party policies. Jan will be speaking on choice and conducting a workshop on the party platform.

Mark Mullins:

Director of Ontario Policy Studies of the Fraser Institute. With a Ph.D from the London School of Economics Mark has written extensively on subjects such as Canadian tax reform, stock market and investment issues, and global telecommunications. He is also a regular media commentator and has a regular column at globeandmail.com. Mark will be speaking at the convention.

Neil Cameron:

A professor specializing in the history of science and ideas, columnist, and formerly an elected MPP with the Equality Party (PQ) will be giving a speech titled Liberty in Canada and in the World, 1975 to the Present.

There will be elections for the party executive and other party business. Your Master of Ceremonies will be George Dance.

The convention will be Saturday, May 21 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, and the morning of Sunday, May 22. Sunday is nominally a half day, with Sunday afternoon being available if business goes over time. A detailed agenda will be posted here.

The location for the convention is:

Ramada Inn
185 Yorkland Blvd.
Toronto, Ontario
M2J 4R2 Canada
(416) 493-9000

Registration

The convention is open to all members and friends fo the LPC who have paid admission. The cost is $95 (CDN) for registrations mailed prior to March 15, 2005, and $110 (CDN) after. This includes all activities, one lunch and three snacks. Accommodation is not included.

Voting is restricted to LPC members who have registered 30 days prior to the convention. Please note that voting members must sign the LPC Statement of Principles, which is included on the convention registration form. The Party membership fee is $10; this fee is waived for this year if you return a completed Elections Canada EC20036 form, as part of our special membership drive which we are conducting in order to maintain official party status with Elections Canada.

If you are not able to attend the convention, you may vote by proxy, by completing the appropriate section of the convention registration form. The full convention registration fee is not required, however there is a $5 fee for handling proxy votes. Please note that Party bylaws state that in order to vote by proxy, one must have been a voting member for 90 days prior to the convention.

To attend the convention:

• Download a copy of the Convention Registration Form (PDF 42KB).
• Print out the form. The form is in Adobe PDF format; you may need Adobe Acrobat Reader to print the file.
• Complete the form; if you are attending as a voting member, sign the Statement of Principles as a voting member.
• Enclose the convention fee. If you wish to vote, enclose either your $10 membership fee, or your completed Elections Canada EC20036 form, if you have not already sent one to the party.
• Cheques should be made out to the Libertarian Party of Canada, and should not be post-dated.

Please do not mail registration forms to the party address; send them instead to the convention organizer:

John Shaw
911 Jacarandah Drive
Newmarket, Ontario
Canada L3Y 5J5

Additional information and registration forms are also available from convention organizer John Shaw, at (905) 953-1997, or from party leader Jean-Serge Brisson at the party office, (613) 443-5423.

Convention Rules and Procedures

The 2005 Convention Rules and Procedures are now available. Last updated: April 23, 2005.

Convention Report [Added May 30, 2005]

A convention report, including election results from the convention is now available.