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The latest developments involving the LPC, changes and additions to the web site, and other announcements of interest.

2005

• June 28, 2005: Events web page
  A web page with details of upcoming (and past) events is now available.
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• May 30, 2005: Convention 2005 Election Results
  Party leader, deputy leader, Board of Directors, and Ethics Committee members were elected at the May 21-22, 2005 convention.
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• May 11, 2005: Emergency Membership Drive Successful
  For the past several months the LPC has been conducting an emergency membership drive to provide Elections Canada with the names of at least 250 electors who are members of the party, in order to maintain official party status. By April 21, 2005, LPC leader Jean-Serge Brisson reported that he had submitted at total of 378 names to Elections Canada as a result of this membership drive.

  Jean-Serge is happy to report that Elections Canada has accepted the names, and the Libertarian Party of Canada is fully registered, and has maintained registered party status. We would like to thank Jean-Serge and all of the other LPC activists who worked so hard to gather these members; and we would like to extend our gratitude to all members, new and old, who made this possible.

  However, Jean-Serge reports that the paperwork does not end here. There is now a constant flow of forms to be filed and deadlines to be met in order to keep the party registered. Election Canada requires meetings with the party every three months. None of these requirements existed ten years ago.

• April 25, 2005: Convention 2005 Rules
  The Rules of Conduct for the May 21-22, 2005 convention are now available.
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• February 20, 2005: Convention 2005 web page
  A web page with details of the May 21-22, 2005 convention is now up.
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2004

• December 16, 2004: Membership Drive: Maintaining Official Party Status
  In order to maintain "official" party status with Elections Canada, the LPC must provide the names and addresses of at least 250 electors who are members of the party. The LPC is conducting a special membership drive in order to meet this requirement.
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• December 16, 2004: Convention set for May 21-22, 2005, Toronto
  On May 21-22, 2005, the Libertarian Party of Canada will be holding its Convention for members of the party. The convention will be held in the Greater Toronto Area. Details of the venue will be available in early January, as well as an outline of the convention agenda. There will be elections of officers and there will be guest speakers on issues of interest to libertarians.

  Lead organizer for the convention is John Shaw, a long-time activist with the Ontario Libertarian Party. For more information about the convention, or to help out with the convention, you may contact John directly at <john@libertarian.on.ca> (John Shaw). You may also subscribe to the LPC-DIR email list.

• May 27, 2004: LPC Forums
  A new web site with a variety of web-based discussion and information forums is now available.
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• May 20, 2004: LPC-ANNOUNCE E-mail list
  A mailing list for announcements from and about the LPC has been set up.
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• May 19, 2004: The LPC is back in business! Re-registration successful.
  After a long and difficult struggle, party leader Jean-Serge Brisson has succeeded in getting the Libertarian Party of Canada re-registered with Elections Canada. This means that the LPC name can appear on the ballot, and the party can give tax receipts for donations received. The details are somewhat complicated, due to various recent changes in the Elections Act.

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