QUICK UPDATE ON OUR RESPONSE TO THE COPYRIGHT LAW AND TPP LEAK:

 * The government is implementing the new copyright law and include
rules that will damage the thriving Canadian VPN business. Please read
our press release here:
https://www.pirateparty.ca/2013/10/16/press-release-conservatives-set-to-kill-growing-vpn-industry/
[1]

 * We have responded to the government's call for submission of comments.
While we and the consumers were not identified as stakeholders in the
invitation, we have submitted a technical comment about implications of
the new law. You can read about it in the blog here:
https://www.pirateparty.ca/2013/11/07/notice-and-notice-copyright-submission-for-the-pirate-party-with-respect-to-their-vpn-service/
[2]

 * Trans-Pacific Partnership's Intellectual Property chapter text was leaked by Wikileaks.
It contains SOPA like provisions and damaging sections on Copyright and Patent law.
Here is our press release:
https://www.pirateparty.ca/2013/11/16/trans-pacific-partnership-a-raw-deal-for-canadians/
[3]

 PARTY'S NEW FORUM AND ONLINE HANGOUT:

 We were not able to complete importing member's data to our new
CRM/Forum/Hangout place for this meeting. Once the members contact info have been
completed, you will be able to reset and setup your password at
https://my.pirateparty.ca [4]

 Our volunteers are currently working on inputting the new members
form. If you know any friends or relatives who have submitted the Election
Canada's signature form, please ask them to contact
[email protected] to add their e-mail address. We need their e-mail address
to give them online access to https://my.pirateparty.ca. There was no e-mail
field on the EC form.

 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:

 * If you know Ruby and would like to help setup a Pirate Diaspora Pod,
please contact [email protected]

 * New vacancy in Alberta's Macleod riding. We are looking for candidates
who wants to run in this riding's by-election in the near future.

 MONTHLY GENERAL MEETING NOTICE:

 This month's General Meeting will be held on November 20, 2021 at
8:00pm EDT at IRC. channel #canada. Server: ca.pirateirc.net. ports:
6667 (standard), 6697 (SSL). You can also login to IRC using the web
interface at: https://www.pirateparty.ca/chat [5]

 AGENDA FOR THE GENERAL MEETING

     * Approval of agenda
     * Approval of previous meeting minutes
     * Officers Reports
     * Commitee Reports

Old business (if any)

New business
     * Confirmation vote on candidacy of James Wilson for Fundy Royal (New Brunswick).


Links:
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[1] https://www.pirateparty.ca/2013/10/16/press-release-conservatives-set-to-kill-growing-vpn-industry/
[2] https://www.pirateparty.ca/2013/11/07/notice-and-notice-copyright-submission-for-the-pirate-party-with-respect-to-their-vpn-service/
[3] https://www.pirateparty.ca/2013/11/16/trans-pacific-partnership-a-raw-deal-for-canadians/
[4] https://my.pirateparty.ca
[5] https://www.pirateparty.ca/chat