[PPCA] 2014-01 News and Updates

On this issue:

Monthly General Meeting Reminder [v]
Political Council's Election [v]
Press releases [v]
Call for Candidates in an upcoming by-election [v]
Narrator Needed for an Information Video Campaign [v]
Financial Status [v]
In the works. Volunteers Needed [v]
Sign-up / Donation Links [v]

Monthly General Meeting
Our monthly General Meeting (GM) will be held on January 15, 2022 at 8pm EST. Please make the effort to attend. Details for connecting to IRC can be found at https://pirateparty.ca/chat

Political Council's Election
It is time to elect our Political Council. Please show up to make sure we have quorum to nominate/vote for our officers.

Press Releases
We have 2 press releases since our last GM:
MP Advocates Censoring Internet
Caucus Reform Bill Set To Cause Collateral Damage

Links to the two press releases:

https://www.pirateparty.ca/2013/12/13/press-release-mp-advocates-censoring-internet/

https://www.pirateparty.ca/2013/12/13/press-release-caucus-reform-bill-set-to-cause-collateral-damage/

Call for Candidates in an upcoming by-election
Follow-up to previous newsletter, we are still looking for candidates for the Macleod riding in Alberta. A by-election is expected to be called due to the resignation of Conservative MP Ted Menzies.

Narrator Needed for an Information Video Campaign
We are working on an information video and is in need of a narrator, either male or female. Please contact [email protected] if interested in volunteering to be a narrator for a 6-7 minutes video.

Financial Status
There were a total of $605 donations to the party for the month of Deccember 2013. (Note - this amount have not been verified yet or some might still be pending settlement).

In the Works. Volunteers Needed.

Voting System - we are revamping the previous voting code to improve security and add additional features. If you are a PHP coder, please e-mail [email protected] to help out.
Asynchronous Meeting - We will be switching to Asynchronous Meeting soon. As soon as the option is added to our CRM - my.pirateparty.ca. This will allow all members to participate at whatever time is convenient for them. So it's not restricted only to people who can be on IRC at third Wednesday of each month. Anyone with Drupal or PHP knowledge can join the team. We will be exploring various ways of implementing this.

Sign-up / Donation Links
We are now accepting bitcoins and will be looking at expanding to other crypto-currencies. Bitcoin contributions will be treated as online monetary contributions per Election Canada rules. The tax receipt will be issued based on the value of the crypto-currency at the time you made your contribution.

Monetary contributions can be made through https://my.pirateparty.ca/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=2
Tell your friends to sign-up to be a member at https://my.pirateparty.ca/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=1
Our bitcoin wallet address can be found at our website: https://www.pirateparty.ca/donate/