Your Toronto Centre NDP is pleased to invite you to an important membership meeting on Sunday January 28, from 1:30pm - 4:00pm. The meeting will be held in the ballroom at the 519, at 519 Church St. This is an accessible space. Please plan to arrive at 1:30pm to confirm your membership and receive your voting cards so we may begin promptly at 2:00pm.
This meeting will serve as the Riding Association Annual General Meeting for both federal and provincial riding associations. At the AGM, a new executive will be elected. See below for a list of executive positions and information on how to express interest.
The event can also be found on Facebook.
Membership
To participate in the AGM, you must be a member in good standing of the Toronto Centre NDP. Memberships will be available at the door for new and renewing members and payable by cash, credit card, or cheque. If you have recently moved to Toronto Centre and your membership is with another Riding Association, or if you have recently joined or renewed online, please bring your card or copy of your renewal email. If you live outside the boundaries of Toronto Centre, but would like have your membership moved to Toronto Centre, please bring proof of membership as well.
Executive Positions
The Riding Association will elect to its joint federal provincial executive the following positions:
- President (Provincial)
- President (Federal)
- Vice President (Provincial)
- Vice President (Federal)
- Chief Financial Officer
- Recording Secretary
- Membership Secretary
- Youth Officer
- Women's Rep
- Disability Rights Rep
- Fundraising Director
- Aboriginal Liaison
- LGBTQ Liaison
- Ethnocultural Liaison
- Labour Liaison
- Social Convenor
- Communications Director
- Voter Contact Organizer
- Members at Large
- Provincial Council Delegates
Any member of the NDP in good standing can stand for election to the Executive. As you can see, the list of positions is quite lengthy and not all are filled every year. Gender parity is an important principle for the Riding Association in choosing an executive, as is attention to representation from the many diverse communities in our Riding. If you would like to express your interest in standing for election prior to the meeting, would like to stand for a position but cannot attend the meeting, or if you have questions about what executive positions involve in terms of time and responsibility, please email to [email protected]. Nominations, including self-nominations, will be taken from the floor at the meeting. For contested positions, each candidate will have two minutes to address the membership prior to the vote.
All Toronto Centre NDP members are invited to join us for our upcoming Federal Toronto Centre NDP General Meeting. This is a special Federal General Meeting to elect delegates and approve policy resolutions in advance of the February 2018 Federal NDP Convention in Ottawa. More information about the convention is available at http://ottawa2018.ndp.ca/
Also at this meeting, Federal members will elect riding delegates and debate local policy resolutions to be forwarded to the 2018 Federal NDP Convention to be held in Ottawa in February.
Registration will begin at noon.
The meeting will be called to order promptly at 12:30 pm.
Agenda:
- President’s Welcome
- Delegate selection for Ottawa convention
- Debate and approval on resolutions
If you are unable to attend the meeting, but you would like be considered for a Delegate position, please forward your self-nomination in advance of the meeting to [email protected].
If you wish to suggest a policy resolution, it must be emailed in advance of the meeting to [email protected]. Before submitting your resolution, consult the 2018 Convention ‘Guide to Resolutions’ available at http://ottawa2018.ndp.ca/ Resolutions must be in the Convention format in order to be put forward at the December 10 meeting. A member of the Toronto Centre NDP must be present at the meeting to move your resolution. Resolutions with more than one Toronto Centre NDP member signatory will be prioritized.
Resolutions must be submitted to [email protected] by 9pm on December 3, 2017. Resolutions from the floor will be considered on an emergency basis only.
Please come and meet your fellow members and help us select the best delegation for Ottawa!
Non-Members are welcome to attend. Of course, party memberships and renewals will be available at the registration desk.
*** View Toronto Centre Resolutions Here ***
Helpful Links
Your friends from the Toronto Centre NDP are delighted to invite you to join us at our annual holiday party.
Come enjoy snacks, drinks, and great conversation with fellow New Democrats as we celebrate this festive season and reflect on the activism and organizing that we've accomplished this year. We will be joined by TDSB Trustee & Vice-Chair Chris Moise. All supporters are welcome.
Head to the party room on the second floor. We hope to see you there!
Come watch the Victoria leadership debate with the Toronto Centre NDP!
We'll be in the back room on the main floor at Imperial Pub; Doors open at 8:30, and the debate starts at 9:00. Note that the space is fully accessible.
The Toronto Centre NDP's True Colours party is back! On June 8 from 7 to 10 pm at the Glad Day Bookshop, join other New Democrats from across Toronto for the hottest party in town.
Your ticket includes:
- The performance of a lifetime from Toronto's best drag queens and kings
- Delicious finger fare
- A drink ticket
- A generous tax receipt
- That warm and fuzzy feeling from financially supporting LGBTQ candidates in the upcoming provincial election
Advance tickets are $65 for general admission (includes tax receipt) or $25 for unwaged/underwaged persons. Door tickets, if available, will be $75 - don't delay!
So... mark your calendars, buy your ticket online and follow this page for updates!
We can't wait to see your True Colours!
Your Toronto Centre NDP is pleased to invite you to an important membership meeting on Saturday, March 4 from 2:30 - 5:00 pm. The meeting will be held at the OPSEU Hall at 31 Wellesley St E. This is an accessible space. Please plan to arrive at 2:30 to confirm your membership and receive your voting cards so we may begin promptly at 3:00 pm.
This meeting will serve as the Riding Association Annual General Meeting. As the provincial and federal riding borders are now effectively the same, the riding association will revert to its previous model with a single executive organizing at both provincial and federal levels. To check the new boundaries and to see where your home falls, see this map from Elections Ontario. At the AGM, a new executive will be elected. See below for a list of executive positions and information on how to express interest.
This meeting will also include Provincial Convention delegate selection and riding endorsement of resolutions. Provincial Convention will be held in Toronto April 21 - 23, 2017 and is an important event for our membership to influence ONDP policy.
The event can also be found on Facebook.