at the University of Waterloo on Sept. 10 Fall 2014 Waterloo Federal Liberal Member Newsletter President s Update at Communitech Inside visit to our region... 2 Candidate nomination update... 3 Change your address/contact info... 3 Events... 4 Volunteer... 5 Donate... 5 Contact/Follow us... 5 Welcome to the fall 2014 issue of our newsletter for riding members. This past summer was a busy and successful one for the Waterloo riding association. We saw a positive response to the Liberal Party and our message at the events we attended and signed up new members. The highlight was of course the visit of to Waterloo Region on September 10 th. You can learn more about that visit on the next page. This fall promises to be an exciting one for us as well. In the coming months we will nominate the Liberal candidate for the Waterloo riding and continue building Team Trudeau in preparation for the next election. I invite you to join us at our Pub Night on October 16 th, the Veteran s Town Hall on November 9 th, and our other events this fall. Eric Davis President, Waterloo Federal Liberal Association 1
1 2 Highlights from s visit to Waterloo Region on Sept. 10 at École secondaire catholique Père-René-de-Galinée in Cambridge Visit to Communitech visited Waterloo Region on Sept. 10th. His first stop of the day was Communitech in downtown Kitchener, where he he took part in a roundtable with research and innovation entrepreneurs and spoke with local startups, such as Jennifer Moss of Plasticity and Ian McDonald of TD Canada s Innovation Lab. promoting the event as the large turnout showed. Mr. Trudeau answered many questions from students on a range of topics. at UW By all accounts, the audience responded warmly to him and the Liberal message. at Communitech Visit to the University of Waterloo At midday, visited the University of Waterloo (UW) for a speech and Q&A session (see photos on page 1 and in right column). The UW Young Liberals did a great job 2 Waterloo Region Meet and Greet s final event of the day was a speech and meet-and-greet with Liberal supporters at École secondaire catholique Père-René-de-Galinée in Cambridge (photo at top of this page). You can view excerpts of his speech on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/ucm1e AW69CBUMut_LDOl1yoA
Candidate nomination update Nomination Candidates (Jan D Ailly, Cathy MacLellan, Bardish Chagger, Dan Herman) To date, four people (pictured at left) have submitted applications to the Liberal Party to be contestants for the Liberal nomination in the Waterloo riding. We encourage you to visit our website to learn more about them: waterloo.liberal.ca/nomination If any additional contestants submit applications before the nomination meeting, their names will be added to the website. As a reminder, the process for the nomination is generally as follows: Interested individuals who believe they meet the criteria to contest for the nomination submit their nomination paperwork to the Liberal Party. After submitting their nomination paperwork, contestants may chose to publically announce their candidacy, but they must be approved by the Green Light Committee to appear on the nomination ballot. A nomination meeting will be scheduled at the discretion of the Liberal Party of Canada (Ontario). A date for the Waterloo riding nomination meeting has not yet been communicated to the riding association, but we will inform members of the date as soon as it is known. We encourage you to follow us on Twitter (twitter.com/watlib), Facebook (facebook.com/kwfla), or Google+ (plus.google.com/114171724998661946390) to keep up to date with news about the nomination process. Membership: Change of address/contact info If you move either within or outside the Waterloo riding or change your contact info (phone, email), please let us know. This will ensure that you continue to receive Liberal Party communications. Simply email the changes to info@waterlooliberals.ca and we will take care of making the changes at the riding and national levels of the Party. 3
Upcoming events Here is a list of upcoming events that Waterloo Liberals will be attending this fall. Come out and join us! Waterloo Liberals Pub Night Date: Oct 16 7 to 9 PM Location: Huether Hotel Malt Room Website: waterloo.liberal.ca/waterloo-events Veteran s Town Hall with Frank Valeriote Date: Nov 9 2 to 4 PM Location: To be confirmed (check for updates here: waterloo.liberal.ca/waterloo-events) Annual WFLA Picnic LINK Picnic Festival K-W Santa Claus Parade (we participate as elves) Date: Nov 15 10 AM to 1 PM Location: King St. - Uptown Waterloo to Downtown Kitchener Volunteer: If you wish to volunteer as an elf, please contact us at info@waterlooliberals.ca To keep up to date with additional events, visit our website: waterloo.liberal.ca/waterloo-events Past events Manufacturing Town Hall with Judy Sgro On September 11, Judy Sgro MP (Liberal Industry Critic) and Frank Valeriote MP (Co-Chair Policy Committee) spent the day in Waterloo Region at a series of meetings about manufacturing policy. That morning, they held an informal meeting at the U of Waterloo to discuss research aspects of the policy. In the afternoon, they conducted a roundtable discussion at Communitech with six senior manufacturing executives from a variety of industries and company sizes. 4 In the evening, Judy convened a public Town Hall at Saginaw Golf Course in Cambridge. Bob Rushby presented an overview of the proposed policy. Two Cambridge manufacturers presented their views on needed changes to the manufacturing environment in Canada. For more details, visit: waterloo.liberal.ca/blog/mfg-town-hall
Volunteer There are many ways that you can help elect a Liberal in Waterloo in the next federal election. In addition to the work that goes on during the election itself (canvassing, lawn signs, phone banks, and so on), there s a lot to do between now and the election. You can participate in one of our riding association s committees, including: Social & Outreach Communications Fundraising Membership Policy You can help organize and staff the Liberal presence at events that we attend. If you re interested in volunteering, contact us in one of the following ways: Using our web form: waterloo.liberal.ca/volunteeropportunities By email at info@waterlooliberals.ca By phone at 519-747-3731 Donate Having sufficient funds is critical to winning elections. To donate to the Waterloo riding, visit: waterloo.liberal.ca/donate Click One-Time Donation to make a onetime donation or click Victory Fund Donation to set up recurring monthly donations. Recall that donations are eligible for annual tax credits as follows: First $400/yr 75% tax credit Between $400-$750/yr 50% tax credit Over $750/yr 33⅓% tax credit Max. tax credit/yr = $650 Here are some examples: Donate $50, get $37.50 tax credit Donate $100, get $75 tax credit Donate $1000, get $558.33 tax credit We thank you in advance for any amount you can give. Contact us Follow us Website: waterlooliberals.ca Email: info@waterlooliberals.ca Phone: 519-747-3731 Mail: Waterloo Federal Liberal Association P.O. Box 40078 75 King St. S. Waterloo, ON N2J 4V1 For the latest information, follow us on the following social media sites: Facebook: facebook.com/kwfla Twitter: twitter.com/watlib Google+: plus.google.com/114171724998661946390 YouTube: youtube.com/channel/ucm1eaw69cbu Mut_LDOl1yoA 5
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