Comments on: Is The PC Party Actively Creating Delegate Spots For John Tory?

By: Matthew

Matthew — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 01:51:34 +0000

What’s your point Jo-Anne? I’m fairly familiar with riding DSMs, AGMs and procedures for both the federal and provincial conservative parties having served for over a decade as a volunteer in both organizations. If you’re going to accuse me of being unfair, you might want to offer a reason other than *I should know better*, or are you just another John Tory office lackey who is going around the internet trying to discredit any opposition before the big vote?

By: Jo-Anne

Jo-Anne — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:17:42 +0000

I do not think your article is fair or properly researched. If you had looked into what you are alleging you would understand why.

By: Matthew

Matthew — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:28:36 +0000

The riding’s membership director needs to be informed according to party rules; in this case as well as in Windsor, there was irregularities reported as the director had one list that was supposed to be up to date and the meeting was send another with extra names mysteriously on it. As with what happened in London West, the board is supposed to take charge of the situation and find a reasonable way of taking care of the situation (in London, they told people to sign an affidavit stating that they were members of the party for at least the past 15 days as they needed to be; when they presented that solution, 25 people got up and left the meeting, and this just after they claimed to be members).

By: Mark-Alan Whittle

Mark-Alan Whittle — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:58:42 +0000

Perhaps these extra members signed up through the Progressive Conservatives official web site, which is quite common. Thats why the local electoral district was sent an updated list of members.
Not all local associations have a web site or can accept membership payments.