Markham–Thornhill General Meeting

As a Registered Liberal, you’re invited to attend the General Meeting of the Markham–Thornhill Federal Liberal Association.

As you may know, these general meetings for your local Liberal Electoral District Association (EDA) give us all an exciting chance to build up our local team for the year ahead. Table Officers and Directors will be chosen by you, and fellow Liberals in your area.

This is an exciting time to be involved in the Liberal Party of Canada, as we work together to deliver fairness for every generation and keep Canada moving forward.


The meeting will be held at the
Aaniin Community Centre – Older Adults Room
Located at
5665 14th Avenue, Markham, ON
on
November 2, 2024 at 10:30 AM.

The EDA Board of Directors is often the first point of contact that Canadians will have with the Liberal Party of Canada. Serving on your EDA Board is a great way to develop your skills, to cultivate relationships, and to engage with community leaders – regardless of how much or how little experience you may have with political engagement.

Members of the board will be responsible for engaging Canadians at the community level, hosting events, fundraising, and most importantly, building towards the next federal election whenever it eventually arrives.

If you would like to serve in a position on the EDA board of directors, you must submit your intent to stand to the National Returning Officer through this Online Form by no later than October 19, 2024 at 11:59PM local time.

The roles that will be filled at this General Meeting are:

Chair Vice-Chair
Secretary Organization Chair
Policy Chair Directors-at-Large(6)

Descriptions for each of these roles are outlined in section 6.1 of the Liberal Party of Canada’s EDA by-law, here. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at assistance@liberal.ca, or by phone at 1-888-LIBERAL.

In order to vote, individuals must be registered as a Liberal by no later than October 26, 2024 at 11:59PM local time.*

*for an application submitted by an online form via the Liberal Party website. Applications submitted on a paper form shall be considered eligible if the effective date, as determined by By-law 4 – Registered Liberals, is equal to or before the cut-off date for this meeting.

Agenda

  1. Call to Order
  2. Approval of agenda
  3. Approval of previous meeting minutes
  4. Presentation of Reports
  5. Election of Officers and Directors
  6. Remarks by newly elected Chair
  7. Any Other Business
  8. Adjournment

Elise Bartlett
Party Secretary
Liberal Party of Canada

ACCLAIMED POSITIONS:

Position First Name Last Name
Chair Malliha Wilson
Vice-Chair Howard Shen
Director-at-Large Manpreet Bassi
Director-at-Large Edward Chiu
Director-at-Large Robyn Packard
Director-at-Large Shusmita Sharma-Tiwari
Director-at-Large Thushy Thirun
Director-at-Large Chandrika Vijayaratnam

CONTESTED POSITIONS:

None.

OPEN POSITIONS:

Secretary, Organization Chair, Policy Chair.