Page 4 Guelph EDA Spring 2011 Conservative Party of Canada – Guelph Electoral District Association Guelph EDA - Recent Activities Upcoming EDA Activities Spring 2011

September 2010 – EDA Policy Discussion Meeting – Evergreen Centre Conservative Policy

December 2010 – Annual EDA Turkey Drive Convention 2011 – $4000 raised! I N S I D E T H I S I SSUE Ottawa, June 9-11, 2011 National Convention News! January 2011 – University of Guelph 1 Gearing Up for the Campus Conservatives - guest speaker: Tim National Convention! Hudak, Leader of the PC Party. The Conservative Party of Canada is holding a National Policy You can join our 12 Guelph Convention in Ottawa on June 9-11, 2011. Delegates to the th 1 The Growing January 2011 – 10 Annual Sir John A. EDA delegates and hundreds Conservative Presence Convention are responsible for amending the constitution, Macdonald Dinner – guest speaker: Tim at UoG adopting and amending party policy, and electing a National Hudak, Leader of the Ontario PC Party - of other fellow Conservatives Council. On February 3, 2011, the EDA held its Delegate $1500 raised! for the Conservative Policy 2 Members Donate, Selection Committee and is sending Ken Morgan (EDA President), Marty Delivers! February 2011- EDA Delegate Selection Convention Marty Burke (Guelph’s Conservative candidate), Andrew Meeting – 12 people elected to represent 3 Excerpts from Marty’s Prescott, John Stevens, John White, Trish Burke, Greg Dunlop, Guelph at the CPC National Policy Sir John A. Macdonald Amanda Brodhagen, Victor Santiago, Matt Sheehy, Gloria Kovach, Convention In June 2011. See the Conservative Party of Dinner speech and Michael Sona. Individuals who are members of the Conservative Party can attend as observers with no voting Pictured from left: Canada website for details Guelph EDA - Recent Chelsie McIntee February 2011 - University of Guelph 4 privileges. Details are at www.cpcconvention.ca/info/faq#Q1. Joe Preston, MP Campus Conservatives - guest speaker: Ross (www.conservative.ca). and Upcoming Activities Trish Burke (Marty’s wife) McKitrick, Ph.D. Economics, UoG Connor Burke (Marty’s son) Marty Burke, our candidate Mark Dotzert More Conservatives at UoG! Help Marty Win in the next Federal election! The Guelph EDA Board of

Conservative strength is growing broadly among women, ethnic VOLUNTEER! As soon as the writ for the next election is dropped, we will need lots of Directors meets groups and students across Canada. In Guelph, this is most volunteers. Please sign up on the EDA website at www.guelphcp.ca now or when the the second evident among university writ drops to get your name on our list. We’ll find a place for you to help! Wednesday of students. Campus conservatives every month. are increasing in numbers, DONATE! Campaigns are costly. Please donate whatever you can - $25, $35, $50, $100 have been very active this or more – and a tax receipt will be mailed to you promptly. Make your cheque payable year, and will be a major help to “Conservative Fund Guelph” and mail it to: Conservative Party of Canada, Guelph The EDA’s to our candidate, Marty Burke, Electoral District, Post Office Box 21029, Guelph, ON. N1G 4T3. website is: during the next federal www.guelphcp.ca election campaign! Right now, VOTE! Every vote counts. won his first federal election by beating the . they are focusing on Liberal incumbent in his riding by 14 votes! Vote to ensure that Marty wins and Guelph ______going door-to-door with him as helps the Harper Conservatives form a majority government! . he canvasses around Guelph.

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MEMBERS DONATE, EXCERPTS FROM MARTY’S INTRODUCTION OF AT MARTY DELIVERS! THE SIR JOHN A. MACDONALD DINNER ON JAN.13, 2011

On December 24, 2010, Marty In 1966, when (my family) moved to Canada, the Pearson Liberal government was in delivered 15 turkeys to three power. For much of the next 40 years...Canadian priorities were replaced by Liberal nonprofit organizations: Sister priorities…and Canadian values were replaced by Liberal values. …In 2006 Canadians Christine’s Drop-In Centre, the finally got a government which removed their nagging doubts about the direction their Salvation Army, and Hopewell country was taking. Finally, we got a government that reflected Canadians’ hopes and House. These turkeys were paid beliefs. We got a government led by a normal middle class guy - not a millionaire lawyer for by local Conservative Party from Quebec or an out-of-touch foreign-based academic. .. Despite all the liberal members who bought them during brainwashing over the years, Canadians never forgot one thing and that is that Canada is a the EDA’s Annual Turkey Drive small “c” conservative country. …This is why I have such high hopes for the future of the fundraiser and asked that they be Federal Conservative Party and the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. We live in delivered to Sister Christine’s a conservative country that is becoming more conservative all the time…. We just need to Drop-in Centre and other get conservatives to recognize that they are, in fact, conservatives. organizations to help those most in Pictured – Guelph Conservative Party candidate, need at Christmas – the homeless, Marty Burke (centre back) with Sister Christine (with pigtailed Santa hat) and Centre volunteers low-income families, and children. . Go to www.martyburke.ca for more of “Marty’s Views”!

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Marty at Guelph’s Remembrance Day Marty with Col. McKay and Col. Doyle of the Some of the 140+ attendees at the EDA’s Memorial and Parade in November, Guelph Armoury at Guelph’s New Year’s Day Marty with Brenda Elliott and Tim Hudak th th 10 Annual Sir John A. Macdonald Dinner, 2010. Levee. at the EDA’s 10 Annual Sir John A. Macdonald Dinner, which was held at one of the best turn-outs ever! Guelph Place Banquet Hall.