Annual Report: Constituency Services SCOTT REID’S Why I have three Constituency Offices. Most MPs have only a single full-time office and sometimes a part-time secondary office that operates one afternoon per week. This was Annual Report how constituency services were handled by the two MPs who preceded me in the two ridings that were redistributed in 2004 to create our MP new riding. But the enormous size of our riding means that it can be a really long drive for a constituent who needs to come into my office and meet with me or with my staff. So I thought I should show just how big the problem is, and how I have set up three constituency offices. to Constituents Constituency K1A 0A6 January-December 2008 Offices Ottawa, ON Ottawa, Just how big is our riding? from Adolphustown is 360 kilometres and To give one of many examples, I pay for all my would take four and a half hours. own travel within the riding out of my own House of Commons Carleton Place Scott Reid, Reid, Scott Our riding, Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox & Adding- A round trip to the Napanee office from the pocket (the roughly $5,000 for “travel within the Dear Constituent, 6 Lake Ave. W ton (LFL&A), covers 9,639 square kilometres. northeast tip (White Lake) is nearly 420 kilo- constituency” shown in this year’s Financial Carleton Place Some of my fellow MPs from urban ridings have metres and takes about five hours. Report pays for my staff to drive to smaller cen- Each year I send you an Annual Report so ON K7C 1L2 trouble grasping just how big this really is. So tres like Sharbot Lake, Flinton, and Sydenham you can evaluate how I’m doing as your rep- here are some fun ways of making the point. The solution, of course, was to put an office in to hold one-day “mobile constituency offices”). resentative over the previous year. Toll-Free Our riding: both Napanee and Carleton Place. So from 1-866-277-1577 is larger than the island of Cyprus—which 2004 to 2007, I maintained two offices. In the past I’ve mailed these to you shortly Staple or Tape Shut Shut Tape or Staple Three ‘One-Stop Government contains two rival governments and a after the turn of the calendar year, but I’ve Fold Here For Privacy Privacy For Here Fold But even this arrangement was far from perfect, United Nations peacekeeping force! Services Shops’ delayed this edition so that I could provide Napanee because Napanee and Carleton Place are quite you with the most up-to-date information 4 Market Square is nearly twice the size of Prince Edward far from each other. That’s why, in 2007, I The constituency expenses that I pay out-of- Napanee, ON from the most recent fiscal year (2008/09). Island; pooled my resources with Randy Hillier, our pocket make it possible to provide service at K7R 1J3 three permanent offices (and also the mobile has more area than the United States’ newly-elected MPP, to open a third office in offices), while staying within the budget that is I’ve also included a report on how I’m trying three smallest states combined! Perth. Toll-Free to provide the best possible level of services. allocated by Parliament to each MP. As well, the 1-866-929-0092 But aren’t multiple riding extra payments have enabled Randy Hillier and A big riding can mean long me to turn all three offices into joint federal- It is my job to be open and available to all offices expensive? constituents. So if you have a question that trips to get MP services. provincial service centres, which we call “Your Perth One-Stop Government Services Shops”. is not answered in this report, please contact Well, yes they are. Multiple offices have to be 1-105 Dufferin St. With the single exception of Perth, every town in one of my offices and a member of my staff manned by a larger number of staff members Perth, ON our riding with a population of over 5,000 is lo- Both Randy and I carefully comply with rules should be able to assist you. K7H 3A5 than are employed by most MPs. I’ve had to ex- cated close to the northeast or southwest edge that forbid us from spending federal money on pand the proportion of my budget that pays for , detach this survey and of our riding. (The largest northeast town is provincial government services, and vice versa. Sincerely, 613-267-8239 staff—I have the highest staff costs in Canada— Carleton Place, and Napanee is the largest town But without Randy’s close cooperation, a third No postage is necessary. and I’ve had dip into my own pocket to pay for in the southwest.) Now imagine what it would be full-time office would never have been possible, other expenditures. These expenses use up like to cross the riding to reach my office: let alone the joint provision of provincial ser- A round trip to the Carleton Place office about half the salary I earn as an MP. Scott Reid, MP vices at all three offices. Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox & Addington HOW TO FOLD & MAIL: & FOLD TO HOW For your privacyFor your fold in half with the addressed side facing Thenout. simply staple or tape shutit mailand it. Name: Name: #): 911 locator include please rural, (If Address Town: Code: Postal www.scottreid.ca Email me: [email protected] Around the Riding: Annual Report: Financial Report Annual Survey: Some of the events I attended last year. YES! Scott Reid is doing a good job of representing me. Operating Budget NO! Scott Reid is NOT doing a (fiscal years 2007/08 & 2008/09) good job of representing me. This report outlines the money spent by the office of Scott Reid WATSON’S CORNERS during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009. As well, it compares Signing the guest book at the local museum. the previous year’s total (2007/08) to the 2007/08 average for all MP Rate the Harper Government! offices. (Totals for other MP offices for the 2008/09 year will not be SHARBOT LAKE CARLETON PLACE made public until October 2009.) YES! The Harper government is doing a good job of Ribbon Cutting: Funding to repair Road 38. Lanark County United Way campaign launch representing me. “Member’s Office Budget” MP Scott Scott plus goods & services provided by the Average Reid Reid NO! The Harper government House of Commons (2007/08) (2007/08) (2008/09) is NOT doing a good job of representing me. Staff & other expenses $231,617 $292,796 $274,660 Cut Along this Line Office lease(s) $23,559 $20,636 $29,860 Name: Advertising $14,199 $2,730 $5,469 FLINTON McDONALD’S CORNERS Travel within constituency $11,228 $5,467 $4,231 Address (include Road & 911 locator #): Remembrance Day Ceremonies Wheeler’s Maple Sugar Camp Travel outside constituency $83,547 $3,924 $5,341 Telephone $11,109 $11,488 $9,408 Printing $30,547 $24,741 $32,462 Town: Office supplies $4,291 $5,632 $3,756 Postal Code: Furniture & equipment $2,705 $4,842 $4,219 Other $2,296 $2 $3,612 Phone: SELBY NAPANEE SMITHS FALLS Email: Total Spending $415,098 $372,258 $373,018 Volunteer Seniors Outreach. Hwy 2 Clean Up with Napanee Civitan Club. Christmas Parade .