Agenda for Oct. 27, 2009

The meeting will start at 1 pm
1. Welcome, introductions, approval of agenda (Chair)

2. Guest speaker: Richard Zwicker (Ourpoweredmonton)

3. Announcements, addition of emergent items (round table)

4. Responsibility Review Follow-up:
a. (All) Future Events: (i) Rally against the cuts, Oct. 21, noon, Legislature; (ii) PIA Poverty Reduction Forum at Crowne Plaza Hotel (Salon A) Oct. 21, 1:30 – 4:30 pm; (iii) Rally against nuclear power, Oct. 27, noon, Legislature; (iv) Rally outside PC convention, Nov. 7 Red Deer, details to be announced.
b. (All) (i) Write to Fred Horne, MLA, Co-Chair, Minister’s Advisory Committee on Health, on the process/content of health care reforms; (ii) Write to the Federal and Provincial Ministers of Health re: Alberta’s failure to report fully on double billing and the activities of private clinics.
c. (Carol, Lorraine, Edda): Draft material for ethnic language newspapers.

5. Committee and Watching Brief Reports:
a. City Hall (Ray);
b. Pamphlet distribution (Vern);
c. Communication, speakers group, PIA (Noel);
d. Finances, water issues (Clarence);
e. Long term care, MLA bulletin (Carol);
f. Website (Faith);
g. College of Physicians & Surgeons (CPSA) (Verna, Bob),
h. FOM (Aileen);
i. Telephone tree (Edda);
j. Friday Group (Kevan)

6. Emergent items:
a.
c.

7. Notice of agenda items for next meeting:
a. Guest speaker: Noel Somerville
b.

8. Speakers at future meetings:
a. Carol Wodak (November 24)

9. Review of responsibilities from current meeting:
a.
b.

10. Next meeting: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 1:00 pm

11. Adjournment