Municipality and province of residence

Vancouver, BC

Do you understand what proportional representation is and commit to supporting the purposes of Fair Vote Canada (FVC)?

Yes.

Please summarize your reason(s) for seeking election to FVC’s national Board (max 800 characters).

Please list past contributions to FVC, including any activities with FVC chapters, FVC working groups, and the FVC Board (max 300 characters)

FVC’s Board is a governance board tasked with oversight of the organization. The basic roles and responsibilities of the board are:

· High-level strategic planning
· Provide proper financial oversight
· Ensure legal and ethical integrity and maintain accountability
· Recruit & orient new board members, and assess board performance
· Enhance the organization’s public standing with various communities
· Support the Executive Director and assess her performance

How do you see yourself contributing to these tasks? What skills, connections, experience, resources, and/or expertise do you have that would help you with this? (max 500 characters)

Which strategies from FVC’s 3 year strategic plan do you feel are most important or urgent? Which do you feel are least important or urgent? Please explain your answers with as much detail as possible. (max 500 characters)

If applicable, please describe your experience in meeting facilitation, team-building, and/or conflict resolution. Please explain where and when you gained this experience (max 500 characters).

If applicable, please describe your experience with public speaking and/or media relations, including where and when you gained this experience (max 500 characters).

As members of FVC’s board are spread across the country, all of our work is done collaboratively online using Google Shared Drive, Google Docs, Google Calendar, and Zoom. Do you have experience with these tools?

Yes.

Can you commit to spending 10-20 hours per month on Board duties: preparing for and participating actively in monthly Board meetings (1.5 hours each, held weekday evenings or weekends), attending committee meetings, and working in shared Google documents?

Yes.

Do you commit to informing yourself about Fair Vote Canada’s policies and positions using the package that will be provided to all candidates? Estimated time: approximately 4 hours.

Yes.

Fair Vote Canada seeks to ensure the diversity of Canada is represented on our Board, so we are asking members of equity-deserving groups if they wish to self identify. Please indicate if you wish to self-identify as one of the following groups. (Note: If you wish to keep the group that you self-identify with private to the Board only, please send an email with this information to [email protected] and it will not be posted publicly).

Municipality and province of residence

Saskatchewan

Do you understand what proportional representation is and commit to supporting the purposes of Fair Vote Canada (FVC)?

Yes.

Please summarize your reason(s) for seeking election to FVC’s national Board (max 800 characters).

I can not help but acknowledge the elephant in the room when it comes to our way of government and its endless bounds of interference, corruption and systemic failures. A new and modern electoral format would bring a new energy and life to our electoral system. I got involved in politics and became a politician in 2020 running in a federal election and during that time became more aware of the history of our system and its downfalls. I found that political model we have is more suited to an establishment that exercises very little accountability and transparency. I find it completely debilitating for us to progress a people’s government where those particular elements are systemic and creating mass apathy and disillusionment.

Please list past contributions to FVC, including any activities with FVC chapters, FVC working groups, and the FVC Board (max 300 characters)

FVC’s Board is a governance board tasked with oversight of the organization. The basic roles and responsibilities of the board are:

· High-level strategic planning
· Provide proper financial oversight
· Ensure legal and ethical integrity and maintain accountability
· Recruit & orient new board members, and assess board performance
· Enhance the organization’s public standing with various communities
· Support the Executive Director and assess her performance

How do you see yourself contributing to these tasks? What skills, connections, experience, resources, and/or expertise do you have that would help you with this? (max 500 characters)

Which strategies from FVC’s 3 year strategic plan do you feel are most important or urgent? Which do you feel are least important or urgent? Please explain your answers with as much detail as possible. (max 500 characters)

If applicable, please describe your experience in meeting facilitation, team-building, and/or conflict resolution. Please explain where and when you gained this experience (max 500 characters).

If applicable, please describe your experience with public speaking and/or media relations, including where and when you gained this experience (max 500 characters).

As members of FVC’s board are spread across the country, all of our work is done collaboratively online using Google Shared Drive, Google Docs, Google Calendar, and Zoom. Do you have experience with these tools?

Yes.

Can you commit to spending 10-20 hours per month on Board duties: preparing for and participating actively in monthly Board meetings (1.5 hours each, held weekday evenings or weekends), attending committee meetings, and working in shared Google documents?

Yes.

Do you commit to informing yourself about Fair Vote Canada’s policies and positions using the package that will be provided to all candidates? Estimated time: approximately 4 hours.

Yes.

Fair Vote Canada seeks to ensure the diversity of Canada is represented on our Board, so we are asking members of equity-deserving groups if they wish to self identify. Please indicate if you wish to self-identify as one of the following groups. (Note: If you wish to keep the group that you self-identify with private to the Board only, please send an email with this information to [email protected] and it will not be posted publicly).

Indigenous Person.

Municipality and province of residence

Do you understand what proportional representation is and commit to supporting the purposes of Fair Vote Canada (FVC)?

Yes.

Please summarize your reason(s) for seeking election to FVC’s national Board (max 800 characters).

Please list past contributions to FVC, including any activities with FVC chapters, FVC working groups, and the FVC Board (max 300 characters)

FVC’s Board is a governance board tasked with oversight of the organization. The basic roles and responsibilities of the board are:

· High-level strategic planning
· Provide proper financial oversight
· Ensure legal and ethical integrity and maintain accountability
· Recruit & orient new board members, and assess board performance
· Enhance the organization’s public standing with various communities
· Support the Executive Director and assess her performance

How do you see yourself contributing to these tasks? What skills, connections, experience, resources, and/or expertise do you have that would help you with this? (max 500 characters)

Which strategies from FVC’s 3 year strategic plan do you feel are most important or urgent? Which do you feel are least important or urgent? Please explain your answers with as much detail as possible. (max 500 characters)

If applicable, please describe your experience in meeting facilitation, team-building, and/or conflict resolution. Please explain where and when you gained this experience (max 500 characters).

If applicable, please describe your experience with public speaking and/or media relations, including where and when you gained this experience (max 500 characters).

As members of FVC’s board are spread across the country, all of our work is done collaboratively online using Google Shared Drive, Google Docs, Google Calendar, and Zoom. Do you have experience with these tools?

Yes.

Can you commit to spending 10-20 hours per month on Board duties: preparing for and participating actively in monthly Board meetings (1.5 hours each, held weekday evenings or weekends), attending committee meetings, and working in shared Google documents?

Yes.

Do you commit to informing yourself about Fair Vote Canada’s policies and positions using the package that will be provided to all candidates? Estimated time: approximately 4 hours.

Yes.

Fair Vote Canada seeks to ensure the diversity of Canada is represented on our Board, so we are asking members of equity-deserving groups if they wish to self identify. Please indicate if you wish to self-identify as one of the following groups. (Note: If you wish to keep the group that you self-identify with private to the Board only, please send an email with this information to [email protected] and it will not be posted publicly).

  Municipality and province of residence

Do you understand what proportional representation is and commit to supporting the purposes of Fair Vote Canada (FVC)?

Yes.

Please summarize your reason(s) for seeking election to FVC’s national Board (max 800 characters).

Please list past contributions to FVC, including any activities with FVC chapters, FVC working groups, and the FVC Board (max 300 characters)

FVC’s Board is a governance board tasked with oversight of the organization. The basic roles and responsibilities of the board are:

· High-level strategic planning
· Provide proper financial oversight
· Ensure legal and ethical integrity and maintain accountability
· Recruit & orient new board members, and assess board performance
· Enhance the organization’s public standing with various communities
· Support the Executive Director and assess her performance

How do you see yourself contributing to these tasks? What skills, connections, experience, resources, and/or expertise do you have that would help you with this? (max 500 characters)

Which strategies from FVC’s 3 year strategic plan do you feel are most important or urgent? Which do you feel are least important or urgent? Please explain your answers with as much detail as possible. (max 500 characters)

If applicable, please describe your experience in meeting facilitation, team-building, and/or conflict resolution. Please explain where and when you gained this experience (max 500 characters).

If applicable, please describe your experience with public speaking and/or media relations, including where and when you gained this experience (max 500 characters).

As members of FVC’s board are spread across the country, all of our work is done collaboratively online using Google Shared Drive, Google Docs, Google Calendar, and Zoom. Do you have experience with these tools?

Yes.

Can you commit to spending 10-20 hours per month on Board duties: preparing for and participating actively in monthly Board meetings (1.5 hours each, held weekday evenings or weekends), attending committee meetings, and working in shared Google documents?

Yes.

Do you commit to informing yourself about Fair Vote Canada’s policies and positions using the package that will be provided to all candidates? Estimated time: approximately 4 hours.

Yes.

Fair Vote Canada seeks to ensure the diversity of Canada is represented on our Board, so we are asking members of equity-deserving groups if they wish to self identify. Please indicate if you wish to self-identify as one of the following groups. (Note: If you wish to keep the group that you self-identify with private to the Board only, please send an email with this information to [email protected] and it will not be posted publicly).

 Municipality and province of residence

Do you understand what proportional representation is and commit to supporting the purposes of Fair Vote Canada (FVC)?

Yes.

Please summarize your reason(s) for seeking election to FVC’s national Board (max 800 characters).

Please list past contributions to FVC, including any activities with FVC chapters, FVC working groups, and the FVC Board (max 300 characters)

· High-level strategic planning
· Provide proper financial oversight
· Ensure legal and ethical integrity and maintain accountability
· Recruit & orient new board members, and assess board performance
· Enhance the organization’s public standing with various communities
· Support the Executive Director and assess her performance

How do you see yourself contributing to these tasks? What skills, connections, experience, resources, and/or expertise do you have that would help you with this? (max 500 characters)

As members of FVC’s board are spread across the country, all of our work is done collaboratively online using Google Shared Drive, Google Docs, Google Calendar, and Zoom. Do you have experience with these tools?

Yes.

Can you commit to spending 10-20 hours per month on Board duties: preparing for and participating actively in monthly Board meetings (1.5 hours each, held weekday evenings or weekends), attending committee meetings, and working in shared Google documents?

Yes.

Do you commit to informing yourself about Fair Vote Canada’s policies and positions using the package that will be provided to all candidates? Estimated time: approximately 4 hours.

Yes.

Fair Vote Canada seeks to ensure the diversity of Canada is represented on our Board, so we are asking members of equity-deserving groups if they wish to self identify. Please indicate if you wish to self-identify as one of the following groups. (Note: If you wish to keep the group that you self-identify with private to the Board only, please send an email with this information to [email protected] and it will not be posted publicly).

Municipality and province of residence

Toronto, Ontario

Do you understand what proportional representation is and commit to supporting the purposes of Fair Vote Canada (FVC)?

Yes.

Please summarize your reason(s) for seeking election to FVC’s national Board (max 800 characters).

Please list past contributions to FVC, including any activities with FVC chapters, FVC working groups, and the FVC Board (max 300 characters)

FVC’s Board is a governance board tasked with oversight of the organization. The basic roles and responsibilities of the board are:

· High-level strategic planning
· Provide proper financial oversight
· Ensure legal and ethical integrity and maintain accountability
· Recruit & orient new board members, and assess board performance
· Enhance the organization’s public standing with various communities
· Support the Executive Director and assess her performance

How do you see yourself contributing to these tasks? What skills, connections, experience, resources, and/or expertise do you have that would help you with this? (max 500 characters)

Which strategies from FVC’s 3 year strategic plan do you feel are most important or urgent? Which do you feel are least important or urgent? Please explain your answers with as much detail as possible. (max 500 characters)

If applicable, please describe your experience in meeting facilitation, team-building, and/or conflict resolution. Please explain where and when you gained this experience (max 500 characters).

If applicable, please describe your experience with public speaking and/or media relations, including where and when you gained this experience (max 500 characters).

As members of FVC’s board are spread across the country, all of our work is done collaboratively online using Google Shared Drive, Google Docs, Google Calendar, and Zoom. Do you have experience with these tools?

Yes.

Can you commit to spending 10-20 hours per month on Board duties: preparing for and participating actively in monthly Board meetings (1.5 hours each, held weekday evenings or weekends), attending committee meetings, and working in shared Google documents?

Yes.

Do you commit to informing yourself about Fair Vote Canada’s policies and positions using the package that will be provided to all candidates? Estimated time: approximately 4 hours.

Yes.

Fair Vote Canada seeks to ensure the diversity of Canada is represented on our Board, so we are asking members of equity-deserving groups if they wish to self identify. Please indicate if you wish to self-identify as one of the following groups. (Note: If you wish to keep the group that you self-identify with private to the Board only, please send an email with this information to [email protected] and it will not be posted publicly).

2SLGBTQIA+

Municipality and province of residence

Do you understand what proportional representation is and commit to supporting the purposes of Fair Vote Canada (FVC)?

Yes.

Please summarize your reason(s) for seeking election to FVC’s national Board (max 800 characters).

Please list past contributions to FVC, including any activities with FVC chapters, FVC working groups, and the FVC Board (max 300 characters)

FVC’s Board is a governance board tasked with oversight of the organization. The basic roles and responsibilities of the board are:

· High-level strategic planning
· Provide proper financial oversight
· Ensure legal and ethical integrity and maintain accountability
· Recruit & orient new board members, and assess board performance
· Enhance the organization’s public standing with various communities
· Support the Executive Director and assess her performance

How do you see yourself contributing to these tasks? What skills, connections, experience, resources, and/or expertise do you have that would help you with this? (max 500 characters)

Which strategies from FVC’s 3 year strategic plan do you feel are most important or urgent? Which do you feel are least important or urgent? Please explain your answers with as much detail as possible. (max 500 characters)

If applicable, please describe your experience in meeting facilitation, team-building, and/or conflict resolution. Please explain where and when you gained this experience (max 500 characters).

If applicable, please describe your experience with public speaking and/or media relations, including where and when you gained this experience (max 500 characters).

As members of FVC’s board are spread across the country, all of our work is done collaboratively online using Google Shared Drive, Google Docs, Google Calendar, and Zoom. Do you have experience with these tools?

Yes.

Can you commit to spending 10-20 hours per month on Board duties: preparing for and participating actively in monthly Board meetings (1.5 hours each, held weekday evenings or weekends), attending committee meetings, and working in shared Google documents?

Yes.

Do you commit to informing yourself about Fair Vote Canada’s policies and positions using the package that will be provided to all candidates? Estimated time: approximately 4 hours.

Yes.

Fair Vote Canada seeks to ensure the diversity of Canada is represented on our Board, so we are asking members of equity-deserving groups if they wish to self identify. Please indicate if you wish to self-identify as one of the following groups. (Note: If you wish to keep the group that you self-identify with private to the Board only, please send an email with this information to [email protected] and it will not be posted publicly).

Municipality and province of residence

Do you understand what proportional representation is and commit to supporting the purposes of Fair Vote Canada (FVC)?

Yes.

Please summarize your reason(s) for seeking election to FVC’s national Board (max 800 characters).

I am seeking election to FVC’s national board because I support the demands and strategy of FVC. I have considerable experience in administration, law, and grassroots organizing and I think my skills and energy would be an asset to FVC. My thoughts mirror author D Moscrop when he said “I feel abandoned by governments at every level. And I have a feeling millions of others throughout the country feel the same way. When that happens, some people turn to charlatans for answers. Out of desperation, they’ll listen to anyone who is selling a promise for something better. That way lies dangerous stuff.” There is a void when voters no longer trust their institutions and I believe it is up to FVC to fill that space with our positive and clear demands for citizen led democratic renewal.

Please list past contributions to FVC, including any activities with FVC chapters, FVC working groups, and the FVC Board (max 300 characters)

FVC’s Board is a governance board tasked with oversight of the organization. The basic roles and responsibilities of the board are:

· High-level strategic planning
· Provide proper financial oversight
· Ensure legal and ethical integrity and maintain accountability
· Recruit & orient new board members, and assess board performance
· Enhance the organization’s public standing with various communities
· Support the Executive Director and assess her performance

How do you see yourself contributing to these tasks? What skills, connections, experience, resources, and/or expertise do you have that would help you with this? (max 500 characters)

Which strategies from FVC’s 3 year strategic plan do you feel are most important or urgent? Which do you feel are least important or urgent? Please explain your answers with as much detail as possible. (max 500 characters)

If applicable, please describe your experience in meeting facilitation, team-building, and/or conflict resolution. Please explain where and when you gained this experience (max 500 characters).

If applicable, please describe your experience with public speaking and/or media relations, including where and when you gained this experience (max 500 characters).

As members of FVC’s board are spread across the country, all of our work is done collaboratively online using Google Shared Drive, Google Docs, Google Calendar, and Zoom. Do you have experience with these tools?

Yes.

Can you commit to spending 10-20 hours per month on Board duties: preparing for and participating actively in monthly Board meetings (1.5 hours each, held weekday evenings or weekends), attending committee meetings, and working in shared Google documents?

Yes.

Do you commit to informing yourself about Fair Vote Canada’s policies and positions using the package that will be provided to all candidates? Estimated time: approximately 4 hours.

Yes.

Fair Vote Canada seeks to ensure the diversity of Canada is represented on our Board, so we are asking members of equity-deserving groups if they wish to self identify. Please indicate if you wish to self-identify as one of the following groups. (Note: If you wish to keep the group that you self-identify with private to the Board only, please send an email with this information to [email protected] and it will not be posted publicly).

Municipality and province of residence

Do you understand what proportional representation is and commit to supporting the purposes of Fair Vote Canada (FVC)?

Yes.

Please summarize your reason(s) for seeking election to FVC’s national Board (max 800 characters).

Please list past contributions to FVC, including any activities with FVC chapters, FVC working groups, and the FVC Board (max 300 characters)

FVC’s Board is a governance board tasked with oversight of the organization. The basic roles and responsibilities of the board are:

· High-level strategic planning
· Provide proper financial oversight
· Ensure legal and ethical integrity and maintain accountability
· Recruit & orient new board members, and assess board performance
· Enhance the organization’s public standing with various communities
· Support the Executive Director and assess her performance

How do you see yourself contributing to these tasks? What skills, connections, experience, resources, and/or expertise do you have that would help you with this? (max 500 characters)

Which strategies from FVC’s 3 year strategic plan do you feel are most important or urgent? Which do you feel are least important or urgent? Please explain your answers with as much detail as possible. (max 500 characters)

I think growing our supporter base is the most important. Less concrete, but the more people understand and believe in the cause – MP, citizens, soon to be citizens, young soon to be voters, the more the momentum builds. A lot of the other options are acute and precise. We should back them, no question, but over a mid term horizon, they may drop in importance (example PL 39 in Que.). Overall I like the plan and look forward to discussing new targeted goals.

If applicable, please describe your experience in meeting facilitation, team-building, and/or conflict resolution. Please explain where and when you gained this experience (max 500 characters).

If applicable, please describe your experience with public speaking and/or media relations, including where and when you gained this experience (max 500 characters).

As members of FVC’s board are spread across the country, all of our work is done collaboratively online using Google Shared Drive, Google Docs, Google Calendar, and Zoom. Do you have experience with these tools?

Yes.

Can you commit to spending 10-20 hours per month on Board duties: preparing for and participating actively in monthly Board meetings (1.5 hours each, held weekday evenings or weekends), attending committee meetings, and working in shared Google documents?

Yes.

Do you commit to informing yourself about Fair Vote Canada’s policies and positions using the package that will be provided to all candidates? Estimated time: approximately 4 hours.

Yes.

Fair Vote Canada seeks to ensure the diversity of Canada is represented on our Board, so we are asking members of equity-deserving groups if they wish to self identify. Please indicate if you wish to self-identify as one of the following groups. (Note: If you wish to keep the group that you self-identify with private to the Board only, please send an email with this information to [email protected] and it will not be posted publicly).