November 15 2025 Convention

Attendees

Executive Committee	Members	New Non-Voting and Non-Members	Speakers
Scott Marshall, Interim Leader (Zoom) Michelle Lashbrook, Chairman Neal Donnelly, Treasurer Coreen Corcoran, Secretary Sean Conroy, Campaign Manager Jim McIntosh, Recording Secretary Joseph Nunno, Member at Large Nunzio Venuto, Member at Large	Christie Ferguson Jean-Serge Brisson James Schulz Garth Tucker (Zoom) Thomas Brown (Zoom) Justin Leroux (Zoom) Jay Miller (Zoom)	Tony Millar Ken Byma George Brown (Zoom) Austin Venedam (Zoom	N/A

Michelle volunteered to take minutes for this meeting.

9:00-10:00 a.m. - Registration and Continental Breakfast

Omelette wraps were provided.

9:00 - 10:00 Welcome and Reports of Officer

Treasurer - Neal Donnelly

Financial summary for 2024 Vs. 2025

Category	2022	2023	Difference
INCOME
By-Election Income	0.00	1,030.16	1030.16
Election Income	4261.51	0.00	-4261.51
Contributions	7020.64	7,015.27	-5.37
Interest Income	8.55	24.57	16.02
Other Income	0.00	50.00	50.00
Transfers Received (Sch 5)	424.65	0.00	-424.65
TOTAL INCOME	11715.35	8,120.00	-3595.35
EXPENSES
Adjustments to Surplus	-285.73	-20.42	-265.31
Bank Charges	265.84	204.89	60.95
By-Election Expenses
By-Election Expenses:Travel	0.00	1,030.16	-1030.16
TOTAL By-Election Expenses	0.00	1,030.16	-1030.16
Election Campaign Expenses
Campaign:Advertising	84.74	0.00	84.74
Campaign:Bank Charges	56.43	0.00	56.43
Campaign:Telephone	1710.31	0.00	1710.31
Campaign:Xfr Paid	3371.85	0.00	3371.85
TOTAL Election Campaign Expenses	5223.33	0.00	5223.33
Furniture & Equipment	91.14	165.43	-74.29
Insurance & Utilities	1074.60	1,074.60	0.00
Interest Charged	0.00	1.82	-1.82
Meetings Hosted	1017.00	1,084.21	-67.21
Office & Equipment Rental	180.80	180.80	0.00
Office Supplies	340.99	-35.24	376.23
Professional Fees	240.00	1,142.92	-902.92
Telephone	45.73	231.61	-185.88
Travel Expenses	82.55	0.00	82.55
Web and Internet	310.67	757.50	-446.83
TOTAL EXPENSES	8586.92	5,818.28	2768.64
SURPLUS	3128.43	2,301.72	-826.71

Financial summary for January - November 22, 2023 Vs. 2022

Category	2023-11-22	2024-11-22	Difference
INCOME
By-Election Goods & Services	1030.16	0.00	-1030.16
Contributions	4545.27	4359.39	-185.88
Interest Income	20.16	17.76	-2.40
Other Income	50.00	0.00	-50.00
Transfers Received (Sch 5)	0.00	633.24	633.24
TOTAL INCOME	5645.59	5010.39	-635.20
Expenses
Bank Charges	174.15	131.41	42.74
By-Election Expenses
By-Election Expenses:Travel	1030.16	0.00	1030.16
TOTAL By-Election Expenses	1030.16	0.00	1030.16
Furniture & Equipment	-50.00	0.00	-50.00
Insurance & Utilities	1074.60	1080.00	-5.40
Interest Charged	1.82	11.05	-9.23
Meetings Hosted	1084.21	291.77	792.44
Office & Equipment Rental	180.80	67.80	113.00
Office Supplies	-35.24	0.00	-35.24
Professional Fees	1142.92	0.00	1142.92
Telephone	207.33	326.01	-118.68
Web and Internet	634.72	145.74	488.98
TOTAL Expenses	5445.47	2053.78	3391.69
OVERALL TOTAL	200.12	2956.61	2756.49

Donations by Month

The numbers below include In-Kind donations and Campaign donations

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	June	July	Aug	Sept	Total
2023	50	1,045	1045	104	260	770	250	685	710	3,924
2022	465	567	1,938	1,468	4,939	400	928	235	550	11,874

10:15-11:15 am

Future of the Ontario Libertarian Party

• What does Libertarianism mean to us?
• 5-Year Plan - Strategy to Get There
• Value Proposition for Becoming a Member

12:00-12:45 pm - Lunch

Provided by Ego Cafe, a local business.

12:45-2:00 pm - Party Documentation Discussion

Sean Conroy prepared updates to the following party documentation:

• Ethics Committee
• Caucus Discussion

2:00-2:15 pm - Break

Cookies

2:15-3:00 pm - Nominations and Elections

Leader

Nominator	Nominee	Votes
	NOTA	0
	Total

Deputy Leader

Nominator	Nominee	Votes
	NOTA
	Total

The position will be left empty.

Chair

Nominator	Nominee	Votes
Coreen Corcoran	Michelle Lashbrook	16
	NOTA	0
	Total	16

Vice Chair

Nominator	Nominee	Votes
Jim McIntosh	Joel Eckert	15
	NOTA	1
	Total	16

Secretary

Nominator	Nominee	Votes
Scott Marshall	Coreen Corcoran	15
	NOTA	1
	Total	16

Recording Secretary

Nominator	Nominee	Votes
Gene Balfour	Jim McIntosh	15
	NOTA	1
	Total	16

Campaign Director

Nominator	Nominee	Votes
Gene Balfour	Scott Marshall	15
	NOTA	1
	Total	16

Treasurer

Jim McIntosh served as Treasurer until 2017. He retired at the 2017 and another two times. Jim agreed to take over as Treasurer. He was dragged back into the position in April 2021 when the Leader, Keith Komar, resigned. The Executive Committee never made a Motion to appoint him as Treasurer, and has not been elected at an AGM or Convention since before 2017. And he is resigning again,

Jim will train anyone who is willing to add the function of Treasurer to their Resume.

Neal Donnelly, a renewed Member of the Party has agreed to stand for the position.

Nominator	Nominee	Votes
Mark Snow	Neal Donnelly	15
	NOTA	1
	Total	16

Members at Large

Two to be elected for a 1-year term.

Nominator	Nominee	Votes
Gene Balfour	Nunzio Venuto	15
Jim McIntosh	Joseph Nunno	15
	NOTA	2
	Total	32

Ethics Committee

Two new Members are normally added to the Ethics Committee for a 1-year term each year to maintain a committee of 6. Only 3 Members of the current committee have served for less than 6 years, (Mark Dixon, Gene Balfour, and James Jolley). Since James Jolley has been elected to the Executive Committee he is no longer eligible to serve on the Ethics Committee. Four additional members are required.

Jim McIntosh confirmed by phone that Jean-Serge Brisson and Paul Herriot have agreed to run for the Ethics Committee.

Nominator	Nominee	Votes
	Dean O'Reilly	15
	NOTA	1
	Total	16

3:00-4:00 pm—Amendments to Constitution and Bylaws, Other Business

Destroy Ballots

MOVED BY Jean-Serge Brisson, SECONDED BY Jim McIntosh [ that all ballots cast during this Convention be destroyed 30 days following distribution of the Minutes for this Convention to all attendees. ] 16 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstained. Carried

4:00 - Adjournment

MOVED BY Mark Snow, SECONDED BY Jim McIntosh [ this meeting be adjourned. ] 16 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstained. Carried

The meeting was adjourned at 4:30 PM