Caucus Meeting June 10 2012

Purpose

First Priority

• Collect input on 5 Staples for the Platform Re-write

Secondary Priorities

• Share a summary of the Campaign Plan
• Solicit feedback on the Campaign Plan
• Solicit Volunteers
  • for participation in the re-write via the wiki
  • for relevant parts of the campaign plan

If Time Permits

• Wiki Tutorial

Date and Location

June 10, 2012 10:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Eastern Sense Restaurant, 200 Marycroft Ave., Woodbridge.

http://www.ontariolibertarian.ca/content/caucus-meeting-june-10-2012

Agenda

Introduction (10:45 AM)

1. Welcome (Allen) (3 min)
2. State of the Union (Allen) (3 min)
3. Highlight the executive (Allen) (3 min)
4. Introduce the Campaign Committee (Allen) (1 min)
5. Motivational Speech (Paolo) (5-10min)
6. Review Agenda (Jeff) 2min

Current Campaign Plan (11:00 AM)

1. Review of Campaign Plan (Jeff)
   1. Phased Approach
   2. Schedule
   3. Results Centric
   4. General Overview
   5. Questions/Comments
2. Explain Activities for After Lunch (Jeff)
   1. EDUCATION
   2. HEALTHCARE
   3. JOBS
   4. TAXES
   5. ENERGY

Campaign Platform Break-Out Sessions (1:15)

1. Repeat Instructions, Get out the Whip (Jeff & Paolo)
2. Session #1 (20 to 30 min)
3. 10 min break

(Repeat 5 times)

Training (1h - 3h) (Most Topics TBD)

Techniques of Persuasion?

1. Foreign Policy (Federal)
   1. Protectionism is not Libertarianism
2. Critical Economics (TBD - based on RSVP list)
   1. Any tax is a bad tax
3. Hard Questions (TBD - based on RSVP list)
   1. What about the poor?
   2. Minimum Wage
   3. Sexuality & People’s Choices, Abortion
   4. Drugs
   5. Negative Externalities
4. Conspiracies (TBD - based on RSVP list)
   1. Not the time, nor place: Focus on Freedom
5. Recruiting volunteers and donors
6. Getting on the Ballot & Paper Work
7. All Candidate Meetings
8. Media Interviews
9. Canvassing
10. Always Be Positive
11. Debating?
12. All Candidate Meetings
13. Public Speaking to a room full of:
    1. Kids
    2. Low to Median Income Adults
    3. High Income Adults
    4. Retired

Wiki Tutorial (1h)

Jeff (Protagonist) & Allen (Antagonist)