One of the requirements of an EDA is to hold a Policy Discussion Meeting at least once in the two (2) year period between National Conventions.
The next National Convention will be January 29-31, 2026 in Calgary.
The purpose of the EDA meeting is to offer the opportunity to our members to put forth suggestions for Policies and Constitutional Amendments.
Allow me to give you a little back ground information:
- Our EDA elects a Policy Chair at their AGM and the Committee are Board Members who have an interest in Policy and Constitution
- In early 2025, we had a venue booked, date set for this meeting when asked by the Party to put Policy discussions aside till after the Federal Election
- On July 3, 2025 EDA’s received the Policy Declaration (Rules) and the Guidelines for the Constitutional Amendments
- Thursday November 17, 2026 is the last day for submissions, this is for both policy and constitution
- There is a very definite format for submitting policies and constitutional changes, for example a policy may only have 50 words and the rational 100 words, each must be voted on and passed at the local EDA plus there must be two (2) other EDA’s sponsor the policy.
With this Information, we, the Committee felt that we did not have the time to properly organize an in person meeting.
As a result, we ask for your understanding and hope you will take part in a Zoom Meeting.
Results of this zoom meeting will indicate further action.
ZOOM Meeting
August 27, 2025 from 7 -9 p.m.
Anyone that RSVPs and is a member will receive a meeting link a couple of weeks ahead and a reminder a couple days before.
Please RSVP ( below) and put this on your calendar and join us
Information on Policies and Constitution
The Committee has a couple policies close to being ready to put on the policy lab and are working on three (3) constitutional amendments. You will hear about them at the meeting.
The website IDEAS LAB will take you to a page
CONSTITUIONS POLICY DOCUMENTS LOG IN
Go to Documents then to Policy or Constitution and you will find all the changes made at the last Convention.
This will give you the Main Topics and the format.
There were a number of policies brought to the floor at the last convention that did not pass as there is a limit to the number passed and maybe the policy just needed a little more work on the wording.
An example would be;
Under Economy and Environment – Transports
The Conservative Party supports the capacity expansion of existing rail-based transportation infrastructure across Canada in order to secure tidewater port access and increase international market access for Canadian manufacturing, processing, agriculture, and natural resource exports.
Keep in mind every Policy must have very good rational to back up the policy.
These are the types of things we hope you will bring forward at the zoom meeting on August 27th.
Please forward ideas or concerns to me before the meeting, if you wish or bring them to the zoom meeting.
Glenna Smith, Policy Chair
The Policy Committee
Terry Martin, Nicholas Gaudet, Phil O’Dell, Kyle Coffey, John Lamberink