Taxpayer Advocacy Group Beginning a Full-Court Press on Ottawa City Councillors?

A kind soul forwarded this email to me this morning:

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Subject: Taxpayer Cocktail for the 2010 Elections, could you please register this week?

March 10, 2010

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The purpose of this event is to give members and the community who support a reduction in spending at City Hall an opportunity to interact with declared and undeclared candidates in a social atmosphere.

We would like to ensure that the main issue for the 2010 elections is how to reduce spending on compensation, non essential services and administration costs for essential services. Some options include running adverts to inform taxpayers where some candidates stand on specific spending reduction recommendations that will be identified through the summit June.

Taxpayer Cocktail for 2010 Elections
Sunday April 25, 3pm–5pm
Hungarian House,
43 Capital Drive, Nepean
Cost: $20 per person

In an effort to better acquaint ourselves with the values of candidates and acquaint them with our values, we are organizing a Taxpayer Cocktail. It is an opportunity for our members and others in the community to meet one on one with declared candidates, undeclared candidates and current Councillors in an informal social atmosphere. It will also be an opportunity for candidates to have a volunteer recruitment table and circulate their platform. The theme for this social is an introduction to the 2010 municipal election.

To register, kindly send your contact information, email address and a cheque to Ottawa Taxpayer Advocacy Group, PO Box 93, 2808 Dunrobin Road, Ottawa, ON K0A 3M0 You will receive confirmation by email or mail. Residents of all wards are welcome! especially underrepresented wards.

Please see enclosed ward distribution profile for our membership:
Ward 15 Kitchissippi Christine Leadman 10%
Ward 20 Osgoode Doug Thompson 10%
Ward 13 Rideau-Rockcliffe Jacques Legendre 9%
Ward 23 Kanata South Peggy Feltmate 7%
Ward 3 Barrhaven Jan Harder 6%
Ward 8 College Rick Chiarelli 6%
Ward 11 Beacon Hill-Cyrville Michel Bellemare 6%
Ward 17 Capital Clive Doucet 5%
Ward 7 Bay Alex Cullen 5%
Ward 10 Gloucester Diane Deans 4%
Ward 9 Knoxdale-Merivale Gord Hunter 4%
Ward 1 Orléans Bob Monette 4%
Ward 22 Gloucester-South Nepean Steve Desroches 4%
Ward 16 River Maria McRae 3%
Ward 21 Rideau-Goulbourn Glenn Brooks 3%
Ward 18 Alta Vista Peter Hume 3%
Ward 14 Somerset Diane Holmes 2%
Ward 5 West Carleton Eli El-Chantiry 2%
Ward 4 Kanata North Marianne Wilkinson 1%
Ward 12 Rideau-Vanier Georges Bédard 1%
Ward 19 Cumberland Rob Jellett 1%
Ward 2 Innes Rainer Bloess 1%
Ward 6 Stittsville-Kanata West Shad Qadri 1%

Sincerely, Ottawa Taxpayer Advocacy Group, 613 822 7697 fax, RPO 31054- 100 Bayshore Drive, Ottawa, ON, K2B 8S8

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