ottawa taxpayer advocacy group

Upcoming Events

• Taxpayer Cocktail for 2010 Elections

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

  Speakers include:  Pierre Poilievre M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and to the Intergovernmental Affairs Minister. He will not address municipal issues, but will discuss tax reduction and spending restraint policies of the federal government.

  MC:  Nick Vandergragt, CFRA Radio Host

  Guests include:  Lisa MacLeod, MPP, City of Ottawa Councillors Marianne Wilkinson and Doug Thompson, and 10 2010 electoral municipal candidates

  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 an information table and circulate their platform. The theme for this social is an introduction to the 2010 municipal election. To register, kindly send a cheque to Ottawa Taxpayer Advocacy Group, PO Box 93, 2808 Dunrobin Road, Ottawa, ON K0A 3M0 or pay online at www.ottawataxpayer.com you will receive confirmation by email.

  Agenda

  3:00		Opening by MC, Nick Vandergragt, CFRA Radio Host
  3:10 -3:40		speeches by candidates for various wards and for the mayoral position, on their background and their top platform issue
  3:40		Keynote by Pierre Poilievre M.P., Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and to the Intergovernmental Affairs Minister.
  4:00 - 5:00		Cocktail & Networking with various candidates, members and other attendees

• 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.

Past Events

• Zero Means Zero; Is it possible?:  Ottawa TAG Debates Councillor Alex Cullen
   
  September 15th, 2009, from 7 to-9 pm
  Champlain Room, Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 1J1
   
  Kindly attend please invite others so they can hear the facts and make a judgement about the past and current anti zero means zero actions of Council.

  We shall also be presenting a clear step by step process on how to achieve zero by reducing the wage costs of delivering deep core services, non core services and support services.
  
  The debaters from Ottawa TAG are Ade Olumide and Bill O'Malley; Councillor Cullen will also have a second person. This is not a debate about personalities or style, this is an opportunity to inform the public about the spending record of Council and the impact to the average household. The property taxes for some people now exceed their mortgage payments, and the spending growth is likely to double taxes in 10 years.
  
  Our goal is to ensure that the 100,000 plus people that voted for zero means zero know that it is possible and exactly how it can be achieved. To this end we need your help to spread the word and we need the media to cover the facts that will be presented at the debate.

   

• PLANNING & FUNDRAISING MEETING
   
  Friday, May 8th, 2009 at 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
   
  5:30 – 5:40 p.m.  Opening Joseph Ben-Ami:  Discuss the mandate of the New Audit & Finance Committee and OTAG moving forward?
   
  5:30 – 5:50 p.m. Merits of Board of Controls verses Executive Committees.  Gary Guzzo
   
  5:50 – 6:00 p.m. Getting our message out to our fellow citizens and the city. Jack MacLaren
   
  6:10 – 7:00 p.m.  Planning Session

• Zero Means Zero Conference
  Thursday, February 5, 2009 from 6:30  to 8:30 pm at Lansdowne Park,1015 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON, K1S 3W7
   
  Speakers include MP Pierre Poilievre, MPP Randy Hillier, Nick Vandergragt 580 CFRA host of Nick at Night,Ade Olumide President Ottawa Taxpayer Advocacy Group.