September 1, 2002

Volume 1, Issue 3

Newsletter Topics:

1. PGIB WAS SUCCESSFUL IN IT'S DEFEAT OF RESOLUTION 9
2. NEW POLL PROVES THE VALIDITY OF 2CARDS.CA CAMPAIGN OF A UNITED RIGHT
3. HOSPITALITY SUITE ATTENDED BY OVER HALF OF TORY DELEGATES
4. GET PAID FOR REFERRING PEOPLE TO PGIB

PGIB WAS SUCCESSFUL IN IT'S DEFEAT OF RESOLUTION 9

(Edmonton) Those that promised a vicious fight and the passage of Resolution 9 (the banning of dual memberships) within the federal Progressive Conservative Party were left defeated on Saturday, August 24, 2002. After the votes were announced PGIB members leapt emotionally to their feet with shouts of victory and exchanged hugs like they just won the Stanley Cup. Victory never tasted so sweet!

Unlike, the bleak picture the media painted about the end of talks and the death of a united right, there was victory on the convention two weekends ago in Edmonton. The media in our mind did a great disservice to Canadians by not discussing the positives of our united right efforts. Their desire for negatives was alarming. Their lack of balance was quite typical.

By the defeat of Resolution 9 on the convention floor it not only allowed the PGIB www.2cards.ca campaign to continue, but, it also allowed the right to be brought together through dual memberships. Simply put the majority of Conservatives and the majority Alliance members whom overwhelmingly support a merger, can bring that about by joining each others party.

This last Progressive Conservative convention is clear evidence that the www.2cards.ca campaign is working. Policies such as an elected Senate, Citizens Initiatives, elected Supreme Court Judges, Citizens Commissions, Free Votes, Fixed Terms, Fixed Elections etc... were on the federal Progressive Conservative convention floor for the first time!

Some of these policies failed and some like Elected Supreme Court judges, Free Votes and an elected Senate passed. These are three major policies of the PGIB. Although the elected Judges will be elected by Parliament and the Senate will be elected by region these are major steps in the right direction.

These policies made it to the floor primarily because of PGIB members and / or members of the Progressive Conservatives that also hold Canadian Alliance cards.

However, although PGIB members worked the convention floor like a well orchestrated play, two members in particular require special mention. Neil Wiltzen and Don Verbeke deserve many words of thanks.

Firstly, Neil Wiltzen proved once again his loyalty to PGIB and how he is a major asset to promoting PGIB's agenda. Mr. Wiltzen who has served on PGIB's Executive Council for over 4 years insured that you could not enter the convention or leave it without getting a PGIB policy brochure and an invitation to the Hospitality Suite.

Don Verbeke helped out by stamping the PGIB logo on DOMO gas coupons that we gave to the delegates. Mr. Verbeke a long time Edmonton PGIB member also was there by PGIB President Craig B. Chandler's side to encourage him during some of the emotional debates, especially during the debate of the 301 rule and Resolution 9. Former MP John Crosbie and Mr. Chandler exchanged a few choice words and it was good to have Mr. Verbeke present as a calming factor for Mr. Chandler. If you are familiar with the personalities of Mr. Crosbie and Mr. Chandler you can just imagine what could have occurred when they sat across the aisle from each other.

Our efforts are paying off and our national campaign continues in Alberta for September, Ontario in October and British Columbia in November.

NEW POLL PROVES THE VALIDITY OF 2CARDS.CA CAMPAIGN OF A UNITED RIGHT

A poll, conducted between Aug. 13 and Aug. 22, 2002 conducted by The Ipsos-Reid/CTV/Globe and Mail clearly indicates a united-right party would keep the support of most Tories and Canadian Alliance members while picking up additional backing from disgruntled Liberal and even NDP voters.

The poll was based on a randomly selected sample of 1,971 adult Canadians. The results are considered accurate to within plus or minus 2.2 percentage points, 19 times out of 20

It seems that the grassroots of the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance want exactly what PGIB has been pushing with our www.2cards.ca Project. This poll confirms our comment of: "...the conservative movement if unified is just striking distance from grasping the popular vote. We believe that if there is a sincere united and concerted effort Canadians will embrace the conservative movement" as mentioned at http://www.2cards.ca/pages/english/content/oneVision.htm shows we are and always have been on the right track.

The poll indicates that a significant number of Canadians, 44 per cent, say if the Progressive Conservatives and Canadian Alliance parties merged they would consider voting for them in a federal election, according to a new poll.
Such a party would be further ahead in support than either the Conservatives or the Alliance separately.

Eight in ten (78 per cent) current Progressive Conservative supporters and nine in ten (87 per cent) current supporters of the Canadian Alliance say they would consider voting for a united party -- so would 27 per cent of committed Liberal voters and 26 per cent of committed NDP voters, according to the poll..

Details: Residents of Alberta (68 per cent) are the most likely to consider voting for a united party, followed by about half of voters in British Columbia (53 per cent), Saskatchewan/Manitoba (51 per cent), and Atlantic Canada (47 per cent).

Lower proportions of voters in Ontario (43 per cent) and Quebec (28 per cent) say they would consider a united Conservative-Alliance party.

Older voters (48 per cent) are more likely to consider a united-right party, than younger voters (41 per cent).

Men (46 per cent) are more likely to consider voting for such a party, than women (41 per cent).

Source: Ipsos-Reid

HOSPITALITY SUITE ATTENDED BY OVER HALF OF TORY DELEGATES

$5,000 that is the amount that we spent entertaining Progressive Conservative delegates from across Canada. Food, 587 beers, Hotel costs, dinners and bussing PGIB members to Edmonton was the cost of getting our message across.

The PGIB www.2cards.ca hospitality suite was visited by 143 people on Friday, August 23, 2002 and every delegate that arrived enjoyed great beer and was convinced to support us in our effort to defeat Resolution 9. On Friday we were in competition with 13 other Hospitality Suites and saw a rush of people at about 12:30 am.

On Saturday, August 24, 2002 the PGIB Suite was the place to be with an average of 40-50 people their at any given time and the total head count was 267. The party spilled into the hallway of the hotel and there were no complaints as the crowd remained well behaved and focused on sincere dialogue.

The Young Conservatives ranked the Keith Marlowe Suite and the PGIB Suite the "Most Happening" Suites of the 2002 Federal Progressive Conservative Convention. The evening ended off with Craig B. Chandler (PGIB National President), Neil Wiltzen (Western Canada 2cards.ca Chairman), Truper McBride (Cochrane Town Council Member) a Liberal member and an NDP member that snuck into the Hospitality Suite. The one thing we all agreed on was that the Liberal was out of his bloody mind. It was odd to see our President and an NDP supporter tag teaming the Liberal.

The party shut down at 4:30 a.m. and 7 members joined PGIB with over 25 others highly likely to join PGIB as corporate or individual members. We even have interest in opening up a chapter of the PGIB Young Conservative Foundation (PGIBYCF) at the University of Saskatchewan.

A special thanks goes to Don Verbeke and Neil Wiltzen for their efforts not only on the convention floor, but in their help with the Hospitality Suite that attracted over half of the Tory delegates.

PGIB made it's mark on the convention floor with policies and it's defeat of Resolution 9 and got into the minds of the delegates through sincere debate. PGIB made it into the hearts of the delegates with the hospitality suite and through our Edmonton office fielding calls from everything from where to shop and where good restaurants were located.

PGIB attended the 2002 Federal Progressive Conservative Convention to defeat Resolution 9. PGIB walked away from that convention with a victory under it's belt and plenty of new friends with a common vision of a united right.

GET PAID FOR REFERRING PEOPLE TO PGIB

Could you use some extra money? Well all you have to do is forward our information out to everyone you know and ask them to take a look at www.2cards.ca If they join PGIB at $85.60 through the 2cards.ca Project we will pay you, whether you are a member or not $25 per member that joins as a result of your recommendation.

How Will We Know Who You Recommend? Ask all of those people who you recommend to mention your full contact information in the comment section http://2cards.ca/pages/English/content/joinUs.htm

(Please Note: Finders Fees are a one time occurrence per recommended member. Moneys must be received from the recommended member and have cleared the 2cards.ca bank account before a finder's fee cheque will be issued. No member can receive a discount on ones own membership).

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