[fvc-wat-disc] Surplus not spent

[Bob Jonkman]

I'm in favour of research! It's money well spent.

-- Bob.


>>> 12 Oct 2007  Brian Tanguay <fvc-wat-disc at listserv.thinkers.org>  
>>>

> Hi all,
> 
> Regarding leftover money: Anthony Piscitelli of LSPIRG phoned me this
> afternoon to ask whether we would be interested in (or able to)
> co-sponsoring a student to conduct a research project on the
> referendum. We mulled some ideas over and one that came to mind was to
> try to determine if the pro-MMP vote was higher in polls that were
> canvassed (or had literature drops) in this region than in those that
> had no contact. There should be some interesting ways of trying to
> test this, and Anthony thought that the project might cost around
> $1000 in total, to be shared by LSPIRG and us. It could lead to a
> publication or two for the student doing the research, which would be
> excellent for anyone planning on applying eventually to grad school.
> 
> So, do you think we would have maybe $400 to devote to this project?
> Should we do something like this? I would vote yes, but then I'm an
> academic ...
> 
> Anthony promised to send me some more information about this idea, and
> I'll forward it if you think it's something worth pursuing.
> 
> Brian
> 
> 
> 
> >>> kevedsmith at gmail.com 12/10/2007 1:05:02 pm >>>
> Hi folks:
> 
> Bronwen (our CFO) has informed me that provincial didn't spend our
> surplus, aside from the $1350 they spent on radio ads.  Indeed, they
> had a surplus of their own.
> 
> I would encourage everyone who's put a lot into this campaign to fill
> up their gas tank, and keep the receipt for possible reimbursement.
> 
> Cambridge had an unexpected surplus which they're spending on
> thank-you ads.  Did we want to do something similar?
> 
> Kevin.
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