CAS hides membership

March 17, 2001 permalink

Under the Corporations Act, corporations are required to provide a membership list to members who pledge to use them only for the purposes mentioned in the Act. Dufferin VOCA has in the past relied on the Dufferin CAS membership list to get its message to all of the members. In a place where the media refuse to accept our advertising, it is the only way. The following memo on Dufferin CAS letterhead accompanied the membership renewal forms postmarked March 14, 2001. Influencing the votes of members is a legitimate use of a membership list, a use that requires communication. CAS is endeavoring to thwart the Act by keeping the true addresses secret.

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MEMO

Date: March 5, 2001

To: All Members of the Children's Aid Society of the County of Dufferin

From: Irene Beazley, Senior Administrative Assistant, on behalf of the Secretary Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the Children's Aid Society of the county of Dufferin

RE: Membership Address and Communication Address

The membership renewal form enclosed provides members with the choice of providing a membership address and/or communication address. The membership address is public information and will be available to anyone who requests a list of our members' names and addresses. The communication address may be completed if you have a separate address to be used for communication purposes only. This address will not be made public.

If you provide only one address it will be treated as being used for both membership and communication addresses.

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(end of memo)