Resolutions passed at a Provincial Conference/AGM or National AGM/Convention often contain directives to urge the provincial or federal governments and/or specific ministries to take action. These directives, outlined in the approved Therefore Be It Resolved statements, are consolidated into a written brief for submission to government ministries and leaders of opposition parties. A copy of the brief is circulated to Club Presidents for use at the local or provincial level, e.g., issuing press releases or arranging meetings with community-based MPPs or MPs.
Opportunities to meet with ministries affected by the resolutions in the brief are requested or granted. These meetings strengthen relationships with decision-makers and reinforce why our resolutions should be implemented. Reports of these meetings and correspondence are shared with members via email, routine mailings, annual reports, and the website.
Briefs to Government
BPW Canada members presenting Brief to Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson: Elsie Gregory MacGill, Nazla Dane (circa 1966)
February 1967 Brief to Government: Isabel Menzies, Nazla Dane and Charlotte I. VanDine with Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson
1970 Brief to Government: Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, Margaret Ashdown, Charlotte I. VanDine, Janet Follett