Minutes Windsor 2009.07.16

WINDSOR Minutes July 14, 2009.

PIRATE PARTY OF CANADA

Members present: shadowjester, nebajoth, OceanKing.

Intermediate Goals:

 * Advocating for more use of free, open-source software solutions within public and private sphere
 * Advocating for national networking technology

Long-term Goals:

 * Consider expanding platform to be larger in scope
 * Education
 * Foreign policy
 * Internal policy
 * Economic regulation, stimulus, and growth
 * More Exposure

What is the Pirate Party of Canada about?
We suggest further discussion on:
 * Should the Pirate Party consider taking a stance on foreign affairs?
 * If so, what do we care about?
 * Will we be fighting an uphill battle with both the single/few issue stance, and the name?
 * Should we change the name?
 * Does Canada really need a Pirate Party?
 * Should we advocate for the elimination of copyright, or just limiting copyright?
 * Is it moral to pirate?
 * Is there a lacking in level of professionalism within the party?
 * Will we attract members with a greater lapse in level of professionalism in the future?
 * Should we have a code of professional conduct?

The next meeting

 * To be determined, but it will be next week