Ulkosuomalaisparlamentti

Minutes of the Canadian Regional Meeting - FEP
Held at Suomi-Seura Ry, Mariankatu 8, 00171 Helsinki
Thursday, June 15, 2017 at 8 am

Present: Carol Cameletti, Leila Carnegie, Irina Ilmokari, Tuula Kivinen, Jimmy Krats, Outi McEachern, Juha Mynttinen, Tapani Nousiainen, Heikki Pervilä, Seppo Peuhkurinen, Eila Saari, Niilo Saari, Ulla Saarnio, Pirjo Tastula and Riitta-Liisa White.

See attachments for participants’ organizational affiliation and voting rights.
Regrets: Veli Niinimaa (Chairman, FEP, Canada Region), Maarit Koivunen (Vice-Chairman, FEP, Canada Region) and Petteri Mökkönen

1. The Meeting was called to order at 8.00 am by Niilo Saari who acted as the meeting chairman in the absence of Veli Niinimaa. Niilo Saari welcomed all participants and conveyed the regrets received from Veli Niinimaa and Maarit Koivunen. Niilo also acknowledged the meeting package that everybody had received.

2. Irina Ilmokari was appointed as the meeting secretary.

3. The agenda was approved as presented and a quorum for the meeting was declared.

4. A roundtable of introduction of participants took place.

5. Participants’ representation in the various sub-committee works was reviewed and Seppo Peuhkurinen expressed his desire to attend the Citizenship Committee. All other representations remained as previously selected.

6. Discussion and review of the initiatives received by the meeting participants as prepared the Finnish Expatriate Parliament Secretariat (Suomi-Seura). Seppo Peuhkurinen inquired if more government funding can be received and noted that since Sault Ste Marie (2017) and Vancouver (2018) cancelled as potential sites for Finnish Grand Festivals in Canada, the festival seems to be slowing down. Niilo Saari explained the current voting practices at Finnish Embassies and Consulates and the upcoming new procedures by mail voting ready for 2019 elections. Initiatives were reviewed and approved as written, all in favour, as no new changes or amendments were brought forward.

7. Other Business: Juha Mynttinen had obtained a special plaque from Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario, congratulating Finland on its 100th Anniversary of Independence. It will be presented to the full FEP session on Friday, June 16, 2017.

8. Other Business: Sini Castren, Parliamentary Secretary for the FEP, had provided meeting participants with an information package for the 9th FEP session 16.-17.6. 2017, and informed that Irina Ilmokari had attended the Spring Meeting of all Regions’ Chairmen held on June 14.6. 2017 in the absence of Veli Niinimaa. Sini also made available the book entitled “Canadan Rakentajia” by Wm. Eklund for the Canadian delegation free of charge.

9. Eila Saari made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8.45 am, seconded by Ulla Saarnio.


Respectfully submitted by:

Niilo Saari, Acting Chairman Irina Ilmokari, Meeting Secretary

Attachments:
2017 USP/FEP Canada Region Participants
2017 USP/FEP Committee Choices



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