TORONTO FIRE FIGHTERS
FIREPAC
BY RICK BERENZ – CHAIR, LOCAL 3888 GOVERNMENT RELATIONS COMMITTEE
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oon after the amalgamation of the 6 former Locals that now make up Local 3888, it became evident that a strong political presence, at all three levels of Government, was necessary. It was decided to form a Political Action Committee that would enhance and work with the existing Government Relations efforts of the Local. The Political Action Committee, known as Toronto FIREPAC, was to develop and maintain an effective political action fund raising program for our Local. The primary objective of Toronto FIREPAC is to affect the outcome of elections by electing candidates that show a strong commitment to improving the lives and safety of fire fighters and the citizens that we protect. In order for this to happen, we had to communicate with and educate the members of the TPFFA about the benefits of greater political involvement and create an effective, structured organization to coordinate the Association’s involvement in election campaigns. This required a system by which candidates were researched and then recommended based on how strong their respective positions are on public safety and fire fighter issues. This selection process was assisted by a candidate survey that is specific to the level of Government (Municipal, Provincial or Federal) office they are seeking. The surveys deal with fire fighter public safety issues which fall within their jurisdiction. Beyond the survey, Toronto FIREPAC relied on available past candidate history and a face-to-face interview to determine fire fighter friendly candidates. Once candidates are selected, an effective strategy is developed on how to best direct our support and public endorsements of the candidate(s). Toronto FIREPAC is non-partisan and is dedicated to electing candidates who support our issues, and then hold them accountable for their votes once in office, regardless of any party affiliation that they may have.
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TORONTO FIREPAC IS NON-PARTISAN AND IS DEDICATED TO ELECTING CANDIDATES WHO SUPPORT OUR ISSUES AND THEN HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR VOTES ONCE IN OFFICE, REGARDLESS OF ANY PARTY AFFILIATION THAT THEY MAY HAVE.
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