April
      12,
      2007
      THE
      CADRE
      +
      7
     
    
   
   
    
     
      CAMPUS
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      2
      Presence
      in
      Ottawa
      -
      Based
      on
      office
      and
      support
      staff
      present
      in
      the
      Ottawa
      in
      each
     
     
      organization.
     
     
      3.
      Auxiliary
      Services
      -
      The
      service
      provided
      by
      each
      organization,
      aside
      from
      advocacy.
     
     
      4,
      Voting
      Structure
      -
      Based
      on
      the
      ability
      for
      each
      school
      to
      vote
      on
      internal
      policy
      of
      the
     
     
      Organization.
     
     
      >
      Cost
      -
      The
      cost
      of
      fees
      collected
      by
      each
      organization.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      the
      criteria
      of
      regional
      representation,
      the
      committee
      considered
      two
      aspects:
      local
      offices
      of
     
     
      the
      organization,
      and
      membership
      of
      the
      organization
      within
      the
      schools
      of
      the
      region.
      The
      CFS
     
     
      has
      a
      representative
      in
      every
      province,
      whereas
      CASA
      divides
      the
      country
      into
      three
      regions,
      and
     
     
      has
      two
      representatives
      in
      each
      of
      those
      regions.
     
    

    
     
      It
      was
      discussed
      that
      it
      is
      advantageous
      that
      the
      CFS
      has
      a
      representative
      in
      each
      province
      in
      that
     
     
      PEI
      would
      have
      a
      dedicated
      representative,
      while
      it
      was
      also
      advantageous
      that
      CASA
      had
     
     
      representation
      divided
      among
      three
      regions
      evenly,
      thus
      ensuring
      that
      Atlantic
      Canada
      has
      an
     
     
      equal
      voice
      and
      effect
      to
      that
      of
      the
      other
      regions,
      despite
      being
      smaller
      in
      population.
     
    

    
     
      In
      terms
      of
      member
      schools,
      it
      was
      found
      that
      an
      over-whelming
      majority
      of
      the
      larger
      Atlantic
     
     
      Canadian
      schools
      were
      members
      of
      CASA,
      and
      as
      a
      result,
      that
      Atlantic
      Canada
      is
      an
      important
     
     
      and
      influential
      part
      of
      CASA.
     
    

    
     
      As
      aresult,
      the
      committee
      found
      that
      CASA
      held
      an
      advantage
      over
      the
      CFS
      in
      terms
      of
      regional
     
     
      representation.
      -
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      For
      presence
      in
      Ottawa,
      CASA’s
      staff
      includes
      an
      Office
      Manager,
      Policy
      and
      Research
      Officer,
     
     
      Government
      Relations
      Officer,
      Member
      Relations
      Officer,
      and
      Public
      Relations
      and
     
     
      Communication
      Officer.
      The
      CFS
      Ottawa
      staff
      includes
      a
      Director
      of
      Organising,
      Director
      of
     
     
      Services,
      Government
      Relations
      Coordinator
      and
      a
      Researcher.
      While
      this
      means
      CASA
      has
      one
     
     
      additional
      Officer
      staffer
      than
      the
      CFS,
      the
      committee
      agreed
      that
      neither
      organization
      held
      a
     
     
      considerable
      advantage
      over
      the
      other
      on
      that
      basis.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      the
      committee
      discussed
      auxiliary
      services
      it
      was
      decided
      that
      this
      was
      not
      to
      be
      one
      of
      the
     
     
      key
      factors
      in
      our
      decision,
      as
      we
      had
      agreed
      that
      the
      main
      goal
      of
      our
      discussion
      was
      to
      ensure
     
     
      that
      the
      voice
      of
      the
      UPEI
      SU
      was
      heard
      in
      Ottawa.
      There
      are
      several
      services
      boasted
      on
      the
     
    

    
     
      _CFS
      website,
      but
      it
      was
      found
      that
      most
      of
      these
      were
      available
      to
      all
      students,
      whether
      members
     
     
      of
      the
      CFS
      or
      not.
      In
      addition
      to
      this,
      the
      committee
      discussed
      that
      several
      of
      the
      services
      seemed
     
     
      geared
      towards
      an
      older
      demographic
      of
      students
      than
      undergraduates,
      who
      make
      up
      the
      majority
     
     
      of
      the
      UPEI
      SU
      membership.
      But
      again,
      as
      the
      main
      goal
      of
      our
      research
      was
      to
      find
      how
      our
     
     
      organization
      could
      be
      best
      represented
      on
      the
      national
      level.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Voting
      structure
      was
      the
      fourth
      criteria
      we
      examined,
      and
      it
      was
      found
      that
      both
      organizations
     
     
      allow
      one
      vote
      to
      each
      school
      member.
      This
      ensures
      that
      the
      UPEI
      SU
      would
      have
      an
      influence
     
     
      on
      the
      policy
      and
      initiatives
      within
      either
      organization.
      Being
      that
      CASA
      is
      the
      smaller
     
     
      organization,
      this
      would
      give
      UPEL,
      and
      the
      Atlantic
      region
      as
      a
      while
      a
      more
      powerful
      voice,
     
     
      but
      again,
      we
      felt
      that
      neither
      organization
      conclusively
      had
      an
      edge
      in
      this
      respect.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      As
      for
      the
      cost
      of
      both
      organizations,
      it
      was
      estimated
      that
      membership
      within
      CASA
      would
      cost
     
     
      approximately
      $2.40
      a
      year
      per
      student.
      For
      membership
      with
      the
      CFS,
      it
      was
      estimated
      that
      each