BALLOT BOX BLUES

We may not be going to the polls in a federal election, but we had our own little referendum of sorts—on the matter of merging. Peter Bradley, sporting his best farmer-john-jeans-and-plaid-flannel-shirt sartorial splendour, this morning gave us the grand totals for the results of our semi-secret ballot.

• Question 1, on the topic of whether we agreed in principle with the concept of a merger between the SBS and Sidney clubs: 28 YES, 3 NO.
• Question 2, regarding whether we supported having two morning and two evening meetings a month: 15 YES, 15 NO, 1 NO ANSWER
• Question 3, asking whether we would attend those meetings: 13 YES, 16 NO, 2 NO ANSWER

The end result (which apparently was quite similar at the Sidney club) is that at this point, we're not ready for a merger, but we'll continue to examine the possibilities, and in the meantime we'll endeavour to work even more closely on projects with the Sidney club—an evolution that has been gradually taking place anyway.