Commission du renouveau constitutionnel
Responsable de la mise en œuvre de la prochaine Constitution du Parti Vert du Canada
Changements sur "Règlement 2 Conseil fédéral"
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- +Bylaw 2 Federal Council
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- +2.1 Selection of members of Federal Council" not "members to Federal Council:
- +2.1.1 Executive Council:
- +2.1.1.1 Nominations shall be by twenty (20 members of the Party in good standing.
- +2.1.1.2 All Members of the Party in good standing shall be eligible to vote for these positions.
- +2.1.2 Provincial and Territorial Representatives:
- +2.1.2.1 Five (5 Members of the Party in good standing residing within a province or the territories
- +of Canada shall be required to nominate for the position of Provincial Representative or the
- +Territorial Representative of their respective province or territory.
- +2.1.2.2 All Members of the Party in good standing residing within a province or the territories of
- +Canada shall be eligible to vote for Provincial Representative or the Territorial Representative of
- +their respective province or territory.
- +2.1.3 The Leader:
- +2.1.3.1 One hundred (100 Members of the Party in good standing shall be required to nominate for the
- +position of Leader.
- +2.1.3.2 All Members of the Party in good standing shall be eligible to vote for the position of the
- +Leader.
- +2.1.4 Indigenous Representatives
- +2.1.4.1 Nominations shall be by twenty (20 members of the Party in good standing.
- +2.1.4.2 All Members of the Party in good standing shall be eligible to vote for these positions.
- +2.1.5 Election to Federal Council and Term of Office:
- +2.1.5.1 The vote, for any office of Federal Council, shall require “None of these options” to be a
- +contestant, shall be by preferential ballot, and a majority vote shall elect.
- +2.1.5.1.1 Where the election calls for Party Members to be elected to two or more seats in the same
- +position, voting shall be exercised using a multi-seat proportional representation form of the
- +single transferable vote (PR-STV) and subsequent election to those seats shall be simultaneous.
- +2.1.5.1.2 Where the election calls for Party Members to be elected to one position only, such as the
- +case of Leader, voting shall be exercised using a form of the single transferable vote (STV)
- +requiring a majority of votes cast for election.
- +2.1.5.2 All Federal Council members shall be elected for a term of two (2 years or until their
- +successor is elected, except the Leader who shall serve a term pursuant to Bylaw 2.1.5.5 In odd
- +numbered years the representatives of Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Quebec, Manitoba,
- +Alberta, the representative from the Territories, the First Nations representative, the President
- +and the Vice President French shall be elected.
- +2.1.5.4 In even numbered years the representatives of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Ontario,
- +Saskatchewan, British Columbia, the Vice President English, the Inuit representative, the Métis
- +representative, and the Fund Representative shall be elected.
- +2.1.5.5 Within six months of a Federal General Election, unless our leader becomes prime minister, a
- +Leadership Review, where all Members in good standing may vote, shall be held. The date of the
- +Leadership Review vote will be set by Federal Council and may coincide with a General Meeting. The
- +Leader's term shall end if Members in good standing do not pass a resolution endorsing the Leader by
- +at least sixty percent (60 Ballots for elections of the Executive Council, Provincial
- +Representatives, Indigenous Representatives, and the Territorial Representative shall have beside
- +the name of each candidate on the ballot, the Province or Territory and the bioregion where the
- +candidate resides. Indigenous Representative candidates shall be provided an option to have the
- +ballot include the name of their respective Nation(s) and the Indigenous Territory where they are
- +based.
- +2.1.5.7 Ballots for election shall be mailed out at least thirty (30 days prior to election day.
- +2.1.5.8 The following people are ineligible to run for Federal Council, serve or continue serving as
- +Federal Councillors:
- +2.1.5.8.1 Employees of the Party, an MP or the Party Leader, except for the Leader, and the
- +Executive Director as per Article 9.1.2 and 9.1.6 of the Constitution;
- +2.1.5.8.2 Anyone applying for employment with the Party, an MP or the Party Leader;
- +2.1.5.8.3 Former employees of the Party, an MP or the Party Leader whose employment with the Party,
- +an MP or the Party Leader ended less than 90 days before the opening of Federal Council nominations;
- +2.1.5.8.4 Any spouse, common-law partner, parent, parent-in-law, sibling, sibling-in-law, biological
- +or adoptive child of:
- +2.1.5.8.4.1 Employees of the Party
- +2.1.5.8.4.2 An MP of the Party
- +2.1.5.8.4.3 The Party Leader or;
- +2.1.5.8.4.4 Members of Federal Council.
- +2.1.6 Removal From Office and Removal of Units:
- +2.1.6.1 Any federal Councillor except the leader may be removed from office for cause, by a 3 vote
- +of Federal Council at a meeting called for that purpose.
- +2.1.6.2 The Leader may be removed from office by motion at a general meeting, following a
- +non-confidence vote supported by 3 of Federal Council at a meeting called for that purpose.
- +2.1.6.3 Any member or unit must be informed of all allegations in writing and is entitled to 30 days
- +to prepare and present their defense before any motions of non-confidence or removal.
- +2.1.6.4 Any Federal Council member who fails to attend three consecutive Federal Council meetings
- +without apparent cause shall be removed from Federal Council unless the member provides satisfactory
- +written documentation explaining the absences and is reinstated by a majority vote of Federal
- +Council. If the member is removed under these circumstances, the member shall be ineligible to run
- +for a Federal Council position in the next election for Federal Council.
- +2.1.6.5 Federal Council or a General Meeting has the authority to deregister any Unit of the Party
- +for cause.
- +2.1.7 Vacancy in Federal Council Office:
- +2.1.7.1 Federal Council has the authority to fill, by appointment, any vacancy, however caused,
- +until the next General Meeting or the term for that position ends, whichever occurs first.
- +2.1.7.2 All Federal Council members shall be notified of a vacancy within fourteen (14 days.
- +2.1.7.3 Notice of the vacancy shall be posted prominently on the Party's website and all Members
- +will be notified by email within the same fourteen (14 day period.
- +2.1.7.4 A further period of fourteen (14 days will be allowed before any vacancy is filled to allow
- +members to identify or self-identify eligible candidates.
- +2.1.8 Where the Leader's term ends or the position of Leader otherwise becomes vacant:
- +2.1.8.1 Federal Council shall forthwith appoint an interim Leader until a Leadership Contest is held
- +and a new Leader is elected.
- +2.1.8.2 A Leadership Contest must be started within six months of the appointment of an interim
- +Leader and concluded within 24 months of said appointment.
- +2.1.9 No member may run for more than one Federal Council position simultaneously, or serve or
- +continue to serve in more than one Federal Council position simultaneously.
- +2.2 Assignment of Member to a province or territory for voting purposes:
- +2.2.1 The assignment of a member to a province or territory shall be based on the mailing address on
- +file thirty (30 days prior to the Federal Council election day.
- +2.3 Provincial or Territorial Representative
- +2.3.1 A Federal Council provincial or territorial representative’s permanent residence must be in
- +the province or territories they represent.
- +2.3.2 A Federal Council provincial or territorial representative shall cease to be a member of
- +Federal Council if the provincial representative’s permanent residency changes to another province
- +or territory, or if the territorial representative’s permanent residency changes to a province.
- +2.4 Meetings of Federal Council
- +2.4.1 Federal Council shall meet at least four (4 times per year.
- +2.4.2 Quorum at Federal Council meetings shall be a majority of voting members then in office, and
- +if quorum drops below six (6 voting members, a General Meeting shall occur within six months.
- +2.4.3 Federal Council may meet by electronic means.
- +2.4.4 All decisions of Federal Council shall be by a majority vote of those present and voting,
- +except as may be specifically stated elsewhere in the Constitution or Bylaws.
- +2.4.5 All members of Federal Council listed in Article 9.1 of the Constitution may vote, except the
- +President who may only vote to break a tie, and the Executive Director who shall not vote, but who
- +shall have a voice.
- +2.4.6 Federal Council may adopt procedural rules for conducting Federal Council meetings, not
- +inconsistent with the Constitution and Bylaws.
- +2.4.7 Federal Council may create non-voting Federal Council positions that do not factor in the
- +quorum calculation of Federal Council. Federal Councillors thus created may be removed by Federal
- +Council.
- +2.4.8 Federal Council meetings shall be scheduled by Federal Council, or may be called by the
- +President, or may be called by any group of councillors constituting 1 of the membership of Federal
- +Council.
- +2.4.9 Federal Council may make decisions between normal meetings by email and other electronic
- +means, and the results of any such votes shall be read into the minutes of the subsequent meeting
- +and in accordance with procedures set in the Bylaws.
- +2.5 Federal Council Committees
- +2.5.1 The Federal Council may establish committees as required. The mandate of such committees may
- +be established by Federal Council and any such committee shall report to Federal Council.
- +2.6 Executive Council:
- +2.6.1 The Executive Council shall consist of the President, the Leader, the Vice President English,
- +the Vice President French, and the Fund Representative as voting members and the Executive Director
- +as a non-voting member.
- +2.7 Governance
- +2.7.1 All Units shall strive to uphold the highest standards of transparent, accountable and
- +collaborative governance.
- +2.7.2 Members shall be consulted at least once every two years regarding participatory democracy and
- +governance within the Party.
- +2.7.3 Independent assessments, with recommendations, shall be conducted and published at least once
- +every four years regarding participatory democracy and governance.
- +2.7.4 Federal Council and its committees shall be responsible for:
- +2.7.4.1 Oversight of operations, plans, budgets and results;
- +2.7.4.2 Coordinating, with the input of members, staff and the Executive Director, the planning,
- +implementation and reporting on annual and multi-year plans and budgets.
- +2.7.5 The Executive Director shall:
- +2.7.5.1 Collaborate with Federal Council regarding the planning, implementation and reporting on
- +annual and multi-year plans and budgets;
- +2.7.5.2 Coordinate and supervise operations, including the planning and implementation of work plans
- +that leverage both staff and volunteer time and expertise;
- +2.7.5.3 Report proactively to Federal Council regarding operations, plans, budgets and results.
Titre
English
English
- +Bylaw 2 Federal Council
Corps du texte
English
English
- +2.1 Selection of members of Federal Council" not "members to Federal Council:
- +2.1.1 Executive Council:
- +2.1.1.1 Nominations shall be by twenty (20 members of the Party in good standing.
- +2.1.1.2 All Members of the Party in good standing shall be eligible to vote for these positions.
- +2.1.2 Provincial and Territorial Representatives:
- +2.1.2.1 Five (5 Members of the Party in good standing residing within a province or the territories
- +of Canada shall be required to nominate for the position of Provincial Representative or the
- +Territorial Representative of their respective province or territory.
- +2.1.2.2 All Members of the Party in good standing residing within a province or the territories of
- +Canada shall be eligible to vote for Provincial Representative or the Territorial Representative of
- +their respective province or territory.
- +2.1.3 The Leader:
- +2.1.3.1 One hundred (100 Members of the Party in good standing shall be required to nominate for the
- +position of Leader.
- +2.1.3.2 All Members of the Party in good standing shall be eligible to vote for the position of the
- +Leader.
- +2.1.4 Indigenous Representatives
- +2.1.4.1 Nominations shall be by twenty (20 members of the Party in good standing.
- +2.1.4.2 All Members of the Party in good standing shall be eligible to vote for these positions.
- +2.1.5 Election to Federal Council and Term of Office:
- +2.1.5.1 The vote, for any office of Federal Council, shall require “None of these options” to be a
- +contestant, shall be by preferential ballot, and a majority vote shall elect.
- +2.1.5.1.1 Where the election calls for Party Members to be elected to two or more seats in the same
- +position, voting shall be exercised using a multi-seat proportional representation form of the
- +single transferable vote (PR-STV) and subsequent election to those seats shall be simultaneous.
- +2.1.5.1.2 Where the election calls for Party Members to be elected to one position only, such as the
- +case of Leader, voting shall be exercised using a form of the single transferable vote (STV)
- +requiring a majority of votes cast for election.
- +2.1.5.2 All Federal Council members shall be elected for a term of two (2 years or until their
- +successor is elected, except the Leader who shall serve a term pursuant to Bylaw 2.1.5.5 In odd
- +numbered years the representatives of Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Quebec, Manitoba,
- +Alberta, the representative from the Territories, the First Nations representative, the President
- +and the Vice President French shall be elected.
- +2.1.5.4 In even numbered years the representatives of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Ontario,
- +Saskatchewan, British Columbia, the Vice President English, the Inuit representative, the Métis
- +representative, and the Fund Representative shall be elected.
- +2.1.5.5 Within six months of a Federal General Election, unless our leader becomes prime minister, a
- +Leadership Review, where all Members in good standing may vote, shall be held. The date of the
- +Leadership Review vote will be set by Federal Council and may coincide with a General Meeting. The
- +Leader's term shall end if Members in good standing do not pass a resolution endorsing the Leader by
- +at least sixty percent (60 Ballots for elections of the Executive Council, Provincial
- +Representatives, Indigenous Representatives, and the Territorial Representative shall have beside
- +the name of each candidate on the ballot, the Province or Territory and the bioregion where the
- +candidate resides. Indigenous Representative candidates shall be provided an option to have the
- +ballot include the name of their respective Nation(s) and the Indigenous Territory where they are
- +based.
- +2.1.5.7 Ballots for election shall be mailed out at least thirty (30 days prior to election day.
- +2.1.5.8 The following people are ineligible to run for Federal Council, serve or continue serving as
- +Federal Councillors:
- +2.1.5.8.1 Employees of the Party, an MP or the Party Leader, except for the Leader, and the
- +Executive Director as per Article 9.1.2 and 9.1.6 of the Constitution;
- +2.1.5.8.2 Anyone applying for employment with the Party, an MP or the Party Leader;
- +2.1.5.8.3 Former employees of the Party, an MP or the Party Leader whose employment with the Party,
- +an MP or the Party Leader ended less than 90 days before the opening of Federal Council nominations;
- +2.1.5.8.4 Any spouse, common-law partner, parent, parent-in-law, sibling, sibling-in-law, biological
- +or adoptive child of:
- +2.1.5.8.4.1 Employees of the Party
- +2.1.5.8.4.2 An MP of the Party
- +2.1.5.8.4.3 The Party Leader or;
- +2.1.5.8.4.4 Members of Federal Council.
- +2.1.6 Removal From Office and Removal of Units:
- +2.1.6.1 Any federal Councillor except the leader may be removed from office for cause, by a 3 vote
- +of Federal Council at a meeting called for that purpose.
- +2.1.6.2 The Leader may be removed from office by motion at a general meeting, following a
- +non-confidence vote supported by 3 of Federal Council at a meeting called for that purpose.
- +2.1.6.3 Any member or unit must be informed of all allegations in writing and is entitled to 30 days
- +to prepare and present their defense before any motions of non-confidence or removal.
- +2.1.6.4 Any Federal Council member who fails to attend three consecutive Federal Council meetings
- +without apparent cause shall be removed from Federal Council unless the member provides satisfactory
- +written documentation explaining the absences and is reinstated by a majority vote of Federal
- +Council. If the member is removed under these circumstances, the member shall be ineligible to run
- +for a Federal Council position in the next election for Federal Council.
- +2.1.6.5 Federal Council or a General Meeting has the authority to deregister any Unit of the Party
- +for cause.
- +2.1.7 Vacancy in Federal Council Office:
- +2.1.7.1 Federal Council has the authority to fill, by appointment, any vacancy, however caused,
- +until the next General Meeting or the term for that position ends, whichever occurs first.
- +2.1.7.2 All Federal Council members shall be notified of a vacancy within fourteen (14 days.
- +2.1.7.3 Notice of the vacancy shall be posted prominently on the Party's website and all Members
- +will be notified by email within the same fourteen (14 day period.
- +2.1.7.4 A further period of fourteen (14 days will be allowed before any vacancy is filled to allow
- +members to identify or self-identify eligible candidates.
- +2.1.8 Where the Leader's term ends or the position of Leader otherwise becomes vacant:
- +2.1.8.1 Federal Council shall forthwith appoint an interim Leader until a Leadership Contest is held
- +and a new Leader is elected.
- +2.1.8.2 A Leadership Contest must be started within six months of the appointment of an interim
- +Leader and concluded within 24 months of said appointment.
- +2.1.9 No member may run for more than one Federal Council position simultaneously, or serve or
- +continue to serve in more than one Federal Council position simultaneously.
- +2.2 Assignment of Member to a province or territory for voting purposes:
- +2.2.1 The assignment of a member to a province or territory shall be based on the mailing address on
- +file thirty (30 days prior to the Federal Council election day.
- +2.3 Provincial or Territorial Representative
- +2.3.1 A Federal Council provincial or territorial representative’s permanent residence must be in
- +the province or territories they represent.
- +2.3.2 A Federal Council provincial or territorial representative shall cease to be a member of
- +Federal Council if the provincial representative’s permanent residency changes to another province
- +or territory, or if the territorial representative’s permanent residency changes to a province.
- +2.4 Meetings of Federal Council
- +2.4.1 Federal Council shall meet at least four (4 times per year.
- +2.4.2 Quorum at Federal Council meetings shall be a majority of voting members then in office, and
- +if quorum drops below six (6 voting members, a General Meeting shall occur within six months.
- +2.4.3 Federal Council may meet by electronic means.
- +2.4.4 All decisions of Federal Council shall be by a majority vote of those present and voting,
- +except as may be specifically stated elsewhere in the Constitution or Bylaws.
- +2.4.5 All members of Federal Council listed in Article 9.1 of the Constitution may vote, except the
- +President who may only vote to break a tie, and the Executive Director who shall not vote, but who
- +shall have a voice.
- +2.4.6 Federal Council may adopt procedural rules for conducting Federal Council meetings, not
- +inconsistent with the Constitution and Bylaws.
- +2.4.7 Federal Council may create non-voting Federal Council positions that do not factor in the
- +quorum calculation of Federal Council. Federal Councillors thus created may be removed by Federal
- +Council.
- +2.4.8 Federal Council meetings shall be scheduled by Federal Council, or may be called by the
- +President, or may be called by any group of councillors constituting 1 of the membership of Federal
- +Council.
- +2.4.9 Federal Council may make decisions between normal meetings by email and other electronic
- +means, and the results of any such votes shall be read into the minutes of the subsequent meeting
- +and in accordance with procedures set in the Bylaws.
- +2.5 Federal Council Committees
- +2.5.1 The Federal Council may establish committees as required. The mandate of such committees may
- +be established by Federal Council and any such committee shall report to Federal Council.
- +2.6 Executive Council:
- +2.6.1 The Executive Council shall consist of the President, the Leader, the Vice President English,
- +the Vice President French, and the Fund Representative as voting members and the Executive Director
- +as a non-voting member.
- +2.7 Governance
- +2.7.1 All Units shall strive to uphold the highest standards of transparent, accountable and
- +collaborative governance.
- +2.7.2 Members shall be consulted at least once every two years regarding participatory democracy and
- +governance within the Party.
- +2.7.3 Independent assessments, with recommendations, shall be conducted and published at least once
- +every four years regarding participatory democracy and governance.
- +2.7.4 Federal Council and its committees shall be responsible for:
- +2.7.4.1 Oversight of operations, plans, budgets and results;
- +2.7.4.2 Coordinating, with the input of members, staff and the Executive Director, the planning,
- +implementation and reporting on annual and multi-year plans and budgets.
- +2.7.5 The Executive Director shall:
- +2.7.5.1 Collaborate with Federal Council regarding the planning, implementation and reporting on
- +annual and multi-year plans and budgets;
- +2.7.5.2 Coordinate and supervise operations, including the planning and implementation of work plans
- +that leverage both staff and volunteer time and expertise;
- +2.7.5.3 Report proactively to Federal Council regarding operations, plans, budgets and results.