2024 Special General Meeting

Note from Proposal Shepherds: This proposal is 1 of 4 Constitutional amendment proposals and 1 Directive proposal on Co-Leadership. The Policy Development Process Committee recommends reviewing the comments posted by Green Party of Canada members, and the Proposal Shepherds, under each Co-Leadership proposal in the WeDecide Workshop: D001, C001, C002, C003, C004.

Directive to Federal Council to establish a Committee on Co-Leadership

This motion directs Federal Council and the Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC) to strike an Ad Hoc Co-Leadership Subcommittee under the CRC to, if determined appropriate, recommend by-law or constitutional changes for members to adopt co-leadership at the earliest feasible General Meeting or through a Continuous Motion Development Process. The Committee’s work should include evaluating international practices and surveying and consulting members and EDAs.

Submitter: John Willson

Sponsors: Samuel Moisan-Domm, John Willson, Tara Howse, Jayden Hunter, Susan Short, Michael MacLean, Ms. Anita Payne, Brian Charlton, Peter Royle, Colin Creasey, Leah Pressey, Kyle Hutton, Lorraine Rekmans, Miranda Woodland, Adrian Smits, John Hill, Steven Warren, David Hitchcock, Maureen Bodie, Emerald Gibson, Derek Thompson, Tyler Beaulac, Vincent J.Carbonneau, Richard Langley, Johan Hamels, Stacy Neilson, John Weston, Anne Lavender, Eric Gilmour, Milly Ristvedt, Charles Eyton-Jones, Heather Ramsay, Bruce Gunn, Bruce Livingstone, Dyanoosh Youssefi, Garry Hunter, Joe Mazerolle, Evelyn Tanaka, Matt Penney.

Note from staff: This proposal is for consideration at the 19th Annual General Meeting. A second copy, with additional background information, has been posted in the Workshop to allow you to collaborate on amendments. You can access the workshop version of this proposal here, which the submitter is still able to edit.