19th General Meeting

To ensure greater stability of the Party's governing body and preserve institutional memory, replace "two (2) years" in bylaw 2.1.5.2 with "three (3) years" in order to increase the term of office of Federal Council members, with the exception of the Party Leader. 

Change Bylaw 2.1.5.2 to read as follows:

 2.1.5.2 All members of Federal Council are elected for a term of three (3) years or until the election of their successor, with the exception of the Party Leader whose term is defined in bylaw 2.1.5.3. 

*Current Bylaw 2.1.5.5 becomes Bylaw 2.1.5.3.

Remove current bylaws 2.1.5.3 and 2.1.5.4 (see below) and advise Federal Council to create a process for a staggered Federal Council election process.

2.1.5.3 In odd-numbered years, the representatives of Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta, the Territories, the First Nations, the President and the Francophone Vice-President will be elected. 

2.1.5.4 In even-numbered years, the representatives of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Ontario, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, the English-speaking Vice-President, the Inuit representative, the Métis representative and the Fund representative will be elected.

Submitter: Samuel Moisan-Domm

Sponsors: Samuel Moisan-Domm, Susan Short, Michael MacLean, Peter Tretter, Evelyn Tanaka, Natalie Odd, James M Ker, Tyler Beaulac, Johan Hamels, Constantine Kritsonis, Charles Eyton-Jones, Dennis Choptiany, Bruce Gunn, Dora Stroud, Colin Creasey, Jocelyn Gifford

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.