- Proposal Text
- This proposal aims to modify the constitution in order to allow for the possibility of
- co-leadership, and to ensure that if members vote to allow co-leadership, no one can become leader
- or co-leader without having been elected to that position, in conformity with the Green party's
- dedication to participatory democracy.
- This proposal amends the definition of Leader in Article 7 Official Standing and Definitions as
- follows:
- 7.1.2 Leader: the Member or members elected to the position of leader or co-leader or appointed by
- Federal Council to the position of interim leader in accordance to Bylaw 2.1.8, and filed Leader
- pursuant to the Canada Elections Act. If there are two elected co-leaders, they will collaborate
- with Federal Council to determine who among them is filed Leader pursuant to the Canada Elections
- Act.
- Submitter: Jean-Charles Pelland
- Note from staff: This proposal has been posted for your consideration at the 2023 Annual General
- Meeting. The content of this proposal is fixed, however a draft version has also been posted in the
-Workshop to allow you to collaborate with the submitter on possible amendments. You can access the-workshop version of this proposal here ( /processes/create-proposals/f/457/proposals/4172 ), which-the submitter is still able to edit.Note from Proposal Shepherds: There are 4 Constitutional-amendment proposals and 1 Directive proposal on Co-Leadership, including this proposal. 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 Workshop section (- /processes/create-proposals/f/457/proposals/4172 ). You can locate proposals relating to
- co-leadership using the Category filter, to the left of the Regulatory Proposals tab.
Français
- Cette proposition vise à modifier la constitution afin de permettre la possibilité de co-chefferie
- et de garantir que si les membres votent pour autoriser la co-chefferie, personne ne peut devenir
- chef ou co-chef sans avoir été élu à ce poste, conformément à l'attachement du Parti vert à la
- démocratie participative.
- Cette proposition modifie la définition du terme « chef » à l'article 7 « Statut officiel et
- définitions » comme suit :
- 7.1.2 Chef : le ou les membres élus au poste de chef ou de co-chef ou nommés par le Conseil fédéral
- au poste de chef intérimaire conformément à l'article 2.1.8, et chef désigné en vertu de la Loi
- électorale du Canada. S'il y a deux co-chefs élus, ils collaboreront avec le Conseil fédéral pour
- déterminer lequel d'entre eux est le chef désigné en vertu de la Loi électorale du Canada.
- le soumissionnaire: Jean-Charles Pelland
- Proposal Text
- This proposal aims to modify the constitution in order to allow for the possibility of
- co-leadership, and to ensure that if members vote to allow co-leadership, no one can become leader
- or co-leader without having been elected to that position, in conformity with the Green party's
- dedication to participatory democracy.
- This proposal amends the definition of Leader in Article 7 Official Standing and Definitions as
- follows:
- 7.1.2 Leader: the Member or members elected to the position of leader or co-leader or appointed by
- Federal Council to the position of interim leader in accordance to Bylaw 2.1.8, and filed Leader
- pursuant to the Canada Elections Act. If there are two elected co-leaders, they will collaborate
- with Federal Council to determine who among them is filed Leader pursuant to the Canada Elections
- Act.
- Submitter: Jean-Charles Pelland
- +Sponsors: Stuart Hunter, Samuel Moisan-Domm, Jean-Charles Pelland, Natalie Odd, Maria Rodriguez,
- +Constantine Kritsonis, Robyn Ross, Emerald Gibson, Tyler Beaulac, Karen Lindsay, Jocelyn Gifford,
- +Shelagh Levey, Lorraine Rekmans, Corrina Serda, Miranda Woodland, Michael MacLean, Charles
- +Eyton-Jones, Colin Creasey, Elaine Hughes, Cate Root, Richard Demontigny, Marilyn Redivo, Garry
- +Hunter, John Willson
- +
- Note from staff: This proposal has been posted for your consideration at the 2023 Annual General
- Meeting. The content of this proposal is fixed, however a draft version has also been posted in the
- +Workshop to allow you to collaborate with the submitter on possible amendments and to review the
- +rationale and background information of the proposal. You can access the workshop version of this
- +proposal here ( /processes/create-proposals/f/457/proposals/4172 ), which the submitter is still
- +able to edit.Note from Proposal Shepherds: There are 4 Constitutional amendment proposals and 1
- +Directive proposal on Co-Leadership, including this proposal. 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 Workshop section (
- /processes/create-proposals/f/457/proposals/4172 ). You can locate proposals relating to
- co-leadership using the Category filter, to the left of the Regulatory Proposals tab.
Français
- Cette proposition vise à modifier la constitution afin de permettre la possibilité de co-chefferie
- et de garantir que si les membres votent pour autoriser la co-chefferie, personne ne peut devenir
- chef ou co-chef sans avoir été élu à ce poste, conformément à l'attachement du Parti vert à la
- démocratie participative.
- Cette proposition modifie la définition du terme « chef » à l'article 7 « Statut officiel et
- définitions » comme suit :
- 7.1.2 Chef : le ou les membres élus au poste de chef ou de co-chef ou nommés par le Conseil fédéral
- au poste de chef intérimaire conformément à l'article 2.1.8, et chef désigné en vertu de la Loi
- électorale du Canada. S'il y a deux co-chefs élus, ils collaboreront avec le Conseil fédéral pour
- déterminer lequel d'entre eux est le chef désigné en vertu de la Loi électorale du Canada.
- le soumissionnaire: Jean-Charles Pelland