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Establish a Committee on Co-Leadership
Proposal text
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.
Type of Proposal
A directive to ask the party’s Federal Council to consider an action
Objective / Benefit
The committee could consider questions such as:
- Does Co-Leadership suit the GPC and Canadian politics?
- What are the trade-offs of the different Co-Leadership models used internationally?
- Should Co-Leaders be elected in pairs or as individuals?
- How should responsibilities be managed?
- How should conflict and succession be managed?
- How does co-leadership change the Deputy Leader role(s)?
- What diversity/language requirements are appropriate?
- How should Elections Canada responsibilities be managed?
- How should Federal Council adapt to accommodate Co-Leadership?
- Should Leaders be able to run against Co-Leaders in the same Leadership Race? (See comments)
- Should the number of co-leaders be limited to two?
If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?
N/A
List any supporting evidence for your proposal
N/A
Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the group or groups?
N/A
Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?
Yes
Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.
English
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Conversation with Shel Goldstein
Let's vote at GM on whether we have consensus for co-Leadership at all.
If YES, and only if Yes, then Committee as suggested in this proposal.
Then Special GM to review recommendations of Committee.
as posted elsewhere:
My preference is for a co-leadership team (2-3) be an option rather than mandatory. A team would run against other teams and/or individual leadership contestants. Members would elect a team or an individual (not vote for each person within a team).
Part One is gaining approval from membership for the option of co-Leadership.
I recommend that the four current proposals be collapsed into one proposal to determine at the upcoming GM whether or not we have a consensus to allow co-Leadership in our Constitution..
If yes, then develop How to implement.
I recommend a Special GM to figure out the details.
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