Collaborative Proposal Creation
Create, improve and sponsor proposals in a respectful, fully bilingual environment. Grow proposals in the "Hothouse", for promotion to the "Workshop", to become official GPC policy.
Bylaw change 7.1.1 Member: An individual who meets the Party's membership criteria. change to: 7.1.1 Member: An individual who meets the Party's membership criteria. Members in a period of paid membership fees have the right to vote on any constitutional or bylaw changes, to run for a council position after acquiring sufficient sponsors according to party rules, to seek a nomination to be a candidate for MP from an EDA in advance of a general election and to participate in general meetings as equals to other participating members.
Type of Proposal
A constitutional amendment to change the constitution or bylaws
Objective / Benefit
To define the rights of members.
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?
No
Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.
English
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Conversation with Richard Langley
Sara, I see Constantine's point. The only way I can see to meet half way is if the qualifications are set by the members approving what is generated by (whom?). Or we go with Constantine's suggestion, which seems more in line with our principals. It's a tough call.
Committees deciding who gets to run and who doesn't has a history of literally mangling the GPC. The GPC has been on a course of incrementally concentrating more and more power at the top for many years. We saw that not only with committees banning GPC candidates, including a recent leadership contest runner up, but also we saw that with recent general meeting rules foisted onto members by governance, without members consent, telling members how many words they can use in motions, putting a limit on individuals motions without membership approval. AND the icing on the cake, commanding the members at general meetings to not put motions forward caling for specific actions. That was originally a rule foisted on BC greens by former leader and simultaneously liberal party of Canada member Andrew Weaver - the same guy who appointed conservative party cheif of staff Norman Spectre as advisor to the BC greens for the coalition deal with the BC NDP. It's time to start moving back to the green roots. That means more power to the people.
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