Clarifications

Clarifications from RSC and senior Union members:

Question from Dmitry: 

• I have a question related to late resolutions - What happens to them? I see they are published like here from last year: https://pipsc.ca/about/governance/agm/2023/2023-agm-resolutions/late-resolutions. However, what actually happens to them? Do they get discussed at all during the AGM?

Response from RSC Acting Executive Secretary:

• "Late resolutions can be submitted until 10:30 am on the final day of the AGM. [They  will be published on PIPSC website on the first day of the AGM ] .
  That being said, a late resolution will not be dealt with until all other resolutions have been debated and resolved. This means that it is very unlikely that a late resolution will make it to the floor of the AGM since time will expire before all resolutions are addressed. 
  Normally, before the AGM is adjourned, a motion is passed to refer all unaddressed business of the AGM to the Board of Directors.  I hope this clarifies the matter for you."

Additional clarifications from other senior Union members: 

Question: 

• "Would you (or any one who attended last year's AGM) know what were the decisions on the resolutions  published at https://pipsc.ca/about/governance/agm/2023/2023-agm-resolutions-individual-members? I see that many have blanks in "Disposition". What does it mean? Does it mean they were rejected or approved? Specifically, these ones: B9, B10, P-12, P-13, P-14, P-15

Clarification:

• The blanks on disposition in the resolutions that you are asking about is that it died on the order paper because it was not debated so there were no vote. 

Follow-up questions:

• I am not sure what you  mean by "dying" on the order.  What does is mean resolution proposal "died"? Is that just because there was no time left to discuss, or for some other reason (change of agenda or whatever)? 

• Who decides where resolution "dies" or not? and why?

• And is that natural to assume that if resolutions were not debated last year (because of lack of time to discuss them then or other logistical constrains), they will be now debated this year? Probably, the should be the first ones to be debated, I would assume?

Clarification:

• The short answer is no a resolution that is not heard at the agm dies and is not automatically heard the next year. In fact the resolution has to be submitted again for the next agm. Thus the term dies as it is dead 

• You should find an AGM 101 session available to new delegates in the pre sessions at the national this year 

Raison d'etre:

Based on the clarifications received from RSC  and seniour union members, in particular, knowing that "very unlikely that a late resolution will make it to the floor of the AGM" and that "Normally, before the AGM is adjourned, a motion is passed to refer all unaddressed business of the AGM to the Board of Directors" I have decided to submit a few more resolutions, which I was not able to submit before the deadline, and also resubmit several last year's resolutions, which, I believe, remain important and needs to be discussed.