tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582193149716861249.post4703338005314364841..comments2023-05-29T05:51:26.213-06:00Comments on Up Close and Personal with Jane: Am I Expecting Too Much?Jane Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11815049977368737707noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582193149716861249.post-64019782497280840982012-10-05T13:49:24.145-06:002012-10-05T13:49:24.145-06:00Special Thanks to Jane & Cory for using there ...Special Thanks to Jane & Cory for using there blogs to let us know what's up.<br /><br />The very essence of why my wife Diana and I joined the Wildrose Party and worked so hard for it was found in 4.1 of our Party constitution. <br />Appallingly few members and even some EC members seldom or ever read it. <br /><br />Basically 4.1 of our Party reads like this;<br /><br />"4.1 The Constituency Association is the primary organization through which the rights of members are exercised."<br /><br />It also says <br /><br />"5. GOVERNANCE<br />5.1 The governance of the Party shall reflect the following principles:<br />5.1.1 Authority within the Party resides in its members.<br />5.1.2 The Leader and Executive Committee are accountable to members of the Party and the Caucus.<br />5.1.3 The Caucus is accountable to the Party and to their constituents."<br /><br />So what happens now when duly elected CA Boards and there duly elected Presidents are ignored? <br />On Policy what happens when VP's of policy are told that Caucus will handle policy issues? <br />What happens when CA's are told that they have no authority and the Candidate (or MLA) can do what he wants and can get rid of anyone on a board they don't like? This was told to me by a serving PD. <br />Is this what our Party Constitution says? Who is accountable to who? <br />Jane & Cory Morgan did us all a favor by exposing a system that allowed a select few to decide who they wanted on the EC. Well done. Shining in daylight is a great disinfectant. <br /> I’ve also noticed that there is now no “*” beside certain Candidate names as an EC (or Caucus?) endorsement. That happened last year despite my protests. Members are bright people; they don’t need to be told who to vote for. <br />These issues are what this AGM and EC is about. Do we want more of the same or do we really want to fix what's broken? Elect the same crew and expect the same results. <br />This cannot be about just personalities it needs to be about issues and solutions and earning your trust.<br />I’ve seen many good people quit the party or leave CA boards they were serving on, or just stayed home sitting on their wallets @ election time. Let’s earn back there trust and make sure this cannot happen again. <br />Ask each candidate what they will do to earn your trust and vote. <br />If they don’t have a good answer & plan, move on to the next. Vote for the Candidate you trust and will be accountable to you for results. <br />Alan NapierAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582193149716861249.post-42226308383254497382012-09-26T13:00:00.517-06:002012-09-26T13:00:00.517-06:00Oh this is going to be an interesting AGM. I can&...Oh this is going to be an interesting AGM. I can't wait. What I would like to know is how we can NOT be discussing policy. This is especially important since the leader has be making policy statements that simply are NOT in line with the current Wildrose policy.<br /><br />I understand making statements out of political expediency, but they can only be attributed to the leader's personal views, not to the party as a whole until they are voted on by the membership.<br /><br />Not discussing policy, at this stage, is, in my opinion, unforgivable. Sirthinkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15793623466346390364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582193149716861249.post-48954127104781354342012-09-26T10:46:00.414-06:002012-09-26T10:46:00.414-06:00Thanks to both you and Cory for doing the yeoman&#...Thanks to both you and Cory for doing the yeoman's job of keeping the WRP honest and true.<br />Well done.Don Sharpehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03870356811336658340noreply@blogger.com