(The Draft Minutes were Approved at the 2023 AGM)
Commerce and Purchasing Gatineau Subgroup
Annual General Meeting - Wednesday Oct 26, 2022
AGENDA
5:00 PM: Call meeting to order
Peter Gabriel – President and Chair
Introduction of current Subgroup Executive Members
Approval of the Agenda
Move by Peter Gabriel, second by Shruti Ravi
Motion CARRIED
Indigenous Territory Land tribute
Ray Paquette – Gatineau Subgroup Vice President & Human Rights Chair
PIPSC NCR
Gatineau is located on the unceded territory of the Algonquin, an Anishinaabe people who have occupied the entire Ottawa watershed for thousands of years. One of the most important and sacred places for the Algonquin is Chaudière Falls on the Ottawa River in Gatineau.
5:05 PM Equality Statement
Subgroup VP Ray Paquette and also Human Rights Chair - PIPSC NCR PIPSC Equality Statement
Union solidarity is based on the principle that all union members are equal and deserve mutual respect. Any behaviour that creates conflict prevents us from working to strengthen our solidarity and the labour movement.
As professional public servants and unionists, mutual respect, cooperation and understanding is our goals. We neither condone nor tolerate behaviour that undermines the dignity or self-esteem of any individual or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive environment.
Discriminatory speech or conduct which is racist, sexist, transphobic, or homophobic hurts and divides us. So too, does discrimination on the basis or disability, age, class, religion, language and ethnic origin.
Sometimes discrimination takes the form of harassment. Harassment means using real or perceived power to abuse, devalue or humiliate. Harassment is not a joke. The uneasiness and resentment that harassment creates, are not feelings that help us grow in solidarity.
Discrimination and harassment focus on characteristics that make us different, rather than those elements that make us the same. They reduce our capacity to work together for and with our members for better contracts, safe working conditions, and justice in both the workplace and society.
The Institute’s enduring values, our policies and practices reflect on our commitment to equality. This Regional Council is a harassment free zone to ensure that the dignity and equality of our members is respected.
5:10 PM:
Moment of Silence: all rise and stand for a period for members who passed away
Peter Gabriel
5:12 PM:
Adoption of the Minutes of the previous Annual General meeting 2021
Shruti Ravi - Group Secretary.
Moved by Shruti Ravi, Seconded by Ray Paquette
Motion CARRIED
No New Business Arising from the 2021 AGM
5:15 PM:
2021 Annual Financial Report (no motion required) / Current 2022 Actuals (on table)
Shaila Singh -Treasurer
5:25 PM:
Approval of Budget 2023 by AGM Delegates
Shaila Singh to move, second by Shruti Ravi
Motion CARRIED
5:46 PM:
Subgroup President Report
Peter Gabriel - Subgroup President
Welcome Back message to members, Return to Office Building, Hybrid Work Model, looking ahead to 2023.
5:48 PM:
New Business? Amendments to subgroup By-Laws?
Peter Gabriel - Subgroup President.
No new business and No Amendments to By-Laws were presented.
5:50 PM:
Speech by Andree Doucet Group President
National Executive and Collective Bargaining update
Q and A.
Speech by Jennifer Carr - PIPSC President
Q and A.
6:30pm: Motion to Adjourn AGM Business portion
Moved by Peter, Second by Ray Paquette
Motion CARRIED
General Information:
Election Report – No election this year. Next election will be in November 2023.
Election Results, all for a 2-year Term, November 2021 to November 2023.
President – Peter Gabriel, Acclaimed
Vice-President – Ray Paquette, Acclaimed
Treasurer – Shaila Singh, Acclaimed
Secretary – Shruti Ravi, Acclaimed
Members at Large (7 position, all acclaimed)
Olivia Leung, Natalia Kim, Alex Lamoureux, Hong Xu, Nathalie Dagenais, Steven
Lussier, Jean Bellec