Chuck, Avri,
Tom
you are
right. I have written "partial support" either where the intent
of the BGC is unclear and we wish to clarify what we support, or where we go
along with the BGC but are adding a word of caution or
clarification.
If you can think of
a better phrase, I'm happy to use it. "Qualified support" / "conditional
support" ??
On the specifics of
support to WGs.
I understand Council
wants flexibility: going along with WGs for most cases but we may choose other
means now and again according to the issue.
The BGC report is
written less flexibly and more reflects the by-laws NOT current Council
practice.
see opening to
section 3 on page 12 (caps are mine):
"The BGC recommends
that a working group concept becomes the FOUNDATION and FOCAL point for
consensus development work in the GNSO AND potentially for other Council
activities."
This model would
constitute an improvement over the the current system."
If we think that
there may be at least one issue where we would prefer to form a task force of
constituency reps, or a committee of the whole of Council, (like we did last
week), we need to say this. The BGC report text does not seem to allow for this
flexibility. Or if the BGC meant it, they did not write it.
Philip