Hi all,

Since we are changing the OP to address the language issue and since we have an election coming up for Chair and Secretariat, I would like to move that we change:

Paragraph 5 (one sentence) from:  “Each year the General Assembly shall elect a Chair and a Secretariat.”

To:  “Each year the General Assembly shall elect a Chair or co-Chairs and a Secretariat or co-Secretariats”

Paragraph 7 (one sentence) from:  “The role of the Secretariat could be exercised by a person or an organization, as long as they fulfill the language requirements.”

To:  “The role of the Secretariat could be exercised by a person or persons or an organization or organizations, as long as they fulfill the language requirements.”

Perhaps this, too, can be adopted by acclamation on receipt of a seconder to the motion?  Bret – thoughts?

Finally, I would like to note that I, too, am against jigging with the OP on a continuous basis.  Perhaps we need to set a specific time each year to address such issues, like 2 months before the election of the Chair and Secretariat or just after then have been elected or some such.

D

Darlene A. Thompson

Community Access Program Administrator

Nunavut Department of Education/N-CAP

c/o P.O. Box 1000, Station 910

Iqaluit, NU  X0A 0H0

Phone:  (867) 975-6531

Fax:  (867) 979-8870

dthompson@gov.nu.ca