Structure of Canadian Committee

Number of members

The Canadian Committee (CC) is comprised of six members, with at least one residing in each of the following three regions:

• Ontario
• Western Canada (all areas west of the Ontario-Manitoba border)
• Quebec and the Atlantic Provinces (all areas east of the Ontario-Quebec border)

Additionally, no more than three members will be allowed from any one of the above regions.

Committee member selection process

• New members will each serve a three-year term.
• Two members will be elected each year.
• A lottery was held in Dayton, OH on August 1, 2009 to determine when the terms of the then-appointed Canadian Committee members would end. (Note: John Aitken and Tony Leah each volunteered to have his term end on December 31, 2009.) The Dayton lottery randomly determined that the terms of both John Robertson and Jeff Parsons would end on December 31, 2010. The terms of David Boys and Siri Tillekeratne would both end on December 31, 2011.
• Elections will take place every November for terms beginning the following January 1.
• Candidacies and nominations for prospective CC members for each year's election will run from September 1 to October 15.
• Canadian citizens and permanent residents who are NASPA members in good standing will be allowed to participate in the electoral process.

Past CC Election Results

2009: AS Tony Leah and Randall Thomas were the only two candidates, they both won by acclamation. Tony was an incumbent. Randall effectively replaced John Aitken who chose not to run.

2010: John Robertson and Jeff Parsons were reelected. They both finished ahead of Carl Madden in the voting.

Feedback

We invite your input to determine the best possible way of making the CC a responsible and accountable body representing the interests of all Canadian Scrabble players. We ask that all Canadian NASPA members participate in the electoral process. Discussion can be posted to the Canadian Committee yahoo groups site by emailing naspa-canada@yahoogroups.com. Note that you must sign up for this group before posting messages to it.