2/ First, current state. Right now, our governance, in theory, is managed between the Leader (elected by members), the Fund (appointed by leader) and National Council (NC) (elected by members).
— Michelle Rempel Garner (@MichelleRempel) January 17, 2020
4/ Fund members are appointed by the leader, have total control over all expenditures, little formal requirements related to transparency on budgetary decisions, and members don't have clearly defined mandates and aren't specifically trained to execute fiduciary responsibilities.
— Michelle Rempel Garner (@MichelleRempel) January 17, 2020
6/ Operating realities: we are managing to electing enough MPs to form government. The leader needs flexibility to execute their vision for achieving this as they have been given a mandate by the members to do so.
— Michelle Rempel Garner (@MichelleRempel) January 17, 2020
8/ Future vision: What if we eliminated the Fund and National Council, and amalgamated it into one governing council instead? Here's how this could work, and why it would work better than current state.
— Michelle Rempel Garner (@MichelleRempel) January 17, 2020
10/ All members would be required to take professional corporate board training, corporate ethics training, and other associated governance education within three months of being elected or appointed, or their forfeit their position. This allows them to do their jobs.
— Michelle Rempel Garner (@MichelleRempel) January 17, 2020
12/ There would be subcommittees for things like finance, which would ensure that the highest standard of oversight and accountability would be achieved, while recognizing the operating realities mentioned above.
— Michelle Rempel Garner (@MichelleRempel) January 17, 2020
14/ Bottom line, the current state has clearly shown it's not sustainable beyond Harper, nor is it the most efficient, effective, transparent, or democratic way of managing the party. It needs to change. There's a lot of best practice out there.
— Michelle Rempel Garner (@MichelleRempel) January 17, 2020
15/ This leadership race can't just be a popularity contest, about policy, or about who can beat Trudeau. It has to be also about who has the best vision to modernize the governance, function and management of the party itself.
— Michelle Rempel Garner (@MichelleRempel) January 17, 2020
