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Dear List members:

Please note, I am dismayed that National's webpage for the SGM
( http://www.cips.ca/communications/sgm ) is very biased towards the
National Board as it does not contain any of Steve Gallinger's information
(except for that provided on his 3 page position statement in 'SGM
Package'). Since National has not been cooperative at allowing Steve's
information on the National site, you must go to Steve's personal site at
( http://24.112.35.70/cips ) to find 'the rest of the story'.

For instance, the National site contains the National's FAQ but not
Steve's Counter FAQ which shows clear errors in National's FAQ.  In
Members Comments, you must page past pages of bravo National before you
come to anything of dismay towards National (and even then it is only
mild).  You see Bill's, Ken's commentarys and Kewal's letter - shouldn't
these be on the 'what Members are saying' page?

Even the covering letter states a error.  It states "Mr. Gallinger and 56
other CIPS members have therefore submitted a petition ...".  Mr.
Gallinger did NOT submit the original petition as this statement implies -
another CIPS member (in good standing) submitted this petition of which 56
other CIPS members (including Steve) signed (electronically).  FYI, the
original petition was actually developed by a group of CIPS members.

You will also notice that it states "The issue before you is one of
confidence or non-confidence in your elected Board of Directors ..." and
"... will result in multiple resignations from National Board members".
This is indicative of the big bully schoolyard attitude of 'if you won't
play my way then I won't play at all'.  This is childish.  The intent of
the motions is to put an unbiased third party process in place to heal a
very bad wound in CIPS.

Before you make your decision on the SGM motions, I beg you please look at
BOTH sides of information.  Ask yourself: Was this whole issue handled
fairly?  Was the dismissal due to 'just and sufficient cause' (or possibly
just personal politics which started prior your last May vote)?  I know
the information is massive - that's because this issue before you is not
minor and has escalated out of proportion.  Make the time and cast your
vote.

Doug Swift <das@unb.ca>
CIPS Fredericton Section

PS. My personal opinion is that, due to the biasness and conflict of
interest issues, the National web site should only contain the 'SGM
package' if it can't contain both sides of the dispute.