CANADIAN ELK ÉLAN CANADIEN - Elks of Canada

Gaétan Daigle
Je dois vous avouez que je suis
inquiet de notre avenir. Seulement
une portion des membres sont
vraiment dédié à leurs Loge et à
l’Élantisme. Si on prend quelques
instants pour réfléchir à tout le bien
Dear Editor:
Q U E B E C
que l’on peut faire dans nos
communauté il me semble pourtant
facile de comprendre notre
importance et notre raison d’être.
Ne perdons plus de temps à
regarder les autres et travaillons
tous ensemble et dans le respect
pour rendre nos efforts plus
attrayant pour nous et le public. Si
nous réalisons de grandes choses
dans l’harmonie nous serons
beaucoup plus satisfais de nos
réalisations. Au plaisir de vous
rencontrer d’une prochaine activité.
Gaétan Daigle, Président
Association des Élans du Québec
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I admit that I am worried about our
future. Only a portion of the
members are really dedicated to
their Lodges and to Elkdom. If we
take a few moments to reflect about
all the good that we can do in our
community, it seems to me
nevertheless easy to understand
our importance and our reason for
being. Let us not waste time any
more looking at others and let us all
work together and with respect to
make our efforts more attractive for
us and the public. If we work in
harmony we shall be much more
satisfied of our goals. Hoping to
meet you at the next event.
Gaétan Daigle, Président
Québec Elks Association
LETTER TO EDITOR
In response to the new national affiliation fee that
became effective January 1, 2011. There are a lot concerns
that I/we feel should have been thought of before
this was voted on and passed at the last convention.
After researching and reviewing what has transpired
over the last three conventions I/we feel that there
should be some soul searching done by our National
Executive and office staff.
Prior to the Convention of 2007 the Constitution required
that the Grand Lodge Office or Judiciary Committee had
to notify all Grand Lodge Officers, District Deputies, all
Lodges and all Associations of the intent to raise the Per
Capita tax in writing 60 days prior to the convention. In
2007 the 60 days notice seems to have gotten deleted
and I did not see a resolution that allowed that to happen.
At that convention the PC tax was set at $3.39 per
month per dues paying member.
At the Convention in 2008 the Grand Judiciary submitted
a resolution a new revised edition of the Constitution
be accepted. Granted it took a lot of work and a revised
edition was circulated to all lodges in March of that year.
I am sure that a lot of members have never even seen
this new revised document and if they had seen it I am
not so sure that they would have been able to spot all of
the changes that were made. I feel that when we have a
Judiciary Committee that did this work that they would
have done it with the best interest of its members and
the good of the Order foremost on their minds. Since this
is a money resolution why are we not sticking to the 60
days written notice???
Now move ahead to the Convention of 2009 a resolution
was passed to be able to tie the affiliation fee to the cost
of living, to a maximum of 5% still no 60 days written
notice!!! Per Capita tax now $3.59 per month per member.
Now looking back that is a .20 cent increase (5%
would be .17 cents). This pretty much makes this new
revised Constitution just a guideline. Back then the maximum
of 5% was not adhered to.
Now move ahead to the one that should have caught
everyone’s attention. The Convention of 2010 another
resolution was passed to increase the national affiliation
fee from $3.59 TO $4.15, almost 16% increase. So why
tie it into cost of living to a maximum of 5% and the last
two increases have been in excess of the original resolution.
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