You have completely missed the point Vlad. Too often we have ideas but no one to do the work. Mahmud's volunteer is willing to chair the Ethics commission if that suits.
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Mostly correct. I was doing my utmost to solve problems without a public scandal. I don't buy the hacker story though.
Your view of FIDE's 5 year rule is irrelevant. What about the apparent willful deceit? What was done about that?
NO. I finally got tired of being bumped so I pressed everyone to deal with this problem.
There you go again! Our attackers will sue us if we complain. Brilliant!
I ask you for your vote.
I believe that I have been a good president. My opponent and his campaign staff have conceded that point. They offer up some vague complaints that do not stand up on closer examination.
The highlights of my seven years as president
1) Tireless promoter of chess, with stories on CBC, CTV, CBC radio, Globe and Mail, National Post Windsor Star, Montreal Gazette, Guardian, Gauntlet, Toronto Star and many more
2) continuation under the Canada Not For Profit Act (NFP) in 2014 working with the governors to reach compromise
3) continued surpluses for all seven years 2013 through 2020
4) recognized by the Canadian Olympic Committee as the national sporting federation for chess in Canada.
5) Attended the conferences of Sport Tourism Canada and revolutionized the way we find communities for our large events.
6) Taken our first steps into online play
7) Implemented GoMembership a platform for payments and memberships
My opponent asks you to believe that he offers a vision for the future of chess in Canada but he only says that he will enlist you to provide that vision.
He has no plan.
Vague slogans and buzzwords without meaning are not a strategy.
He has not been involved in the CFC previously but thinks that he is qualified to start his contribution at the top as president.
The two Zoom meetings did not inspire anyone with confidence. I did not attend but received multiple reports from those who did.
I will concede that Mahmud is a nice guy when he isn't running against me.
He and his surrogates were not so nice in this campaign.
I think most voting members are much smarter than Mahmud and his campaign give them credit for.
I ask you for your vote.
With my thanks,
Vladimir Drkulec
President, Chess Federation of Canada
I am not affiliated with either candidates. Voting result as of this morning:
- Vlad: 24
- Mahmud: 17
- Signed in VMs: 47
There are 6 VMs that have not voted yet, Vlad is leading by 7 votes...
I'm not so sure that having the results of the voting available while the election is going on is the best way of doing business, but in a sense it mirrors Federal elections. However campaigning while the election is going on is also questionable. I don't know what the answer is. Maybe next year or at a Quarterly meeting we can try a real-time technology.
Federal elections and corporate elections are completely different. During a Federal election, the parliament is dissolved and the MP cannot use their paid by the citizens local office to run for reelection. That would be unfair to non-MP who do not have an office paid by the citizens.
In a corporate election, the board of directors is never dissolved. I know only one defunct organization that systematically voted the dissolution of the Board of directors at the AGM, but such vote is null and void. The Government, especially the CRA, wants no corporation to be without a Board of directors, even for one millisecond. It would not be funny if CRA demands money from a corporation without any director that could be held personally responsible. That is why directors are responsible until they have been replaced.
Unfortunately, there is nothing in the Law that forbids campaigning while the Voting Booths are opened and even worse, nothing forbids an officer from using the Power of his Office while the Voting Booths are opened. It is for the VM to set the rules, otherwise everything goes. We should not rely on the good faith of everybody. I remember very well the president of a Quebec not-for-profit, distributing assistance checks to VM on the election day. The payments have been approved before by the directors, but the directors never order to make the payment during the elections. Such payment can easily be perceived as a bribery. Nevertheless, there could be urgent decisions that need to be taken while the Voting Booths are opened, this is another reason for maintaining the officers in office.
Unfortunately, Voting Members are kept in the dark - we're getting only bits and pieces of what is happening behind closed doors...
I had a feeling that this campaign is an extension of the last FIDE elections - Dvorkovich vs. Makropoulos.
Thank you, Hal, for confirming that!
Every Voting Member could compare what FIDE is doing during last 2 years and before that and make his own conclusion - which leadership is better for chess.
But 2 years ago Canada publicly endorsed Makropoulos.
Probably now it's a good time to admit that was a mistake which didn't improve image of Canada at international chess scene and move on.
Hal, if you remember, when you was elected FIDE Representative in 2009, I told you that don't know anybody in Canada who is more suitable for this position than you.
Thank you for serving Canadian chess community in this capacity for 11 years!
You're still one of the best chess arbiters and organizers in Canada.
I'm confident - when the pandemic ends you will organize and direct many more excellent chess events.
But time flies, and maybe we just need a new FIDE Representative?