The real problem may be a systemic one: Jon Berry once related that many, many years ago most of the power was taken away from the CFC Governors (now called Voting Members), and given to the CFC Executive. Take a look at one post by today's CFC President at the latest meeting:
Items on the CFC to do list
Here are the mostly short term items that we have to deal with as a federation over the course of the next one to three months
1. Fix the problem with PayPal (If we don't fix it we can't get paid)
2. Fix the problems with the website (virus/trojan warnings, security certificate possibly redo the website)
3. Implement Go Membership to hopefully free up some of Bob Gillanders time so that we can
4. Get a better handle on our financials so that we can make timely decisions in an informed manner
5. Create a communications strategy including newsletter, newsfeed, facebook, website and other social media
6. Determine what is going on with the FQE - CFC working arrangement.
This shows perhaps a typical situation for the CFC. Most/all concerns are to be dealt with by the Executive, since the concerns are mostly/all short-term. I'm not saying this is necessarily a bad thing, it's just that what are VMs to do with themselves of much importance, perhaps other than ask questions of the Executive? One thing would be that they should belong to committees, or volunteer, on behalf of the CFC, but as one Governor basically put it long ago, as he saw it: 'The Governors' job is to govern', whatever positive result that may have, given the longstanding power imbalance mostly in favour of the Executive. It's even worse nowadays, because even a minor change to the Handbook (now unwritten?) costs a payment to the Federal government, thanks to the Harper administration's money grab years back that forced that and the overhaul of the Handbook to begin with.
There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.
Hamlet (1.5.167-8), Hamlet to Horatio.