The purpose of this motion is to eliminate CFC Ratings for National Team selection.
The argument was made that CFC Ratings are irrelevant for our best players.
Is it really so?
Let's look at the top lists that could be produced on the CFC website:
CFC Ratings:
1 Bareev, Evgeny Toronto, ON 2708
2 Kovalyov, Anton Chateauguay, QC 2653
3 Preotu, Razvan Burlington, ON 2634
4 Hansen, Eric Calgary, AB 2626
5 Noritsyn, Nikolay Richmond Hill, ON 2614
6 Sambuev, Bator Montreal, QC 2605
7 Le Siege, Alexandre Montreal, QC 2567
8 Gerzhoy, Leonid Toronto, ON 2560
9 Samsonkin, Artiom Toronto, ON 2559
10 Hambleton, Aman Ottawa, ON 2547
FIDE Ratings:
1 Bareev, Evgeny Toronto, ON 2663
2 Kovalyov, Anton Chateauguay, QC 2636
3 Hansen, Eric Calgary, AB 2584
4 Sambuev, Bator Montreal, QC 2562
5 Le Siege, Alexandre Montreal, QC 2528
6 Castellanos, Renier Montreal, QC 2504
7 Gerzhoy, Leonid Toronto, ON 2472
8 Roussel-Roozmon, Thomas Montreal, QC 2466
9 Hambleton, Aman Ottawa, ON 2453
10 Noritsyn, Nikolay Richmond Hill, ON 2449
We see that for players, who rarely play in Canada, CFC Ratings are indeed irrelevant.
But for players, who often play in Canada, it's quite opposite - CFC Ratings are very relevant.
2 most notable examples are Razvan Preotu and Nikolay Noritsyn.
So, for me this motion looks like an attempt to discourage them to play in Canada, because it's practically impossible for them to gain FIDE Rating points in a typical Canadian tournament.
Is it really what we want?