Thank you Pierre for your excellent summary of changes to our Zonal. I have a few comments:
1. Zonals have not been renamed Sub Continentals. Although they have the same title /norm specs, Zonals qualify players directly to the World Cup and Sub Continentals to not.
2. Staging our Men's and Women's Zonals together is not necessary. This is a "general rule" and not binding at all.
3. Our next Canadian Championship may very well be a Zonal Championship. Following Norway, the next World Cup is slated for 2015. The Womens' World Championship Tournament, although not yet determined, is scheduled for even numbered years and is thus due in 2014.