Originally Posted by
Vladimir Drkulec
Actually it looks like unbeknownst to me we actually have provisions for a Ethics committee. Since I promised to follow the handbook as much as possible during my tenure as president we can invoke this 15 year old motion from our colleague Mark Dutton.
397. Ethics Committee {Motion Lambruschini/Dutton in 2005-06 GL7} Be it resolved that the CFC create an Ethics Committee to address unsportsmanlike and unethical behavior by members. Members can appeal to the Ethics Committee when their good standing has been impugned or to draw attention to unethical behavior on the part of CFC members. The Ethics Committee shall operate as follows: Composition - The EC will be chaired by a member of the CFC Executive, to be appointed by the President during the Incoming AGM. - The EC will include the CFC Masters Representative. - The EC will include one other respected individual, to be elected at the same time as the other CFC Directors. - The term of the two members other than the Masters Representative will last until the AGM of the following year. Responsibility - An appeal by a CFC member to the EC is to be made directly to the Chair, with a copy sent to the Business Office. - The Chair will determine in consultation with the other members of the EC, as well as the persons involved, whether the appeal is justified, and if so, what level of rebuke is called for against the offending party. - It is the responsibility of the Chair to ensure an adequate public response is made to defend the good standing of the CFC member when unethical behavior has harmed an individual member. Official statements from the EC should be posted on the CFC website and Discussion Forum. [Motion 2013-O (McKim/Bond)] - It is the responsibility of the EC to consider the degree to which unethical behavior in question has reflected poorly on the Canadian chess community. The EC must strive to take measures to protect the public integrity of the Canadian chess community.
Problem solved. We have an ethics committee or we will in a month or so as we need to give at least three weeks notice for a special election. Michael Barron, Ilia Bluvshtein, Paul Leblanc or Brian Fiedler might be good candidates. Perhaps we might expand the committee to have more members. I would probably look at Fred McKim or Mark Dutton from the Executive.
I would hope that the members of the committee would take into account libel/defamation laws and liability when it comes to publication.