The Policy Committee met in January 2026 to review the resolutions for the Annual Meeting.
General procedures for debate at the AGM
For the debate of resolutions, Robert's Rules of Order apply, membership accreditation is required and only Regular members are eligible to vote. The time constraints established in the Canadian Bar Association General Regulations will be firmly applied: No person shall speak more than three minutes at one time or more than twice on one subject. In introducing the resolution, the mover may speak up to five minutes.
Members who wish to propose an amendment to any of the resolutions, or who contemplate proposing a resolution from the floor, must provide the proposed amendment or resolution in writing to Yves Faguy (yvesf@cba.org) not later than 11 February 2026. Prior notice is particularly important to allow for review by our Committee and by the Finance Committee, and to have the proposal translated. Resolutions proposed from the floor will be in order only if time permits following debate of the resolutions in this volume.
Credit where credit is due
On behalf of the Association and on my own behalf, I would like to thank all the members of the Committee – Chantal Arsenault of Montréal; Madison Joe of Eskasoni; Susan Johnson of Vancouver; Suzie Lanthier of Montréal; Kenny Leung of Toronto; Arun Mohan of Vancouver; Cameron Rempel of Toronto; Thomas Ullyett of Whitehorse; and Yves Faguy of the CBA National Office – for their collaboration.
staff responsible for production and translation – Louise Brunet-Hermus, Christelle El Haddad, Brittney Riley and Louis Robillard – for their excellent work.
Kelly McDermott
Chair, Policy Committee
January 12, 2026
