Court File No.

88989/95

ONTARIO COURT (GENERAI- DIVISION)

BETWEEN:
CANADIAN TEDERATION OF STUDEITITS CANADIAN FEDERAfiON OF STIJDET{TS ONTARIO
Plaidtiffs

-andTHE STUDEiITS' FDERATION OF THE I'NT!'F.RSTIY OF OTTAItrA - LA FE)ERATION DES ETUDIANTS DE L'UNTVERSTTE D',OffAWA, rNC.

Defenalant

DEFEI\DANT AIT'IDAVIT

I, MICHAEL MANCINELLI, of the City of Ottawa in the Regional Municipality

of Ottawa-Carleton, MAKE OATH AND SAY AS FOLLOWS:

1.

am theDeputy Chairperson of the

Plaintiff, The Caradian Federation of Students

("CFS") and as such have knowledge of the matlers hereinaftq deposed to excePt where stated
to be on the basis of infomation and belief.

2.

The Plaintiff CFS is a corporation incorporated under the Canada Incomorations

Act with its head office in the City of Ottawa

the Regional

Munictnlity of Ottawa-Carleton,

in the Province of Ontario. The Canadian Fedention of Students Ontario ("CFS Ontario") is
a corporation incorporated under the Ontario Corporations Act with its head office io the City

of Toronto in the Prcvince of Ontario.

3.

CFS Ontario is the provincial component of the Plaintiff CFS and has ben since

March of 1993. In 1993, the Ontario Federation of Students ("oFS") became the Canadian
Federation of Students Ontario.

4.

The Defendant is a member of both CFS and CFS Ontario. On February 8 and
a motion before

9, 1995 the Plaintiffs brought

Mr. Justice Chilcott of the Ontario Court (Generdl

a refercndum at the

Division) seeking to enjoin the Defendalt from holding

University of Ottawa

scheduled for February 13, 14, and 15, 1995 relating to the issue as to whether the Defendant

should maintain its membership

in the Plaintiffs until

such time as representatives

a

of

the

Plaintiffs were authorized to attend on campus and campaign in such

referendum. The by-laws

of the Plaintiffs allow representatives of the Plaintiffs !o attend on campus for the puposes of
campaigning

in

such a referendum, however, the Regulations passed by the Defendant on

January 15, 1995 sought to prchibit such participation.

Affidavit filed, without exhibits attached,

A copy of the Notice of Motion is found as Exhibit "A" io this Affidavit.

and

5.

In a decision rendered on February 9, 1995 Mr. Justice chilcott ordered that the

Defendant be enjoined from holding a rcferendum at the University of Ottawa scheduled for February 13, 14 and 15, 1995 rclating to the issue as to whether the Defendant should maintain its membe$hip in the CFS and the CFS Ontario. In so doing, Mr. Justice Chilcott ordered that

the referendum be rescheduled and held on March 20, 1995. The campaigning for such a
referendum will begin on March 13, 1995at12;01 a.m.. The order of

Ml.

Justice Chilcott also

rcquircs the Plaintiffs to pay the costs of the referendum and imposes no restriction as to the people that

cal campaign or the amount of funds which can be spent on the campaign with

respe{t to the issue as to whether the Students Federation of the University of Ottawa should maintain its membe$hip
attached as

in

the Plaintiffs.

A copy of the order of Mr.

Justice Chilcott is

Exhibit "B" to this Affidavit.

6.

arn advised by Monique Couture, an associate with Gowling, Strathy

&

Henderson who attended at the headng of the motion with rcspect to this injunction, and do

verily believe that at the hearing of the matter Mr. Justice Chilcott addresrd himself to the
length and day on which the referendum would be held. In so doing, counsel for the Defendant was given an opportunity to make submissions and made
percntage of participation as

rc

submissions with lespect to the

it rclated to the number of

days on which the referendum was

to

be held. Mr. Justice Chilcott clearly indicaled that the referendum was !o be held on Monday,

March 20, 1995. A copy of the transcript of the exchange of counsel and
reasons is attached as

Mr'

Justice Chilcott's

Exhibit

'C'

!o this Affidavit,

?.

On or about August 8, 1994 as part of pioviding notice to the Plaintiffs as to the

pending refelendum the Defendant filed with the PlaintiffBy-I-aw No. 4 relating to elections and referendums of the Defendant. Under Article 4.12.4.1 it is stated that, "In order for the result

of a leferendum to be valid, 12% of all members of the Federation must have exercised their right to vote. " A copy of these Regulations are found as Exhibit "D" io this AffidaYit.

8.

In the interim, on January 15, 1995 the Board of Administration of the Defendart

passd new Regulations with respe{t to the conduct

of the refgrgndum. These new Regulations

do not address the issue of requisite percntage of participation to ensure the validity of the
referendum.

9.
a

The constitution and by-laws of the CFS at Article 2(a)(iv)(d) states, "Quorum for

withdnwal rcferendum shall be that of the member local association or frve percent (5%) of

the individual members of the member local associatiotr, whichever is

higher"'' A copy of this

provision of the membership bylaws is athched as Exhibit

"E' io this Affidavit.

10.

This Affidavit is swom for the purposes of opposing a motion by the Defendant

to va.ry the order of Mr. Justice chilcott dated February 9, 1995.

SWORN BEFORE ME AT the City of Ottawa in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleion this 2nd day of March, 1995

A commissioner

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etc.
J6a't Goddar4 a

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Court File No. 8E9E9/95

ONTARIO COURT (GENERAL DIVISION)

BETWEENT
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CANADIAN TEDERATION OF STT]DENTS FEDERATTON oI CANADTAN FEDERATION OF STUDENTS ONTARTO

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Plaintiff

-andTnE STUDENTS' FEDERATToN oF TIrE tNTl'ERslrY oF or"rAwA - t-A FEDERATION DEs ETIIDIANTS DE L'LNTVERSITE D'OTTAWA, INC.

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Defendant

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The Plaintiff

No[cE oF MorroN
will
make a Motion to a Judge on Friday the

3d

day of February, 1995 at

EE o;-

9:00 o'clock in the forcnoon or as soon after that time as the Motion carr be heard at the Ottawa Courthouse, 161 Elgin Sfeet, Ottawa, Ontario.

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SEa E r!

THE MOTION IS FOR:

(a)

An iniedm and interlocutory injunction enjoining the Defendant, its directo$,

office6, servants, agents and employees from holding a rcferendum at the

University of Ottawa scheduled for February 13, 14 and 15, 1995 rclating to the
issue as to whether the Defendant should maintaifl its membe$hip in the Canadian

Fedention of Students and the Canadian Federation of Students Oniario until such time as represenlatives of the Canadiar Federation of Students and the Canadian
Federation of Students Ontario are authorized to atlend on canpus ard campaign

in

such a referendum which has been properly constituted under the byJaws

of

fte Student Federation of the Univenity of Ottawa, the Canadian Federation of

Students and the Canadian Federation

of

Students Ontario and allows the

Canadian Federation of Students and the Canadian Federation of Studelts Ontario

2the same period of time to campaign in that rcfercndum as extended !o othet

participants.

b) (c) (d)

An Order abridging the time for service:

The costs of this motion on a soliciior-client basis; and
Such further and other relief as to this Honourable Coud may seem just.

TIIE GROI]NDS FOR TEE MOTION ARE:

(a) O) (c)

The Defendant is in breach of the by-laws of the Canadian Federation of Students

Ontado to which

it is a member;

The Defendant is in breach of the laws of natuml justice;

There is a serious issue to be tded, the balance

granting

of

convenience favours the

of the injunction and without such an Order the Plaintiff will suffer ofcivil Proced re
attd ss.

irreparable harm;

(d)

Rule 40.01 of the ftzles

i01(1) of the Courts oflustice

.4ct, R.S.O. 199O c- C43;

THE F'OLK)WING DOCUNIEI.JTARY E\'IDENCE WILL BE USD AT TEE

HEARING OF THE MOTION:

(a) (b)

the Affrdavit

of Guy Caron swom on February 2, 1995 and the Exhibits attached

Court

thereio;
such further and

othq material

as Counsel may advise and this Honourable

may permit.

-3Date: February 2. 1995

G.OWLING, STRATIIY & HENDERSON Baristen & Sotcitors 160 Elgin Shet, Suite 2600 Ottawa, Ontario K1P 1C3
Todd J. Burke (6t3) 232-1781 solicitors for the Plaintiff

TO:

SEGIJINLANDRIATJLTLAMOIJRELX
Barristers and Solicitors 141 I-aurier Ave,, w., Suite 110 Ottawa, Ortario, KIP 5J3 613) 236-9141
Frangois L. I$oureux Solicitors for the Defendant

Court File No, 88989/95 ONTARIO COIJRT (GENERAL DIVISION)

BETWEEN:
CANADIAN FU)ERATION OF STUDEI\ITS CANADIAN FEDERATION OF STUDENTS ONTARIO
PIaintiffs

-andTEE STIJDENTS' FEDF.RATION OF TIIE UNTVERSITY OF OTTAWA . LA FEDERATION DES ETUDIANTS DE L'I]NTVERSITE D'OTTAWA, INC.

Defendant

AIT'IDA]rIT
I, cUY CARON, of MAKE OATH AND SAY:
the City of Ottawa in the Regional Municipality of ottawa-Caileton,

1.

am the Chairperson of the Plaintiff Canadian Federation of Students ("CFS") and as

such have knowledge

of the matters hercinafier

deposed to.

2-

The PlainriffcFs is a comoration incomorated under the Canada CorDorations Act

witl

its head ofhce in the City of Ottawa in the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton, in the
Province

of Ontario. The

Canadian Federation

of Students Ontario ("CFS Ontario") is

corporation incorporated under the Ol]@ia-.leq@!qliqgs-A9l with its head office in the City

of

Toronto in the Province of Ontario. Attached hereto and ma*ed as Exhibit "A" to this my

Affidavit is a true copy of the By-I-aws of the Plaintiff CFS. Attached hereto and marked

as

Exhibit 'B" to this my Affidavit is a fiue copy of the By-Izws of the Plaintiff CFS Ontario.

-23,
CFS ontario is the prcvincial component of the Plaintiff and has been since March

of

1993. ln 1993 the Ontario Fedention of Students ("OFS") became the Canadian Federation of
Students Ontado.

4.

Under Article

v[(5)

of the By-Iaws of the PlaintiffCFS the provincial component, CFS

Ontario, is automatically a member of the Plaintiff CFS.

5.

The Defendant is a corporation incorporated under the ontario CorDoration's Act and is

located and carries on activities at the University of Offawa and is a member of the Plaintiffs

The Defendant is govemed by the By-I-aws of the Plaintiff CFS and the Plaintiff CFS Ontario.

6.

The Defendant became a member of the oFS by referendum. In or about 1993, the OFS

became CFS

Ontaio. As a result, the Defendant

became a member

of both the Plaintiff CFS

ard the Plaintiff CFS Ontario component. By becoming a member they agreed to comply with
the by-taws of the Plaintiff CFS and the Plaintiff CFs Ontario.

7.

The By-I-aws of the Plaintiff CFS Ontario state at Article 3.0.5(a) that "dudng rcfercnda

conceming membership in the Fedention, rcpresentatives of the Fedention, or its designates

must have the fteedom to prcvide information to members of the Fedention at the member

-3campus holding said ieferendum"

8.

The Defendant has scheduled a referendum at the University of Ottiawa, Ontario on

February 13, 14 ard 15, 1995 in order to determine the student body's wishes concming
continued membefthip of the Defendant in the Plaintiff organizations. At present, all existing
members of the Defendant arc also members of the Plaintiffs.

9.

On January 15, 1995, the Defendant's Boald of Administntion ratified Elections and

Referendum Regulations (the "Regulations), which

at clause 14(b) effectively

prohibits

representatives of the Plaintiffs, its agents and assigns who are not

membe of the Defendant

from campaigning on campus, soliciting vots, and inciting voiers to vote or abstain from voting

for particular candidates or rcferendum questions. Attached hereto and marked to this my Affidavit is a true copy of clause 14(b) of the Regulations.

as

Exhibit "C"

10.

On or about January 31, 1995, our lawyers wrote !o Simon Petit, Elections ConYenor

of

the Defendant, in order to advise that clause 14(b) of the Regulations was a breach of Anticle

3.0.5(a) of the By-Irws of the Canadian Federation of Students - ontario. They requested that
the

Plaintiffbe authodzed to campaign on campus with reqHt to the refercnda issue conceming

the Defendant's membe$hip in the

Plaintiff. Attached hereto

and marked as Exhibit

''D" to this

my Affidavit is a tlue copy of our lawye$' letts of January 31, 1995.

-411.
on or about February 1, 1995 I rcceived a letter from the Defendant's lawyer, Fnncois Iamoureux

of the law fiIm

Seguin, I-andriault, Iamourcux, stating that

ary person

rlot

complying with the Regulations would be expelled ftom campus. Attached hereio and marked
as

Exhibit "8" to this my Affrdayit is a true copy of Mr. I-amoweux's letter.

12,

On or about February 1, 1995, our lawyers responded to

Mr. lamoureux's letter

and

advised that

it

was the Ptaintiffs' position that clause 14(b) of the Regulations is a clear

contravention of the By-I-aws of the Plaintiff CFS Ontario and that stqts taken under this clause
are in breach of the Defendant's contractual obligations with the

Plainriffs. Ahached hereto and

marked as Exhibit "F" to this my Affidavit is a tlue copy of the letter of February 1, 1995.

13.

On or about February 1, 1995, I received a letier from Simon Petit, Elections Convenor

for the

Defendant, confirming the Defendant's position that anyone found violating the

Regulations will be penalized apprcpriaiely. Attached hereto and marked as Exhibit "G" to this

my Affidavit is a tlue copy of the Petit letter of February 1, 1995.

14.

On or about February 2, 1995

rccEivet a letter from Piere-Yves Boucher, Secretary

of the University of Ottawa, authorising the Unive$ity Protection Seryices to proced against
any person infiinging the Regulations under the treqtass law of Ontario. Attached hereto and marked as Exhibit

"II"

to this my Affidavit is a truc copy of the Boucher letter.

-515. It is my belief that the Defendant is attempting to bar the Plaintiffs ftorn freely
participating in the campaign relating to the pending Referendum, conhary to the Defendant's contractual obligations. The Plaintiffs' participation

in the Referendum is

essential to the contractual

rcfrendum process and

obligations.

is in

accord

with the Defendant's already existing

16.

The Plaintiffs will suffer ireparable harm should the Refercndum proceed, as scheduled.

The reputation of the Plaintiffs is at stake.

It

stands to lose a number of its members should the

referendum be decided against the interesls of the Plainriffs. Campaigning has already begur

at the University of Ottawa campus and the Defendant's rcfusal to allow the Plaintiff to
participate has jeopardised

fte Plaintiffs' ability !o

set forth its position and

to

respond

apprcpriately to the criticisms and concems being levelled against

it.

Moreove!, the financial

loss attdbutable to the withdEwal of the Defendant cannot be quantified over the long !em.

17.

The Defendant continues to refuse to allow the Plaintiff to campaign on campus with

respect to the Referendurn other than under those limiled conditions as set out in

Mr. Petit's

letter of February 2, 1995.

-6-

18.

swear this affidavit in support of the Plaintiffs motion for an interlocutory injunction

and for no other or imFoper pupos.

SWORNBEFOREMEAT ) the City of Ottawa ) Municipality in the Regional ) of ottawa-Carlelon ) this 2nd day of Fobruary, 1995. .) )
A Commissioner
etc.

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BEFORE TEE BONOURE3LE CEII,COTT
COURT

88989/95

(GB}IERIN DIVIAION) AHI'RSDAA,

TTIA 9TE

DAY OI|

FEBRUENY, 1995

'USTICE

BETYBEII3
CAIIADIAII FEDBRATIOTI OF AEUDENTA CAI{ADIAN FEDERATION OF STI'DANTS ONEAIIO

P1.aiDtiffs
olc.' &nda Jan Goddard. a Colrlrnlsslonc' povinca ot Ontario. Nlhfle a

eudeddraw

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TEE STUDENTA' fEDERAEIOT OF THE I'NIWRSITY OP OTTAI|A - LA FEDERATION DES EEI'DIAIfrIS DE L ' UIIIVERAITE D'OTTAICA, INC. DEf,Eralant

.THIS

"B , TO THE ,IFFIDAVTT ar ...t1:.*.t.a1r llA erl itt t

IS EXHIBI
SWORN BEFO!]E ME TH6

2nJ

DAY OF

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ORDER

IEIa LoEIoN nade by the Plaintiffs for an interin and interlocutory lnjunction enjoining the Defendant. its directors. officers, servants, aqents and enployees frol0 holding a referendum at the University of Ottawa scheduled for February 13, 14 and 15, 1995 relating to the i.ssue as to vhether the Defendant should naintaib its nenbership in the canadian Federation of students and the canadian Federation of Students ontario until such tine as representatives of the canadian Federation of students an'l the canadian !'ederation of students ontario are authorized to attend on canpus anal canpaign in such a referenilurn which has been properly constituted under the by-laws of the student Federation of the unj-versity of ottava - students Pederation of the university of otta\,ra - ta Federation des Etudiants de L'Universite D'Ottawa, Inc. , the canadian Federation of Students and the Canadian

-2Federation of Students ontario and allovs the Canadian Fedetation of stualents and the canaalian Federation of students ontario the sane period of tine to canpaj.gn in that referendum as extended to other participantsi and for an order abrj-dqing the tine for service of the notion material; and, for an order for the costs of the motion, was heard on February 3, I and g' Lg95t at Ottava, Ontario'
oII REIDIIIG the I'Iotion Records of the Plaintiffs and the Defendant, the Supplenentary l{otion Record of the Defendant' and the supplernentary Affidavit of Guy caron suorn February 8. 1995. and on hearing the subnissions of counsel for the Plaintiffs and
Defendant,

Tf,Ia cOItRT oRDERA that the Defendant, its dj.rectors' officers, servants' agents and ernployees are enjoined fron holding a Referendum at tbe university of ottawa scheduled for February l-3, L4 ancl 15, 1995, refating to the issue as to whether the Defenalant shoufd naintain its mernbership in the canadian Federation of Students and the Canadian Federation of students Ontario. This injunction relates solely to the Referenclutn question which asks students, ttDo you wish to remain a rnenber of the canadian Federation of students and its affiliated organizations" 1.

is effective fron February 9, nidnight the morning of l4arch 20, L995. 2. 3.

TEIS oRDER

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TxIs coItRT oRDERa that the Referenalurn rtith respect to the issue as to lrhether the students Federation of the University of ottava - La Federation des Etudiants de L'Universite D'otta!'ta, Inc. should naintain its nenbership in the canadian Pederatj-on of students and the canaalian Federation of students ontario, shall be held on March 2Ot L995.

-3aEIs coURT oRDERe that the canpaiqn for the Referendum vith respect to the issue as to vhether the students Federation of the University of otta\,/a - La Federation des Etudiants de L,Uniwersite D'ottalta, Inc. should maintain its nenbership in the Canadian Federation of Students and Canadian Federation of Students ontar.io shatf coirhence at 12:01 a.m' on March 13, 1995.
4. 5.

Tf,Is couRl

oRDERa

that the Plai.ntiff L'i1l pay the costs

of the Referendun lrith respect to the issue as to vhether tlte students Federation of the University of Ottalra - students Federation of the university of oltal'a - La Federation des Etudiants de L'Universitc D'ottatJa, Inc. should naintain its nenbership in the Canadian Federation of Students and the Canadian Federation of Students ontario.
EIrIg couRr oRDERa that there vi11 be no restriction as to the people lrho can campaiqn or the amount of funds vhich can be spent on the canpaign with respect to the issue as to thether the
6.

students Federation of the University of ottawa - students Federation of the university of ottava - La Federation des Etudiants de L'Universite D'ottava, Inc. should maintain its nenbership in the canadian Federation of Students and the Canadian
Federation of students ontario.
TEIS COURT oRDERa that if any further directions are required vith respect to this natter they shall be brought back
7.

before this court.

If,IS CoURT ORDERA that the costs of the notion are feft 8. to the discretion of the Judge hearingi the tri.aL of this matter.
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ONT}XIO COURT OP JUSTICT (GENER3I, DIVISION)

THIS

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THE AFFDAVII

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berween

SW0BN 8EFOIE Ne

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CANADIAN PEDER}TION OF STI'DENTS (ONTARIO), Plaint i iEgnda Jat Goddard'

Povlnco ot

comml$lono''

mtb.

s'ltlo a snld'ntd'law

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STSDENTS FEDER.{TION OF :rEE I'NII'ERSITY

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DEs ETItDrA.lf,rs DE

09 OTTAWA/ n'nNrl*RsrrE D'orrAwA'

Respondent
.

ORAL REASONS O}T APPI,ICATION FOR INJI]NCTION qiven at the OLtawa coult House

cn tebr"':ary 9tb, L995 (Chilcott ,f.)

: APPEABANCES 1,1r. ,lob.o G. Jaworski, M:. Todd it, Burke, t'lr. Rola1d La!.dliault, 1"1r. Fralqois Lasoureux,

for Plaintiff
Coultsel

for

Respondenl

Ottawa, Ontario, February 9tsh, 1995 (11:00 A.M.)

(

PIJRSUAXT TO SIJBMISSiONS BY COUXSSL)

THE COURT:

f.iell , if I do 1t, r 'm soinq .to give you one week !o campaign, and lhal will be the week of the

6th, and hold j.t on the 13th, the leferendum. l don't think
you need two {eeks
.

I4R LANDRIAULT:

I'm told thar it cannot be done in less than twenly days, because some noninations - or at leasE some steps have to be Eaken, according Eo the rules'
THE COURT:

I,lhat can be less that t]^'enty days?

Do you mean

the holditg of if?

}@. I,ANDRIAULT:

of ir, Yes-aj]d of course, the eleclion People have to resign, and if they have to appoinl nen people or scrutineers, uell, I don't knort.
The irolding
THE
COURT
:

wef1, wllaE t- I allow Llte campailrn

ior Ehe week oi Lbe 13th, ano iile eiection woufd be ihe 20th or lvIarch. I{ow is thaE?
I'rR JAWORSKI :

It is satisfactory to us, your

honour.

TIIE

COURT:

Yes?

I{ow

about that?

MR I,ANDRIAULT:

Well, lt's difficulL to envisage, your honour- A]1 the steps that would have'Lo be taken_THE
COURT:

]'m tryilg to
}@ I,ANDRIAULT;

accofiEnodate You'

' I appreciate that.

THE COURT:

I later i.t you like.

am

mj-ndful; I can make it a lreek

MR TA}IDRIAULT:

is that it should be sooner but I a.nr told that there ale some very difficult problems in holding it sooner, because it seems to me tbat Lo hold it later wil-l tnean a protracted cajl'aigll .that will stat: even before the ca$paign period, a1C thete
t"IY

oun iictination

is 1itt1e that carl be done.

TlE
COLTRT:
a_n

WeI1, thaE was mY concern. I

lnovtig i: back because of lhe ilstruciions tl1at you are obviously given. I ajn tryi-lg to accomtlodate you.
MR I,ANDRIAULT:

told lhac new sLaff would have Eo be hired, and that is .r,rhy it cannol be much before the I
a-E

2orh.
TgE COI'RT:

welI, I'm suggestlng the campaigrl start on Lhe week of the 13th- That is a Monday, and thaL the referend.uil - if l so decide - be held on the 20th'
MR.]AWORSKI:

It's goj'ng to be difficult' be feasible but it will be Cifiicul:'

THE COURT:

It

may

That gives You foul weeks from

today.

(ldr. La[dliau1c consult with lespoEdeats)

}AR LANDRIAULT:

t
work, your honour.

am

told that these dates migh!

THE COURT:

:' i. sa::'I? le :A'IDR:A'.11T: I,m told that the 13th to the 20th rnighl be appropriate dates 1f youl honours so decides'
uAr I I r:i.a fi fr6on

mirutes

a:1d

I'11 be back v'lfh

somer*Lilfg

---(UPOI{

RECESSING

AT 12:30 P.M.)

---(UPON RES0XI}IG AT 12r45 P.u.)

MR LANDRIAULT:

oR.LL REASONS POR itTIpC ENT

(gElr,corr.

.7-)

Your honour,
address a problem
TEE COURT:
Yes
.

wonder

if 1 may

that has ariseo during

recess?

MR I,ANDRIAULT:

I have been asked bY the defendants if your honour would consid.er limiting participation in the campaign to the electiwe pefsons and wolunteels, rathef than have employees that are paid, and the problem that this
creates -- and I a-n not sure what your hooour's decision will be, but I gather from the conversations thaL we've had that you ale inclined to set a oew date for the referendufl' Now, what happens to all the

election and !e!erend'J-'1 !-ules that were set? what happens to lhe exDendj-ture lilllit? What happens to the daLes that ,'r, there? What happens :o the approwal of materlal? .." "., ls you! honour's dec:sLcn such Lhat it is invalidatj"ng the reg.ila:icn foi: le:eaend'J.'ns thaL was passed on Jan'lary 15th?
THE No.
COURT:

I4q I,ANDRIAULT:

so that the li*llit of expeldiEu-res

wo'Jlc sl1fl be lwo hr.rld-red dollars?
TflE
COURT:

r'ieiI, I all Presuming now, unless are goiog .Lo go right baak to the six months where

we

ewerylhilrg is going to be approved, tha! the election-- and I'11 te11 you: I'm going co gtant the injunctio4' The eleclion is going Lo be ilr accord with Ehe rules that are prese4tty in place- The only thi4g I am doing is giwing
them a chance to campaig:l aad come on the campus '
MR LANDRIAULT:

wouldn't Lhe rules as they exist with the two hundreC dollars-TIIE
COURT:

The rules that have bee! set do.!\'Il ' otherwise we're golng ro get i-nto the whole thlng and lm

not going to do that.

MR I,ANDRIAI'LT:

weII, so ehat we are not back here before you or sodebody efse within two o! tshree vreeks-_ I wanted to be clear that the ru1es, the way they are set up: the lwo hundred dollars includes ehe sata.ies of ernplcyees ' so i"f for one day? fifieen efi'4)loyees f:om the National Federation show up on caapus, they are already j-D breach' That is what che by-lavs say- There is 1o objeclioD t'o elect'ed persons, the presideni, and Mr. EunE and Mr' Caron' bu: i: we go beycnd :lrat, then we ale cleally i! bleacil' soTEE COURT:

wel'l, I am then going to get into-I'n goieg to be out there run-Eilxg tbe efection nlfself !
I@
.'A'WORSKI :

'7 J.) We1f, that is exactly the Problem. He is assr$ing that anybody who comes on site is going to be someone who is beilg paid, aj:!d being paid Eo be ttrere, and we already krrow they have goE people who are paid to be there- I think what we do ls we jusl let lhe election go, if your honour so chooses to set it, and fet the people

OR-aL REASONS POR ,'UDCUENT (CSILCOTT.

campaigrl pursuant

to the by-la}rs.
}4R I,ANDR.IAULT
:

If Yout hodour's decision was to say Lhat two elected peisons ftom the National and the Ontario section, and as nany wolunteers as they wish, I think this !'ould obviate Lhe difficully, except that ne might then geL into the defi4ition of volunceers. But as long as the relelendum rdles and by-lalrs are in p1ace, I guess that they will hawe to be followed. It is in the national coastitution to -fs lheie any liml't at the Present time on the rule for the nulber of people from each side Ehat ca:] campaigrl. or is iE-)'R LAIiDRIAULT:

ThAJe's no limit on the Nnlcers p.rovj-dilfg t-hey aJe wolulEeers, but there is a monetary limit

of two hundled do11ars, and in order to achieve that monetary limit there is a for4ula thac says that if you are paid, it i9 to be colsidered, so Ehat part of the regulation

OR.A.], RE.ASONS

FOR .fUDGMENT

wilt be wery quickly breached if on the campus.

some

paid e'nployees calfvass

MR .fAWORSKI:

your honouf, not to

The only Problem I hawe witb that' bel'abour Ebe point is that lthaL is going

Lo show to happen is: the Federation of Students is going lthere there up on site and we ale goilg to have a situaEion se!'vices is going to be somewhat of a brouhaha with student here to removing people from site' we are al1 back on dete!:nine who id allolted on site and who is not allowed iE can sitse. r Lhink Lhe by-law, s' 3'o'5 (a) is clear that as be anybody vrho is a replesentative of the Federation with at designates, and those are issues that can be dealt or lhe trial: wtrether lhose people should have been oo site or they should not have been on site; wheEhe! they are Paid ThaL are ooE paid. They are assuming they are being paid is hasr't happened yet, and it ls the governing by-law whlch 3,C.s (a).
THE COURT:

(ora11Y)

Airight. i have reviewed lhe :!: !!ale-ial. The Court is conceaed hete chaa ;h= dac:s:3:: this tratler 1^ill not be a cacalYsE ior funher P!oc3ed:::ES or disputes between the Plainciff and the DeiendanL lt1at is exactly what htas aCCressed put this stage of Eo me. I was hoping i:haL $re coufd finally

this lrlaLter to rest, but I see that that may be impossible j-n my reasons' and I wilf deal lrith that again rL is clear lhat tshe Defendant is a part.icipatilg meriber of lhe Plaintiff' and as such is bound These by-1av's by the rul-es and by-Iaws of Ehe Plaintiff' are set out aE Tab B of the Plaintiff's motion recordr and they wete amended as receltly as 'iune 1994' at the general
meeEing.

I Ehink the by-laws are clear-

S'

3.0-10 makes it clear thaL any teferendum reg'arding association is Eo be governed by mefiif,ership in the plaintifi the associaEion's regr-llar referendum or election rules' I might say that on that section

alone I would have refused to grant the injunceion However in my opioion, that secLion must be read in conjunction with s. 3. o -5 (a) which reads as foll-ows: "The menicer association, an
acd:Eion Eo the bY-laws and

regulations of lheir ow! consciEuEions, shall give six monEhs noEice, in !':r:::ng ald bY regi-sEered maj-l. to the chafperson of Ehe Federation, of che ciace oi
any leferetdum concerning nelrbership in the FederaEion '

said notice shalt include the

10

specifle volding of Ehe referendua quesliol and the rules gowerning the leferendum, including a]l applicable appeal processes in
accoldance wi"th by_law 3.1.10.

of the chiei electoral officer (C.E.O.) shaIl be fcrwarded Lo che chair:person of the
The nan1e

Federation Ehree months Prj.or co

ihe date of Ehe !:ef ereodrJm. Once the local student association has become a tull
meflltrer,

only 'tiehdraw its melrbelship subsequent to the alrproval by the melnlf,ers oi a loca1 studeot association, in a referendum to withdraw fron the it
may

During the referendum

concernlng medltership in the

Faie:aEion represe::Eai:ves oi li,

have Lbe fleedom !o Pravide iaformation to memlcers of the

Fedeaalic! or its desigEates must

Federatioa at ehe lnember caiq)us

holding said refereldum.

ORAI, RE.A.SONS FOR ,JT'DG}GTTT (CEI],COTT.

J.}

11

Fleedom to provide infomation includes, bu! is ltot Ilmited to campaigniug and public student spaces, distribution of

literature, and equal participalion in publj-c fomms and

debaEes'l

As I say, that section must be read with the section I referred to earlier, and ln my opinion chat sectj-on is the dominating section: 3.0.5 (a) is the dominanE sect ion. Therefore I fhink they must be read
lhose togelher and there is an obligation to fulfill provisiolls, and the locaf student association, i.e., the defe!1daIlt, The Studel1t Fedelation of the gniversity of

ottawa and LA FEDERATION

D'OTTAWA 1NC

DES ETIIDIANIS DE L'UNMRSITE

have not complied i:h *-hose sections'

The leadl;:g au:horiLy in tbrs

province on i-njunctions is Eeetell IDc vs. AblaDtiq Pizza Deligbt Pfalchise (1958) rJtd e! a13, 17 O.R. (2d) 505- That

is a decasion of the Divlsional" Court.

tbe laotica it has se! out Ehe rh6 Fh.a6 ra.r--ors or cuestioD's to be considered
1:1

in an applicaiion for the granting of an injunction, or for

i-.i!rn^rlrra rol i6f

Tn the notion before me Lhe

4.6.4.3 de declzrer

dligible, e 13 fin du deuxiem jour oNrable suivant la dale limite des mises en tomination' loute candidatlre qui n'est Pas
conslestee Par la prdsidente d'lection

candidates no1 challenged pursuanl to

Section 4.8 either by the Election Co nor or by notice lo the Election Convenor. is declared eljgible no later lhan nvo (2) business days following

ellou par voie d'avis d la pt6sidenle

d'61ction selon les disposidons de I'anicle 4.8; ctle declaration de la prdsjdente d'ilction est sans app1, si elle a 6td fajle selon ls procedures dublies Par ies eglements de la

the deadline for nominztions, said declaration of the Elecuon Convenor being 6nal and silhout appfzl provjded that it is made according to the procedures established by lhe by-la{s oflhe Federation: and

Fd6ralior: et

4.6.4.4 que, advenant qu'ne

question

relative aux exigences de l'article 4.6.4.1 el/on 4.6.4.2 soit souleve dans les ddlais prescrils, soil par la prdsidente d'election, soit Par un auue memb'e au sujet de l'al'gibilil d'une candidate a un Poste de fExcutif, la prisidente d'd:ection doit inmddiatement demander e h
Cour ituaLante d'entendre la cause et de rendre une ddsion. La Cour dtudiante doit rcDalre une dcision dans les trois tl) jours ourrables qui
suiYenl la demande,

in the case herc a question is nised wthin the prescribed timg ei$et by Oe Election Convenoi or by anY otrcr membr of the Federatjoq as to $heller a candrdale for tlrc Execulive firlfills the requirenents oI Sections 4.6.4.7 and/o. 4.6.4.2, the Election Convenor immediately orders fte
question to be heard and decided upon

by Student Cour! said decision to t

rendered witldn rfuee (3) business alays of the Student CoDrt being notified.

4-6.4.5 DEPOUILLEMENT DU SCRUTIN

La prsidente d'ilection, avc I'aide des scnrtatrices, procade au dPouillemetrt du scrutin et, potr ce falre, elle rejette les bullelns de vote

COTINTING OF BALLOTS

The Etection
and

assistance of $e scrulinerc. shall proceed to the countiog of the ballots,

Convenor.

with

the

qi:

in

so doing must teject every

ballot:

a) b)

nbnt pas Ctd inilialds Par

scnratices;

les

a)

nbt initialed by scnrtineers; containiDg morc for one ofiice;

indiquent phs d'un choix Pour le

mCme post;

b) c)

lian

one vote

c)

r'ont

pas did remplis;

s'es1

conlaining no vote; coniainrng a vote

d1 indiqueni une candidate qui

pas candidate;

d)

retiree ou une Personne qur n'est

in favour of

candidale

who

has

withdra$'D or a person who is

not a candidate;

e)

portnt une annot"tion ou un signe

permettant
l'6lectrice;

de

rerormaife

e)

berring a matk which could identify the volel; or

n'indiquent pas d\lne fagon Prccise le choix de l'lectrice.

f)
4-5

not distinctly indicating dle

choice ofthe voter.

.'1 I

LE MODE DE SCRUTIN L'Assernblee 6tudianle delermine les

heures de vote A I'avance et l Yote n'est

NTEI'}IOD OF VOTING

4.?

Student AssemblY
be

shall

detrmine

beforehand the honrs ofloting Voting shall

Permis qu'a ces heurs

permilled during these hours only'

4.72

bulleufl de \'ole' l'6lectrice montre sa carle itudiante ou une autorisation crite de la prsidente

Pour recevoir

In otder to

ro1e, a voter must show her student card or a written autlorizalion from

rhe Election Convenor of the Fede.ation

ilection de la Fddration Before handting

47

Avanl de temeflre un bulletin de tote i une dlectrice, la scrutatrice y appose son paraphe; un bulletin de lote n'ayant pas 6t sign Par la scrulatrice est nul
L'lection
se

a ballot to a roter'

dle

scrutineer must initial it; a ballot xhich has not been iniiialed by lhe scnrhneer shall be

void. Voting shall be carried out by secret

ballot.

fait par vore secret'

les bullelins d

4.?.4 4.?.5

La scrutatnce remplace

The scrulineer shall replace spoiled ballols

and shall mark sxch ballots "VOID"

vole annulds et Y inscrit "NUL'

Chaque candidale peul se faire reprisenter par une rePldsenlanle ofiicie e A un bursu de qcruun:

(anicle exceplees les agenles d'ilecuon

Each candidate may be represented by an ofiicial agent at a polling bood; apart from electoral officers (Section 4.4) and official rcpresentauves, no one shall remain inside a
polling boolh.

44) el les reprdsentantes offioelles' personne n'a le droil de resler A

I'inlerieur d'un bureau de scrudn

4.?.6

Chaque tepsntante ofiicielle peut

soit prendre place au bure?u de scrutin
ou se rendre au burerlu de 'crudn a lout

Each ofiicial represenlative may remain

inside the pollingboodr or may go from time lo ume lo the polling booth lo inqure about

moment pour s'informer de I'dtat du

ddrculemenl du scrudn.

procedues,

4.7.7

Chaque membre de la FedCralion n'a

Each member

of the Federation may

vote

droit

qui

une voix et elle vote en

only once and must vote in Pelson.

Personne.

4.8
4.8.1

CONTESTATION DUNE ELECT]ON

DISPUTED ELECTION

Tout membre de la Fdddrahon peut contesler une Cleclloo. Pour ce laile'

Anv member of tie Federation may contest an elction. To ato so, she mu$ make a

sa requCte e h Coui itudiante et aveflit la Prdsidente d'Cleclion dans les deux (2) jours elle
envoie .

request to student coun and noLilf lie Eleclion Conaenor wilhin nto (2) business days ailer lhe results have been published in
the Federation's newspapers

owrables qui sliven! la publicalion des risrJlats dans les journarl\ itudiants de
la Fdddration.

4.8.2

Un lec-tlon ne put 6ije contestee qu en cas de fmt]de ou d i[egularite.

An elction may be contested only on ihe

grounds of ftaud or irregularity.

4-6

1.8.3

RTCOMPIAGE Toute candidate pctlr demander un recomPlage Poul ce talle elle doll
larre requele auPres de la presrden'c d,elecrion dans les de!x{ r2) iours du ou\rables sujvant

RECOUNI Anv candidate may request a recount'

To do so, she musl nodry the Eleciion Co 'enor within lwo (2) business days atlcl fie day of the vote count'

4.8.3.1

le jour

dPouillemenl du vole.
4

8.1.-2 Lr

prdsidenle deleclion doit a\iser lout; sure candidale briglant les

le recompuge ait lieu.

The Eleclion Convenor must advise all

otler

que sufirages au posle contesti avant

request for a recount the recount takes Place. klore

candidates

for the disPuled

posidon

of l}le

,1

La Dresidenle d'tedron doil proceder

The Elecllon Convenor shall proceed to

d un
!o!t

re(ompuge rmmddiat si vinqt{inq t25) voles ou moins sdp;renl les deL{ candirlales en l'te
un poste

an irnmediale recount

if twenty-five (25) rotes or less separale the leading

candidate fiom Llte nearest opponent-

48

J.4

doil dans les dix (10) jours ouvrables sui\ant Ia nublication des risultats dans les ioumaur rudiarts de la Fedelaton
La prdsidenle delection

The Election Convenol mus! \rithi[ len (10) business days follorving ihe
publicadon of the resulls of the clection in rhe Federauon's newspapers, subnut a report on the election to Student
Assembly membrs.

ioo*"ttte un

rappon d'election alr{

membres de I'Assemblee dfirdianle

4.e
4.9.1

LE)GCUTtr SORTANT DURANT LElGcrtrlE-liQtslu{lDlE4N!

Un membre de l'Exicutif sortant

i'ilectron ou
de reprsentante

ne

neut oas assufier une fonctron d'agente

A member of the outgoing Execut e cannot be hired as an election oflicer or as an

ofi icial representative.

oficielle

4 9.2

Un membre de lExeclrtif sonant ne peut pren&e Position PouJ une ou

;lusieurs candrdates durant l'cie.uon

A member oi the outgoing Executive cannot take a stand in favow oi one ot more
canthatates dutrng the ele.tion priod.

4.9.3

ressouces de la Fddntioq financieaes ou auttes, ne peuvent etle

ks

The Federahon's resouces, fina$cial ol o6er, camot be lsed in favol of any

crndidate. Anv membel of the Executlve rvho $'ishes to oanicioate in a campaigr\ as a candidal ot as a supportet. must tenounce her salary and powe$ dlring lhe electoral priod

utilises en lavenl d'une candldate

4.9.4

Un nembre'de I'Ex&utif qui

ddsire tant que participr A la campagne. en candidate ou supporleure' doit renoncer

A sa rdmnnCtation et a ses Pou\oirs duant la priode ledorale.

4-7

4.9.5

Dans les cinq (5) jours ouyrables suiYant la dale limit du ddpot des
misLs en candidalure, LhaqLre membre de I'Executif sortant doit convoquer Ioules les canddatcs briguanl son posle

the deadline for nominations.

Within five (5) working da)s follosing

e3ch membr of the oulgoing Executive m st all of hold m informadon session

ritl

$e candidates running for ler posilion.

The Election Convenor must see to
tha! Section 4.9 is rspe.ted. STATUS OF TIIE ELEC]D CAND1DATE

pour une ssnce d'information

4.9.6

La prdsidente d'lection veille d faite

respecter I'article 4.9.

it

4.IO 4.10

STATUT DE CANDIDAT ELU

DEFIMTION
canahdate dlue est celle qui a recueilli la najotil des voles exprimes
Iors d une ilection dliment convoque ei dont I'dlection n'est pas contestde dans les deux (2) joun ouYrables qur suivent idsultals. publicauon

DEFINITION
The elected candidale is the one having received the majority of voles cast in a duly called election when the election is not contested within trvo (2) working days following publication of resulls, in confo.mity with Secdon 4.8, and I'hen

4l0 I La

Ia

conformiment
fonction-

ii

lanicle 4.8 e' qu

des

that candidate has not yet ofiicially

iaken office.

n'est pas encote ente omciellement en

4.10.2

SIArul
Entre
Publication des et la date de son entre n resultats fonction, la candidate lue ne jouit d'auclrn priviGge ni d'auon pouvoil t
est considrce comme simple dtudiante-

STATUS

la

date de

la

BetNeen tll dale of publicatron of

fie

resulE and ah date of her offcial taking of office, lhe elecled candidate has no privileges or powers and is
considercd to be a regular shrdent. Sh bcomes a member of the Executive at

Elle devient rnembre de l'Execudf a h date officielle de son entree en fonction conformdment e I'anicle 4.8.

ihe offcial alate of her trking of ofiice accordhg to Section 4.8. RESIGNATION

4.10.3 p6MrssloN
La candidate ilue put drmssionner en tout temps avant la date ofiiciele de
son entrie erl

fonclion. La demission

dans ce cas peut se faire en suivani

l'r]ne des trois proced res survaDles:

The elected candjalate may resign at any time before her oflicial laking of ofilce. Tte resignatiofi in such an e1'ent may be done by iollowing one of the following prbcedures:

4.10.3.i en avis3nt Ia

prsidente de la mdlen d'une leue e Fdddrauon au ct efet; ou

by

advising

tle

Presiden!

of

the

Federation by letler to that effecl;

4.10.3.2 en s;gniliant son intendon

prsidenle

Fedratroo. en prsonne, de vive voix, trois ldmoins devant cerlifier cett intention et ClJe pdsenls au mme moment que la

de la

la

by oratly advising the President of

the Federation, in peEor! w;th three (3) witnesses to cefliry frc elected candidate's intention to rcsig$ thes

*itnsses must b Present in fte ofi;ce of the President of the

Federatron when

4-8

candidate dans

Ie burau de

Ia

the elected candidale announces her

intendon;

Prisidente de la Feddradon: ou

4.10.3.3 Ia

candidate dlue peut ddmissionner Par tout autle moYen taisonnable,

nolamment Piu un e\is Public, en

convoquant une confdrence de prcsse A cet etret ou au molen o une leflJe d la p{isidente d'dleclion.

The elected candidate maY rcsign bY any olher rcasonable metlto4 such as by a public announcemen! by calling a press conference to tlat efecl or tty a
letter to the Eleclion Convenor'

4.II

ELECTIONSSPECIALES

SPECIAL ELECTIONS

Lorsqu'un Poste de\ienl

\alnl

\'[hen a posidon on the Execulve becomes

aacant, Student AssemblY shall:

I'Exdrurif, l'Assernble etudianle:

4.11.1 decftte nne lection partielle seion

poste devient vacant

ls

noms prescrites par I'anicle 4 4 si le

le

dmier jour

ouvrable du mois d'octobre ou avant; ou choisit one rcmplaqanle Srace un l, 2' 4 comitd de sdlection (\oir 4 aloir annonce b 4.11.4 et 4.1l i) apras vaannce dans les joumau'( de la Federation torsque celleti suwient apres le demier jour ou\rable du mols

ll

i ll

order a by-lectjon Dnder the provisions of Seation 4,4 when the vacancy anses before or or the last rvorking day of tle month of october or shall elect an individual for the

remainder of tlrc manilate lhrough tle creation of a Selection Commitlee (see Sections 4.11.2, 4.11.3, 411.4 and 4.115)

anet announcing the vacancy in $e Federation's newspapers, when tie vacancy adses aner the last *orking day of the
morth of &ober. composed of Assembly, of five (5) members of Student uhich at least one (l) - and no more than three (3) - is a membr of the Execulive

d'octobrc-

4.11.2 Le comire de

slectlon esl

formi

de

cinq (5)
I

Tle

Sele.tton Committee

is

membles

de

l'Assemblee

tudiante dont au moins nn

(l)

plus de trois (3) st metnbre

Exdcutif.

et Pas
de

4113

l,e r6te du comite de s6lechon consiste

Tle role of the

shall be to:

Seleclion Cornmittee

i:

a)

dtablir les cnGres

de selection;

a) establish selction criteria;

b) c)

etrectuer les entrel'les

c?ndrileles; el

des

b) intereiew the candidates;

alld

soumetEe sa recornmardaaion l'Assemblee dtudiante dans

c) wift the selection

to

criteria

les cinq (5) jours

used to select a candidale,

ouwables

suivant la fin candidature et dnoncer, au

des mises en
meme momen! les crilCres de sdlectiotr qui lui ont Permis de prendre sa ddcisioL

Student AssemblY no later than fve (5) vorking

alays

following tle closing

date for nominations.

4-9

4.11.4 L'agente d'inforrnation de Ia Fddratron \oil e ce que Ies annonccs

dans les journaux de la Fddralion
relatives au poste lacant spParaissent

The Infornation OIIicer of fte

Federation shall amounce lhe vacancv in the Federation's ne spaprs durjng consecutirc publications

two (2)

pendanl

dellx 12,

PUblicaLions

fo,lo]ring tle vacancy-

consdcutives suivant 13 \cance d'nn poste i l'Ex6curif.

4.1i.5 La date limjle poul les mises en candidalure esl la cinquieme journde
ou\Table suivant la date de publication de la deuxieme annonce du journal de

be the

The closing date {or nominations shall frfth working day following the

publicatior date of the second ainouncement of Lhe vacancy in the

Federations newspaper dist ibuled the
latest.

la 4.ll.o 4,12

Fdddra[on di'tnbue

le

Plus

tardivement.

Les tBr.es en candidalure doilenl 6lte

ptesidenle delection dans les d6lais prescnts.

Nominations shall be submitted to the Election Convenor wiahin the lime

prescribed.

rerni.es e

la

REFERENDUM

REFERENDIIM

4.12.1 CONVOCATION
Sous rdserve du pangraphe 3 10 5, us fifrcndum est convoqud par:

CALLING OF REFERENDUM
Subj.t to Section 3.10.5, a rcfercndum

of llle FedeGtron shall be called uPon

by:

4.12.1.1

lne

.esotutjon adoptee

par

Ies

a reJolution adopted by two-thirds (2/3)

derl\-tierc (2/3) des flembres presents e ute rumon de I'Assemblee tudjanle;

of

members present Student Assembly; or

at a meeting of

4. 12. 1.2 rrne

ptition diinent signee par sept cnt cinquante (750) membrcs de

a petition duly signed by seven hunalrcd

and

la Fddiration ou cinq pour cent (57o) des membrcs de la FeddntioL selon le moindre de ces deux nombtes. La pelition doit comprendte le nt]mdro
d'drudiante de chaque signataire et doit

percent (5olo) of Federation members, whichever is less. The petition must list the student number of every sigtalor aid must be delivered to

five

friy

(750) Federaiion members or

the

Charrperson

ctre rmise

ah

prsidente de

Assembly

of the Federalon.

of $e

Student

This

l'Assemblee etudiante de Ia Fd8tron. Cette petition doit clairement indiqoer

la questron proposee en accord avec les aLspositions des anicles 4.12.3.1 et 4 12.3.2.

petition must clearly indicate tho proposed qrestion in accordance widt tle provisioDs of Sections 4.12.3.1 and
4.12.3.2.

THE REFERINDUM CONVENOR

Quand un rdfdrendum est convoqud, une prdsidente du rfCtendum est

choisie par une majorit6 des mehbres presefis a une runion de l'Assemblee dtudiante ou par une rdsolution de

Wren

rcfereDdum

is

called,

i'Ex&utiJ

sllr

autorisntion

de

Referendum Convenor shall be chosen by a majority of tie membeis present at a Studert AssemblY meting or bY a the Excrrtive upon rsolutiot authorization of Studnt Assembly.

of

I'Assemblee 6tudiante.

4-10

4t23
La question rf6rendairc:

The referendum question shall be:

concise, precise and unambiSlous: answered by "YES"

12 3

est concise. clsite et precjse;

4.12.3.2 se tpond par

"OL['

ou 'NON";

or'NO"i
Sludent

412.3.3 est ddtminee par une rsolurion de

l'Assemblee dtudianie; el

set by a resotulion of
Assembly; and

4 t2.3.4 Dans

destitulion (anicle 3 10 5), la question se lil : '(nom du membre de l'Exdcurif

le

cas d'une prccddure

de

In the case of an
member

imPechment
the

referendum (Secdon 310.5),

ouesdon shall rad: "Should (name of

mis en accusalion) doitlle

d'xercer

cesser

of the Execuuve)

cease lo

erercee Dar ce membre de t'Excutio de la Fddir;don des 6tudiantes t tuchants de lunivetsit6 d'Ottawa?"

la

fonction de (fonction

occuD] the posidon of {position held by

rhat member of lhe Execufver of tie Soalents' Federation of the University

of Ottawa? PSOEED-],RE AND APPEAI qhere The Refe.endum Convmor shall.

4.t2.4

teter.naum e$ len'! du relerendum doit suivre' iorsouelles sont applicables les proc6dules drablies aux arucles 42'
I-orsq,r

u"

la

presidenle

aoolicable, follow
eJablished in

SeoionsI2.4645 47

Procedures

and4.8.

4.6.4.5. 4.7 ei 4.8.

4 12.4.1 Pour que le rdsultal dun tfdrendum $il lJide. l2'lo des membres de la
Feal&alion de\Toot avoir xercd leur droit de vote.

In ordei for the result of a tferendum

to be

Federadon must llave exrclsed their right lo vote.

valid

12%

ofall members

of the

4.12.4.2

Les membres de I'Excutif de la Feddration Pewenl' i leur g16'

Paniciper de fagon active campagne Efirendaire'

Memtrs of the Executive of the Fedemtion catr, if tiey wish so,

panicipate actively
campaiSn.

un

in a

rcferendum

4.12.5 DfLAtS
4 12.5.1 Sous teserve de t'anicte 412_5

DEADUNES

refrendum

en

1 2' un auPlds d5 tenlr

Subiect lo Section 4 12 5 1 2. a referendum shall b Put lo Lhe

at least twenty (20) *orking dqs after $e referendum question is se! or

l) 5l-l

aoles un delai d'au moins vingl (20) de i;rus ourrables suivant I'adoprion la questiod refreDdairc; ou

4.12.5.1.2 Dans

deslrtution (aaicle

le

cas

dun rcfdreldDm
3
10

de

5), ser:l tenu enlrc quatorze lerCfdrendum I 14) et vinet'cinq (25) jours owrables

in tle

case

of an

iflPeachment

referenitum (Sctiolr 3.10.5)'

wiliin
(25)

folrrleen (14) to twntY-five

the ilnpe3ch,rnent Petition'

suirant Ia- rdcepdon de I'avis d&lenchement des Procedures

destitulion.

de de

'!ro <Ing days following the delivery of

4-l I

12 5

2Tout r6fdrcndum doit eue convoqud el

scolaire. c'est-d{ire enlre le mois de septembre el le mois d'avril inclusi\'ement.

tenu pendanl Iannee

Any referendum must tre mlled and held during lie academic year, that is,
bebleen lhe monlhs of Septembr and April inclusively.
PTIBL]

4.I2.6

PL]BLICATION
4.12 6.1

CATION

La prsidente du refdrendum
les

Tie

Referenalum Convenor shall cause

s'assure que la qr]eslion rdferendarre est

publiee inlgralement dans les joumaLx

de la F6ddmtion et a6chee dans

10 be published with the exact rYording in the Federahon's nwspapers and posted in the

t}le question

diices de I'Uni\rsil au plus lard

cinq (5) jours orrables

lbwerture
ds

arant

Univetsity buildings not less tlIan five (5) *orking days before lhe opening of
the polls.

buteaux de scrutin.

4.12.6.2Le resulEl du Iefircndum es plblie dans I'ddition des joumaux de la

Fddration qui suil le d6pourllement des 10tes.

The rcsult shall be published in tle Fedemtion's newspapers in tle first edition following tie vote count.

4.I2.7 VALIDIIE
LAssemblee tudiante esl liee par la deci5ion de la majorile des membres de

VAI-IDITY
Student Assembly is bound by the majority vote ofany Siven referendum.

la

Feddration volant durant

ce

16fdtendum.

4-12

Constitlttion anrl
BYLAW I - MEMB ERS "'""'""""'
F?fpdd
Jsan Godddd
a

colll'nlsslonr' 6rG'

iioi"nceolontaio'whloa6nd'nld'lar
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Ig!.. .YA.$ rlt.g-L...: j. s!!OBN BEFOI]E ]\IE TH$ Zrd

0F
,.,.!-1.r9ri.

1.

Types of Memberships Gneral Dscription: Therc a. two wpes of mmbers of the Fedention, individual nembers and voting members. Studmts, or individual membrs, are represented through the local student association to which they biong. Local studnt associations representing individual mmbe6 ale called voting membels.

a. b.

Local studnt associations are Ligible to apply for and recerve the starus oI votmqflembels in the federation as provrded fo' Ln ByJaw I, scnon 2, 3, and 4.

lndividual dembers oI the Federation will be all students in local shrdnt assoiations that are voting members.

T}?es oI VotinS Membership status

a.

Futl MembeEhip
General Description: Full membership is the standard folm of membership in the Federation.

i) ii) iii)

A local association is eligible to appiy for tulI mmbrship in the Federation if s membe$ have approved by referendum membership in the Federation, the Canadian Federation of
Students-Servicet ard the applicable provincia.l component A local association's application for membership, onc accepted by the Fedelahon, shal constitute a bindint contract to collect and remit to the Fedelarion full membe$hip fs for the duration of the membershipi The fees for tul membs local associations 6hall be: a) $225 pr semster, or 94.50 per academic year, per local associadon individual member of the Caiadian Fderation oI Students, pro-rated as per the policy of rhe member local
associationj

b)

$0.75 per semestr or $1.50 per academic year, per local associarion

individual membe!

of the Canadian Federation of Studnts-Services, pro-rared as per the policy oI the

member local association;

the applicable provincial component fe. Membr associations hav lurtil May 1994 to comply wi& this fe incras, fouowing the local procedures re8llating membrship fee incla;s. If by May 1994 less than 80%;f member associations have adoptd the new mmbership Jet th issue of fee increass shall be rcviewed at the May 1994 ceneral Meeting. Beginning in 1995, th Fedemtion memlership fee shall inoease on August 1 each year by th rate oI inclease in th national Consumer Price Index during L\e previors twelve months. A tul mmber local association may only wit]rdnw from the Federation r]rough a relerendum subject to the following rules and procedures: a) Notice of a withdrawal re{elendum must b detvered by reSistered mail ro the had office of the Federation not less than sn (6) monrl's prior to any refrendum voturg

c)

iv)

b)

c)
d)

includint advance polls; Notice of a withdrawal rferendum must include the exact dates of the rfrendum, ruls of the rcferendum, and reIrendum quesrion to be u.sed; ln th case of a with&awal relerendum incorporating a mail-out component, the exact date of the relerendljm shall be the date that ballots aie mailed ro the individual
members;
a witldrawal referendr:m shall be that of the member local association or five percent (5%) of the individud membe$ of the member loat associatio& whichver

Quorum for

i! hgher.