Canadian Committee

The Canadian Committee is a NASPA committee established in February 2009 to manage matters pertaining solely to Canadian and not American players.

To contact the Canadian Committee send an email to naspa-canada@yahoogroups.com.

Members

Current members

• John Chew (ex officio)
• John Aitken, March 2009–
• David Boys
• Tony Leah
• Jeff Parsons, June 2009–
• John Robertson
• Siri Tillekeratne

Past members

• Albert Hahn February–March 2009

Ending dates for current members’ terms

The terms for both John Aitken and Tony Leah will end on December 31, 2009.

The terms for both John Robertson and Jeff Parsons will end on December 31, 2010.

The terms for both David Boys and Siri Tillekeratne will end on December 31, 2011.

2009 Canadian Committee Election

Two members’ terms on the Canadian Committee (CC) are ending on December 31, 2009. Those members are John Aitken and Tony Leah. An election was scheduled for November 2009 to replace them, but proved to be unnecessary. Tony Leah and Randall Thomas both registered as cnadidates, as did Shelley Ubeika. However, after the deadline for candidates' nominations expired on October 17, Shelley decided to withdraw her name. Therefore both Tony and Randall were declared winners by acclamation. They will serve two-year terms that begin on January 1, 2010 and end on December 31, 2012.

Candidates (to date) who have registered for the 2009 Canadian Committee election

Candidates are listed in alphabetical order by surname, with his/her region in parentheses. Nominations are now closed.

• Tony Leah (Ontario)
• Randall Thomas (Western Canada)
• Shelley Ubeika (Ontario)

Agenda

The Committee has the following items on its agenda:

• Consider a ratings fee surcharge on Canadian tournaments to help fund Canadian WSC players
• Establish a mechanism for communicating with Canadian Scrabble players
• Organize and conduct a 2009 election to replace the two outgoing Canadian Committee members

Recent activity

• Established John Robertson as NASPA's Canadian financial "middle man." John is now authorized to collect NASPA membership fees from Canadian players and participation fees from Canadian tournament directors in Canadian dollars (with the exchange rate factored in).
• Established the procedures for nominating candidates for the 2009 Canadian Committee election and the basic rules for how that election shall be conducted.
• Conducted a lottery to determine the ending dates of the various members' terms on the Canadian Committee.
• Prepared a qualification system for the Canadian team at the 2011 World SCRABBLE Championship
• Prepared a qualification system for the next Canadian National SCRABBLE Championship
• Prepared a proposed outline for the future structure of this committee

Links

• 2011 World SCRABBLE Championship Canadian Qualification System
• 2011 Canadian World SCRABBLE Championship Qualifying Tournament Venue Vote
• Canadian National SCRABBLE Championship Qualification System
• Proposed Structure of Canadian Committee