Posted: September 29, 2005
Updated: July 30, 2005

In the Fall of 2005, two controversial Special General Meetings (SGMs) were held. The last Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on March 23, 2005. Here are the relevant documents related to each meeting...

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i. November 29, 2005 SGM Organizer: Kwantlen Students Held At: 12:30pm on the Richmond Campus 1. Complaints, Investigations & Reports... Complaint No. 9 to the Ombudsperson: November 30, 2005 (Regarding the November 29, 2005 Special General Meeting) Attachment 1 (Documents when and where SGM Posters were hung) Attachment 2 (Kwantlen Chronicle Article about SGM) Attachment 3 (Kwantlen Website Posting about November 29 SGM) Attachment 4 (Leaflet sample distributed about November 29 SGM) Attachment 5 (Information on website visits) Attachment 6 (Kwantlen Website Posting about November 29 SGM) Attachment 7 (SGM Agenda, Sample of Voting Cards, Minutes) Report of the Ombudsperson in Response to Complaint No. 9: July 14, 2006 (Regarding the legitimacy of the November 29, 2005 Special General Meeting) RAF Legal Response to November 29 Special General Meeting (Delivered December 13, 2005) RAF Response to November 29 Special General Meeting (Released November 30, 2005) 2. Legal Proceedings... KSA Petition to the Supreme Court of British Columbia: June 23, 2006 (Regarding the November 29, 2005 Special General Meeting) Order of the Supreme Court: August 21, 2006 (Regarding the KSA Petition to the Supreme Court - Settled Agreement between the KSA and the Concerned Students of Kwantlen, as presented and signed by the Court) 3. Meeting Documents... Meeting Agenda | Meeting Minutes About the KSA (An information sheet distributed at the meeting with a basic introduction to how the KSA functions. 300 copies of this document were available at the meeting, as distributed with the 300 copies of the bylaw comparision documents.) Just our Bylaws (has full text of the bylaw changes that the students proposed to have adopted. 225 copies of this document were available at the meeting.) Just our Bylaws: Final Edit (has full unmarked text of the bylaws that the students proposed to have adopted. Copies of this version have only been available online.) Bylaws Comparison Document 3 (A document that compares the original bylaws to the RAF bylaws to the bylaws the students proposed to adopt on November 29. 75 copies of this document were available at the meeting.) Documentation of Notice Given for SGM Regulations Comparison Document (Compares the original regulations to the regulations the concerned students of Kwantlen are proposing to adopt once the bylaws are adopted) 4. Video Footage... VIDEO FOOTAGE of the SGM (Please "Right Click" on the link, and select "SAVE AS" or "SAVE TARGET AS" to download and save it to your computer. Then play it. This helps make Steve's site run faster. 7.95 MB Windows Media Player File.) 5. Media Coverage... Kwantlen Chroncile - December 5, 2005: "Controversial KSA meeting" - "Last Tuesday, students voted to pass four proposals. KSA board of directors deems them illegitimate" Cover Story by Jason Rako Kwantlen Chroncile - November 28, 2005: "KSA meeting set for Tuesday" - Page 2 Story by Jason Rako

ii. September 29, 2005 SGM Organizer: Kwantlen Student Association Held At: Noon on the Surrey Campus 1. Complaints, Investigations & Reports... Complaint No. 1 to the Ombudsperson: October 1, 2005 (Regarding the legitimacy of the September 29, 2005 Special General Meeting) Report of the Ombudsperson in Response to Complaint No. 1: October 28, 2005 (Regarding the legitimacy of the September 29, 2005 Special General Meeting) Complaint No. 1a to the Ombudsperson: November 30, 2005 (Regarding the validity and legitimacy of the sign-in sheets at the September 29, 2005 Special General Meeting) Complaint No. 1b to the Ombudsperson: November 30, 2005 (Regarding the Expulsion of Members from the Kwantlen University College Student Association by way of a Special Resolution at the SGM held on September 29, 2005) Attachment 1 (Letter from KSA Lawyer Donald G. Crane regarding the removal of directors) Report of the Ombudsperson in Response to Complaint No. 1b: June 14, 2006 (Regarding the Expulsion of Members from the Kwantlen University College Student Association by way of a Special Resolution at the SGM held on September 29, 2005) Response from President Butt Regarding Steve Lee's Membership Rights (Mailed June 16, 2006, Received June 19, 2006) Complaint No. 1c to the Ombudsperson: January 30, 2006 (Regarding the use of Roberts Rules of Order at the SGM held on September 29, 2005) Attachment 1 (BILL "RAF2K5" as distributed at the September 29 SGM) Report of the Ombudsperson in Response to Complaint No. 1c: July 16, 2006 (Regarding the use of Roberts Rules of Order at the SGM held on September 29, 2005) Complaint No. 3 to the Ombudsperson: October 10, 2005 (Regarding the Bylaw Changes as presented at the September 29, 2005 SGM) Complaint No. 11 to the Ombudsperson: December 2, 2005 (Regarding a failure to Assist Nursing Students or to Adequately Deal with Complaint(s) as submitted to Council) Attachment 1 (Pages 1 - 3 are the complaint received by Steven Lee on October 5, 2005 regarding an event organized by Nursing Students in which KSA assistance was requested but not provided. Page 4 is the complaint as submitted for addition to an October 2005 Board of Directors Meeting Agenda) 2. Legal Proceedings... Students of Kwantlen Petition to the Supreme Court of British Columbia: July 27, 2006 (Regarding the September 29, 2005 Special General Meeting, the January 2006 General Election and other matters; Without attachments.) Order of the Supreme Court: August 21, 2006 (Regarding the Students of Kwantlen's Petition to the Supreme Court - Settled Agreement between the Students of Kwantlen and the KSA, as presented and signed by the Court) Students of Kwantlen Petition to the Supreme Court of British Columbia: September 28, 2006 (Regarding the KSA's failure to live up to the Supreme Court Settlement Agreement of August 21, 2006) 3. Meeting Documents... "BILL RAF2K5" (The Agenda document distributed in limited quantities to students attending the September 29, 2005 Special General Meeting) Bylaw Comparison Document 1 (A document that compares the old KSA Bylaws with the "RAF2K5" Bylaws) Bylaw Comparison Document 2 (With commentary. A document that compares the old KSA Bylaws with the "RAF2K5" Bylaws, with my thoughts and issues regarding the various changes) Open Letter to Students (September 28, 2005 - Regarding the state of the KSA by Johnny Woo, Richmond Campus Council Representative as distributed to students in attendance at the September 29 SGM.) E-mail from Aaron Takhar to RAF Members (September 17, 2005 - Mr. Takhar encourages RAF party members and supporters to get students out to the September 29 SGM.) 4. Video Footage... Lisa Coan Video Footage - Part 1... 8 minutes and 1 second. Part 1 of 2. Video footage, shot by student Lisa Coan, features the infamous September 29, 2005 KSA Special General Meeting. Lisa Coan Video Footage - Part 2... 8 minutes and 56 seconds. Part 2 of 2. Video footage, shot by student Lisa Coan, features the infamous September 29, 2005 KSA Special General Meeting. Christine McLellan Video Footage... 8 minutes and 6 seconds. Video footage, shot by student Christine McLellan, features the infamous September 29, 2005 KSA Special General Meeting. With this video, it is a lot easier to hear exactly what student and Langley Campus Represenative Laura Anderson is saying to Chairperson Aaron Takhar. Johnny Woo Video Footage... 2 minutes and 14 seconds. Video footage, shot by Kwantlen student Johnny Woo, features the aftermath of the infamous September 29, 2005 KSA Special General Meeting. In this short clip, Christine McLellan and Laura Anderson are trying to talk to students but their voices are drowned out by Director of Events and Student Life Joey Atwal. 5. Media Coverage... Vancouver Sun - August 23, 2006: "Student exec accused of rigging draw, hiring friend" News story by Neal Hall (Direct Link to Sun Article) Kwantlen Chronicle - October 24, 2005: "Big changes made to KSA bylaws" - "Newly adopted bylaws weaken representation for Kwantlen campuses and centralize authority in the board" Page 3 Story by Stephen Kronstein Kwantlen Chronicle - October 11, 2005: "Bylaws passed with no consideration" - "Controversy surrounds new bylaws that were barely discussed in a recent KSA special general meeting, where prizes were the main concern" Cover & Page 2 Story by Stephen Kronstein Kwantlen Chronicle - September 26, 2005: "Plans lead to fear for members of the KSA" - "Many long-time KSA members are fearing the rumoured changes that the Reduce All Fees party may implement" Page 5 story by Mark Moldowan 6. External Links of Interest... Discover Vancovuer Forum - Kwantlen Student Corruption - a forum, that was (I assume) started by Kwantlen students to discuss the September 29, 2005 Special General Meeting.

iii. March 23, 2005 AGM Organizer: Kwantlen Student Association Held At: Noon on the Surrey Campus 1. Meeting Documents... AGM Agenda Attachment 1 (Audited Financial Statements, as at December 31, 2004)

iv. Related Articles & Postings...

The following articles appear on this website, and are directly related to special general meetings:

• 2006 KSA General Meetings Update