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THINK LACROSSE IS FOUR YEARS OLD; AND RELEVANT

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  b y Pierre Filion pierrefilion@bell.net Yeah; we started this venture in April 2023 and now we are four years old; and we’ve never missed a beat. We’re there every Monday to start your week on the right foot. THINK LACROSSE does three things. We produce posts on the ‘’great ones’’ in our game so that readers have a sense of the history of the game through outstanding performances and unbelievable records. We talk about the people in our game; those who have scored or made numerous saves and who have graced the game with performances still talked about today . We talk about people who have given to the game with humility, who have loved the game and who became better people because of the game. It’s always about the people and the game. And about love. It’s about bringing all this together. We produce posts on the challenges facing the game; we identify red flags and present critical analyses about the performances of our leaders. We are not shy of our critical analyses as, ...
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FIRING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ‘’WITHOUT CAUSE’’ SENDS TERRIBLE MESSAGES

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by Pierre Filion pierrefilion@bell.net Now that the minutes of Lacrosse Canada’s Board meetings are posted on the website in real time (or just about) the members can have the opportunity to better appreciate the decisions that the Board makes; in itself this is a positive step towards some transparency and some sense of a democratic process. I encourage the paying members to go to Lacrosse Canada’s website and locate the minutes of the February 19 th Board meeting. It’s worth the journey as t hey are revealing! During the meeting the Board members go ‘’in camera’’ without informing the staff members in attendance of the subject of the in-camera discussion. By tradition an in-camera meeting is for Board members only and the discussions and decisions must remain confidential. The Executive Director (Terry Ra y ner) who attends every Board meeting was not invited into the in-camera meeting; neither was Jennifer Johnson, the administration coordinator . The in-camera session lasted o...
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ORGANIZED CHAOS OR PLANNED DEVELOPMENT??

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by Pierre Filion pierrefilion@bell.net Let’s first start by acknowledging progress that has been done at Lacrosse Canada. The minutes of Board meetings are now on the website for all to read a few days after the meetings. That in itself is progress and will help the lacrosse community to be aware of what the elected leaders are discussing and voting on. This is a first step towards accountability. However, what remains to be done is to inform the members that the minutes are somewhere to be found on the website once they are posted. What also needs to be done is to inform the members of the calendar of meetings and the schedule of other Lacrosse Canada’s meetings. This lack of information does not speak positively on the trail towards accountability. Secrecy never does. SEARCH FOR AN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Lacrosse Canada posted, on March 30 th , an information on the website that it was searching for an Executive Director. It never indicated however that the past Executive Director had...
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THE COMING DAYS WILL REQUIRE A NEW STYLE OF COURAGE

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  by Pierre Filion pierrefilion@bell.net April 21 st will be an important day for Lacrosse Canada and for the M embers. The M embers (the provincial presidents) have been called for a special meeting of Members to decide upon a ‘’ resolution for the removal of the following individuals as Directors of Lacrosse Canada: Matt Shearer and Barbara Lockhart. ’’ Matt Shearer is the president of Lacrosse Canada and has been a director with the Association for the last two years. Barbara Lockhart is a ‘’ Director - at large ’’ at Lacrosse Canada and has an impressive résumé . The invitation to the meeting does not indicate any reason for the removal of the Directors. But, i n itself the resolution is a serious issue. There is no need for a publicized reason for the meeting; the provincial presidents are fully aware of the reasons for the removal of the P resident and of the Director-at Large. If the y can count, t hey know. What they will need however, if Shearer and Lockhart do n...
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