CFUW Clubs and Committees are encouraged to discuss, consider, and debate Proposed Resolutions. If you wish, you may submit amendments to the Resolved Clauses. 

Resolutions are:

• 5: Restore and Preserve Canada’s Peatlands / Restaurer et préserver les tourbières du Canada.  (CFUW North Delta / Surrey.)

• 6: Preserving Deep Sea Ecosystems / Préserver les écosystèmes des grands fonds marins. (CFUW Nanaimo.)

• 7: Aging in the Right Place: Equitable Resources for all Canadians to Age at Home and in their Community Settings. (CFUW Advocacy Standing Committee / Comité de défense des intérêts de la FCFDU.)

• 8: Incentives to Adopt New Service Standards for Long Term Care. (CFUW Advocacy Standing Committee / Comité de défense des intérêts de la FCFDU.)

• 1-4: CFUW Advocacy Standing Committee - Archiving Select CFUW Adopted Resolutions I & II. 3: Archiving CFUW Adopted Resolutions Identified for Combining.  4: Combined CFUW Adopted Resolutions.

Process

• Clubs submit amendments online using Google Forms by April 24, 2024. 

• Fill out an Amendment Form for each Draft Resolution you wish to amend.

• An amendment is a proposed change offered as an improvement and does not introduce a new subject. You can submit suggestions regarding the Background, Implementation, and Bibliography in the Form's “Other Comments” section.

• July 2024 CFUW National Policy Session: clubs vote on final Resolved Clauses only. 

CFUW National received 6 proposed resolutions for the 2022-2023 year. CFUW Clubs submitted proposed amendments by April 24, 2023. CFUW National hosted a workshop May 30, 2023 so authoring clubs could discuss revisions based on proposed amendments. 

These four resolutions were voted on and adopted in July 7-9, 2023 as CFUW National Policy:

1. Archiving Selected Policies I & II (CFUW Advocacy Committee) 

2. Immigration Detention in Canada (CFUW Halifax) 

3. A comprehensive maternal death prevention strategy (CFUW Hamilton) 

4. Impact of International Trade Agreements (CFUW International Relations Committee)

Not adopted = Fair treatment for Canadians suffering from chronic Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases (CFUW Perth and District).

FORM: clubs submitted amendments using the Amendment Form (Appendix D, Resolutions Information & Guidelines) to CFUW National by April 24, 2023.

At our May 6, 2023 AGM, BC clubs voted to adopt these 3 resolutions as CFUW BC policy. 

1. Reducing Residential Energy Consumption by Enacting a Clothesline Act for British Columbia. By club:  CFUW Kelowna

2. Restore and Preserve British Columbia's Peatlands. By club:  CFUW North Delta / Surrey

3. Social Housing in BC: Transparency and accountability for BC Housing and its partners. By club: CFUW North Vancouver

BC Council Timelines/Process 2022-2023: BC clubs submitted amendments using the BC Club Review Guidelines and Amendments Form by March 17, 2023. BC Council sent revised resolutions back to clubs in late April 2023. 

1. Archiving Selected Policies I (CFUW Advocacy Committee)   

Archivage de certaines politiques I (Comité de défense des intérêts de la FCFDU)

2. Archiving Selected Policies II  (CFUW Advocacy Committee)

Archivage de certaines politiques II  (Comité de défense des intérêts de la FCFDU)

3. Strengthening Employment Equity (CFUW Nelson & District)

Renforcer l’équité en matière d’emploi (FCFDU Nelson et district)

4. Strengthening Bail Laws to Protect Victims of Intimate Partner Violence (UWC North York)   

Renforcer les lois sur la mise en liberté sous caution pour protéger les victimes de violence conjugale (Club des femmes de l’université de North York)

5. Violence against Women in Politics (CFUW Oakville) 

La violence contre les femmes en politique (FCFDU Oakville)

6. A Clean, Healthy & Sustainable Environment is a Human Right (CFUW Headwaters)  

Un environnement propre, sain et durable est un droit humain (FCFDU Headwaters)

• The Right to Repair – CFUW Cape Breton (English)

Droit à la réparation – FCFDU Cap Breton (français)

• Raising Awareness of Canada’s Opioid Crisis – Montreal Lakeshore UWC

Sensibilisation à la crise des opioïdes au Canada – Montreal Lakeshore (français)

• Single-Use Plastics and Discarded Plastic Waste – CFUW Nepean

Articles en plastique à usage unique et déchets plastiques – FCFDU Nepean (français)

• Post COVID-19 Recovery for Women in Canada – CFUW International Relations Committee

Relance économique des femmes au Canada après la COVID-19 (français)

Guidelines for CFUW club amendments: Amendments should be designed to make a better resolution.The Amendment Form may be completed and returned to the resolution’s designated email address as attachments. Deadline for receipt of amendments is April 15, 2021.

• Amendment Form EN | Formulaire FR

• 2021 Proposed Resolutions Package: Word | PDF

• Click here for archived documents from the 2020 resolutions cycle.

For questions about the Resolutions Process please contact, Grace Hollett, Resolutions Committee Chair at resolutions@fcfdu.org.