本文发表在 rolia.net 枫下论坛并且我绝对赞成CPA 和CGA在平等的基础上统一。但是思前想后，觉得10月7日的vote还是“No”。现在是谈判阶段，Say“No“，还有的谈，还能有争取的余地。反之，谈的门都没了. Pls read below.
COMPROMISE - STAND-DOWN
Dear colleagues
I have had a long discussion with a fellow CGA who is a well-known contributor to CGAO and the profession for several decades. He informed me of his concerns as an LPA in respect to the CGAC merger agreement.
I respect his opinion and accept his concerns as reasonable in the circumstances.
To eliminate any further acrimony in this discussion I choose to withdraw my unequivocal support for CGAC’s merger agreement. I do so in deference to my CGA public practice colleagues who are also concerned with uncertainty in the legal terms proposed in the merger document that, as I now understand, may not have been provided to CGAO’s board. I wouldn’t enter an agreement without a document or legal advice. I would not countenance our CGAO Board entering an agreement without legal advice. CGAO Board may consider offering it’s agreement in principle subject to legal advice to mitigate the unknowns that have arisen in this discussion. In particular:
1) CGAC merger agreement should be accepted in principle, subject to due diligent review and opinion by legal counsel and membership (CGAO) vote, and
2) CGAO members – LPA or otherwise – should be accorded the same rights as would be permitted to our CGA colleagues in other provinces that had agreed to CGAC’s merger with CPA-Canada.
I highly recommend that those who also considered voting in favour of the merger to reconsider standing-down until further legal advice can be released to our Board and membership. Our distinguished and esteemed colleagues may be affected negatively in the absence of clear and unequivocal terms of agreement. And the CGAO Board needs sufficient time to seek the advice of legal counsel. Clearly, it is not prudent and morally unsound to accept a merger when our LPA colleagues may possibly be denied their pubic practice rights in the proposed merger – without clear language and terms that specifically guarantee those rights.
I will stand-down and not vote in favour of this merger deal until my colleagues are assured equal rights that would otherwise be accorded under the AIT or to members of CGA affiliates in the rest of Canada.
Thank you for your attention and further consideration. Bob
Robert Aceti BA | Certified General Accountant (ret.)
49 Sheaffe Street | Hamilton ON L8R 2E8 | Cell 416-998-6120
Please note: CGA Canada sent your proxy to you from <associationsecretary> on September 16 or 17 directing you to a website and including your unique ID and password. To receive another copy please contact associationsecretary@cga-canada.org. Proxies must be filed by October 7, 1 p.m. PT, 4 p.m. ET.
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