Spring 2019 PEG

Registrar & CEO's Message

APEGA

Perhaps you’re thinking that my call to action makes a lot of sense. You agree that your Council makes important decisions. You agree that the people who serve in this way need to be bright, competent, and thoughtful. You see that APEGA is making it easy to get to know the candidates and cast your votes. Still, what does one person’s vote mean or change? How are you making a difference? I understand the argument. It reflects one of the paradoxes of any democratic system. People, in our case members, have a collective role in deciding who governs them. Yet individually, a single person rarely makes a difference. Try naming an election decided by a single vote. I have a response to that. Make yourself an APEGA election champion. Let your professional peers

know what the candidates are saying. Direct them to information on the issues APEGA faces. If you’re comfortable doing so, tell them who you’re voting for and why. It’s interesting how these columns turn out. At the outset, I was going to tie the election to the importance of leadership. I was going to talk about styles of leadership, individual leadership journeys (including my own), and how all of us, as professionals, are obligated to demonstrate leadership when the situation demands it. All of that was going to happen much earlier in this article than now. Here we are at the end. I ask that you demonstrate your professional leadership now. Vote, be proud that you voted, and encourage others to vote. You have until Thursday, March 14, at 4:30 p.m.—but don’t be afraid to act early!

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Questions or comments? Registrar_CEO@apega.ca

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