Cira Petition to disclose CEO compensation (1.Viewing)

I received this via email





Having passed a motion to disclose CEO compensation, I am now asking fellow CIRA members to sign this petition

https://www.change.org/p/cira-membe...5-4745-a2aa-6a374eb9e362?recruiter=1225128096 corrected link

The Board must know that they are accountable to its members

While stating "CIRA believes that transparency is essential to good governance", the Board refuses to disclose the CEO compensation. Their response, on the CIRA members page, contains both misinformation and disinformation. https://member.cira.ca/Membership/Update_on_the_2020_AGM_member_proposal.aspx

The Board further claims they know what is best for the 15,000 members and all other stakeholders.

Shame on the CIRA Board for providing misleading statements and disinformation, and not listening to its members.

My CIRA is open, transparent and accountable to all stakeholders, including members. My CIRA does not make false arguments or canards, that CIRA is building a trusted internet. My CIRA does not act in self interest but is open and transparent.
Let me know if you would like further information
"CIRA is a not-for-profit organization that administers the “.CA” domain space on behalf of Canadian users. The ".CA "domain space is a key public resource. CIRA policies must conduct activities in an open and transparent manner that ensures wide public access to all relevant information."
Let me know what you think. I can send you a 1 pager explaining it more.



Here is a link to the web version:
https://mailchi.mp/6c7d459f144b/sig...cira-transparent-and-accountable?e=77d4b35287

Here is what I received from Cira







Dear CIRA members,

Many of you may have received an email from member Alex Beraskow advising you of a petition he has started in regard to CIRA.

His email includes allegations that are false and misleading.

Mr. Beraskow claims to be a champion of transparency, but he has not been transparent with you. Mr. Beraskow has not told you that he is actively suing CIRA and is asking a judge to appoint him to the Board, bypassing a vote from CIRA members.

This despite the fact that he was a candidate for the Board in 2020 and failed to win election in the members' vote. The Board believes that only the members should have a say in which qualified candidates sit on the Board.

CIRA maintains that this legal proceeding is completely without merit, and we are vigorously defending it, at considerable cost.

As for the substance of Mr. Beraskow’s email, the Board’s decision on last year’s AGM proposal has been posted on the CIRA members page since July for all to see. The decision describes in plain, factual language exactly what happened and why. We invite you to read the reasons and welcome your questions and comments at the upcoming 2021 AGM.

In short, CIRA is not required by law to publish the salaries of its executives, and while the Board considered the member motion very thoroughly, it was ultimately determined to not be in CIRA’s best interest to disclose the CEO salary for reasons of privacy and competitiveness.

You democratically elect the Board to act in the best interests of CIRA. Each and every Director is committed to CIRA’s mission and has a fiduciary duty to consider the impacts of the member motion on the operations of CIRA. To use a mass email to CIRA members to impugn the Board’s motives and truthfulness is unfair and unwarranted.

Some of you may have questions or concerns about how Mr. Beraskow could gain access to your email address and stage a mass emailing. This is set out on CIRA’s website, but in short, CIRA is compelled by law to provide access to the list. We also request members who send emails to indicate how they obtained the members’ contact information, which Mr. Beraskow has not done.

Finally, what is most disappointing is that Mr. Beraskow’s personal crusade is being allowed to overshadow the great work CIRA does to build a trusted internet for Canadians. CIRA is coming off a fiscal year where a record number of Canadians were able to get online with a .CA domain; tens of thousands of teachers, students, workers, and medical professionals were protected by CIRA’s cybersecurity products, and dozens of community organizations were supported through the Community Investment Program.

It is disappointing that Mr. Beraskow is allowing his personal point of view to take priority over CIRA’s mission.

CIRA is committed to transparency, and we hope you are able to join us at the AGM on September 23, where we always encourage and welcome open discussions.

Sincerely,

CIRA

Those are some key details that have been left out.

Personally I believe in the election process so I did not sign the petition, and that was before Cira sent out the email.

It does bear more research but I think getting deeper involved with Cira to understand the process would be a better use of time.

Honestly I’m not really sure why CIRA was compelled to respond to this. This is not the first time Alex has sent emails to CIRA members and to claim that he was not disclosing how he got the list to members is petty. It just seems odd they are trying to defend every single point. Why not save it for court?

He’s disclosed in the past how he got the members list:

“FYI, I obtained your email address from CIRA. CIRA is obligated to provide your contact information in accordance with section 23 of the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act as long as it deals with matters relating to the affairs of CIRA. If you have any questions about this, please contact info@cira.ca. You can also contact me directly alex@beraskow.ca. “

Here is a corrected petition link from post #1


Change.org

https://www.change.org/p/cira-membe...5-4745-a2aa-6a374eb9e362?recruiter=1225128096


Again, I have NOT signed this petition and at this point I put my faith behind the election process.

Gosh, this could all end fast, disclose the compensation and the whole issue goes away. As a public company it's probably best to be transparent anyways.