STATEMENTS AND SUBMISSIONS
27(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a member of a section or a group of members of the Branch who makes a statement or submission to any person, which is purported to be made on behalf of the Branch or any of its sections or committees, must have the consent of Council before making the statement or submission, unless it is made in one of the following circumstances:
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the statement or submission is made by a provincial section or a committee of the Branch only to a section or committee chair of the National Association;
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the statement or submission is made by a provincial section or a committee of the Branch only to the Executive Committee; or
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the statement or submission is made by a provincial section or a committee of the Branch only to the general membership at a meeting of the Branch.
27(2) Subject to subsection (3), if Council is not meeting and, in the opinion of the President, the matter is of an urgent nature, the Executive Committee may consent to the making of a statement or submission referred to in subsection (1).
27(3) If a statement or submission referred to in subsection (1), other than one referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) to (c), is purported to be made by a section on a matter under study by sections in more than one province, prior to consenting to the making of the statement or submission, Council or the Executive Committee, as the case may be, shall consult with the national chair of each affected section.