PCLS will be having its AGM on Wednesday, June 24 at 7PM at Bonar-Parkdale Presbyterian Church.
If you aren’t already a member, make sure you submit your membership application form by Thursday, June 17 if you want to vote at the AGM. Encourage your friends and neighbours to become PCLS members too!
If you don’t know if you’re a member or not or if you’ve not yet received notice from PCLS about the AGM, contact Robert Routh at PCLS: 416-531-2411 x 224 / routhr@lao.on.ca.
Yesterday, we wrote an open letter to the PCLS Board raising three concerns regarding the upcoming AGM (read the full letter here):
- The board’s proposed election structure prohibits member-nominated candidates from joining the board.
- PCLS is not actively growing its membership in the community.
- The board should address recent budgetary issues regarding litigation fees and staff turnover.
As Legal Aid Ontario introduces new changes to Ontario’s legal clinics, and the PCLS board welcomes its fifth new member in 6 months, it is crucial to keep the organization accountable to its community and members. We need to make sure PCLS is forging a new future rooted in transparency, accountability and community-led organizing.
See you next Wednesday!
Concerned Parkdale 