Record of Decisions for Board of Directors’ Special Meeting – April 30, 2025 – Virtual
Attendees
Directors of the Board:
- Paul Walsh, Chairperson
- Matthew Shaw, Vice-Chairperson
- Bill Adair
- Lucille Berlinguette-Saumure
- Wissam Constantin (partial)
- Sarah Ève De Lisle
- Maureen Haan
- Dr. Joe McLaughlin
- Dr. Sarah Moore
- Christopher Sutton
- Mojgan Yazdani-Seysan
Public Officers:
- Dino Zuppa, CEO
- Sylvianne Poulin
- Martine Bareil
- Daniel Morin
- Jasmine Desloges
- Hangameh Mumtazi
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
1. Welcoming remarks and roll call
- 49-1 Motion presented, seconded, and carried by all to open the meeting at 1:05 p.m. EST.
2. Land acknowledgement
3. Board meeting agenda – (Document 3A)
- 49-2 Motion presented, seconded, and carried by all that the Board approve the agenda.
4. Record of decisions for Board meeting of March 11-13, 2025 – (Document 4A)
- 49-3 Motion presented, seconded, and carried by all that the Board approve the Record of decisions of March 11-13, 2025, as presented.
5. In-camera session: CEO performance agreement commitments for 2025 to 2026
- 49-4 Motion presented, seconded, and carried by all that the Board proceed to the in-camera session with invitation to the CEO and to the Chief of Staff as note taker.
- 49-5 Motion presented, seconded, and carried by all that the Board approve the CEO commitments for 2025-2026 as recommended by the Internal Affairs Committee.
- 49-6 Motion presented, seconded, and carried by all that the Board close the in-camera session.
- Action: The Governance team was asked to add a 30-minute discussion period at the end of each day for all regular Board meetings.
6. Accessibility Standards Canada Annual report 2024-2025 - (Document 6A and 6B)
- 49-7 Motion presented, seconded, and carried by all that the Board approve the English and French versions of the 2024 to 2025 ASC Annual report.
7. Appointment to the Chair position of the Internal Affairs Committee - (Documents 7A)
- 49-8 Motion presented, seconded, and carried by all that the Board approve the appointment of Ms. Yazdani-Seysan as Chair of the Internal Affairs Committee for a term expiring on September 17, 2026, with wholeheartedly endorsement and full support by the rest of the Internal Affairs Committee team.
8. New date for ASC’s 2025 Annual public meeting – (Document 8A)
- 49-9 Motion presented, seconded, and carried by all that the Board approve the new date for ASC’s 2025 Annual Public Meeting as Wednesday, October 15, 2025, with backup date of Thursday, October 16, 2025.
18. Concluding remarks and adjournment
- Board members offered words of appreciation and recognition to Mr. Christopher Sutton for his contribution as Director of ASC’s Board of Directors, and best wishes in his new position as Accessibility Commissioner at the Canadian Human Rights Commission.
- 49-10 Motion presented to adjourn the meeting at 2:00 p.m. EST.