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2022 Annual General Meeting

The 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Law Society of British Columbia was held virtually on Wednesday, June 22, 2022.

The business of the 2022 AGM included the following:

Vancouver County Bencher Brook Greenberg, QC was acclaimed as the Law Society of BC’s Second Vice-President Election. He will serve as Second-Vice President in 2023, First Vice-President in 2024, and President in 2025.
Benchers’ report of proceedings since last meeting
Resolution 1: Benchers' Resolution regarding the Appointment of Law Society Auditors for 2022. The motion passed.

	Advanced Voting	In-Meeting Voting	Total Votes	%
In Favour	2313	40	2353	97.11%
Opposed	70	0	70	2.89%
Total Votes	2383	40	2423
Total Abstentions	497	4	501
Total Participants	2880	44	2924

Resolution 2: Member Resolution regarding Support for an Independent Bar Association in Afghanistan. The motion passed.

	Advanced Voting	In-Meeting Voting	Total Votes	%
In Favour	2144	32	2176	88.49%
Opposed	280	3	283	11.51%
Total Votes	2424	35	2459
Total Abstentions	456	2	458
Total Participants	2880	37	2917

Resolution 3: Member Resolution regarding the Implementation of Changes to the Member Portal and Lawyer Directory. The motion passed.

	Advanced Voting	In-Meeting Voting	Total Votes	%
In Favour	2010	33	2043	80.50%
Opposed	493	2	495	19.50%
Total Votes	2503	35	2538
Total Abstentions	377	2	379
Total Participants	2880	37	2917

Resolution 4: Member Resolution regarding the Role of Lawyers in Addressing Climate Change. The motion failed.

	Advanced Voting	In-Meeting Voting	Total Votes	%
In Favour	963	16	979	42%
Opposed	1346	16	1362	58%
Total Votes	2309	32	2341
Total Abstentions	571	6	577
Total Participants	2880	38	2918

Resolution 5: Member Resolution regarding No Single Legal Regulator. The motion passed.

	Advanced Voting	In-Meeting Voting	Total Votes	%
In Favour	1467	8	1475	69.48%
Opposed	624	24	648	30.52%
Total Votes	2091	32	2123
Total Abstentions	789	4	793
Total Participants	2880	36	2916

Resolution 6: Withdrawn
Resolution 7: Member Resolution regarding Mobility of Citizens. The motion failed.

	Advanced Voting	In-Meeting Voting	Total Votes	%
In Favour	320	2	322	12.25%
Opposed	2272	34	2306	87.75%
Total Votes	2592	36	2628
Total Abstentions	288	0	288
Total Participants	2880	36	2916

Resolution 8: Member Resolution regarding the Segregation of Citizens. The motion failed.

	Advanced Voting	In-Meeting Voting	Total Votes	%
In Favour	370	2	372	14.45%
Opposed	2170	32	2202	85.55%
Total Votes	2540	34	2574
Total Abstentions	340	1	341
Total Participants	2880	35	2915

Email us at AGM@lsbc.org if you have any questions regarding the 2022 AGM.