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Agriculture Caucus Steering Committee

The Call for Nominations for the 2007-2008 Agriculture Caucus Steering Committee is now complete. Thank you to everyone who put their name forward!

The new members of the 2007-2008 Agriculture Caucus Steering Committee are:

• John Burcombe, Mouvement Au Courant, QC
• Josh Brandon, Greenpeace Canada, BC
• Maria Castro, Beyond Factory Farming, BC
• Helen Forsey, Peace and Environment Resource Center, ON
• Ella Haley, Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario, ON
• Glen Koroluk, Manitoba Eco-Network, MB
• Gabrielle Kretszchmar, New Brunswick Partners in Agriculture, NB
• Harvey Scott, Crooked Creek Conservancy of Athabasca, AB

NOTE: Co-Chairs will be selected at the first Steering Committee meeting.

NOTE: If you have any comments or questions regarding the nominees, please reply before Monday, May 28, 2007. If there are no concerns by then, the new Steering Committee will be acclaimed. Co-Chairs will be selected at the first Steering Committee meeting, which will be organized after May 28.

Rights of Caucus Steering Committee Members:

• To have ready access to all corporate information, such as financial records and statements, minutes of decision-making meetings, organizational records, and policy manuals.
• To receive fair and reasonable notice of all steering committee and membership meetings, and to have equal opportunity to participate in such meetings.

Responsibilities of Caucus Steering Committee members:

• To participate in steering committee discussions regularly, and to participate in the decision-making of the caucus steering committee, in consultation with member groups.
• To be familiar with caucus contracts, policies, and current programs, and relevant policies and programs of the RCEN. In particular, to be familiar with the RCEN policies on conflict of interest, membership, taking positions and use of the RCEN name, delegate selection, and caucus operation.
• To assume particular responsibility for aspects of the caucus's program and projects, and to report on these to the steering committee between and at steering committee meetings, as appropriate.

Click here for more information on:

• Steering Committee member qualifications, rights and responsibilities
• RCEN Caucus Structure and Functions
• The Agriculture Caucus

If you have any questions, please contact Leela Ramachandran, RCEN Agriculture Caucus Coordinator, at 613-728-9810 ext. 223.