Strengthening Public Advocacy Through Coherent and Credible Actions

Over the past five years, many CGC members have indicated their desire and willingness to get more involved in the various CGC activities and projects as a way to advance the industry. CGC Board of Directors (BOD) members have also raised a number of times the importance of creating value for CGC membership and involving CGC members in the daily life of the association. Members also clearly indicated their desire to see more coherence in public advocacy.

As a mean of facilitating those objectives, the CGC Board of Directors (BOD) has regularly discussed the possibility of creating provincial caucuses. A resolution to that effect was discussed and approved by the BOD at their September 24, 2009 meeting. As a result, CGC provincial caucuses were created and formed of CGC members within each province. This model is inspired by successful experiences conducted by other national industry associations. Read more