Dear Prime Ministek . I ,. April, 1995 ‘. i

This lett~ fo you, Prime Minister, brings to a close my service

as Chair of the National Round, Table on the Environment and.

~ the Economy (NRTEE). It’has been tremendously satisfying ’

for me to oversee {or four year3 the National Round Table’s

development and ultimate transformation into a ‘departmental

corporation. We are indebted to your government for proclaiming

the Act to Establish the,National Round Table on.the Environment / .and the Ecopqmy (Bill C-72) last year. This legislation ,gives.

the National Round Table new status as an independent agency;

and the freedom and flexibility to speak and act independently.

~Importantly, it demonstrates the commitment of your government

and,the Parliament of Canada to the long-term journey that __ _I-

sustainable ,developmentrequires. -i

When the NRTEE was created in 1968, sustainable development-was a new concept to most

Canadians. However,,in recent years Canada has made significant progress toward,sustainable

’ \ development: New language, concepts and processes are now in use; sustainable development

strategies are being created; neg orgamzations and institutions are blossoming Communities

I ‘have ‘put in place greens and sustainable community activities; all provincesand territories _ ,- have created or are creating sustainable ,development .plans; many professional associations

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are undertaking sustainable development activities. Corporations such as Shell Canada,

Northern Telecom and Transdta Utilities are taking the lead in adopting more sustainable

practices. Indeed, the language of sustainable development’has penetrated the highest levels

of government. Your government-has ann,ounced the creation of a Commissioner of the

Environment and Sustainable Development and the requirement that all federal ‘departments ,

: create sustainable development stra:egies. These are all laudable achievements and signs of

commitment and progress toward sustainability.

\ , I We believe the National Round Table has playedtan integral role in bringing about this. ,

L transition. Cur mandate, as defined by our legislation, is to act: as a catalyst to promote

the principles and practices of sustainable development in all sectors of Canadian society

and in all regions .of Canada. ‘Over the past several years we have fulfilled that mandate .

.I in a number of ways - through a&ice to you, Prime Minister, policy development with .

various government departments; sectoral dialogues and public awareness and education.

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: Obviously sustainable development cannot be achieved by one organization alone. We i \ rely greatly on .partnerships with businesses, non-government organizations, First Nations, I.

, govemm,ents, academic institutions and others to carry out our work. Looking back, our . ’

Jefforts ,over the past few, years ‘fall under five main themes: changing attitudes and beliefs, I P

, sustainable development in‘ a global context, natural resource management, sustainable , > “communities, and tools for sustainable development. ’ \

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Changing. beople’s Attitudes, Beliefs and Behaviour ’ f Sustainable development requires that we fundanientall>; change ours attitudes and behaviour

in the wiytliat we view the world a;id our rklationship to it. The Natiorial Round Table has tried 1 * to l&p Canadians at ill levels to understand better the conn&tions between’the environment

and the ecojnomy and the importance of sustainable,deveiopment. Through our education, corn-

municat+ons:. &d publicatio,ns programs we help give Canadians the tools and infor&ation they I

need to, take positive steps’ toward sus’taina&li$. ’ ‘- \

A Globa! Challenge

Whstever we do in Canada, we must remember to look at our actions in a global Context. We ”

must constantly striv& for global improveqe&s while tie York for’progress at home. This has

been the focus of ‘our trade-&d foreign policy York, which $& promoted sustainable develop-8 ., ’ ;r,

-ment within’the‘context of thk Earth Summit, the North America? Free Trade Agreement, ,’

GATT, the World Trade Organization, the Miami Summit of the Americas and; most recently,

’ ,’ the G7 Summit. This persp&+e is also reflected in the Natidnal Round Table3 growing inter-

national relations with other countries. We have received d&ens ofintemational delegations

inter$sted in understanding the round+able proces‘s and how w& are wprkingtow?rd sustainable

developtient in Canada. Round tables or similar orga

including South Affica, the Philippines, the Utiit&d Sti , _,

Canada’s Natural Resources ‘d Canada ip one of the most ri@y endowed cog

harvesting our natural resources, but they must be ha

nizations now exist in many countries, ,: _ \ &es and Great‘Bri&n. .-L ,

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rvested $ustainably.‘fhe sustainable, _, ’ ,.’ ’ ’

zprnplex issue th&a&cts niany,$iffere& ‘. ’ 1 ._ . .

he ,Nation~Ro~nd~Tab~e:has f@skd ‘* I. ’

I management df natural resources js a conteniious artd I

.stakeholders in each of our natural r&source sectors. T

, on,for&ry, fisheries and agriculture. we !&&only jus

our For&n/&d Pulp and Panei R6und’?al&s. Rtu-al

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stakeholders often share similar values and.can Iearn‘to work tog&her g&en ‘tht

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A Commuhitv kf.Commupiti& ,. ‘:, ’

Each sustainable development i&u& is~pla);ec~. out & VE

and national. Different solutions are a$rQpriate ataeach l&el. W&at we have learnkd is that

’ the only way to do justice to these ~,~,K$&& iSg$es iS to make sure tha!,$l the sf$ebo$+,rs -$e f ._\r YJ i .)

involved. While governmen& atid l‘&@&&e~b6dies pla~~sse’ntial r&s, ‘I%$ ‘&g oft& cOn-‘“! ;\/ ‘.

sti-ained by jurisdictional boundaries, hierarchical structures and cumbkrs.ome ‘procedures. We i

. need alternative, flexible and effective ways of bringing together those groups an’d individuals,

who have the experience, insight and commitment to,illumitiate all sides of sustainable develop- I’ I \ ment issues and to help to choose the p$hw’ays to j&t, rkasonable and sustainable practices. : ’

This is where,round, tables have played a significant rdle. Over 200 round tables’ have emerged . at the local leve’l in recent years to fill this gap in participatoj democracy. Cotimunities have ’

. become the frontiers of change in Canada an< the multitude of activity is extremely encouraging. .

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/ T~~ols for: Sustainable -Development- ‘ ~ , There is no question that sustainable development ,requires new models of decision makmg,

new systems of measurement and assessment; and appropriate incentives &rd disincentives

that integrate economic,,environment~, and social’objectives. The National Round Table has ’ >

worked toward developing several-important sustainable development tools. dur National .

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Task-Force on Consensus Decision Making, .working with pro&& round tables, has .pub-

lished a set of guiding principles for consensus decision making. Over 20,000 copies have

bee-n ‘distributed around the ,world, and the booklet has been translated mto at least four

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languages. Our Task Foree on Sustainable Development Reporting has developed a frame-

work for a system of information gathering and reporting on progress toward sustainable

development that integrates ecological health, economic ind@ators and human well-being.

. , The Economic Instruments Collaborative has made concrete ,recomggenda’tions on how .e

economic instruments could be used to address 3

acid r-a&ground-level ozone and greenhouse’

gas, problems in Canada.

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.._ As proud as we are of Canada’s progress toward sustainable~development in manydifferent

areas, nevertheless it is mucb,too early to be complacent, Prime Minister. Despite .these,

promising~signs, in, terms of reakchange our progress has been modest. We have done the t,

easy part in laying the-foundations for a sustainable ,future, but the most difficult- choices lie

ahead. Our current path is still~~unsustainable. We still need major changes h our decision 8, making structures, institutions, public policy; economi6 incentives and indicators, behaviour

, / ‘and values if we are to bring human activity within nature’s limits. ’ I ~’ ‘.

‘The&changes are within our grasp. Jt is within our means to make the transition to a sus-

tamable society; aud the National Round Table has a vitalrole to play in this transition in

. years to come. It has been a great honoui- to‘be part of this unique Canadian organization

’ over the past four years, and a tremendous learning,experienc.e. I hope that in the future

\ the National Round Table will continue to bmld on what we have started,:working closely I ,

with your government to build a sustxnnable future for all Canadians. I

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Dear Pk’me Minister: , -April 1995

As Executive’Director and ChiefTExecutive Officer, ‘I am pleased

to ‘submit our Annual Review-for 1994-1995. The National &ound

Table is the only legislated body inCanada specifi&lly mandated

to be a catalyst on sustainabilityissues. It is uniquely positioned

to bring together a broad range of’competing .interests to work

together toward a solution beneficial to all.

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,In the .past year, we have convened workshops’, round tables, task

forces and other fora to bring Canadianstogether to grapple with I \ some of the most critical public policy issues of.our time, We have

published books, workingipapers, our very popular qu&terly news.

letter, policy reports and other materials,. All of these are geared

’ toward promoting understanding and increasing. public awareness of ’

the cultural, social, economic and policy changes required to attain sustainable development. We

have also provided specific advice, to you, Prime Minister, on several topics, to encourage integrating’

_ environmental and economic considerations into government decision-making processes. /

Although Canada has made some,,progresstoward ‘sustainable development, we continue to run

real economic, ecological and social deficits. We continue to,mask the reality of the present by

borrowing against our future. The crises we face today are thelegacies of inadequate decision

making of the past. We cannot continue to meet our needs without compromising the ability of

future generations to meet their own needs until we move to more integrated forms of decision;

* making. Eve*rywherepeople are demanding ‘more meaningful input into decisions that directly

affect them or the place ,where they live. I,n, making these decisions we 6~11 have to find ways /

to accommodate deeply held and differing values. Nowhere is this more evident than in coping

with the complexities that issues of sustainability present. ‘_ _’

As there is no roadmap to navigate the path to sustainability, ‘we do our work in a spirit of learning. ,

Learning has been descrjbed~as “the accommodation of new ideas with old structures.” This ’

’ accommodation with the imperative of sustainability will involve fundamental changes in ways-

that we are only beginning to understand. Our task in the future will be‘to further this understanding. _

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As my four year term expires with the submission of this Annual Review, please allow me to

recognize the butstanding.dedication of the staff and,niembers of the NRTEE and to thank

you, Prime Minister, for your support during the past year. It has been an honour to serve.

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_ ,:$ a to the Prime Minister. Its 25 members are’appointed by the federal government to represent a broad . ’ -&* __ ‘-‘a* pr &w range of regions and interests across Canada. Members meet as a group four times a year to determine

priorities for action, review current .work, initiate newgrograms, and promote a better understanding _ ,

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During the past year the National Round Table’has achieved its mandate through work in. 13 ‘different L program areas or-task forces. The results of these efforts have taken several different forms: .

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l developing tools t,o advance sustainable development in government policy and other sectors; ; ’

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* on-going communications and education programs’that develop information and educational tools to facilitate grass-roots initiatives and to help decision makers address issues of sustainability.

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After proclamation of the National Round’Table Act last May, the Prime Minister appointed 10 new members and the NRTEE,launched several new initiatives, including task forces on environmental ‘_

, industries and federal government green procurement, a partnership for sustainable coastal communities and marine ecosystems, and a transportation and climate change collaborative. These new undertakings complement ongoing programs in foreign policy, education, reporting, consensus decision making, rural renewal, and pulp’and paper. A sumrmary of the achievements in each of these areas is found on the ” I pages that follow. ’

‘_ Other noteworthy events and accomplishments ,of the National Round Table in 1994-95 include: 1’

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l In April 1994, the NRTEE published the final report of its Forestry Round Table on Sustainable

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Development, a landmark achievement. Over 25 stakeholders,: representing a diverse range of _. views incanada’s forestry debate, agreed unanimously to 26 principles for the sustainable manage

,.- 1 ment of Canada’s forests, backed by action plans. ._ .

l In addition to advice to the Prime. Minister on implementing sustainable development within the . context of GATT and the World Trade Organization, the Miami Summit of the Americas, and

the G7 Summit, the NRTEE also submitted advice on measures regarding the tax treatment of ecologically sensitive lands: i --

l SeveralNRTEE members played key roles in the federal Minister of Finance’s Task Force on \ Barriers and Disincentives to Sound~Env&mmental Practices, which made recommendations

!’ to governm.ent.on ways to improve government subsidies and incentives to reflect sustainable development principles.

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I 0’ The NRTEE advised several international governments on the round table process, including _’ Britain (which has established the UK Round Table on Sustainable Development), Vietnam,

I PakistanChina, and Norway’s Prime Minister Gro Harlem Bnmdtland. ,

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Sustainable develooment. along- with market intema- Purpose The$npose of the Task Force on Foreign Policy,

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and Sustainability is to promote sustainable devel- tion and democratization, was a core agenda theme

opment in Canadian foreign: policy, to influence , ‘at the Miami Summit..To prepare its advice, the Task

Force co-sponsored three multistakeholder work- \ policy development within the federal government,‘ ‘shops in Ottawa,’ Washington and Mexico City during and to advise the Prime Minister on opportunities the summer ‘and fall of 1994 in order to meet vth

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* and ways to,promotk sustainable’development government officials, discuss sustainability issues in * through Canada’s external relatiqns. the hemisphere, and hear the views of Caribbean,

Central and South American groups. In November,&

Achievements in 199?,-95 submitted its recommendations to the Prime Minister L on issu&such & trade, biodiversity and conservation,

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During the past year the Task Force identified four ’ major opportunities for advancing sustainable, energy and climate change, and in‘digenous peoples.

development in Canadian foreign policy: the GA’IT Although not all of the Task Force’s recommenda-

and World ,Trade Organization (WTO); Canada’s tions were adopted, they did alert the Canadian

foreign policy review; the Miami Summit of the government to the, sustainable development issues

Americas; and the G7 Summit. at stake in Miami, some of which were reflected ’ _. f’ ;,;.,:. _.,/ L ’ in the SummXsfinal co

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the. sustainable development implications of the Uruguay Round of the GATT, and ,the prospective

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%‘TO. The workshop brought together stakeholders : =L. ~~o~t’~~pre~

\ from relevant constituencies to ident+ areas of ’ consensus and possible points of emphasis for : the Canadian government at the GATT meetings “

: scheduled for April. Following the ~orkshop,,,t.he~ Task Force drafted a letter of advice to t&‘Minister of International Trade suggesting ways in. tihich ‘a mt Canada could promote the integration of‘trade i$e National RoundTab

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‘Foreign Policy Review ’ ’ : :;:k The Task Force also promoted sustainable develop- ,’ ment as part of the federal government’s revie+ of Canada’s foreign policy. it studied h$wtheprinci- Future:~di,~e’~iion-, ~

’ ples of sustainable development could serve as The Task’Force will’continue topromote its ‘an integrating theme for Canada’s foreign policy -G7 Summit recommendations among decision j. in the coming years and made a submission to the 1 makers pending a review of its future-role’by Special Joint Com&ittee on Foreign Policy during its hearings in the summer of 1994. The .

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Committees? subsequent report contained.a chapter Task Force Members

’ on sustainable d&elopment and generously ’ I Chair: Pierre Marc Johnson, NRTEE Member .

endorsed some key passages from the NRTEE’s Susan H&z, h’RTEE Member

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submission. The federal government’s new foreign Bbb Page; NRTkE &mber . policy statement, released in February 1995, included Maurice Strong, NRTEE Mdmber

sustainable development as one of its underlying ]ohn Kirton, University of Toronto , themes. ‘.

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Miami Summit &if the A’mericas During the past year the Task Force submitted

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Brigitte Gagne: Salmon An, B.C.

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sector to discuss issties associated with the sus- tainable production ofpulp’and paper, Despite

~ widely differing perspectives and values; partici- pantslagreed to work together to reach consensus on a set of principles -to guide the sustainable

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D&a &won, Canadian Pulp and Paper Association

Harry Bombay, National Aboeginal For@y Assoqiation

-~npe Camozzi, Canadian N&&-k for E.nvironmmtal Education and C&mu,nica&m

Hugh Cook, Envi&m‘ent Canada 5

Claire Densereau, Richmond, B.C. _

Rocco Delvecchio, Industry Canada .,

Andrd Duchesne, Ass&i&ion des industries

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Fran@s Guimont, Environment Canada

Mayor David Ha&ton, City of Thunder Bay, .

Federation of Canadian Municipalities

john Hanson, Recycling Co.uncil of Ontario

Ann Hillyer, We& Coast Envimnmen+zl Law A&%ation

John Houghton, QUNO Corp.

Doug Hyde, qhelsea, Qudbbec \

Keith Jackson, Canadian Printing Industries Associatiok

David J&&on, Stora Forest In&tries

Christine Lucy!, Canadian Daily Newspapers Association

Susan Masswohl, Cqnadian Wildlife Federatiori ,

Elizabeth May, Sierra Club of Canqda, NRTEE &ember

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P&l Muldoon, Canadian Enoironmbatal Law Association “:

John Mullinder, Paper and Paperboard Packaging‘

Environ&&l Council I ‘At& Nanda, Asso&tion of Mzmicipi Recycling Coordinators

Prem Nande, Consumers Association of Canada

Keith.Newman, Communications, Energy and

Paperworkers Union pi Canada, 1

Gordon Perks, Better Transportation Coalition

David Schindler, University of Albitia

P&r ?ofi, Health C&da ’ , Wayne B. Wolfe, Irtjing Fomst Services

Peter Wrist, Pulp and Paper Research Institute

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Allison Webb (zlntil October, 1994) ’

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Guide for A&&z 21. The guide was developed L .,The Education Task F

‘/ %.. and ;Nlitten by youth through a series of dross- ’ additional workshops (

-Canada focus groups with high school students:., I marketing in other parts of the’count_ry. An evalua-

The guide allotis young people,pare,n~and . . tion of the‘youth n&de1 round table process will ,T l“.. -1. .I

educators to voice their views on @n&&&r~d,~, .; offers ways to take s;ock of the sit&ion; to Iook‘ *‘, for solutions, and to take community action: J

The’ National Round Table held ~%&:iis &oun ,~zx possibility‘of conduct&workshops oc er . . -, mental management,for small business in I .:I

uyl <::-i ltion w&the Retail CounUof~Canada an p, a

with media re&esentatives in Toront&&%eb& _ coopera- a ,..

, 1995. Its &roose was to increase the“3&*Es

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In March 1995, the Task Force hosted-a %or@op “- &s .to discuss interdisciplinary research ‘&d education. on sustainability at the post-second& level. It$as attended bi 22 university presidents and vi&e& 1’.

,Abhievegnents in, 199,4-95 ’ ’ _ lopment programs. In addition, the Task,Force

In the past year, the Education Task Force’under- co-sponsored, along with the Association of

took a wide array of initiatives~involving the media, Municipal Recycling Coordinators (AMRC) and , . % academic institutions, municipal decision makers, the ,Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy,

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it supported the development and feasibility study, The event intro&&d ..1 1 _1. I

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innovaive ideas for advancing sustainable develop- il ment at post-secondary institutions were identified’

fa+litate.an understanding of sustainable.devel- ’ opment and consensus decision making among

and a background report will be prepared for pub-

key sectors of Canadiansociety Its addresses ’ lit distribution. The Task Force also commissioned . ,

, both formal and informal education through its

a badkground paper on community-based social marketing, an approach to changing individual

work with youth, educators, academic institutions, media and other s&to&x

‘attitudes and values that can lead to behaviour, *,

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‘of a national sustainable development social marketing to more than 75 municipal dec

marketing strategy called SustainABILITY, in ’ makers from’acsosS Ontario. Feedback fr ticipants was .-. - .’ ‘- \ partnership. with ParticipACTION.

commumiy-based socia? . ision ‘om par- .

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year, involved more than than 1,506 students from across Canada. The Task Force joined tith Learning i

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‘5 .Following the December 1993 release of its ,’ aeport to the-Prime Minister, Toward l&porting

# Progress on Su.st&able De~e@pent’ in Capada, the Task Force contacted various federal govern-

. ~ ’ m’ent’departments to press for implementation ’ of its recommendations. One of thereport’skey

“’ ;- recommendations was to establish an office. of , a commissioner for sustainable development,

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repornng. rn mar-an 1995, it joined with the’

. Westminster Institute for Ethics and Human ’ ( values to host a dolloquium onassessing human

< .a , ’ ’ well-being inrithin the context of sustainable j development. The colloquium, which took place

\., \’ i in London, Ontario, brought together learned academics from various fields (including medicine, philosophy, psychology, economics and ecology) to meet with representatives of key federal ,. .\’ ’

: government agencies involved in sustainability

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/ Task Force members met with Natural Resources Canada staff to.discuss ways to Collaborate on the

-assessment of energy productioa and use in Canada. ’ :

The Task Force also began work with the Canadian ‘Coalition of Education Organizations to develop

’ a framework to allow .educational institutions to, . assess %heir progress toward sustainability. Links’ . were also established with the-newly cr&ited

’ Presidents Council on Sustainable Development in the United States,‘and the U.S. government’s Interagency Working Group on Sustainable , ’ Development .Indicators.

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Chair: Tony Hedge, NRTEE Member , _ 1 i

Susan H&z, NRTEE Member : Elizabeth Cracker, NRTEE Mevber i .

Marty Eakins, NRTEE Member‘

Pie& Goss&n, Ste-Fey, QuJbec ’ I

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editing stages, will highlight experierices from ,J ~. i __ : T, i f W’,.% i . . %Z, : ‘ _; < .,‘,‘;, :,.,;. s‘;t.

across Canada and describe hotiSl&&inciples of consensus decision making c*$&&&ctically ,applied in many different conflic~‘s~\$ions.

, Currently no otherbook introduces~theconcepts of consensus decision making in a sim@$j @a&al manner that is accessible to a wi,deaudie’ncnce,,, i

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‘. ._ The future activities of the Task Force‘& be. established following a review of its mandate by the members ofthe,NRTEE. ’ ’ ’ that reconcile I , ‘

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>i Task,Force Members ,

s .Co-Chair: i?&q Stuart;NRTEE Member - : 1/’ .

Co-Chair: Reg Basken, NtiTEE Member \ .r

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Jerry Cormick, &fill Creek, Washington, U.S.A. ~

D’Arcy Dela+ere, Royal Bank bf Canada

Patit Emend, Tom+, Ontario -?

forge new cooperyative ... ]ane Hawkrigg, Oakoille, Ontario

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Allpn Webb ‘juntil October 1994) solutions.” _’ . I/ ~.

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se Bob So&ck, Manitoba RoundTable on the

’ Force on Rural Renewalwas

, established in 1992 following a series of tiork-

Eyiyy~t and the Ecowy , -

_ I ’ ’ i shops that examined.the opportunities for, and Resource Pi&$

barriers to, economic and ecological renewal in ‘ &lie Gelfand, +znadian ihttp Fe&ration

Keen Cox, North American W&nds Consemation COI+%

rural Canada. Since then, the, Task Force has I’

initiated or supported a variety of projects that .

NRTELJ? Secretariat x . I. ‘~ ,

StewThompson . , aim‘& address some of the unique sustainability challenges facing rural communities. \ ’ i , 1

\ . . Actiievembnts. in .1’994-95 ’ \ SlODlVEiWTY IN NORTH AMER.ICA

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As part of its ongoing efforts to ens&e’ broad participation in rural development

In early 1994, the I)!ational Round Table and the

1 k Canadian Museum of Nature joined a tie$can ’

issues,, the Task Force joined with the ‘Interdepartmental Committee on Rural and ’ brganjzation, th? Fundacion Mexicana para la

Remote Canada to, encourage a broad mix of Education Ambiental (FUNDEA), and the World -r

stakeholder groups to attend conferences on-rural Resources Institute in Washington, D.C. to organize .

’ ’ ’ reneyal, It supported @oups%rom Nova Scotia,,

\ Alberta and British Coiumbia in developing an / a &,-ieies ofworkshops,f~~,,~;~~ nli h;Jk,o,&t., ;m

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3 introductory presentation*“module” on sustain--‘, North America. ’ , , \

-. , able development which was subsequently

,’ used at various rural conferences. ; The first workshop tookplace in Mexico City in

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~ The Task Force also created a new Internet

March 1994, attended by biodiversity experts,

\’ discussion -group called RURCAfi-L to link government offioials, and non-governmental ’

rural institutions, groups and individuals: 1 organization representatives from Mexico, the _ ,

* together via their personal computers. This U.nit,ed States‘and Canada, as well as NRTEE ’ ’

< service went on-line.‘from’the University of Alberta in early 1995. As well, a seriesof

’ \ v .members. Discussions centred on identifying *

,. .’ , presentations were made to the banking and , the forces aftecting continental biodiversity in ?

’ ,&lit union communities on lending for rural general and the relevant trade, social and

environmental projects. Finally, the Task Force -. s economic instruments to promote biodiversity -

worked @th provincial andregional agricultural \ in North America, organizations in British Columbia, Quebec, , /. / .’

T’ c and the Atlantic provinces to help fund the ^

’ publication of farm environmental manageknent , : Since then, planning has been under&y for a

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handbookstailored to the specific needs of second workshop scheduled for Ottawa in June . ,

1995. The Ottawa meeting will f&s on comparing \

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” t I Future, Dirbqtions ’ biodiversity and their impacts in all three North ,,.

‘I Planning is under&ay for a joint-round table _ I meeting with the Canadian Bankers Associations ’

American countries. International linkages; and ’

Agriculture and I%vi,ronment members .to !cqordination and harmonization of econom@

.I’ . : , instruments snpporting biodiversity,will, also

-explore bank lending practices which might 3. encourage’sustainable development, (be discussed.’

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Task Force kembers \ . ‘, ’ Following the Ottawa workshop, a report?11 be

, , Chair: @me Griffin, NRTl$E Member

@XL Carol Cars& Miriister of Municipal Government, /- written and reeommendations:brought forward to 1.

Saskatchawan I be considered by governments and other stakeholders.

i Hon. J. Glen Cummings, Minister of Enoirohnen~, , .‘, _

Manitoba

Jim Patterson, Ducks Unlimited !

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~ Purpoke Many concerns were expressed about the do+- The Projet. &e soci&te’ is a myltistakeholder partner- ment but there was general agreement on,the ship of government; First Nation, business and need to redefine its “choicework” section, which

I non-governmental -representatives interested’in ’ ilIustrates options and specific actions that could promoting Canada’s transition~to a sustainable - ~, be undertaken to make sustainability a reality future. Through its N‘ational Stakeholders Assemblies, ,in Canada, and on the need for a more strategic it .provides .a forum for integrating different sectors focus and a clearer national-orientation. Based

and perspectives through consensus building and , ’

on these and other discussions, the document was partnerships, recognizing that sustainable devel- revised and reprintedin January 1995 for further ,w opment is a collective responsibility of all Canadians, discussion. The NRTEE subsequently sponsored

Established in November 1992 as a follow-up to a series of meetings across the‘country designed

the Earth Summit, the Projet has focused on three to determine how useful the document might

main activities: a report on Canadian responses to be in engaging various constituencies to forge

Agenda 21 and the Rio Conventions, the develop- their..own transitionsto sustainability and to ,

ment of a framework for a national sustainable ’ contribute to a national strategy. A final draft ,

development strateay and practical actions to is being prepared for release in May 1995.

,advance progress toward sustainab~~i~~~~~~.-.: “:-~.~i:;1;~,~..“-:; .i:, :1 ; 1 : ;’ -,.-,!,<-;5Zi :$;;:. ‘,..‘: ,:- :. ,c, : : 1 _..: :.-: > ..>--‘i ;s-. :. .~. .Z<. “, “;’ i:.‘: ,,,‘~~~~~~~~~u’~C-‘D j~~~,~tid.ii-:f’:“.i. : -: ‘-::.“;’ ,:i, : __ ., ~-\, “~ ’ ’ ‘,, ,.., ;:..~:,.,;;~‘.‘~~~~~,, : ,, ,L“ ,,,r: ‘>: ‘>,I.: ..,, >-“.* : , ~ .,.., .‘,“, ,:,c I _ .‘,:;,.~l:.,:.~~-‘,.:~~.~..,~,.~ :: ~j.,‘,~>_ -,A 0 h i eve m e n t 3 d u r i n g ,?,~~?,~~~~~11,~~~~~‘9:ii,.~~.~~~~ : ,::,-<;’ : ,r i, ,. ia,: : ,.‘:G,+:~Q?;,:“ : ( : :j . . ‘;, . . .

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Assembly in late 1993, the NRT~~~as,,~~~~~,:.~~i: ;!::“L. .t ..’ ‘:’ ~&i&e PA+t. lt-d@~$&&~s~g~~ pl& that,fo~uses

to assume a largq role in the pr~~~.~~~‘~~~~~~,.‘~~.~~~~ T: .:j _ :_ .on’&ree key Ge;;; +$&j$ e$&+@.&n and’ : :, ,‘.

. . ,: ,.,.:‘ ‘: :i::-..‘s:” ;: __._ : L;i, &&&&, ,eduucating &j $&l;g +.&d& au&&&e quently agreed to focus on facrl@tmg.the?; ‘z~;;>,;;<~-,. --. , development of a national sus~a~~.dev~~~~~~.~~. i: ‘, ‘J

:in the issues.snr+ounding sustainability, and &pl&ing __,

strategy (NSDS). This work beganin e$rnest-.‘* * _’ ways to get sustainable developm&t i$r@grat+ into by

during the spring of I994 and co&&i~d through / the Canadian political agenda: A fifth National , ‘.

the summer. It involvedthree rne&i$$‘&he~~.-~ .j-.‘;;: : .-. -- Stakeholders Assembly is planned for the fall of 1995,. ;, .’

Projet’s Working Group, whose me$b~ers&$:; ‘. ..:: \ .’

participated in a fall workshop de&jn&toJ’e&r~~~~~ ,<:.. Contingent on the tiXTEti’~ review of its involv& ‘. II

attention on ,some of the tools or:tr$ns@$~@$t$j~~ ; . ment with ‘the Pr,ojet, staff members will explore .‘.‘. - -, :

gip needed to overcome barriers tosj&ta@$$ :. the potentialof the draft NSDS framework’to act,- : ‘. Z:‘,

development. A.. es“& i&grating&echanism for .susta&ble devel- ‘ I .s * .‘_‘/ 1 * .‘ 1;:; <‘_.% : ; ::,. “ .,;;‘,J i‘ f : :; ‘.:“ :,-

” ‘.“ “.“.b.‘ .‘.~ >~“;:‘;> :;I,‘“,‘._ I ‘-.‘ .“‘+ opm&$$&&es~at all levels% Canada. They will * :’ , The .J’rojet’s Fourth Natio.nal Sf~k~~l~‘:_~~~~~~~,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~g~~~~s working on strategies ’ ., ; ” .‘I Assembly WEIS held in November 19%: ~~~~~~~~~~:b--~~a,~~~ $&rnati$n$ ‘level5 including the U.N. ‘:. _. f .,; ,, ,,

together more than 120 people fr&n aeros~s,t$,:l,; ,~.~~~~~~~,~~~~~~o~.on~:~ilst~~~able Developmenf, ’ ; ~,‘:.‘~,>w~: .,:.-*“,G..‘:‘, . (_ -,<,,>:z ::z ,: -_ : ‘:

country to review the progress made since&e : -. I, ‘,.‘.: I __

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previous Assembly, determine future directions, the U.S. President’s Commission on Sustainable , . ‘, and provide stakeholders with an opportunity Development, the Earth Council and the World to share information and discuss the challenges Conservation Union. ., _ 1 Canada faces in attaining sustainability. ,

Stakeholders were also asked to review the ’ ^.

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Chqir: Ron Doering, NRTEE

\ . Jeanne Andrews, Environment Canada * I

Jean Ai-nol& Fal sbrook Centre 4 a .~ ) Garth Bangay, Env,&nmnent Canada l

Mia Benjamin-Robinson, Forum for Sustainability +

( David Bennett, Canadian Labour Congress l I.

Keith ,Bezanson, Internationbl DevBlopment Research Centw

JIDRC) : I’

I Lynn Broughton, Forum for Sustainability

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Theodora dar~ll-Foster, IDRC

Gordon Clifford, Consulting and Audit Canada l m .

George Connell, NRTEE.

Heather. Cm&h, International Institute for Sustainable

Lkxiopment jIBi>)

Anne Cronin-Cassette, De&tment of Foreign Affairs

, * ,~ . and Internatiqnal Trade l t

j J&ie Davies, Univeisity of New Brunswick ;, i

John DXllon, Business Council on National Issues l

j Charles Ferguson, INCO l

@nine F&r&i, Pollution &wbe l

.\ 3heila Forsyth, National ~Agricultural Enviro&ent

Committee 2 ,

Gary Gallon,, Canadian Environment Industrtj Association l

/ George Green, Canadian intwnational ‘Deaelo$nent c

: Agency.

Arthur Hanson, IISD and NtiTEE Member l

George Kowalski, Environm<nt Canada .

% Martin Jam&z, Clean Nsva Scotia Found&i& ’ .

‘Shirley Lewchuck, Department of Foreign Affairs

and Internationrll Trade

I Ddoid MacDonald, United Nations Association of Canada +

Elizabeth May, Sien-a Club of Canada and NRTEE Member , Sheldon McLeod, Canadidn Cou:cil of Minis&s of the

l$nnaironment l

�_( Beatrice Olivastri, Consultant l

P&r Padbury, Canadi& Council for International r

Caoperation * .

.’ Chester R&w, In&t ,Circumpol~r Confki-ence (ICC) l

/; Sarah Richardson, SV’RT$E l , i

, �_ * ,Barry Sadler, Consultant l

/ Ann-Marie Sehagian, Enviro,nmelit Canada ,

Sandy Scott,’ NRTEE

Dana Silk, NRTEE ” _

y j M&y Simon, ICC l

, Rob,& ST&r, Enoiron~ent Canada l

Judith Swan, Oceans Institute of Canada ,

Susan linner, Friends of the Earth .

Kathy Thompson, Federation of Canadian &nicipalities i I’ ,

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Bert Weichel, Saskatchewan Waste Reduction *

\ Jean Wang,, &alth Canada *

Miriam Wyman, Women and Sustainability N&works 7

_- until December 1994

* since Jaoua y 1995 ,-

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, Susan H&Z’ /

Jack MacLeod.

I Karen Morgan

\ Bob Page

NRTEE Secretariat

Sandy Scott

Dana Silk _

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Purpose ” ’ Partnership’ Members

In late 1994 in the wake of the collapse of the Chdir: @made s e Dwyer, Fogo Island Co,op, e I

East Coast cod fishery, the National Round Table ’ Newfowidland

Diane Griffin, Pro= nx--

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joined forces with the Newfoundland and Labrador Eiiaabeth ~~~~ NRTEE Member I c

Round Table to launch a Partnership for Sustainable .Wilfred Bartlett; Brighton, Newfoundland cr

’ Coastal Communities and Marine ,Ecosyst,ems.. The Tom Best, P&J Harbour‘FishermanS Cooperative I ’ purpose of this new joint initiative,+ f&fold: ’

Mary O’Been, Newfoun&nd and Labrado? Roind Table ~ Martin uon Mirbach, Newfoundland and Labrador

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l tc establish a dialogue with f&he&dependent coastal communitjes in Newfohndland and Labrador on the ‘future sustainability of these communities; _I

l to-identify wh these’communities were sustamable .in the past; w il at made them u&u&&able, and how they can become sustainable.‘again;:: .., _,I

l to provide a unique opportuni~~fortb~p~~~~~~.‘ directly affected to make their~v+&v&o&:on‘ i the fnture~of the f&her-v and theiro&nc&&k&

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*chi;iements in i 99; A Task Force of members, of the $ founda;ld Round‘fables, as welgg&&%&

y<;:,. >-:; ,..-~~~-~~,.,:~~~.--~,:~.~~~~ ;,;* <~,,~:~,?;~:& , : ‘Z wy. I .=,‘.y-~y~ r”-r.,w.(y4xy~.” “,wvtl‘w ._ , I,. _ ,,epresentatives was forme’d in la~~~~~~~~~~.~~~~~:~i:;;~~~..~-i:... ..s.‘:. ::’ ,,c.‘ ;-.r,:,‘~~:)~.‘i:.:“‘i :. t, ,d, ._ I : ’ , .., \’ ,, ” : ‘; the winter and spring of 1995, the Task Force

, ’ conducted a series of formal and informalmeetings in more’than a d+en fishing communities across

and&otect+e ’ I _I ,.

Newfoundland to solicit the opinions, ideas and. experiences of a broad mix of local residents. ‘I .

a \I ‘, Future Directions L ‘. The Partnership’s final session will take place in ‘.

St. John’s, ,Newfoundland. in June 1995. Following+ ’ ‘. _- this, it will draft and submit advice to the Prime. 9 Minister as well as to the Premier of Newfoundland oh the future sustainab&y of Netifoundland’s

rneanin+l work and I I

.~ fishing,communities that reflects ‘grass-roots perceptions and opinions in these communities. ,’

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‘ It will, also issue a final report for public distribu-

_t’ tion that summarises these.perspectives, identifies I

P$ Hawken, The Ecology of Cqmmerce ~

, the historic causes,of unsustainability, and out- 1 / I - , lines current barriers to a sustainable fishery and

, recommendations to foster one in the future.

+.2ollabprative Membel’ship

the summer of 1994, the NRTEE assisted ’ Chair: Jon Grant, Chair, ORTEE, and Corporate Director,

Quaker Oats Company the Ontario ‘Round Table in establishing a multi- ~ _ ‘Vice-Chair: Anne Whyte, Director-General, International

’ . stakeholder Collaborative On’Transportation and ’ Deoezopmm l&arch Centre . .

Climate Change. The purpose of ,the Collaborative Ric+rd Baker, President & CEO, Canada Transport

is to develop a voluntary, implementable strategy International Ltd.

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to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in Ontario’s John Bergsma,!President & CEO, Union Gas

Jim Bruce, Chair, Canadian Climate Program ,/ < transportation sector that takes-economic, social Patty Chilton, Ezeczrtive Coordinator, Pollution Probe

and environmental perspectives into account. Louise Comeau, Campaign Director, %$a Clvb of Canada

‘, ( The Collaborative will seek to build on the National

’ AZ Cornier, Executive Director, O&wio Urban T&sit Association

,Action Plan on Climate Change, with its emphasis Daoid Crombie, Commis$oner, WatePfront Regeneratibn Trust

‘Tory Daynard, Executive Vice-President, Ontario Corn

on voluntary initiatives by industry, to stabilize Producer’s Association

carbon dioxide emissions: ’ don Dewees, Vice-Dean, Faculty of An * -

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The NRTEE chose,to support this initiative in Ontario because of its large population %nd industrial concentration. Progress in stab&zing emissions in Ontario is critical to ‘any national climate change strategy. Strategies developed

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Richard DuCbame,’ Managing Director, G.0 Transit

John Fleming, City Administrator, City of London

John For, Executive Vice-President, Ontario Hydra

Emmett Grant, President;Cooper Automotive.

“Bzr~z~;: Hargrove; President, Canadian Auto Workers

Howa<d Hawkins, President, Navistar International ’

Michael Hohgh, Priricipal, Hough Stanebury Woodland

and lessons learned in Cntario may be trans- Nayler Dance ferrable to other regions. i ’ - ’ NeaZ Irwin, Managing Director, IDI Group

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roh+z Livey, Commission,er of Planning, Regional Municipality I

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During the fd of 1994, senior representatives Harvey Mead, Pi&dent, Z&ion Qudbe2oise pour la

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from a cross section of the transportation sector were invited to participate in the Collaborative, :

consen+ion de la nature!‘NRTEE Member

Bryan Monkhouse, Vice-Preside@, Strategi~.Business

Development, Sunoco Inc.

representing major automakers, railways, trucking Ronald ,Mwakley, Presid+ d7 CEO, Consumers Gas

I / Norman P&r+, Assistant &e-President (Environmentj, CN Rail firms, transit authorities, Iabour unions, munici- @ties, and NGOs. Deputy ministers from-key

Da&d Runnalls, Presi&nt, Ru~nalls Research Associates Inc.

Richard Soberman, Chair, Department of Civil Engineering, \ provincial government ministries including . Unioemity of Toronto ’

Bob Stephen, Owner, Agir 7 f. ‘I’ ’ “‘---- r12 L Transportation; Environment and Energy; and

Housing and Energy were invited as observers. _, Tayce Wakefiield, Vice-President &p&ate Affairs, GM Canada ~

‘, John Wall&e, President G CEO, On+b Northland Railway

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; Group was established to oversee a series. of .Jane Inch /

background studies.

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analyze the results of the background studies ’

and develop specific action plans to be submitted ” - to the Collaborative for final approval-It is hoped

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Purpose Atits October 1994 plenary,,NRTEE members launched a new Task Force to promote “green” ‘, procurement by the federal go+nment. This ’ 1 reflects the-recognition that adopting environmen- tally sound pi-‘o&rement practices in public and private sector organizations is a major determi-

A national forum on green procurement is planned for early 1996.;R will bring together purchasersand’

* procurement policy makers in the federal government i

s&b suppliers to build on earlier initiatives ‘as -well ’ as addiess other barriers to green procurement. ( &cessful practices and green products and services ’

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\ nant of better\ environmental protection and more sustainable economic development. Because’of its substantial purchasing power, the federal govern- ment can exert profound influences on the markets for all goo’ds and,services and can, serve ‘as an ‘8 Patrick Camon, NRTEE Member (

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irnpo_rtant model’ for lother levels of government :Elizabeth Cracker, NRTEE Member

sold ta the federal government will be recognized - and showctikd during the forum. .

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Chair: Marty Eakins, NRTE> Member

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Achieverilents in 1994-95

David An&rson;Assistant CEO, Entiironmental

I‘ Cmncil, of Alberta j

Robert Bickerdike, Environment Division, Bell Canada

Colin Isaacs, Environmental Progl;am Consultant,

’ Coniemporar~ Information Analysis Ltd. 1, ‘/

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S The first meeting of the Task Force’ iyas held in Sheldon &ui?t, &drangle Archit&ts Ltd. I

Ottawa in January 1995. Because current criteria .- Bob Slattery, Pur&asing Consultant

for green procurement, \nihere they exist at all, are Laura Talbot-Al&m, Assistant Deputy Minister,:

Corporate Services, &dmnment Canada I

often inadequate or misleading, the Task Force ?

commissioned a study to consolidate and synthesize ’ NkTEE Secretariat I

current knowledge on green procurement criteria Gene Nyberg f

tith the aim to develop neti criteria that can be - , .

: applied-m a comprehensive, but simple manner, r .’ ‘. _ to all products and services purchased by the federal government. It also agreed to co-sponsor _ the first natTona1 conference of the Canadian ’ i ‘

. Environment Industry Association that took

nlace in Ottawa in late March,

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su,cCessfuf, green procurement pra&c&s that are-

.’ consistent with the new criteria and ,&idelines.. _ ‘._ , This ~11 fulfil1 an important e~~~~~~~~~~ *Lip- I %..wa-u-, i _ * ,

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al depqtments and agencies to $4;: ,~,J~,y~z&a.,,2~ green procurement .guide to be used. a.sa.:st@& reference. in addition: the, Task Force w&j&i w$ Environment Canada, Treasury Board and other .. federal departments to develop’a rep&&g frame- work on progress toward green procurement iti

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Future .Directibns

,Environmental Technologies at their October In the coming year, the Task $orce intends to follow up on the workshops with a series of i

1994 $enary meeting. Its purpose is to promote’ - ‘round table meetings bringing together stake- the growth of the Canadian environmental ,_ holder? from the municipal environmental seer !

i ,’ ’ / industry as a key step in Canada’s progress tor. Similar-round tables will also be undertaken ’ toward sustainable de,velopment. It will.do for the electric utilities sector after a feasibility- i so by h’elping targeted client industries or .

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, , ezxp2itise of firms in the Canadian environmental Chair: Sam Hahad, NRTEE Me’mber (

\ Stuart SmitK, NRTEE Member ’ ++ H

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resiaent i ;! : The .demand for environmental technologies .’ Joe Lukacs, P 6 CEO, Canadian Environmenta&

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to sustainable development on the $art of many Lawik Macdonald, Dir@tor of,Profession+l Affairs,

chnad@n Council of Professiwel En@wers ~

_’ ‘industries and a lack of information in the.mar- Bob Slater, Assistant Deputy Minister,

(ketplace. Through a series of multistakeholder i Conse?vation, Environment Canada

’ ” dialogues, the Task Farce uzll awempt ‘to resolve , 1 these problems by bringing together representa- : NRTEE Secretariat \

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I &es from industries ‘that are currently maving Gen’e Nyberg *

to more environmentally sustainable practices i .! r with the appropriate firms ,in the Canadian ‘-

‘, _ / , environmental industry, the financial, community,

consumers, and government agencies involved ’ ~ : /

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. _ electric,u$ities, pulp and paper, and mining. ’ ‘. .

It subsequently joined with the Fedkration of I i. ,

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to organize a series of i;teractive workshops that .’ . 1

were held in six cities across Canada-in April i ~ ( ;‘;1

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I i995. They brought tog&her Canadian envir: I ;

onmental co,mpaniks, fiuancial investors and \

<, / I I ’ ..- municipal decision makers to explore:and pro- : :

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1 , India, Mexico and Nigeria. They are accepted into the,program for two years. LEAD is jointly spon- ’

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/ a LEAD International conference-h&& ‘C&ta ‘. 9.. ,y“ _il *.,;.,<-; Rica. They p,articipated?i‘n a full progratiof pm;‘: sentations, workshops and field tri@,&$&&.$th Costa Rica’s natural resources, e&nozny;.@+r~,~~ agriculture, economic and environment~ii!lebt,~-~. tourism, and socio-political history. The Canadians ”

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mail, phone, fax and e-m,@1 requests, originating , t ’ from-every province, and territory in Canada,

, as &ell as the United States, Europe and ‘many other’points around the globe..

Recent Publicatibns During the past year, the National Round Table released several new publications, report% and

’ w.orking papers. ‘-.

6 “Lo&$ Round Tables: Realizing Their Full .Potential __ ,c

0’ Advancing Sustainable Developtint at the Summit of the Arnericds:~Volume I

_ A- Projet de soci&tk Canadian Choices ,For

Transitions To Sus~ar~~~~n~y. ‘.L

‘c Working Paper 20: Linking Land Titles/ R&gist y Systems in Canada to L&d-Related Environmental Information _ \

l Working Paper 25 Sustainr il, nol,olonl?70nt ,’ as a Fodus for Canada’s Foreign Policy

l Working Paper 26: Sustainable Develvpment : anu Academic Institutions: Issues in ,, Interdisciplinary Learning

\ .j &Sestsellers ., Three of the NationalRound Table’s publica- tions emerged as “bestsellers”: _ .

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Building Conserisus for a Sustainable Future: ’ Guiditig Principles r More ‘than 20,000 copies of this booklet ha&been distributed to federal,

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So&d Environmental Practices

- l Working Paper 28: Environmental Taxation, Revenues, and E#ec$iveness; The Need for

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l ,Working Paper 29: Principles for the Sustainable Production of Pulp and Paper Products .i’

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Toward Sustainable Commun@i& - M’ore than ’ , of Intel-national Institutional lIefor%

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,* ’ Pathways to Sustainability: Asse’ssing our . ,, ’ 12,b00 copies are now circulating and a third

printing is planned of this popular book by Mark Progress, ! _

’ -Roseland. Copies were sent to,groups’such as ,’ I’ .’

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out North America,’ transit serv?c’es;,citizens Towns program of Mount Allison University in

. groups, the Foundation for Sustainable Develop- publishing a new resource kit on cominunity sustainable development entitled Stepping

’ ment (Manila: Philippines)., the Global Cities Project (San’Francisco);and the National

Forward: Discovering Community Potential, Acting on Challenges., :

j League of Cities (Washington),. I_ ’ , 1 . .

Covering the Environment: A Handbook for ’ -’ 7 i , ) i Environment~Journuhsm - Thishandbook by ’ i ‘. i

Michael Keating has attracted a. large and varied readership that includes journalists across the _ , \

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Expanding on the popular booklet Build&g I

here produ&d during the past year and each was Consepsus for a Sustainable Future: Guiding

read by an average df 60,000 readeri.‘?he sp&g’ P&ciples,:a third, new book,will highlight

I experielices from across Canada and describe , 1994 issuk, Sustainable Communities, dealt with sustainable communities initiatives in Canada

how’ the principles bf consensus de&io,n makiqg

and abroad. The fall 1994’issue .had a&its theme can be practically applied in many different

i conflict situ&ions.

This coming year ~11 also:see the &oduction of the National Round Table’s Gopher and~world I ’ - Wide Web sites on the Internet. This will provide -on-line computer access to information on the

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NRTEE and rnmy of our documents and reports.

Canad& and Sustainable Development.: @ogress

‘- or Postponement? Expe$ opinions w&e solicited on Canada’s current progress toward sustaintible‘ development and yhat r&mains to be done. The winter 1995 issue, Eva&u&g Round Table Processes, took ? critical look at-multistaktiholder processes.

’ Address by ‘Paul Hawken ../- -. I .\

In‘March, 1995, the NRTEE hosted an evening Roy Aitken Sustainable:

in*Ottawa with sustainability advocate Paul Hawk& Development Intern’ship’ Pro.gram,’ . .

? Qver 200 representatives from’ the federal govem- Each summer, the Roy Aitken Sustainable

ment, business, local municipalities, and NGOs came tb hear thk bestselling author of The Ecology

Development Interliship Program provides

two students who are interested in suitainable I

of Commerce. In an address entitled “Natural Capitalism: The Next Industrial Revolution,” ’ c+&spment with the opportunity to work fbr

I Hawken outlined his visionary ideas for a restorative 3 the National Rotind Table ofi the Environment ’

economy. The .event was also filmed by the Ctiadian Parliamentary Channel for TV broadcast.

and t.he Economy. The program, sponsored by

/ the International NickeI Company (INCO) and

‘information highway ,, \ ‘the vational’ Rotmd Table, hoDours Rby A&en,

I The National Round Table continued to emand former‘ Executive Vice President of INCO Ltd., ,

its presence on the “information highway” & an alter&&e, means of disseminating information 1 on .&ustainaGle development to atvider audience. It established a conference on the WEB (nrteesus dev), a computer comtiunicatiofis network that serves the environmental, peace, international development, social justice and social services communities. As well, ‘requests for information

’ via the NQTEE’s ~0 e-mail addresses (nitee @web.apd.brg and adrnin-nrtee@nrte+trnee.ca) increased significantly dtiring the year. j , I.

who passed away in 1992. Aitken, a‘Can%diqn

leader in sustaintble development, was one of

the most e’ffective advocates for the vi&w that i \ -.

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University of Toronto,“and Greg ketman, a ,’ /

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Future Directtons T+o new !itles will be added to the NRTEE’s book series in the spring ind summer of 1995. I +A Practical IntrocJuction to Environmental Management ori Canadian Campuses by Dixon ThompGon and Seiena van &kel, helps univer- sities,,and colleges to respond effectively to the

I cha’llenpe of redncinv hhth nn the,

environment and associated costs. ,It has been ’ produced’in partnerShip with The University of

Calgary, the-Canadian Association of UAiversity I Business O.ficers and M kkiott Cornoration.

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~NOVZI Scotia. Amy spent the summer working f

on the LEAD Gatiada program, while Greg

carried out researtih on environinental indll+ .r ’

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Sustainable .Dev,elopmeht: A Manager’s Handbook - ’ -Helps managers and their organizations assess and improve their environmental and economic performance.

, Y 6 The National Waste Reduction Handbook Explores options for solid waste reduction at the municipal level and provides waste reduction success stories.

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Decision. Making Practices for Sustainabk Development

‘, &plains how sustainable development can be integrated into the decision making practices of Canadian institutions.

“Toward Sustainable Communities’: A Resource Book for Municipal and iocal Governments , A Manager’s Handbook

A’referende book for local government officials and citizens who want to apply the concept-of sustainable develop- ment to their own‘communities. Contains useful case,studies and contacts.

Trade, Environment and Competitiveness A collection of papers by major Canadian and international stakeholders ide$iijing the links between the environment I

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Green Guide: A User’s Guide to Sustainable Development for Canadian College; Contains a series of case studies from the.Association of Canadian Community Col1ege.s member institutions that have attempted to green their campuses. , . -

, Sustainable Development: Getting There From ,Here ’ .

, < A handbook for union environment committees and joint labour-management environment co’mmittees. Highlights

The National Wa& ReductionlHandbook

the su+inable development experiences of Canadian unions at the local, regional and national levels.

, ’ Covering the Environment:‘A Handbook for Environmental Journalism A useful source book for reporters on environmental issues and environmental journalism. Includes contact list.

Pathways to Sustainability: Assessing our Progress -

Establishes a framework fo;a reporting system on progress toward sustainability, with a case study on the Great ,

Lakes basin ecosystem. I

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3 1. Prosperity and Sustainable Development fy- Canada: Advice td the Prime Minister, with ’ an introduction on Sustainability and Competitiveness by Ronald Doering and David Runnalls. Presents a series I

of 14 recommendations and conclusionspn prosp’erity and,.sustainable development.

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2. The Financial Servtces Industry and Sustainable Development: Managing Change, ,, _ Information and Risk, by 1. Anthony Cassils. Discusses the importance of sustainable development for the

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’ 3. Lender Liability for Conta,minated Sites: Issues for Lenders and Investors, & Young, Discusses issues that affect lenders and investors in contaminated sites including whi ’ * ’ ’

be cleaned np, what standards sh.ould be applied, ai id who should pay for cleanup.

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pment, by Mike Kelly. : 4. Market Correction: Economic Incentives for Sustainable Develo; Introduces,market-based policy instruments and presents arguments for‘and against their implementation.

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6. .EnvironmentaZly Perverse Government Incentives, by‘philippe Clement. Looks at the impact of government incentives on the environment. Uses the agricultural sector as an example.

7. Environmental Zmpact Assessment and Competitiveness, by Nancy Morgan, Martin Palleson and A.R. Thompson. Evaluates how environmental impact assessmentaffects Canadian competitiveness and provides specific recommendations on controlling complexity, proliferation -and overlap of measures.

I. 8. Emerging Trends and Issues in Canada’s Environmental Zndustry, by Anne Fouihard. ,Defines the envi- ronmental industry sector, discusses government funding of research and development in this area a&makes recommendations for improving this sectors global performance. :

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10. Trade,, Competitiveness and the Environment, by David Rhnnalls and Murray Smith. A report commissioned by the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment. Considers. e&ironmentalstandards and competitive advantage, the impact of environ-mental policies on ,trade and the impact of trade agreements on the environment. _

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ZZ: SustainabiZity and Prosperity: The Role of Infrastructure, hy Daryl Fields and Jack Ruitenbeek. Identifies- key issues in the planning of physical and infor,mation infrastructure for an economically prosperous and sustainable society.

1.2. Measuring SustaiRabEe Development: Energy Production:and Use in Cana’da, by Western -Environmental Trends ,Inc. Presents a ‘family of national, . energy production and use.

indicators for m,easuring Canada’s progress toward sustainable *-

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13. Exp,loring Incentives: An Introduction to Incentives and Etonomic Znstruments for &stainable Development, by J. Anthony Cassils.. Provides an overview’of a range of econcmic instruments and identifies specific opportunities for implementing them. ’ c

14. Canadian, Round-Tables on the Environmerit and the Economy: Their History, Form qnd - Function, by Ronald Doering. Describes the,genesis of the round table movement in Canada: Provides-examples of

how they work. / ’

” ’ 15. Reporting on Sustainable, Development in Support of National Decision-Makers, by Fraqois Bregha, John Moffet and Vic Nishi. Contrasts the information available to governments in making decisions against the ideal needed to gauge progress toward more sustainable forms’of development.,

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17. Corporate Sustainable Development Reporting in danada, by David Nitkiqand David Powell, Investigates the state of sustainable development’ reporting among Canadian corporations, private business establishments and other associatiqns. . ‘L 1 I

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18. Aper~u nationale sur la planifica‘tion strate’gi.qua du developpement durable dans les provinces et les territoires du Canada, by Philippe Clement. Summarizes the response of Canada’s provinces and territories to the sustainable development challenge including strategies and actions. I

19. Canada’s Agricultural and Trade Policies: Implications for Rural Renewal and Biodiversity, by Robert Sopuck. Argues that redirecting some of Canada’s agricultural support programs into areas , that are not countervailable could improve,iural conditions and sustain n&l life. Recommends redirecting subsidies toward ecological services., , I ,’

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20. Linking Lund Titles/Regist,ry-Systems in Canada to Land-Related Environmental Znformation; by J. Anthony Cassils Explores.the-rationale and benefits of linking Canada’s land titles/registry systems with land-related environmental information.

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‘Development: Potential Ro a Canadian Parliamentary AziditorKoirimiksioner for the Environment, by FranGois .Bregha. and Philippe Clement. .Provjdes four options for &mandate of a new parliamentary office.

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22. Media, ‘Fish and Sustainability: A Paper on Sustainable Development and the I Canadian News Media, by-Michael Keating. Looks at how the disappearance of the northern cod was

handled bythe media, and how it might have been handled from a sustainable development perspective: _ I <

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Met,hods in Canada’s Forests, edited. by Steve Thompson. A summary of discussions

4 on harvesting methods by members.of the Forest Round Table.

24. Municipal Reporting on Sustainable Development: A Status Review, by Douglas‘ ’ Burch. Presents a “snap-shot” of sustainable development reporting at the community and municipal levels and-

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25. Sustainable Development as a Focus for Canada’s Foreign Policy,. by John-Kirton. A research paper for the Task Force on Foreign Policy which made up part of the NRTEE’s submission to the I ~

federal goyemment’s Foreign Policy, Review. i ’

26: Sustainable Development and Academic Institutions: issues in Znterdisc$inary. Learning. Summarizes discussions from two academic workshops on sustainable~development research institutes and teaching programs. in Canada.

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2 7. Exploring Barriers to Sound Environmental Practices, by J. Anthony Cassils. Looks beyond tax disincentives to explore*underlying fiscal and other barriers to sound environmental practices: i

26. Environmental Taxation, Revenues ,and ‘Effectiveness: The Need for Principled \. ’

\ y Guidance, by Robert JP Gale. Reviews salient points in ,the current,debate over environmental taxation and

suggests certain principles that could be used to guide the setting of gr;een taxes.

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’ . ’ 29. Principles for the Sustainable Development of Pulp and Paper Products:. A Report from +

the Pulp’and Paper Rou-nd Table,, edited by Steve Thompson and Sarah Shadforth. The interim report .- :

of the Pulp and Paper Round Table, highlighting agreed to principles. i-

>I / 30: After Rio: The Quesiion of Zqternational Znstitu‘tio~ai Reform, by M,aurice Strong. Suggests

reforms in the management, structures and mandates of United Nations and Bretton Woods institutions. 1 ,’ _; I

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D-.11-ii-g Consensus f&- a Sustainable Future: Guiding Principles. Ajoint initiative of.the national

and provincial round tables. A detailed “how to” on consensus dec$ion making based on 10,principles. .)

’ i( Toward Reporting Progress on Sustainable .Development in Canada: Report to the Prime Minister. Report of the Task Force‘on Reporting. Includes 10 recommendations to government for establishing -the information systems needed to assess our progress toward sustainable development.

I Achteving Atmospheric huality Objectives Through the Use of Economic Zngtruments: A Final Report of the Economic Instruments Collaborative. Examines the potential for using economic

, Building Consensus instruments to address Canada’s dr qua&y chahenges. Report divided in three sections: acid deposition, ground-- for a Sustainable Futtke

level ozone and greenhouselgases. ) - 3 \

Forest ‘Round Table on Sustainable Development: Final Report. A consensus document that includes 26 principles for the sustainable management of Canada’s forests and stakeholder action plans.

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’ I’ Shaping Consensus: The North American dommission on the Environment and NAFTA. Report of an April 1993 workshop held in Washington, D.C. ’ I

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Local Round Tables: Realizing Their Full Potential.Produced by the B.C. Round Table on the Environment - and the Economy in partnership with the Commission on Resources and the Environment, the Fraser Basin Management

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Board and the National Round Table. A how-to guide on setting up a local round table, b+d.on B.C. examples. ’

Model Round Table for Youth Kit. A guide for educators and facilitators that helps students simulate round tables on a, particular issue, identify key stakeholders and work through the consensus decision-making process.

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You can’t Give it Abay: Tax Aspects o Ecologically Sqnsjtive~Lands. Published with the North American Wetlands Conxervation Council (Cana f a). Examines how Canada’s tax systems can act as a disincentive to setting’aside ecologically significant lands for conservation purposes:

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d Ethics (;ahd Guidelines for Sustainable Tourism.’ Published in partnership with the Tourism Association

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group INFIDELS and singer-poet,Meryn Cadell, with an introduction by Peter Gzowski. Encourages respect for. the

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Newsletters and Annual Reviews _ \ \ ‘3 Spring ‘92 (Round Tables in Canada)

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Fall ‘93 (Jobs and the Environment) // ’ Annual Review 92-93 ~ ,’ >

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The work of the National Routid T&ble over the past, year would hot<have.beea possible’ :

without the help of many hands’ and widespread support from individuals and organiia-

‘tions acrosi the country. The Chair and members of the National Round Table would J like to thank hundreds bf individuals and organirations for their contriputions.

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: Kathy &heson Franpois Boueher ’ Sheldon Cohen Cathy Driscoll ’ Bm,m Gourlay’ Domthy Inglis

David Adam tiaude Bourgeois GmieColton Andre D\“chesne Laurie Gourlay Davidlwing ,

. V&id Aid”” Jean Boutet i Louise Comeau El&mot Dudar , Bill Graham Colin Isaacs

Cynthia Aksitch Dabid Bode Martin Connell Paul Dufour Tom Graham Ute Islam I

‘G&vo Almis Cktega Eileen Boyd Catherine Connelly .’ Wayne Dunn Jill.Grant David Israelson

Nancy Alexander Tony Boydell C-en Connolly Mark Durorojeanni Joh Giant Keith Jackson

Syl*ain Allaire Lucien Bradet , , L.eonml Co”olly _ Bernadette Dwyer .Brigita Gravitis Gis& Jacobs

Louis Ammerij Ghris Bradsh&v Tom Conway Peter Dyne Dawn Gray ’ Philip Jago \

Bruce Amos Barbara/Bramble HughCook / Do” Edwards Parker Gray Martin Janowik .

Jeanne Andrew Mike Brandt Ted Cooke Gordon Eawards Gotdo” Greasley . Ann Janet

Piotr Andrzejeweski \ Simon Brascoup Mumy Cooligaxi Ingma~ Egede

Sheila Copps Richard Eglin

David Green ’ \ Sonja Jensen-MacDwxdd

Manuel Armgo Charles Brassard George Greene Mich&le Jo&”

% Mich& Arcand Marie-H&ne Brassard Lois Corbett, ’ j Eva Egron-Polak Lynn Greenwaldt Darshan Johal, ’

lgonv.yl *rmstiong Jean Brazea” Ryan Cormack Murray Ellis Helene Gregoire . P--i”der Johal

Debra Arnold’ Fran@ Bregha ’ Jerry Cormick Ch,iitine Ehvell Mary Gregory David Johns

Ken Arnold Dirk Blinlmlan Al Corhier Brian Emmett Doug Gregory Da>?d Johnston

Jean Arnold. Tim Brodhead Rick Coronada Paul Emond Sarah Griffin Robert Johnstone

Jennifer ~rsenault Dal Brodhead Paul corriveau Garry En”? . DavidFrimes -BarryJones

Sally Arsove Lynn Broughton Ray me < Gaile Enns ‘Paul Griss I” -Chris Jones

Alan Artibise PaulBrow” James Cotton Mike Eppel Yves G”&ard Yolanda Kakabadse

,- t Rafael Asenjo Doug Bruchet Sara Co”mantaralds Dkn Esty Franq$s Goimont _ Richard Kaplan

Tom Axworthy Jeb Brogma” Ken Cox Gad Golhksen

B & D Iq&ics Sandy Bryce Philippe Crabbe ’

Shelley Evans Jeanne Kay

’ Pa”1 Fanning Teresa Gutiexez-Hates Michael Keating

Susan Bade HuU / \’

,Ted Buch Keith Crawford ~Lmraine Farkas Rosame Hahn Diana Keith

David Baker Roger Buckland Heather ,Creech , Terq Fenge Peter Hajnal, Todd Keith

Sharon Bud;l Rhonda Crews David Hale Brian Kelly Garth Bangay Craig Fer&so”

Ch$ie Ferguson Don Hale MikeKelly .

Janine Ferretti John Hall, Sea” Kelly ’

David Hamilton Martyn Ke”drick the help;:cfmany himds. . . . Rick Findlay Lynn Fischer

Liseanne Forand

Andy Hamilton Ihell Kennedy

John Hancock Anne Kerr

Sheila Forsyth , Chris Ha&” Robert Kerr

John Bullard Fred Crickard Stephanie Foster PatHann ’

Alicia Barcena Robert Keyes

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‘, Elizah+h Bernard Marcia Burdette Margaret Crowley John Hanson Hamish Kimmins

Suzanne Barrett Tyler Bums John Curtis George Francis _ Yvan Hardy BrianKing

David Bum” Jeremy Byatt Barbara Czech Sylvia Franke Molly Harris Olson John K&on

Doug FraoWin stew He Wilfred B&l&t Charles Caccia Lou wArnour

‘Russ Kisby

Michelle Cad&o Ton, D’Aquino Daid Franson William Halt

Glare Baxter Ala” Knight

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