{"id":238109,"date":"2015-06-22T11:33:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T15:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada.coop\/jack-wilkinson-elected-president-of-co-operatives-and-mutuals-canada-at-the-2015-agm\/"},"modified":"2022-09-08T09:46:24","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T13:46:24","slug":"jack-wilkinson-elected-president-of-co-operatives-and-mutuals-canada-at-the-2015-agm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada.coop\/en\/jack-wilkinson-elected-president-of-co-operatives-and-mutuals-canada-at-the-2015-agm\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Wilkinson elected President of Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada at the 2015 AGM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SASKATOON \u2013 The Board of Directors of Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada (CMC) elected Jack Wilkinson President and Chair of CMC on June 18 in Saskatoon during the 2015 AGM. Mr. Wilkinson is a Director of The Co-operators. read Mr.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/canada.coop\/en\/about-cmc\/board-directors\/jack-wilkinson\">Wilkinson\u2019s bio here<\/a>. Hazel Corcoran and Denis Richard remain Board Vice-presidents.<\/p>\n<p>Members at the AGM also ratified two new Board members. Doug Potentier, of Victoria BC was appointed as the designated representative of Federated Co-operatives Ltd (FCL). Mr. Potentier was named VP of the FCL Board earlier this year. Ren\u00e9 Moreau, VP of Change Management at Agropur Co-operative, was appointed as a designated representative to the Board.<\/p>\n<p>CMC delegates passed 6 resolutions put forward at the AGM. &nbsp;An important resolution on CMC Board composition resulted in the addition of one designated seat for a youth representative. This position will be reserved for emerging co-operators aged 18 to 35 and the position will be elected at the 2016 AGM in Winnipeg.<\/p>\n<p>A resolution was adopted to work on a national co-operative celebration for Canada\u2019s 150<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Anniversary in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The delegates also resolved that CMC become the main contact for the provincial councils and associations to approach the federal government to obtain matching funding for co-op development support.<\/p>\n<p>The delegates also resolved that Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada establish a working committee to study the needs of higher education in the co-operative and mutual sector. This committee will commission a report with specific policy proposals for a comprehensive higher education strategy in 2015-2016.<\/p>\n<p>There is a great deal of unanimity around the board table and in the membership; everybody is clearly focused on the big opportunities in front of CMC,\u201d said Jack Wilkinson. \u201cWe have a great opportunity leading up to the federal election this fall to share the importance of co-operatives in the Canadian economy.&nbsp; It is an ideal time to lobby for a renewed partnership for co-op development at the national level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>About Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada<\/p>\n<p>The Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada (CMC) is the national, bilingual association for co-operatives and mutuals in Canada. CMC\u2019s members come from many sectors of the economy, including finance, insurance, agri-food and supply, wholesale and retail, housing, health and the services sector. CMC provides leadership to support, promote, and develop the co-operative economy for the benefit of Canadians.<\/p>\n<p>Brendan Denovan, Manager of Communications&nbsp; 613.238.6712 x206 Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada 275 Bank Street, Suite 400 Ottawa ON K2P 2L6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SASKATOON \u2013 The Board of Directors of Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada (CMC) elected Jack Wilkinson President and Chair of CMC on June 18 in Saskatoon during the 2015 AGM. Mr. Wilkinson is a Director of The Co-operators. read Mr.&nbsp;Wilkinson\u2019s bio here. Hazel Corcoran and Denis Richard remain Board Vice-presidents. 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