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Prime Minister Announces Appointments to the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
March 25, 1999
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced the appointments of Raymond E. Ivany, William H. Johnstone and Patricia McCunn-Miller as members of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy.
The Round Table was established in 1994 as an independent agency of the federal government committed to providing decision makers and opinion leaders with reliable information and objective views on the debate on the relationship between the environment and the economy.
It is a multi-sectoral body which acts as a catalyst in identifying, explaining and promoting the principles and practices of sustainable development throughout Canada. It brings together distinguished Canadians from all sectors of society -- government, industry, labour, academia, environmental organizations and aboriginal groups -- dedicated to the promotion of sustainable development.
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Biographies attached.
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BIOGRAPHIES OF NEW MEMBERS
Raymond E. Ivany, from Nova Scotia, is President of the Nova Scotia Community College. From 1989 to 1990, Mr. Ivany served as a Member of the Federal Task Force on the Northern Cod Fishery. He is currently serving as Member of the Nova Scotia Research Development and Innovation Advisory Board and Member of the Joint Action Group in Environmental Clean-up of the Muggah Creek Watershed Area.
William H. Johnstone, from Saskatchewan, is owner and operator of a cereal grains farm, and currently serves as Reeve for the Rural Municipality of Moose Jaw. He was Councillor for the same municipality from 1977 to 1984. Mr. Johnstone is also a businessman and a partner in L & J Agro Operations. He obtained a diploma in Agriculture from the University of Saskatchewan. He served for two years as Chair of the District Agricultural Development and Diversification Board.
Patricia McCunn-Miller, from Alberta, is Manager of Regulatory Affairs of PanCanadian Petroleum Limited. She previously worked as General Counsel to the Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission and regulatory advisor to the Palliser Pipeline Project. In 1994, she served as Chair of the Midwinter Conference of the Canadian Petroleum Law Foundation, on emerging legal issues (environmental, regulatory, business risk) affecting the energy industry. Ms. McCunn-Miller has comprehensive energy experience with specific expertise in current marketing, transportation, regulatory, competition and environmental issues. She holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Ottawa.
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