New Appointments to the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
 - The Honourable John Baird, Minister of the
Environment, announced today the appointment of Robert A. Dubé, Robert Sopuck,
and Donald F. MacKinnon to the National Round Table on the Environment and the
Economy (NRTEE). These appointments are effective immediately.
    "Today's appointments will ensure that the national roundtable continues
to provide advice on the environment to the Government," said Minister Baird.
"All three of the appointees are highly qualified, and their advice will be
invaluable as we continue to move forward and take real environmental action
to create healthier, cleaner communities for all Canadians."

    NRTEE is dedicated to exploring new opportunities to integrate
environmental conservation and economic development in order to sustain
Canada's prosperity and secure its future. Its mandate has recently been
enhanced to provide advice to Canada's New Government on Turning the Corner:
An Action Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gases and Air Pollution.
    NRTEE was created in October 1988 by then Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
and its independent role and mandate were enshrined in the National Round
Table on the Environment and Economy Act. Its members are drawn from
distinguished leaders in business and labour, universities, environmental
organizations, Aboriginal communities and municipalities.

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