EPAC - Ethics Practitioners Association of Canada

Ottawa, June 2, 2010

A new, slimmer Board of Directors was created at the AGM and subsequent Board meeting:

Hélène Tessier (Ottawa), Chair
Jane Garthson (Toronto), Vice-Chair
Richard Morris (Montreal)*, Secretary
Evelyne Girard (Ottawa), Treasurer
Ann Fraser (Ottawa)*
Cornelius von Baeyer (Ottawa)*
Norm Steinberg (Ottawa)
Allan Pedden (Calgary), Past Chair, ex-officio

Those with an asterisk (*) are Directors for one year, the others are Directors for two years.

The new Board extends its sincere thanks to the outgoing Directors and Officers for all their contributions to EPAC.

NEW BOOK BY ONE OF OUR EPAC MEMBERS, GREG LEVINE

Municipal Ethics Regimes
(2009) ISBN: 978-0-919779-90-7 – Item 0045

Greg Levine

Canadian municipalities faced with ethical challenges, as well as the ethically challenged, are at an important juncture. Increased public concern with the conduct of municipal government and administration have led several provinces to change municipal legislation to either reflect new concerns or to allow for the creation of new ethics mechanisms.

Ethics regimes encompass different philosophical and social concerns, as well as different practical mechanisms for dealing with ethics problems. This book explores three areas of concern and their associated mechanisms at the local level: integrity, codes of conduct, and ethics and integrity commissioners; lobbying, lobbyist registration and lobbyist registrars; and, administrative justice, administrative justice codes and ombudsmen. Taking a pan-Canadian approach, while being sensitive to varying municipal and local government legislation and frameworks across Canada, this book outlines key features of these regimes and offers practical information for and insight into designing and implementing effective ethics mechanisms at the municipal level.

Click here for the Table of Contents

Appendices
The appendices in this book contain a number of models of by-laws, codes, checklists, and forms. They are models only and are suggestive of issues and methods that municipalities may wish to use. Municipalities must determine which if any have utility to them and must put them in a form that is consistent with their own by-laws, resolutions, and policies, and that is also consistent with provincial legislation in their respective provinces.

Appendix A – Code of Conduct
Appendix B – Complaint System
Appendix C – Lobbyist Registration
Appendix D – Code of Conduct for Lobbyists
Appendix E – Administrative Justice Codes and Fairness Checklists
Appendix F – Ombudsman Complaint Systems

Published in Canada by Municipal World, Inc.

Price: $29.95
Approximately 140 pages
Shipping, handling and GST extra

To order, call our toll-free order hotline 1-888-368-6125, download the order form or order online

CALL FOR ARTICLES

FOR UPCOMING EPAC MAGAZINE ISSUE

Posted October 12 2009

Over 2008-2010, EPAC has been regrouping to effectively pursue its vision:

"To become the organization of choice for Canadian organizations for guidance on matters related to establishing, maintaining and developing ethical practices, processes and programs including support for the expansion of the field of ethics through research and education."

Last year, we took the first steps in defining our field of practice and brought the Canadian Ethics Practice Framework to an outline stage. Now, we intend to take it further by identifying leading practices across the country, defining gaps and building links to other organizations in the area of enterprise ethics both within Canada and internationally to establish an all-inclusive dialogue.

This is why the proposed topic for the re-launch of EPAC magazine is "Canadian Leadership in Ethics Practice: Moving Forward".

We are looking for submissions that reflect the views of our membership on taking the steps above. We want to see what you believe is most practical and relevant for both current and future practitioners in the field. We want articles that share experiences, perspectives and knowledge. Articles that question, provoke, inspire - and build the momentum carrying us forward to where the vision becomes a reality.

The submissions should be 1-2 pages in length (approximately 500-1000 words) and are due November 6th 2009 .

Please pass this notice to anyone who you believe could make a valuable contribution.

Send the submissions, as well as any questions, concerns and suggestions to editor@epac-apec.ca

Inga Gusarova,

Editrice, Revue EPAC-APEC

(403) 966-8260

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