At the November 2009 Board of Director's meeting, the Board established three Special Purpose Committees:

The Committees have been asked by the President to develop or renew the position of the CACP on these issues and to report back to the Board and membership by August 2010.

As reported in the November 2009 'Communiqué', the Research Foundation Board of Trustees approved recommendations that the Research Foundation be renewed in a phased in approach. The Foundation requires the dedication of selected Trustees, a review of the Constitution, a restructuring of the Board of Trustees, an infusion of cash, fund-raising activities and the active support of a qualified management committee. Commr. Julian Fantino, Dir. Gen. Debra Frazer, Chief Larry Gravill (Rtd), Mr. Trevor McCagherty and Mr. Peter Cuthbert are members of the Renewal Committee. Their first meeting is scheduled for February 19, 2010.

On January 17-18, 2010 Chief Bill Blair hosted the CACP President's Council on Strategic Direction. Thirty-nine individuals representing the Board of Directors, Committee Chairs, Project leaders, Presidents of Provincial Chiefs Associations, Major City Chiefs and National Office Staff attended the two day meeting. Mr. Trevor McCagherty, Executive Support Officer to the President and Board, managed the agenda and Chief Blair facilitated each session. Mrs. Ruth Montgomery acted as the meeting scribe and she recorded the entire consultation session. The President asked for the delegates' views and opinions on the following:

 

On March 14, 2010 the Board of Directors are scheduled to meet to review the notes from the consultation process and to establish the priorities of the Association.

On January 25, 2010, Chief Blair wrote to Minister Toews congratulating him on his appointment as Minister of Public Safety & Attorney General of Canada.

 

The Chief reaffirmed the CACP's commitment to working with government, our public safety partners, private industry, and our citizens to:

The Chief requested an opportunity to meet with the Minister to discuss how we can best work together to move forward on these important issues.

On Friday, February 17, 2010 in Toronto, at the Headquarters of the Toronto Police Service, Chief William Blair will host the Presidents and Executive Directors of the CAFC and EMSCC. In addition to discussing important public safety issues, such as Interoperability, Emergency Preparedness, and Vaccination for first responders, it is hoped that the meeting will also lead to improved cooperation between the agencies. Also invited to the meeting is the Chair of the Emergency Management Committee, D/Chief Sue O'Sullivan, and Mr. Steve Palmer, Insp. Lance Valcour and Mr. Eric Torunski of the Canadian Police Research Centre.

On Friday, March 12, 2010, the three Police Associations will meet in Ottawa for the 9th Annual meeting of the Boards. Two topics of interest to the Associations are to be identified and discussed at the meeting. The National Firearm Strategy has been accepted as one of those topics. The intent of the meeting is to explore common issues with the hope of developing a position that all the Associations can agree upon.

The committees are made up of three hundred & fifty-five individuals.  Two hundred & sixty-one are CACP members (Active, Associate & Life) and ninety-four are deemed Technical Advisors.

                                                                                                             
Committee Meetings 

February 11, 2010
CACP National Firearms Strategy, Toronto
February 25, 2010
CACP National Strategy on Urban Street Gangs, Toronto
March 3, 2010
Emergency Management/Informatics Joint Committee Meeting, Toronto
March 4, 2010
Emergency Management, Toronto
March 4-5, 2010
Informatics Committee Meeting, Toronto
March 9-10, 2010
Private Sector Liaison Committee Meeting, Montreal

Please send minutes of meetings, dates of upcoming meetings, and information on any major committee initiatives to the CACP National office at:  cacp@cacp.ca.  We would also appreciate being advised of any changes to Committee membership to ensure that our database is current.