ARTICLES

February 22, 2005

Business in Vancouver Boards slow to recuit woman; Private-sector companies lag far behind government agencies

February 17, 2005

Treasury Board Review of the Governance Framework for Canada's Crown Corporations

February 15, 2005

Federal Auditor General releases report on Crown Corporation governance

December 26, 2004

Recruiter Changes Face of Boards (PDF 149KB), The Vancouver Sun

March / April, 2004

Public-sector corporate governance: British Columbia's best-practices reforms (PDF 79KB), IVEY Business Journal

September 22, 2003 Day 1 - Board Games - Globe and Mail series

• Corporate Canada Opens Up
• RBC and TransAlta Take Top Marks
• Why Some Companies Scored Poorly In Ranking
• Cutting Dad Was Hard But "Right"

 

September 23, 2003 Day 2 - Board Games - Globe and Mail series

• Firms Break Pay Disclosure Rules
• Some Find Lending Habit Hard To Break

 

September 24, 2003 Day 3 - Board Games - Globe and Mail series

• Stock Options Debate Heats Up
• Independent Has Many Meanings

 

September 25, 2003 Day 4 - Board Games - Globe and Mail series

• Directors' Share Ownership A Divided Issue
• Special Share Classes Hard to Give Up

 

September 26, 2003 Day 5 - Board Games - Globe and Mail series

• Women Still Missing At The Table
• Boards Seek International Flavour

September 16, 2003

• Canadian Coalition for Good Governance sets out guidelines for corporate Canada - Canada NewsWire

• No place for politics in boardroom - The Globe and Mail
• White Paper Examines Corporate Governance Trends Impacting
• Private Businesses: CFOs See Value in Adopting New Accounting Standards, Survey Shows - Yahoo!Finance

 

September 8, 2003

• Views sought on corporate governance - Stuff (www.stuff.co.nz)

 

September 3, 2003

• Cabinet clears body on corporate governance - Business Standard

 

September 2, 2003

• Firms high on corporate governance - Business Standard

 

March 15, 2003

• The boardroom and its cast of characters - The Globe and Mail

 

June/ July 2002

In Pursuit of Excellence (PDF 10KB), IVEY Women in Management Newsletter

 

February 2002

Directors and the Corporate Secretary (PDF 79KB) , www.boardmembers.com

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SPEECHES

August 25, 2003

Appointments to Public Sector Boards: the BC Initiative (PDF 294KB)
Presentation by Elizabeth Watson, Managing Director of Board Resourcing and Development, Office of the Premier, British Columbia at the 2003 IPAC Conference

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REPORTS

GlobeInvestor.com
Corporate Governance Special Report - The Globe and Mail

Richard C. Breeden Report
Restoring Trust (PDF 300KB)
Corporate Governance for The Future of MCI, Inc (August 2003)

Institute of Corporate Directors
Ten Things Boards Could Do Better (PDF 69KB)
Adapted from Excellence in the Boardroom by Bill Dimma

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Any suggestions or recommended materials can be emailed to Michael.Wiebe@gems3.gov.bc.ca