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International Year of Co-operatives
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The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2012 as the International Year of Co-operatives. The year will provide co-operators in Canada and around the world with an opportunity to promote the social and economic contributions of the co-op sector.
Canada supported the resolution when it came before the General Assembly on December 18, 2009. On December 3, 2009 the Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn, Minister of National Revenue and Minister of State for Agriculture, held a news conference in Ottawa announcing the federal government's support for the International Year.
The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn (right), Minister of National Revenue
and Minister of State (Agriculture), announces the federal government's support
for the International Year of Co-operatives at a news conference in Ottawa. With him
is CCA executive director Carol Hunter (left) and Marthe Hamelin, president of the
Conseil canadien de la coopération et de la mutualité.
DOWNLOAD THE FULL TEXT OF THE UN RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING 2012 AS THE INTERNTIONAL YEAR OF CO-OPERATIVES
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CLICK HERE to download CCA's news release issued after the proclamation of the International Year.
CLICK HERE to read the federal government's December 3 news release (English)
CLICK HERE to read the federal government's December 3 news release (French)
CLICK HERE to read the UN Secretary-General's report on Co-operatives in Social Development, which proposes an International Year of Co-operatives
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