FSNA’s Executive Director to be first Chair of the National Seniors Council
FSNA is extremely pleased to acknowledge that its Executive Director Jean-Guy Soulière has been appointed Chair of the new National Seniors Council that will advise the federal government on seniors’ issues of national importance.
Mr. Soulière’s appointment brings personal and professional pride,” said FSNA’s National President Dennis Jackson. “I have worked closely with our Executive Director over much of his 13-year tenure with FSNA and have appreciated his very effective but non-confrontational approach to advocacy on behalf of our members. His leadership has resulted in the extension of our association advocacy into provincial forums and in our membership in the Congress of National Seniors’ Organization.”
The Congress is a coalition of 10 major national seniors organizations representing more than 2 million older Canadians and for which Mr. Soulière was the spokesperson. As a member of the Congress, FSNA had been advocating for the creation of a federal seniors secretariat that could develop comprehensive policies, programs, and activities for the benefit of Canada’s aging population.
FSNA is confident that the creation of the National Seniors Council is a major step in ensuring that Canada is the best country in the world for all segments of society, including older Canadians.
