How many members were eligible to vote on the draft standard?
Fifty-three members of the committee were eligible to vote. While all committee members had an opportunity to request voting member status, they understood that the number of voting members would be limited – as a way of ensuring a balanced representation of the three main groups involved in the consensus process. As a result, the Chair and 17 other voting members representing general interest participants, 18 voting members representing the producer community, and 17 voting members representing users, were eligible to cast their ballot. On September 8, 2003, the Government of Canada announced that, with over 70 per cent of the committee voting to support the draft standard, the committee had reached consensus approval.
