Mr. Speaker, I rise to acknowledge the contribution of three constituents from the riding of Thornhill, volunteers of the Canadian Executive Service Organization.
John Martin spent four weeks in Kyrgyzstan at the request of the state procurement agency. This agency had no practical experience in purchasing or simple procedures from which to operate.
John worked closely with the state agency, developing a training program for agency members and a centralized purchasing unit to reduce costs by bulk purchasing.
John and Gertrud Schmied spent five weeks in Russia working with a company that processes soybeans in Krasnodar.
Working with this company to develop a chain of fast food stores and cafes, John designed an organizational chart, job description formats, a performance evaluation form and a sales productivity measurement plan.
Last year the volunteers of the Canadian Executive Service Organization provided almost 23,000 days of assistance to developing nations, emerging market economies and Canadian aboriginal communities.