Don Mercer was named President of the Consumers Council of Canada at its annual meeting, and the Council’s board of directors was elected.

Immediate Past President Bill Huzar continues to serve consumers as President of the Consumers Council of Canada Foundation.

Mercer retired in April 2007 after a long career in Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver with Competition Bureau Canada. Following his appointment as head of the Competition Bureaus Ontario Region in October 2000 and subsequently as head of Pacific Region (BC and the Yukon), he was an active member of the Consumers Council of Canada’s initial (now Central Ontario) Advisory Committee.