I'm sure Ron fully understood the jist of my message Dax! , and no matter how tired you are of someone flogging you...as President of an organization you've got to step over the past Bull and carry on for the success of an organisation, especially in a public forum. Not join your fledglings....some with hidden agendas that have nothing to do with helping the fishery.......in beating the dead horse.
I have nothing against Chris and I'm sure he's doing a great job...Ron just put the facts out much clearer and in a much better format. As you say there are good and bad reasons to be members when it comes to any organization and like you say I'm sure everyone is happy with Chris at the helm. Some because he's doing a great job and others because they simply don't want the job ...for 100% support from the members. I know how that works VERY well, as I was the President of the Rec Aircraft Association for 12 years, director for 14 and according to the members I was always doing a great job...and I'll admit I probably wasn't doing as much as could have been doing to protect our flying rights in Canada. I just got tired that nobody else was pulling their weight and/or wanted the job I had and stepped aside. If you think dealing with the OMNR is fun...try the federal level with Transport Canada.