Marketing Magazine reports that a task force of the Canadian Public Relations Society has made representations to Canada’s Minister of Public Works and Government Services, Michel Fortier.

According to Marketing, “the PR industry is seeking a transparent and fair process in the selection of PR firms and an end to a bidding system in which ‘you’ve got to reinvent the wheel every time there’s an RFP.'”

I am a member of the Task Force. And I believe that the issues discussed are of importance to all practitioners. All members of the community, not only the members of the task force, should have an opportunity to consider and discuss these issues. So, to that end, I’m making the full Task Force report available for downloading. I invite anyone interested in this topic to download the complete CPRS Task Force Submission.

Read it. Think about it. And tell me what you think about the issues it raises.