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Mr. Smith was elected a Director of our company on January 8 2004. Mr. Smith was elected Vice Chairman of the Board of the Greater Toronto Transportation Authority (GO Transit) in March 2004 and a director of Tarion Warranty Corporation (a Canadian new home warranty company) in April 2004. Since 1989 Mr. Smith has been President and co-owner of Andrin Limited a large developer/builder of housing in Canada. Mr. Smith has held the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) from September 1995 to September 2003. On February 14 2001 the Governor General of Canada announced the appointment of Mr. Smith as a Member of the Order of Canada effective November 15 2000. Mr. Smith holds a Masters Degree in Political Science (Public Policy) from the State University of New York and an Honours B.A. History and Political Science Dean's Honour List McMaster University Ontario.
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