Canada‘s lead agency on polar research has been running without a board of directors since October, 2008 and needs to start fresh with a new mandate, more funding and more staff, says an independent Arctic expert.

The Canadian Polar Commission, a federal agency set up in 1991 to monitor and promote science in Canada’s Arctic, is in its current status because the federal government has yet to appoint people to the board said Terry Fenge, an independent consultant on Arctic affairs.

Fenge believes the delay may be a sign of broader problems at the commission, such as an unclear mandate. more »