among other things, they can attend their caisse’s annual general meeting, elect members or stand for election to the caisse’s board of directors or board of supervision (audit committee in ontario), sit on various ad hoc committees, and participate in consultation activities and satisfaction surveys in order to express their point of view. in a Desjardins caisse, it is the members who decide on its major objectives, on potential amalgamations (mergers) and on by-laws that govern its operations.