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APPENDIX A
LIST OF WITNESSES


Associations and Individuals

Date

Meeting

 


 

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Hon. John Manley, Minister of Foreign Affairs

Gaëtan Lavertu, Deputy Minister

James R. Wright, Assistant Deputy Minister, Global and Security Policy

04/10/2001

30

 

Canada Customs and Revenue Agency

Denis Lefebvre, Assistant Commissioner

20/11/2001

42

 

Department of Citizenship and Immigration

Joan Atkinson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Program Development

 

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Jon Allen, Director General, North America Bureau

 

Department of Industry

Andreï Sulzenko, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Industry and Science Policy

 

Department of the Solicitor General

Paul E. Kennedy, Senior Assistant Deputy Solicitor General

 

Department of Transport

Christine Nymark, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy

 

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

James R. Wright, Assistant Deputy Minister, Global and Security Policy

43

 

Department of National Defence

Major-General H. Cameron Ross, Director General, International Security Policy

 

Canadian Institute for International Affairs

Hon. Barbara McDougall, President

22/11/2001

44

 

Carleton University

Andrew Cohen, Professor, School of Journalism and Communication

 

Laval University

Albert Legault, Professor of Political Science

 

North-South Institute

Jean Daudelin, Senior Researcher, Conflict Prevention

22/11/2001

44

 

Royal Military College of Canada

Houchang Hassan-Yari, Professor of Political Science

 

University of Toronto

John Kirton, Professor of Political Science

 

Carleton University

Maureen Molot, Director, Norman Paterson School of International Affairs

27/11/2001

45

 

Center for Strategic and International Studies (Washington, D.C.)

Christopher Sands, Director, Canada Project

 

Dalhousie University

Denis Stairs, Professor of Political Science

 

University of Waterloo

Andrew Cooper, Professor of Political Science

 

Business Council on National Issues

Sam Boutziouvis, Vice-President, International Trade and Global Economics

Thomas d’Aquino, President and Chief Executive Officer

46

 

Conference Board of Canada

Gilles Rhéaume, Vice-President, Policy, Business and Society

Andrew Shea, Research Associate

 

Council on Foreign Relations (New York)

Stephen Flynn, Fellow, National Security Studies

 

Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies

David Rudd, Executive Director

29/11/2001

47

 

Carleton University

Martin Rudner, President, Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies

 

Johns Hopkins University (Washington, D.C.)

Charles F. Doran, Professor of International Relations, Director of the Center for Canadian Studies

 

University of Calgary

Stephen Randall, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences

 

University of Toronto

Wesley Wark, Professor, International Relations Programme

 

Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters

Jayson Myers, Chief Economist

05/02/2002

55

 

Carleton University

Michael Hart, Professor of Trade Policy

 

Public Policy Forum

David R. Zussman, President

 

Emory University (Atlanta)

Robert A. Pastor, Professor of International Relations

07/02/2002

56

 

Harvard University (Boston)

George Haynal, Fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs

 

University of Missouri (St. Louis)

Kenneth P. Thomas, Professor of Political Science

 

Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade

Jon Allen, Director General, North America Bureau

Marc Lortie, Assistant Deputy Minister (Americas)

Michael Welsh, Acting Director General, Latin America and Caribbean Bureau

19/02/2002

57

 

ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND

 

Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters —  Newfoundland and Labrador

Sean McCarthy, Vice-President

25/02/2002

58

 

Memorial University of Newfoundland Students’ Union

Chris Vatcher, Vice-President

 

New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador

Randy Collins, MHA

Jack Harris, MHA, Leader

 

Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour

Elaine Price, President

Nancy Shortall, Canadian Labour Congress Representative

 

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA

 

Atlantic Institute of Market Studies

Brian Crowley, President

Michael MacDonald, Senior Fellow

Perry Newman, Former Advisor on International Trade to the Governor of Maine

26/02/2002

59

 

Dalhousie University

Michael Bradfield, Professor of Economics

Teresa L. Cyrus, Professor of Economics, Centre for Foreign Policy Studies

 

Maritime Affairs

Peter Haydon, Editor

 

Mount Saint Vincent University

Reginald Stuart, Professor of History and Politics

 

QUEBEC CITY, QUEBEC

 

"Institut québécois des hautes études internationales"

Louis Bélanger, Director of the Institute and Professor of Political Science, Laval University

Ivan Bernier, Regular member of the Institute and Associate Professor of Law, Laval University

Gordon Mace, Director of the Inter-American Studies and Professor of Political Science, Laval University

Richard Ouellet, Regular Member of the Institute and Professor of Law, Laval University

60

 

Laval University

Louis Balthazar, Professor Emeritus of Political Science

Benoît Carmichael, Professor of Economics

 

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA

 

Atlantic Provinces Chamber of Commerce

Sean Cooper, Regional Executive Director

27/02/2002

61

 

Atlantic Provinces Economic Council

Elizabeth Beale, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Dalhousie University

Frank Harvey, Director and Professor of Political Science, Centre for Foreign Policy Studies

 

Ecology Action Centre

Mark Butler, Marine Coordinator

27/02/2002

61

 

Enviro-Clare

Jan Slakov, Chair

 

MONTREAL, QUEBEC

 

“École nationale d’administration publique

Nelson Michaud, Professor

62

 

“Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec”

Henri Massé, President

Dominique Savoie, Director, Research Branch

Jérôme Turcq, Vice-President and Regional Executive Vice-President of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, Quebec Region

Émile Vallée, Policy Adviser

 

North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation

Janine Ferretti, Executive Director

 

Raging Grannies of Montreal

Joan Hadrill

 

SAINT JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK

 

Canadian Labour Congress

Dee Dee Daigle, Political Action Representative

28/02/2002

63

 

New Brunswick Federation of Labour

Blair Doucet, President

Bill Farren, Member of the Executive Council

 

New Democratic Party of New Brunswick

Elizabeth Weir, MLA, Leader

 

Saint John Board of Trade

John Furey, Second Vice-President

Gerry O’Brien, Immediate Past President

 

University of New Brunswick (Saint John)

Rod Hill, Professor of Economics

 

MONTREAL, QUEBEC

 

Confederation of National Trade Unions

Vincent Dagenais, Assistant to the Executive Committee

Marc Laviolette, President

28/02/2002

64

 

Institute for Research on Public Policy

Daniel Schwanen, Senior Economist

 

OTTAWA, ONTARIO

 

Canadian Institute of International Affairs

Robert Edmonds, Past Chair, National Capital Branch

02/05/2002

74

 

Harvard University (Boston)

Joseph Nye, Dean, Kennedy School of Government

 

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA

 

Canadian Wheat Board

Larry Hill, Director

Victor Jarjour, Vice-President, Strategic Planning and Policy

06/05/2002

75

 

Manitoba Federation of Labour

Rob Hilliard, President

John Doyle, Communications Coordinator

 

University of Manitoba

Jim Fergusson, Deputy Director, Centre for Defence and Security Studies

George MacLean, Professor of Political Studies

 

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA

 

Duke University, North Carolina

Michael Byers, Professor of International Law

76

 

End the Arms Race

Peter Coombes, National Organizer

 

University of British Columbia, Liu Centre for the Study of Global Issues

Lloyd Axworthy, Director and Chief Executive Officer

 

Pacific Corridor Enterprise Council

David Andersson, President

Greg Boos, Vice-President

Paul Daniell, President, Cascadia Institute

Bill Grant, Vice-President

James Kohnke, Chair of the Transportation Committee

Andrew Wynn-Williams, Director, Policy Development and Communications, British Columbia Chamber of Commerce

06/05/2002

76

 

Simon Fraser University

Theodore Cohn, Professor of Political Science

Stuart Farson, Professor of Political Science and Research Associate, Institute for Governance Studies

Richard Harris, Telus Professor of Economics

 

University of British Columbia

Kathryn Harrison, Professor of Political Science

 

University of Victoria

Reg Whitaker, Professor of Political Science

 

TORONTO, ONTARIO

 

C.D. Howe Institute

Danielle Goldfarb, Policy Analyst

07/05/2002

77

 

Glendon College, York University

Stéphane Roussel, Professor of Political Science

 

United Steelworkers of America

Sheila Block, Research Associate

Lawrence McBrearty, National Director

 

University of Toronto

Stephen Clarkson, Professor of Political Science

 

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA

 

Doman Industries

Rick Doman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Bob Flitton, Manager, Governmental Affairs

78

 

Fraser Institute

Gordon Gibson, Senior Fellow

Fred McMahon, Director, Centre for Globalization

 

Simon Fraser University

Daniel Cohn, Professor of Political Science

07/05/2002

78

 

University of Victoria

Gordon Smith, Director, Centre for Global Studies

 

TORONTO, ONTARIO

 

Canadian Peace Alliance — Toronto

Carolyn Bassett, Coordinator

08/05/2002

79

 

Council for Canadian Security in the 21st Century

Jack Granatstein, Co-Chairman

 

Ontario Federation of Labour

Wayne Samuelson, President

Christopher Schenk, Research Director

 

Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation

Rod Albert, Executive Assistant

Rhonda Kimberley-Young, Vice-President

 

Science for Peace

Helmut Burkhardt, Past President

Derek Paul, Past President and Coordinator of working groups

 

Securitas Canada

Richard H. Chenoweth, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

CALGARY, ALBERTA

 

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

Larry Morrison, Manager, Oil Sands

80

 

International Institute for Sustainable Development

Aaron Cosbey, Senior Advisor, Trade and Investment

 

Project Ploughshares Calgary

Kerry Duncan McCartney, Programme Coordinator

 

University of Calgary

Don Barry, Professor, Canadian Foreign Policy and International Relations

Robert Huebert, Associate Director, Centre for Military and Strategic Studies

 

WINDSOR, ONTARIO

 

City of Windsor

Michael Hurst, Mayor

John David Tofflemire, Commissioner, Traffic Engineering

09/05/2002

81

 

Windsor and District Chamber of Commerce

Jim Drummond, Member, Board of Directors

Alfie Morgan, Member, Board of Directors

Lorraine Shalhoub, Director, External Affairs and Public Policy, DaimlerChrysler Canada

Linda Smith, President

 

EDMONTON, ALBERTA

 

Alberta Federation of Labour

Jim Selby, Research Director

82

 

Cambridge Strategies Inc.

Satya Das, Principal

 

Middle Powers Initiative

The Honorable Douglas Roche, Senator and Chair

 

University of Alberta

Yasmeen Abu-Laban, Professor of Political Science

Barry Scholnick, Professor of Business

Brian Stevenson, Associate Vice-President (International)

 

Wild Rose Agricultural Producers

Paul Hodgman, Assistant General Manager, Alberta Pork

Rod Scarlett, Executive Director

 

SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN

 

Citizens Concerned About Free Trade

David Orchard, Honourary Chair

10/05/2002

83

 

Estey Centre for Law and Economics in International Trade

William Kerr, Senior Associate

Wayne Robinson, Director, Marketing and Professional Development

 

Farmers of North America Inc.

Steve Nixon, General Manager

Ash Skinner, Corporate Development

10/05/2002

83

 

Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon

Tony Haynes, Director of Social Outreach

 

OTTAWA, ONTARIO

 

Florida Atlantic University (Florida)

Isaiah A. Litvak, Professor of International Business

04/06/2002

87

 

Canadian Foundation for the Americas

Donald MacKay, Executive Director

Stacey Wilson-Forsberg, Policy Analyst

06/06/2002

88

 

Canadian Institute for International Affairs (National Capital Branch)

F.R. Cleminson, Member, National Missile Defence Study Group

Keith Greenaway, Member, National Missile Defence Study Group

George Lindsey, Chair, National Missile Defence Study Group

 

Carleton University

Laura Macdonald, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Centre for North American Politics and Society

 

Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Robert Keyes, Vice-President, International Division

Alexander Lofthouse, Policy Analyst

11/06/2002

89

 

“Institut national de la recherche scientifique”

Mario Polèse, Senior Adjunct Professor, Urban Studies

 

Department of Industry

Peter Harder, Deputy Minister

Larry Shaw, Director General, International Business

13/06/2002

90

 

Pace University (New York)

Stephen Blank, Professor of International Business and Management

 

University of Ottawa

Guy Stanley, Director of the International MBA Program

 

MEETINGS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

 

Canadian Embassy

Bertin Côté, Minister (Economic), Deputy Head of Mission

Peter Boehm, Minister

Monday, March 11, 2002

 

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Lee H. Hamilton, Director

David Biette, Director, The Canada Institute

Robert Litwak, Director, Division of International Studies

Joseph S. Tulchin, Director, Latin American Program

 

Center for Strategic and International Studies

John Hamre, President and Chief Executive Officer

Christopher M. Sands, Director, Canada Project

Sidney Weintraub, Director, Americas Program

Laurence Meyer, Distinguished Scholar

 

Department of State

John Keane, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

Nancy Mason, Director, Office of Canadian Affairs, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

John Dawson, Office of Mexican Affairs, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

Timothy Tulenko, Political-Military Officer, Office of Canadian Affairs, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs

Robert Simmons, Deputy Director, Office of European Security and Political Affairs, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs

 

National Security Council

John F. Maisto, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs

Franklin C. Miller, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control

Richard A. Falkenrath, Director of Policy and Plans, Office of Homeland Security

William McIlhenny, Director for Canada and Mexico

 

Canadian Embassy: U.S. Officials

William Crosbie, Minister-Counsellor (Economic and Trade Policy) —  Canadian Embassy

Ben Fairfax, Office of Director for Bilateral Trade Affairs, United States State Department

Courtney Turner, Economist, Office of Bilateral Trade Policy, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, United States State Department

Kent Shigetomi, Director for Mexico and NAFTA Affairs, Office of the United States Trade Representative

Juliette Bender, Director, Office of NAFTA and Inter-American Affairs, United States Department of Commerce

Alan Minz, Counsellor (Trade Policy) — Canadian Embassy

Tuesday, March 12, 2002

 

United States House of Representatives

Hon. Amo Houghton, M.C. (New York)

Hon. John J. Lafalce, M.C. (New York)

Hon. Nick Smith, M.C. (Michigan)

 

Canadian Embassy: Expert Luncheon

Michael Kergin, Ambassador

Bertin Côté, Minister (Economic) and Deputy Head of Mission

Doris Meissner, Senior Associate, Implementing Global Policy Project, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Anthony Quainton, CEO, National Planning Association

Frank Vargo, Vice-President, International Economic Affairs, National Association of Manufacturers

Peter Hakim, President, Inter-American Dialogue

John Murphy, Vice-President, Western Hemisphere Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Gary Hufbauer, Reginald Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics

Peter Morici, Economist, University of Maryland

 

MEETINGS IN MEXICO CITY, MEXICO

 

Canadian Embassy

Keith H. Christie, Ambassador

Geneviève des Rivières, Minister-Counsellor (Commercial/ Economic)

James Lambert, Minister-Counsellor (Political)

Jennifer Irish, Counsellor (Congressional and Public Affairs)

Wednesday, March 13, 2002

 

Senate of Mexico

Senator Silvia Hernández, Chair, Foreign Relations Committee, North America

Senator Fernando Margain Berlanga, Chair, Foreign Relations Committee

Senator Germán Sierra Sánchez, Secretary, Foreign Relations Committee

Senator Lydia Madero García, Member, Foreign Relations Committee

Senator Federico Ling Altamirano, Member, Foreign Relations Committee

Erika Spezia, Deputy, and Secretary, Foreign Relations Committee

Miguel Gutiérrez Hernández, Deputy, and Chair, Citizen Participation

Senator Cesar Camacho, Chair of the Committee on Federalism and Municipal Development

Senator Ricardo Aldana Prieto, Secretary, Energy Committee

Senator Erick Rubio

 

1st Panel of Experts Invited by Canadian Embassy

Rafael Fernandez de Castro, Chair, Department of International Studies, “Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México”

Guadalupe Gonzalez, Professor of Political Science, “Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas”

Antonio Ocaranza, Director, Public Strategies Inc.

Gustava Vega, Professor, “El Colegio de México”

Monica Serrano, Professor, “El Colegio de México”

 

2nd Panel of Experts Invited by Canadian Embassy

Andrés Rozental, Former Ambassador, President of the Mexican Council on Foreign Relations

Luis de la Calle, Under Secretary for International Trade Negotiations, Ministry of Commerce and Industrial Development

Peter Cardinal, President, Executive Committee of Scotiabank Inverlat

Antonio Ortίz Mena López Negrete, Professor, “Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas”

Susan Minushkin, Professor, “Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas”

Thursday, March 14, 2002

 

3rd Panel of Experts Invited by Canadian Embassy

Luis Tellez Kuenzler, Chief Executive Officer, DESC Group

Jaime Serra Puche, Senior Partner, Serra Associates International

Isidro Morales, Professor and Dean of Social Sciences, “Universidad de las Americas-Puebla”

María Teresa Gutíerrez Haces, Professor, “Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México"

 

4th Panel of Experts Invited by Canadian Embassy

Enrique Berruga, Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs

Carlos Flores Alcocer, Strategic Planning and Regional Development, Office of the President of the Republic

Rafael Rubio, Chair, International Affairs Committee, Mexican Steel Producers’ Association

Javier Prieto de la Fuente, President, CONCAMIN Group

 

MEETING AT DETROIT-WINDSOR BORDER CROSSING
(AMBASSADOR BRIDGE)

 

Pete Diponio, Regional Director, Customs Division, Windsor-St. Clair Division, Canada Customs and Revenue Agency

Geroge Costaris, Manager, Political, Economic Relations and Public Affairs, Consulate General of Canada, Detroit

Lisa Kobel, Director, Operations, Ontario West, Citizenship and Immigration Canada

Pat Moran, District Director, United States Customs

David MacRae, District Director, Customs, Ambassador Bridge, Wndsor-St. Clair Division, Canada Customs and Revenue Agency

Robert Bruce, Acting Manager, Windsor Port of Entry, Citizenship and Immigration Canada

Thursday, May 9, 2002