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APPENDIX A
LIST OF WITNESSES


Associations and Individuals

Date

Meeting

 

 

C.D. Howe Institute

Jack Mintz, President and Chief Executive Officer

2004/10/27

6

 

Caledon Institute of Social Policy

Sherri Torjman, Vice-President

 

 

 

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Ellen Russell, Senior Research Fellow

 

 

 

Canadian Council on Social Development

John Anderson, Vice-President, Strategic Partnership and Alliances

 

 

 

Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Bruce Winchester, Research Director

 

 

 

The Conference Board of Canada

Charles Barrett, Senior Vice-President, Program Strategy and Delivery

Glen Hodgson, Vice-President and Chief Economist

 

 

 

The Fraser Institute

Niels Veldhuis, Senior Research Economist

 

 

 

Air Transport Association of Canada

Warren Everson, Vice-President, Policy and Strategic Planning

2004/11/02

9

 

Canadian Shipowners Association

Don Morrison, President

 

 

 

Canadian Trucking Alliance

Ron Lennox, Vice-President, Regulatory Affairs

Stephen Laskowski, Associate Vice-President

 

 

 

Canadian Urban Transit Association

Michael Roschlau, President, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

Chamber of Maritime Commerce

Raymond Johnston, President

 

 

 

Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Ann MacLean, President & Mayor of New Glasgow, N.S.

James Knight, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Railway Association of Canada

Chris Jones, Director, Government Relations

Sab Meffe, Assistant Vice-President

2004/11/02

9

Road and Infrastructure Program Canada

Jeff Morrison, Executive Director

 

 

Shipping Federation of Canada

Anne Legars, Director, Policy and Government Affairs

 

 

Assembly of First Nations

Richard Jock, Executive Director

2004/11/02

10

Association of Fundraising Professionals

Tad Brown, Finance and Development Counsel, Chair, Government Relation & Committee

Michael Nilsen, Director, Public Affairs

 

 

Canadian Association of Gift Planners

Malcolm Burrows, Chair, Government Relations, Scotia Private Client Group, Executive Office

 

 

Canadian Centre for Philanthropy

Georgina Steinsky Schwartz, President & C.E.O.

Peter Broder, Acting Vice-President, Public Affairs

 

 

Community Foundations of Canada

Monica Patten, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Congress of Aboriginal Peoples

Dwight Dorey, National Chief

Patrick Brazeau Vice-Chief, Governance Legislative Initiative Secretariat

 

 

Health Charities Coalition of Canada

David Armour, Steering Committee Member and CEO Canadian Medical Fdn.

Marjolaine Lalonde, Director

 

 

Métis National Council

Tony Belcourt, Representative

Kathy Hodgson-Smith, Interim Executive Director

 

 

Native Women’s Association of Canada

Terri Brown, President

 

 

Pauktuutit (Inuit Women’s Association)

Mary Palliser, President

Jennifer Dickson, Executive Director

 

 

Philanthropic Foundations Canada

Hilary Pearson, President and CEO

 

 

Voluntary Sector Forum

Jean Christie, Executive Director

Laurie Rektor, Manager, National Issues

2004/11/02

10

Canadian Council for International Cooperation

Gerry Barr, President and CEO

2004/11/03

11

Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences

Gordon McBean, Chairman, Board of Trustees

Dawn Conway, Executive Director

 

 

Clean Air Renewable Energy Coalition

Mark Rudolph, Coordinator

 

 

Conference of Defence Associations

Richard Evraire, Chairman

Alain Pellerin, Executive Director

Howard Marsh, Consultant, Technology, Strategy and Military Affairs Research

 

 

David Suzuki Foundation

Heather Deal, Marine Strategist

Dale Marshall, Policy Analyst, Climate Change Program

 

 

Go for Green

Francine Godin, Executive Director

Steve Grundy, Director of Development

 

 

Green Budget Coalition

Pierre Sadik, Program Manager

 

 

Health Partners International of Canada

Jake Epp, Chairman, Board of Director

John Kelsall, President

 

 

KAIROS (Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives)

Joe Gunn, Vice-President, Social Affairs Office, Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops

Michael Polanyi, Program Coordinator, Canadian Social Development

 

 

Nature Conservancy Canada

Thea Silver, Director of Government and External Relations

Barry Turner, Director of Government Relations, Ducks Unlimited Canada

 

 

Project Ploughshares

Ernie Regehr, Director, Institute for Science and International Security

 

 

Sierra Club of Canada (B.C. Chapter)

Shawn-Patrick Stensil, Director, Atmosphere and Energy

 

 

The University of Western Ontario

Dr. Gordon A. McBean, Professor of Political Science, Research Centres & Ancilliary Units

2004/11/03

11

World Vision Canada

Kathy Vandergrift, Director of Policy

 

 

Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO, Canadian Office

Carol MacLeod, Executive Director, Government Affairs & Communications

2004/11/04

12

Business Tax Reform Coalition

Roger Larson, President, Canadian Fertilizer Institute

Paul Lansbergen, Director, Taxation and Business Issues

 

 

Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Tina Kremmidas, Senior Economist

Michael Murphy, Senior Vice-President, Policy

 

 

Canadian Chemical Producers’ Association

John Arnold, Senior Income Tax Advisor, Imperial Oil Ltd., Products & Chemical Division

David Podruzny, Senior Manager, Business and Economics

 

 

Canadian Council of Chief Executives

David Stewart-Patterson, Executive Vice-President

Sam Boutziouvis, Vice-President, Policy and Director of Research

 

 

Canadian Federation of Independent Business

Catherine Swift, President and Chief Executive Officer

Garth Whyte, Executive Vice-President, National Affairs

 

 

Canadian Labour Congress

Andrew Jackson, Senior Economist

Hassan Yussuff, Secretary Treasurer

 

 

Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters

Jayson Myers, Senior Vice-President & Chief Economist

 

 

Canadian Union of Public Employees

Teresa Healy, Research Officer

 

 

Confederation of National Trade Unions

François Bélanger, Councellor

Pierre Patry, Treasurer

 

 

Conseil du patronat du Québec

Gilles Taillon, President

 

 

Teamsters Canada

Phil Benson, Lobbyist

Benoit Brunet, Chair, Quebec Legislative Board

 

 

Union of Canadian Transportation Employees

Michael Wing, National President

2004/11/04

12

United Steelworkers of America

Dennis Deveau, Legislative Director, Legislative Office

 

 

Canada West Foundation

Roger Gibbins, President and Chief Executive Officer

2004/11/04

13

Montreal Economic Institute

Norma Kozhaya, Economist

 

 

Aerospace Industries Association of Canada

Peter Boag, President

2004/11/16

14

Association of Canadian Travel Agencies

Marc-André Charlebois, President

 

 

BIOTECanada

Janet Lambert, President

John Mendlein, Chairman and CEO, Affinium Pharmaceuticals

 

 

Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs

Patrick Burke, Fire Chief, Niagara Falls

 

 

Canadian Automobile Association

David Flewelling, President

 

 

Canadian Construction Association

Michael Atkinson, President

 

 

Canadian Home Builders’ Association

Mary Lawson, President

David Wassmandorf, First Vice-President

 

 

Canadian Printing Industries Association

Pierre Boucher, President

Bob Kadis, Chair, Senior Vice-President of Finance & Administration, CPIA Government Affairs Committee

 

 

Canadian Real Estate Association

Pierre Beauchamp, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association

Mark Nantais, President

 

 

Cement Association of Canada

François Lacroix, President

Angela Burton, Director, Government Affairs

 

 

Direct Sellers Association of Canada

Ross Creber, President

Jack Millar, Member of the Board

 

 

Hotel Association of Canada

Anthony Pollard, President

2004/11/16

14

Department of Finance

Hon. Ralph Goodale, Minister

Ian Bennett, Deputy Minister

Paul-Henri Lapointe, Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch

2004/11/16

15

Alliance to End Homelessness

Tim Aubry, Chair, Evaluation Working Group

2004/11/17

16

Canadian Federation for Promoting Family Values

Michael Gorman, Founder

 

 

Canadian Teachers’ Federation

Harvey Weiner, Policy Advisor, Government and External Relations

 

 

Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada

Jamie Kass, Child Care Co-ordinator

Lynell Anderson, Consultant

 

 

Congress of Union Retirees of Canada

Larry Wagg, First Vice-President, CLCPRA

Kevin Collins, Executive Vice-President

 

 

Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada

René Daoust, President

Mark Goldblatt, Senior Consultant

 

 

Council of Canadians with Disabilities

Laurie Beachell, National Coordinator

Marie White, National Chairperson

 

 

Movement for Canadian Literacy

Wendy DesBrisay, Executive Director

 

 

National Anti-Poverty Organization

Robert Arnold, President, Board of Directors

Dennis Howlett, Executive Director

 

 

National Association of Friendship Centres

Peter Dinsdale, Executive Director

 

 

National Council of Women of Canada

Catharine Laidlaw-Sly, President

 

 

Retirement Income Coalition

Andrew Jones, Director, Corporate and Government Relations

Ian Markham, Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries, Watson Wyatt Canada

 

 

Salvation Army

Danielle Shaw, Government Relations Director

Glen Shepherd, Chief Secretary, The Salvation Army, Canada and Bermuda Territory

2004/11/17

16

Canadian AIDS Society

Paul Lapierre, Executive Director

Mark Creighan, Media Relations Officer

2004/11/18

17

Canadian Cancer Society

Jo Kennelly, Director, Scientific Advancement and Public Policy

Kenneth Kyle, Director, Public Issues

 

 

Canadian Coalition on Public Health in the 21st Century

Maureen Law, Consultant to the World Bank

 

 

Canadian Dental Association

Alfred Dean, President

Andrew Jones, Director, Corporate and Government Relations

 

 

Canadian Dental Hygienists Association

Susan Ziebarth, Executive Director

Judy Lux, Communications Specialist, Health Policy

 

 

Canadian Health Coalition

Michael McBane, National Co-ordinator

 

 

Canadian Healthcare Association

Sharon Sholzberg-Gray, President and Chief Executive Officer

Mary Lapaine, Board Chair

 

 

Canadian Medical Association

Albert Schumacher, President

William Tholl, Secretary General and CEO

 

 

Canadian National Institute for the Blind

Cathy Moore, National Director, Consumer and Government Relations

 

 

Canadian Nurses Association

Deborah Tamlyn, President,

Lisa Little, Health Human Resources Consultant

 

 

Canadian Paediatric Society

Robin Walker, President

 

 

Canadian Public Health Association

Christina Mills, President

Elinor Wilson, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Sport Matters Group

Victor Lachance, Senior Leader

Timothy Page, Executive Director, Diving Canada

 

 

Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists

Thor Bishopric, President, ACTRA National

Gordon Pinsent, Performer/Member, ACTRA National

2004/11/22

19

Association des producteurs de films et de télévision du Québec

Jacquelin Bouchard, Chair, Executive Committee

Nathalie Leduc, Director, Financing

 

 

Association nationale des éditeurs de livres

Hélène Derome, Vice-President, Literary Publishing

Marc Laberge, Executive Secretary/Treasurer

 

 

Association of Canadian Publishers

Jack Wayne, President, Canadian Scholars’ Press Inc.

 

 

Canadian Arts Summit

Axel Conradi, President, Board of Directors

 

 

Canadian Council of Archives

Fred Farrell, Chair

Christina Nichols, Executive Director

 

 

Canadian Magazine Publishers Association

Mark Jamison, President

Robert Goyette, Reader’s Digest

 

 

Council for Business and the Arts in Canada

Sarah Iley, President

 

 

Directors Guild of Canada

Monique Twigg, National Research & Policy Manager

 

 

Friends of Canadian Broadcasting

Ian Morrison, Spokesperson

 

 

Heritage Canada Foundation

Brian P. Anthony, Executive Director

Douglas Franklin, Director, Policy and Programs

 

 

Independent Media Arts Alliance

Linda Norstrom, President

Peter Sandmark, National Director

 

 

Literary Press Group of Canada

Rolf Maurer, Chair

Alana Wilcox, Vice-Chair

 

 

Periodical Writers Association of Canada

Liz Warwick, President

 

 

The Voice of Opera in Canada

Bob McPhee, Director, Opera.ca, General Director, Calgary Opera Association

Susan Ferley, Artistic Director, Grand Theatre

2004/11/22

19

Writers Guild of Canada

Maureen Parker, Executive Director

Gail Martiri, Director of Policy

 

 

Writers’ Union of Canada

Christopher Moore, Chairperson

Deborah Windsor, Executive Director

 

 

Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada

Claude Paul Boivin, President & Chief Operating Officer

Allen Williams, Chairman, Board of Directors

2004/11/22

20

Association of Yukon Communities

Doug Graham, President

Tom Paterson, Executive Director

 

 

Canadian Automobile Dealers Association

Richard Gauthier, President

 

 

Canadian Hardware and Housewares Manufacturers Association & Canadian Retail Building Supply Council

Dave Campbell, President, Government Relations Committee, Canadian Retail Building Supply Council

 

 

Canadian Housing and Renewal Association

Joyce Potter, President

 

 

Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association

Joyce Reynolds, Senior Vice-President, Government Affairs

 

 

Canadian Steel Producers Association

Barry Lacombe, President

 

 

Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Municipalities

Herbert Brett, President

 

 

Nunavut Association of Municipalities

Lynda Gunn, Chief Executive Officer

Lootie Toomasie, Vice-President

 

 

Retail Council of Canada

Diane Brisebois, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada

Peter MacKinnon, Chair, Board of Directors

Claire Morris, President and CEO

2004/11/23

21

Canada Foundation for Innovation

Eliot A. Phillipson, President and CEO

Carmen Charette, Senior Vice-President

2004/11/23

21

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

Pierre Alvarez, President

Brian Maynard, Vice-President, Public Affairs, Atlantic Canada

 

 

Canadian Consortium for Research

Paul Ledwell, Chair

Don McDiarmid, Member

 

 

Canadian Electricity Association

Hans Konow, President and Chief Executive Officer

Eli Turk, Vice-President, Government Relations

 

 

Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences

Donald Fisher, President Elect

 

 

Canadian Federation of Agriculture

Marvin Shauf, Vice-President

 

 

Canadian Fertilizer Institute

Roger Larson, President

 

 

Canadian Institute of Health Research

Alan Bernstein, President

 

 

Canadian Wind Energy Association

Robert Hornung, President

Glen Estill, Past Chairman of the Board

 

 

Forest Products Association of Canada

Avrim Lazar, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Genome Canada

Martin Godbout, President & CEO

Marc LePage, Executive Vice-President, Corporate Affairs

 

 

Mining Association of Canada

Gordon Peeling, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

National Research Council Canada

Michael Raymont, Interim President

 

 

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Tom Brzustowski, President

 

 

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Marc Renaud, President

 

 

Association of Canadian Community Colleges

Gerry Brown, President

2004/11/23

22

Canadian Alliance of Student Associations

James Kusie, National Director

Toby White, Government Relations Officer

 

 

Canadian Association for Graduate Studies

Jean-Pierre Gaboury, Executive Director

John Lennox, Dean of Graduate Studies, York University

 

 

Canadian Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

Judy Stymest, Past President

 

 

Canadian Association of University Teachers

James Turk, Executive Director

David Robinson, Associate Executive Director

 

 

Canadian Federation of Students

George Soule, National Chairperson

Michael Conlon, National Chairperson, National Graduate Council

 

 

Canadian School Boards Association

Gerri Gershon, Vice-President

Michael Clarke, Superintendent of Business, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board

 

 

Quebec Federation of University Students

Guillaume Lavoie, Vice-President, International and Federal Affairs

 

 

Campaign 2000

Laurel Rothman, National Coordinator

2004/11/23

23

Campaign Against Child Poverty

Caroline Di Giovanni, Executive Director, Hope for Children Foundation

Gerald Vandezande, Steering Committee Member

 

 

Canada’s Association for the Fifty-Plus

Judy Cutler, Co-Director, Advocacy and Government Relations

Bill Gleberzon, Co-Director, Advocacy and Government Relations

 

 

Canadian Association for Community Living

Michael Bach, Executive Vice-President, York University

Anna Macquarrie, Policy Analyst, York University

 

 

Canadian Association of Broadcasters

Glenn O’Farrell, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Canadian Association of Food Banks

Charles Seiden, Executive Director

2004/11/23

23

Canadian Association of Research Libraries

Timothy Mark, Executive Director

Paul Wiens, University Librarian, Queen’s University

 

 

Canadian Conference of the Arts

Jean Malavoy, National Director

 

 

Canadian Film and Television Production Association

Guy Mayson, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Canadian Library Association

Don Butcher, Executive Director

Barbara Clubb, City Librairian, Ottawa

 

 

Canadian Museums Association

John McAvity, Executive Director,

Robert  Spickler, Associate Director, Canadian Centre for Architecture

 

 

Canadian Pensioners Concerned Inc.

Gerda Kaegi, President

 

 

Music in Canada Coalition

Grant Dexter, Member

Denise Donlon, Member

 

 

National Council of Welfare

Greg deGroot-Maggetti, Member

David Welch, Member

 

 

National Housing and Homelessness Network

Michael Shapcott, Co-Chair

 

 

Tourism Industry Association of Canada

Randy Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer

Wayne St. John, Chairman

 

 

Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations

Joe De Mora, President

Glenn Brimacombe, Chief Executive Officer

2004/11/24

24

Canadian Association for HIV Research

Jonathan Angel, Senior Scientist, Ottawa Health Research Institute, Associate Professor of Medecine, University of Ottawa

 

 

Canadian Cattlemen’s Association

Jim Caldwell, Director, Government Affairs

 

 

Canadian Dehydrators Association

Jim Boxall, Chairman of the Board, President & CEO, Tisdale Alfalfa Dehy. Ltd.

Dale Pulkinen, Executive Director

2004/11/24

24

Canadian Treatment Action Council

Louise Binder, Chair

Tony Di Pede, Treasurer

 

 

Centre for Science in the Public Interest

Bill Jeffery, National Coordinator

 

 

Coalition for Women’s Equality

Kim Brooks, National Association of Women and the Law

Sherrie Lewis, Native Women’s Association of Canada

Ruth Rose, Fédération des femmes du Québec

Armine Yalnizyan, Feminist Alliance for international Action

 

 

Dairy Farmers of Canada

Jacques Laforge, President

Rick Phillips, Director, Policy and Government Relations

 

 

Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec

Marcel Groleau, President

Patrice Dubé, Assistant Director, Economical Research

 

 

Grain Growers of Canada

Cam Dahl, Executive Director

 

 

L’Union des producteurs agricoles du Québec

Serge Lebeau, Senior International Trade Advisor and Assistant Director, Agricultural Studies and Policies Department

 

 

National Cancer Leadership Forum

Nick Discepola, Member of the Steering Committee

Pat Kelly, Director General

 

 

Association of Canadian Pension Management

Scott Perkin, President

Stephen Bigsby,Executive Director

2004/11/25

25

Canadian Association of Mutual Insurance Companies

Normand Lafrenière, President

 

 

Canadian Bankers Association

Raymond Protti, President and Chief Executive Officer

Kelly Shaughnessy, Vice-President, Banking Operations

 

 

Canadian Co-operative Association

Dave Sitaram, President

Jean-Yves Lord, Executive Director

 

 

Certified General Accountants’ Association of Canada

Everett Colby, Chair, FCGA

Carole Presseault, Assistant Vice-President, Government & Regulatory Affairs

2004/11/25

25

Certified Management Accountants of Canada

David Fletcher, Vice-President, Public Affairs

Michael Tinkler, Chairman of Audit Committee, Member of the Board of Directors

 

 

Credit Union Central of Canada

Jack Smit, Chairperson, Board of Directors

Wayne Nygren, Chair, Legislative Affairs Committee

 

 

Investment Dealers Association of Canada

Joe Oliver, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Investment Funds Institute of Canada

Thomas Hockin, President and CEO

Jamie Golombek, Vice-President, Taxation and Estate Planning

 

 

Multi Employer Benefit Plan Council of Canada

Peter Landry, Consultant

 

 

Registered Education Savings Plan Dealers Association of Canada

Paul Renaud, Chairman

 

 

Tax Executives Institute, Inc.

David Penney, General Director, Taxes and Customs, General Motors of Canada Limited

Jeffery Rasmussen, Tax Counsel

 

 

VenGrowth

Jay Heller, General Partner

 

 

Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance

David Paterson, National Director

2004/11/25

26

Canadian Council of Professional Engineers

Marie Lemay, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Canadian Diabetes Association

Christine Flammer, Associate Director, Office of Public Policy & Government Relations

Karen Philp, Director, Policy and Government Relations

 

 

Canadian Mental Health Association

Penelope Marrett, Chief Executive Officer

Robert Campbell, Vice-President, National Board

 

 

Canadian Professional Sales Association

Terry Ruffell, President

 

 

Canadian Taxpayers Federation

John Williamson, Federal Director

2004/11/25

26

Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada

Bonnie Hostrawser, Executive Director

Patricia Pelton, Steering Committee

 

 

Council for Health Research in Canada

Deborah Gordon-El-Bihbety, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada

Cleve Myers, Chair

Stephen Samis, Director, Health Policy

 

 

Information Technology Association of Canada

Bernard Courtois, President & CEO

 

 

Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada

Deanna Groetzinger, Vice-President, Communications

 

 

Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation

Jeffrey Dale, President & CEO

Blair Patacairk, Director Investment, Marketing Media, Government Relations, Ottawa Global Marketing

 

 

Paramedic Association of Canada & Ambulance Paramedics of British Columbia

Ernie Mothus, Advanced Care Paramedic, Chairperson PSO

Pierre Poirier, Deputy Chief Ottawa EMS, CEO of the Paramedic Association of Canada

 

 

Space Industry Executives

Magued Iskander, Vice-President & General Manager

John Keating, Chief Executive Officer, COM-DEV

 

 

Toronto Board of Trade

Robert Hutchison, Vice-Chair and Honourary Treasurer of the Toronto Board of Trade

Cecil Bradley, Director of Policy