FINA Committee Report
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Associations and Individuals |
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| C.D. Howe Institute Jack Mintz, President and Chief Executive Officer |
2004/10/27 |
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| Caledon Institute of Social Policy Sherri Torjman, Vice-President |
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| Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Ellen Russell, Senior Research Fellow |
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| Canadian Council on Social Development John Anderson, Vice-President, Strategic Partnership and Alliances |
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| Canadian Taxpayers Federation Bruce Winchester, Research Director |
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| The Conference Board of Canada Charles Barrett, Senior Vice-President, Program Strategy and Delivery Glen Hodgson, Vice-President and Chief Economist |
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| The Fraser Institute Niels Veldhuis, Senior Research Economist |
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| Air Transport Association of Canada Warren Everson, Vice-President, Policy and Strategic Planning |
2004/11/02 |
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| Canadian Shipowners Association Don Morrison, President |
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| Canadian Trucking Alliance Ron Lennox, Vice-President, Regulatory Affairs Stephen Laskowski, Associate Vice-President |
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| Canadian Urban Transit Association Michael Roschlau, President, Chief Executive Officer |
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| Chamber of Maritime Commerce Raymond Johnston, President |
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| Federation of Canadian Municipalities Ann MacLean, President & Mayor of New Glasgow, N.S. James Knight, Chief Executive Officer |
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Railway Association of Canada Chris Jones, Director, Government Relations Sab Meffe, Assistant Vice-President |
2004/11/02 |
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Road and Infrastructure Program Canada Jeff Morrison, Executive Director |
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Shipping Federation of Canada Anne Legars, Director, Policy and Government Affairs |
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Assembly of First Nations Richard Jock, Executive Director |
2004/11/02 |
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Association of Fundraising Professionals Tad Brown, Finance and Development Counsel, Chair, Government Relation & Committee Michael Nilsen, Director, Public Affairs |
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Canadian Association of Gift Planners Malcolm Burrows, Chair, Government Relations, Scotia Private Client Group, Executive Office |
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Canadian Centre for Philanthropy Georgina Steinsky Schwartz, President & C.E.O. Peter Broder, Acting Vice-President, Public Affairs |
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Community Foundations of Canada Monica Patten, President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Congress of Aboriginal Peoples Dwight Dorey, National Chief Patrick Brazeau Vice-Chief, Governance Legislative Initiative Secretariat |
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Health Charities Coalition of Canada David Armour, Steering Committee Member and CEO Canadian Medical Fdn. Marjolaine Lalonde, Director |
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Métis National Council Tony Belcourt, Representative Kathy Hodgson-Smith, Interim Executive Director |
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Native Women’s Association of Canada Terri Brown, President |
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Pauktuutit (Inuit Women’s Association) Mary Palliser, President Jennifer Dickson, Executive Director |
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Philanthropic Foundations Canada Hilary Pearson, President and CEO |
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Voluntary Sector Forum Jean Christie, Executive Director Laurie Rektor, Manager, National Issues |
2004/11/02 |
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Canadian Council for International Cooperation Gerry Barr, President and CEO |
2004/11/03 |
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Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences Gordon McBean, Chairman, Board of Trustees Dawn Conway, Executive Director |
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Clean Air Renewable Energy Coalition Mark Rudolph, Coordinator |
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Conference of Defence Associations Richard Evraire, Chairman Alain Pellerin, Executive Director Howard Marsh, Consultant, Technology, Strategy and Military Affairs Research |
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David Suzuki Foundation Heather Deal, Marine Strategist Dale Marshall, Policy Analyst, Climate Change Program |
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Go for Green Francine Godin, Executive Director Steve Grundy, Director of Development |
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Green Budget Coalition Pierre Sadik, Program Manager |
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Health Partners International of Canada Jake Epp, Chairman, Board of Director John Kelsall, President |
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KAIROS (Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives) Joe Gunn, Vice-President, Social Affairs Office, Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Michael Polanyi, Program Coordinator, Canadian Social Development |
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Nature Conservancy Canada Thea Silver, Director of Government and External Relations Barry Turner, Director of Government Relations, Ducks Unlimited Canada |
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Project Ploughshares Ernie Regehr, Director, Institute for Science and International Security |
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Sierra Club of Canada (B.C. Chapter) Shawn-Patrick Stensil, Director, Atmosphere and Energy |
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The University of Western Ontario Dr. Gordon A. McBean, Professor of Political Science, Research Centres & Ancilliary Units |
2004/11/03 |
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World Vision Canada Kathy Vandergrift, Director of Policy |
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Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO, Canadian Office Carol MacLeod, Executive Director, Government Affairs & Communications |
2004/11/04 |
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Business Tax Reform Coalition Roger Larson, President, Canadian Fertilizer Institute Paul Lansbergen, Director, Taxation and Business Issues |
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Canadian Chamber of Commerce Tina Kremmidas, Senior Economist Michael Murphy, Senior Vice-President, Policy |
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Canadian Chemical Producers’ Association John Arnold, Senior Income Tax Advisor, Imperial Oil Ltd., Products & Chemical Division David Podruzny, Senior Manager, Business and Economics |
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Canadian Council of Chief Executives David Stewart-Patterson, Executive Vice-President Sam Boutziouvis, Vice-President, Policy and Director of Research |
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Canadian Federation of Independent Business Catherine Swift, President and Chief Executive Officer Garth Whyte, Executive Vice-President, National Affairs |
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Canadian Labour Congress Andrew Jackson, Senior Economist Hassan Yussuff, Secretary Treasurer |
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Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Jayson Myers, Senior Vice-President & Chief Economist |
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Canadian Union of Public Employees Teresa Healy, Research Officer |
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Confederation of National Trade Unions François Bélanger, Councellor Pierre Patry, Treasurer |
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Conseil du patronat du Québec Gilles Taillon, President |
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Teamsters Canada Phil Benson, Lobbyist Benoit Brunet, Chair, Quebec Legislative Board |
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Union of Canadian Transportation Employees Michael Wing, National President |
2004/11/04 |
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United Steelworkers of America Dennis Deveau, Legislative Director, Legislative Office |
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Canada West Foundation Roger Gibbins, President and Chief Executive Officer |
2004/11/04 |
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Montreal Economic Institute Norma Kozhaya, Economist |
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Aerospace Industries Association of Canada Peter Boag, President |
2004/11/16 |
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Association of Canadian Travel Agencies Marc-André Charlebois, President |
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BIOTECanada Janet Lambert, President John Mendlein, Chairman and CEO, Affinium Pharmaceuticals |
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Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs Patrick Burke, Fire Chief, Niagara Falls |
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Canadian Automobile Association David Flewelling, President |
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Canadian Construction Association Michael Atkinson, President |
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Canadian Home Builders’ Association Mary Lawson, President David Wassmandorf, First Vice-President |
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Canadian Printing Industries Association Pierre Boucher, President Bob Kadis, Chair, Senior Vice-President of Finance & Administration, CPIA Government Affairs Committee |
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Canadian Real Estate Association Pierre Beauchamp, Chief Executive Officer |
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Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association Mark Nantais, President |
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Cement Association of Canada François Lacroix, President Angela Burton, Director, Government Affairs |
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Direct Sellers Association of Canada Ross Creber, President Jack Millar, Member of the Board |
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Hotel Association of Canada Anthony Pollard, President |
2004/11/16 |
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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 |
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Alliance to End Homelessness Tim Aubry, Chair, Evaluation Working Group |
2004/11/17 |
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Canadian Federation for Promoting Family Values Michael Gorman, Founder |
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Canadian Teachers’ Federation Harvey Weiner, Policy Advisor, Government and External Relations |
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Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada Jamie Kass, Child Care Co-ordinator Lynell Anderson, Consultant |
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Congress of Union Retirees of Canada Larry Wagg, First Vice-President, CLCPRA Kevin Collins, Executive Vice-President |
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Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada René Daoust, President Mark Goldblatt, Senior Consultant |
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Council of Canadians with Disabilities Laurie Beachell, National Coordinator Marie White, National Chairperson |
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Movement for Canadian Literacy Wendy DesBrisay, Executive Director |
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National Anti-Poverty Organization Robert Arnold, President, Board of Directors Dennis Howlett, Executive Director |
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National Association of Friendship Centres Peter Dinsdale, Executive Director |
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National Council of Women of Canada Catharine Laidlaw-Sly, President |
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Retirement Income Coalition Andrew Jones, Director, Corporate and Government Relations Ian Markham, Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries, Watson Wyatt Canada |
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Salvation Army Danielle Shaw, Government Relations Director Glen Shepherd, Chief Secretary, The Salvation Army, Canada and Bermuda Territory |
2004/11/17 |
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Canadian AIDS Society Paul Lapierre, Executive Director Mark Creighan, Media Relations Officer |
2004/11/18 |
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Canadian Cancer Society Jo Kennelly, Director, Scientific Advancement and Public Policy Kenneth Kyle, Director, Public Issues |
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Canadian Coalition on Public Health in the 21st Century Maureen Law, Consultant to the World Bank |
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Canadian Dental Association Alfred Dean, President Andrew Jones, Director, Corporate and Government Relations |
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Canadian Dental Hygienists Association Susan Ziebarth, Executive Director Judy Lux, Communications Specialist, Health Policy |
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Canadian Health Coalition Michael McBane, National Co-ordinator |
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Canadian Healthcare Association Sharon Sholzberg-Gray, President and Chief Executive Officer Mary Lapaine, Board Chair |
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Canadian Medical Association Albert Schumacher, President William Tholl, Secretary General and CEO |
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Canadian National Institute for the Blind Cathy Moore, National Director, Consumer and Government Relations |
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Canadian Nurses Association Deborah Tamlyn, President, Lisa Little, Health Human Resources Consultant |
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Canadian Paediatric Society Robin Walker, President |
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Canadian Public Health Association Christina Mills, President Elinor Wilson, Chief Executive Officer |
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Sport Matters Group Victor Lachance, Senior Leader Timothy Page, Executive Director, Diving Canada |
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Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists Thor Bishopric, President, ACTRA National Gordon Pinsent, Performer/Member, ACTRA National |
2004/11/22 |
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Association des producteurs de films et de télévision du Québec Jacquelin Bouchard, Chair, Executive Committee Nathalie Leduc, Director, Financing |
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Association nationale des éditeurs de livres Hélène Derome, Vice-President, Literary Publishing Marc Laberge, Executive Secretary/Treasurer |
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Association of Canadian Publishers Jack Wayne, President, Canadian Scholars’ Press Inc. |
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Canadian Arts Summit Axel Conradi, President, Board of Directors |
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Canadian Council of Archives Fred Farrell, Chair Christina Nichols, Executive Director |
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Canadian Magazine Publishers Association Mark Jamison, President Robert Goyette, Reader’s Digest |
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Council for Business and the Arts in Canada Sarah Iley, President |
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Directors Guild of Canada Monique Twigg, National Research & Policy Manager |
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Friends of Canadian Broadcasting Ian Morrison, Spokesperson |
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Heritage Canada Foundation Brian P. Anthony, Executive Director Douglas Franklin, Director, Policy and Programs |
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Independent Media Arts Alliance Linda Norstrom, President Peter Sandmark, National Director |
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Literary Press Group of Canada Rolf Maurer, Chair Alana Wilcox, Vice-Chair |
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Periodical Writers Association of Canada Liz Warwick, President |
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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 |
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Writers Guild of Canada Maureen Parker, Executive Director Gail Martiri, Director of Policy |
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Writers’ Union of Canada Christopher Moore, Chairperson Deborah Windsor, Executive Director |
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Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada Claude Paul Boivin, President & Chief Operating Officer Allen Williams, Chairman, Board of Directors |
2004/11/22 |
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Association of Yukon Communities Doug Graham, President Tom Paterson, Executive Director |
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Canadian Automobile Dealers Association Richard Gauthier, President |
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Canadian Hardware and Housewares Manufacturers Association & Canadian Retail Building Supply Council Dave Campbell, President, Government Relations Committee, Canadian Retail Building Supply Council |
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Canadian Housing and Renewal Association Joyce Potter, President |
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Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association Joyce Reynolds, Senior Vice-President, Government Affairs |
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Canadian Steel Producers Association Barry Lacombe, President |
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Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Municipalities Herbert Brett, President |
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Nunavut Association of Municipalities Lynda Gunn, Chief Executive Officer Lootie Toomasie, Vice-President |
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Retail Council of Canada Diane Brisebois, President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada Peter MacKinnon, Chair, Board of Directors Claire Morris, President and CEO |
2004/11/23 |
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Canada Foundation for Innovation Eliot A. Phillipson, President and CEO Carmen Charette, Senior Vice-President |
2004/11/23 |
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Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers Pierre Alvarez, President Brian Maynard, Vice-President, Public Affairs, Atlantic Canada |
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Canadian Consortium for Research Paul Ledwell, Chair Don McDiarmid, Member |
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Canadian Electricity Association Hans Konow, President and Chief Executive Officer Eli Turk, Vice-President, Government Relations |
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Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences Donald Fisher, President Elect |
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Canadian Federation of Agriculture Marvin Shauf, Vice-President |
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Canadian Fertilizer Institute Roger Larson, President |
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Canadian Institute of Health Research Alan Bernstein, President |
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Canadian Wind Energy Association Robert Hornung, President Glen Estill, Past Chairman of the Board |
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Forest Products Association of Canada Avrim Lazar, President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Genome Canada Martin Godbout, President & CEO Marc LePage, Executive Vice-President, Corporate Affairs |
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Mining Association of Canada Gordon Peeling, President and Chief Executive Officer |
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National Research Council Canada Michael Raymont, Interim President |
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Tom Brzustowski, President |
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Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Marc Renaud, President |
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Association of Canadian Community Colleges Gerry Brown, President |
2004/11/23 |
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Canadian Alliance of Student Associations James Kusie, National Director Toby White, Government Relations Officer |
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Canadian Association for Graduate Studies Jean-Pierre Gaboury, Executive Director John Lennox, Dean of Graduate Studies, York University |
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Canadian Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators Judy Stymest, Past President |
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Canadian Association of University Teachers James Turk, Executive Director David Robinson, Associate Executive Director |
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Canadian Federation of Students George Soule, National Chairperson Michael Conlon, National Chairperson, National Graduate Council |
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Canadian School Boards Association Gerri Gershon, Vice-President Michael Clarke, Superintendent of Business, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board |
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Quebec Federation of University Students Guillaume Lavoie, Vice-President, International and Federal Affairs |
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Campaign 2000 Laurel Rothman, National Coordinator |
2004/11/23 |
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Campaign Against Child Poverty Caroline Di Giovanni, Executive Director, Hope for Children Foundation Gerald Vandezande, Steering Committee Member |
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Canada’s Association for the Fifty-Plus Judy Cutler, Co-Director, Advocacy and Government Relations Bill Gleberzon, Co-Director, Advocacy and Government Relations |
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Canadian Association for Community Living Michael Bach, Executive Vice-President, York University Anna Macquarrie, Policy Analyst, York University |
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Canadian Association of Broadcasters Glenn O’Farrell, President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Canadian Association of Food Banks Charles Seiden, Executive Director |
2004/11/23 |
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Canadian Association of Research Libraries Timothy Mark, Executive Director Paul Wiens, University Librarian, Queen’s University |
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Canadian Conference of the Arts Jean Malavoy, National Director |
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Canadian Film and Television Production Association Guy Mayson, President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Canadian Library Association Don Butcher, Executive Director Barbara Clubb, City Librairian, Ottawa |
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Canadian Museums Association John McAvity, Executive Director, Robert Spickler, Associate Director, Canadian Centre for Architecture |
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Canadian Pensioners Concerned Inc. Gerda Kaegi, President |
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Music in Canada Coalition Grant Dexter, Member Denise Donlon, Member |
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National Council of Welfare Greg deGroot-Maggetti, Member David Welch, Member |
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National Housing and Homelessness Network Michael Shapcott, Co-Chair |
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Tourism Industry Association of Canada Randy Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer Wayne St. John, Chairman |
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Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations Joe De Mora, President Glenn Brimacombe, Chief Executive Officer |
2004/11/24 |
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Canadian Association for HIV Research Jonathan Angel, Senior Scientist, Ottawa Health Research Institute, Associate Professor of Medecine, University of Ottawa |
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Canadian Cattlemen’s Association Jim Caldwell, Director, Government Affairs |
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Canadian Dehydrators Association Jim Boxall, Chairman of the Board, President & CEO, Tisdale Alfalfa Dehy. Ltd. Dale Pulkinen, Executive Director |
2004/11/24 |
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Canadian Treatment Action Council Louise Binder, Chair Tony Di Pede, Treasurer |
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Centre for Science in the Public Interest Bill Jeffery, National Coordinator |
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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 |
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Dairy Farmers of Canada Jacques Laforge, President Rick Phillips, Director, Policy and Government Relations |
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Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec Marcel Groleau, President Patrice Dubé, Assistant Director, Economical Research |
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Grain Growers of Canada Cam Dahl, Executive Director |
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L’Union des producteurs agricoles du Québec Serge Lebeau, Senior International Trade Advisor and Assistant Director, Agricultural Studies and Policies Department |
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National Cancer Leadership Forum Nick Discepola, Member of the Steering Committee Pat Kelly, Director General |
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Association of Canadian Pension Management Scott Perkin, President Stephen Bigsby,Executive Director |
2004/11/25 |
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Canadian Association of Mutual Insurance Companies Normand Lafrenière, President |
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Canadian Bankers Association Raymond Protti, President and Chief Executive Officer Kelly Shaughnessy, Vice-President, Banking Operations |
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Canadian Co-operative Association Dave Sitaram, President Jean-Yves Lord, Executive Director |
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Certified General Accountants’ Association of Canada Everett Colby, Chair, FCGA Carole Presseault, Assistant Vice-President, Government & Regulatory Affairs |
2004/11/25 |
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Certified Management Accountants of Canada David Fletcher, Vice-President, Public Affairs Michael Tinkler, Chairman of Audit Committee, Member of the Board of Directors |
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Credit Union Central of Canada Jack Smit, Chairperson, Board of Directors Wayne Nygren, Chair, Legislative Affairs Committee |
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Investment Dealers Association of Canada Joe Oliver, President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Investment Funds Institute of Canada Thomas Hockin, President and CEO Jamie Golombek, Vice-President, Taxation and Estate Planning |
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Multi Employer Benefit Plan Council of Canada Peter Landry, Consultant |
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Registered Education Savings Plan Dealers Association of Canada Paul Renaud, Chairman |
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Tax Executives Institute, Inc. David Penney, General Director, Taxes and Customs, General Motors of Canada Limited Jeffery Rasmussen, Tax Counsel |
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VenGrowth Jay Heller, General Partner |
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Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance David Paterson, National Director |
2004/11/25 |
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Canadian Council of Professional Engineers Marie Lemay, Chief Executive Officer |
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Canadian Diabetes Association Christine Flammer, Associate Director, Office of Public Policy & Government Relations Karen Philp, Director, Policy and Government Relations |
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Canadian Mental Health Association Penelope Marrett, Chief Executive Officer Robert Campbell, Vice-President, National Board |
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Canadian Professional Sales Association Terry Ruffell, President |
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Canadian Taxpayers Federation John Williamson, Federal Director |
2004/11/25 |
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Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada Bonnie Hostrawser, Executive Director Patricia Pelton, Steering Committee |
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Council for Health Research in Canada Deborah Gordon-El-Bihbety, President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Heart & Stroke Foundation of Canada Cleve Myers, Chair Stephen Samis, Director, Health Policy |
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Information Technology Association of Canada Bernard Courtois, President & CEO |
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Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada Deanna Groetzinger, Vice-President, Communications |
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Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation Jeffrey Dale, President & CEO Blair Patacairk, Director Investment, Marketing Media, Government Relations, Ottawa Global Marketing |
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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 |
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Space Industry Executives Magued Iskander, Vice-President & General Manager John Keating, Chief Executive Officer, COM-DEV |
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Toronto Board of Trade Robert Hutchison, Vice-Chair and Honourary Treasurer of the Toronto Board of Trade Cecil Bradley, Director of Policy |
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