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APPENDIX A
LIST OF WITNESSES

Organizations and Individuals

Date

Meeting

 

Assembly of First Nations

Richard Jock, Chief Executive Officer

Bob Watts, Chief of Staff, Office of the National Chief

09/19/2006

15

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

Pierre Alvarez, President

 

 

Canadian School Boards Association

Lance Bean, President

 

 

Canadian Trucking Alliance

Elly Meister, Vice-President, Public Affairs

David Bradley, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Friends of Canadian Broadcasting

Ian Morrison, Spokesperson

 

 

Hotel Association of Canada

Anthony Pollard, President

 

 

Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada

Jennifer Dickson, Executive Director

 

 

Philanthropic Foundations Canada

Hilary Pearson, President  

 

 

Railway Association of Canada

Bruce Burrows, Vice-President, Public Affairs and Government Relations

John Lynch, Assistant Vice-President, Taxation - Canadian Pacific Railway

 

 

Royal Canadian Legion

Jack Frost, Dominion President

Pierre Allard, Director, Service Bureau, Dominion Command

 

 

Sport Matters Group

Ian Bird, Senior Leader

 

 

Tourism Industry Association of Canada

Christopher Jones, Vice-President, Public Affairs

Randy Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Air Canada

Joseph Galimberti, Director, Government and Community Relations

09/19/2006

16

Air Transport Association of Canada

Fred Gaspar, Vice-President, Policy and Strategic Planning

 

 

Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers

Glen Fisher, Executive Director

 

 

Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions

Linda Silas, President

 

 

Canadian Lung Association

Nora Sobolov, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Canadian Manufacturers Exporters

Jayson Myers, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist

 

 

Canadian Meat Council

James Laws, Executive Director

 

 

Canadian Paediatric Society

Gary Pekeles, Executive Director

 

 

Care of the Child Coalition

Sara Landriault

 

 

Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada

Monica Lysack, Executive Director

 

 

Federation of Medical Women of Canada

Gail Beck, President-Elect

 

 

Make Poverty History

Dennis Howlett, Coordinator

 

 

Alliance to End Homelessness

Mary-Martha Hale, Chair

Marion Wright, Member of the Steering Committee

09/20/2006

17

Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations

Glenn Brimacombe, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Canadian Association of Gift Planners

Susan Manwaring, Chair, Government Relations Committee

 

 

Canadian Bar Association

James Parks, Chair, National Charities and Not for Profit Law Section

09/20/2006

17

Canadian Child Care Federation

Yvonne Dionne, Director, Development, Marketing and Communications

 

 

Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences

Dawn Conway, Executive Director

Jacques Derome, Professor, McGill University

 

 

Canadian Mental Health Association

Judy Watson, Vice-President

 

 

Canadian Pharmacists Association

Jeff Poston, Executive Director

 

 

Imagine Canada

Teri Kirk, Vice-President, Public Policy and Government Relations

 

 

Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada

Deanna Groetzinger, National Vice-President, Communications

Yassemin Cohanim, Volunteer

 

 

National Children's Alliance

Peter Dudding, Executive Director

 

 

University of Montréal

Luc Vinet, Rector

 

 

Association of Fundraising Professionals

Rob Peacock, President

09/21/2006

18

Bell Pensioners' Group

Pam Went, President

 

 

Business Group for Improved Federal SR & ED Tax Credits

Nathalie Bourque, Vice-President, Global Communications, CAE Inc.

 

 

Business Tax Reform Coalition

Roger Larson, President, Canadian Fertilizer Institute

 

 

Canadian Council for International Co-operation

Gerry Barr, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Canadian Gas Association

Michael Cleland, President and Chief Executive Officer

09/21/2006

18

Canadian Space Industry Executives

John Keating, Chief Executive Officer, COM-DEV

 

 

Canadian Urban Transit Association

Michael Roschlau, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Coalition for Canadian Astronomy

Pekka  Sinervo, Co-Chair, Association of Canadian Universities for Research in Astronomy (ACURA) and Dean of Arts and Science, University of Toronto

 

 

Health Partners International of Canada

John Kelsall, President

 

 

Nunavut Association of Municipalities

Elisapee Sheutiapik, President

Lynda Gunn, Chief Executive Officer

Russell Banta, Consultant

 

 

Writers' Union of Canada

Ron Brown, Chair

Deborah Windsor, Executive Director

 

 

Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness

Adrian Gordon, President

09/25/2006

20

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Ellen Russell, Senior Research Economist

Mathieu Dufour, Research Associate

 

 

Canadian Dental Hygienists Association

Bonnie Blank, President

 

 

Citizens for Public Justice

Greg deGroot-Maggetti, Analyst

Socio-Economic Policy

 

 

Community Foundations of Canada

Monica Patten, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Heritage Canada Foundation

Natalie Bull, Executive Director

 

 

National Association of Indigenous Institutes of Higher Learning

Trevor Lewis, Chair

 

 

American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada

Paul Sharpe, Director

Freelance Services Division

09/25/2006

21

Canadian Construction Association

Michael Atkinson, President

 

 

Canadian Home Builders' Association

Richard Lind, First Vice-President

David Wassmansdorf, Immediate Past President

 

 

Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants

Kevin  Dancey, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Canadian Labour Congress

Andrew Jackson, Senior Economist, Social and Economic Policy

 

 

Canadian Renewable Fuels Association

Kory Teneycke, Executive Director

 

 

Canadian Teachers' Federation

Harvey Weiner, Policy Advisor, Government and External Relations

 

 

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

Sally Brown, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

International Association of Fire Fighters

Jim Lee, Assistant to the General President, Canadian Operations

 

 

Intuit Canada

Yves Millette, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Robert Hindle, Member of the Board of Directors, JDRF Canada and JDRF International

 

 

National Anti-Poverty Organization

Debbie Frost, President

 

 

Police Association of Ontario

Bruce Miller, Chief Administrative Officer

 

 

Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario

Brett McKenzie, Executive Chairman, IBEW Construction Council of Ontario

 

 

Association of Canadian Community Colleges

Gerald Brown, President

09/26/2006

22

BIOTECanada

Peter Brenders, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Canadian Association of Retired Teachers

Helen Biales, Vice-President

Pierre Drouin, Executive Director

 

 

Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Nancy Hughes Anthony, President and Chief Executive Officer

Michael Murphy, Executive Vice-President, Policy

 

 

Canadian Chemical Producers' Association

Richard Paton, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Canadian Federation of Independent Business

Catherine Swift, President and Chief Executive Officer

Garth Whyte, Executive Vice-President

 

 

Canadian Healthcare Association

Sharon Sholzberg-Gray, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Canadian Library Association

Linda Cook, President

 

 

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Suzanne Fortier, President

 

 

Partnership Group for Science and Engineering

Ian Rutherford, Executive Director

Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society

 

 

REAL Women of Canada

Diane Watts, Researcher

 

 

Research Canada: An Alliance for Health Discovery

Ronald Worton, Chair

 

 

Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada

Donald Davis, President

André Lalonde, Executive Vice-President

 

 

University of Ottawa

Gilles Patry, President and Vice-Chancellor

 

 

As an Individual

Jeremy Amott, Independent Insurance Broker, Life Insurance

09/26/2006

23

Association of Labour Sponsored Investment Funds

Les Lyall, President

09/26/2006

23

Association of Municipalities of Ontario

Doug Reycraft, President

 

 

Canadian Activists for Pension Splitting

Frank Stokes, President

 

 

Canadian Alliance of Student Associations

Phillippe Ouellette, National Director

Toby White, Government Relations Officer

 

 

Canadian Association of Mutual Insurance Companies

Normand Lafrenière, President

 

 

Canadian Automobile Dealers Association

Richard C. Gauthier, President

 

 

Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness and Promotion

Mary Appleton, Senior Manager

 

 

Canadian Coalition for Immunization Awareness and Promotion

Ian Gemmill, Co-Chair

 

 

Canadian Museums Association

Calvin White, Chairman

John G. McAvity, Executive Director

 

 

Ducks Unlimited Canada

Barry Turner, Director, Government Relations

Cynthia Edwards, National Manager, Industry and Government Relations

 

 

Health Charities Coalition of Canada

Wim Wolfs, Chair

Deirdre Freiheit, Executive Director

 

 

National Association of Friendship Centres

Peter Dinsdale, Executive Director

 

 

Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada

Claire Morris, President and Chief Executive Officer

09/27/2006

24

Canada Foundation for Innovation

Eliot  Phillipson, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Canadian Association of Science Centres

Tracy Ross, Executive Director

09/27/2006

24

Canadian Association of University Teachers

James Turk, Executive Director

 

 

Canadian Automobile Association

David Flewelling, President

 

 

Canadian Consortium for Research

Roland Andersson, Chair

 

 

Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance (CISSA)

Wai Young, Executive Director

 

 

Canadian Medical Association

Colin McMillan, President

William Tholl, Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Makivik Corporation / Kativik Regional Government

Adamie Alaku, Vice-President, Economic Development

Nancy Maloley, Treasurer

 

 

Conseil national des cycles supérieures

Philippe-Olivier Giroux, President, Quebec Federation of University Students

 

 

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

William A. Shaw, President

 

 

Polytechnics Canada

Sharon Maloney, Executive Director

 

 

Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation

Norman Riddell, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer

09/28/2006

25

Canadian Association for Graduate Studies

Mark Dale, Dean of Graduate Studies, University of Alberta

 

 

Canadian Bankers Association

Luc Vanneste, President, Financial Affairs Committee and Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, Bank of Nova Scotia

 

 

Canadian Conference of the Arts

Robert  Spickler, President

Alain Pineau, National Director

 

 

Canadian Federation of Students - National Office

Amanda Aziz, National Chair

 

 

Canadian Institute of Actuaries

Michael Hale, Chair Member, Services Council

09/28/2006

25

Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Alan Bernstein, President

 

 

Canadian Public Health Association

Elinor Wilson, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Canadian Union of Public Employees

Paul Moist, National President

 

 

Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated

Joanasie Akumalik, Director, Government & Public Relations

Alastair Campbell, Director

 

 

RESP Dealers Association of Canada

Peter Lewis, Chair, Government Relations

 

 

The Road and Infrastructure Program of Canada (The)

Jeff Morrison, Executive Director

 

 

Association of Yukon Communities

Doug Graham, President

10/02/2006

26

Canadian International Polar Year National Committee

Ian Church, Chair

 

 

City of Fort St. John

Jim Eglinski, Mayor

 

 

Council of Yukon First Nations

Andy Carvill, Grand Chief

 

 

MacBride Museum

Patricia Cunning, Executive Director

 

 

Northern Native Broadcasting, Yukon

James Stanley, Chairman, Board of Directors

Shirley Adamson, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Tourism Industry Association of the Yukon

Rod Taylor, President

 

 

Yukon Childcare Association

Debbie Throssell, Conference Coordinator

 

 

Yukon College

Stu Mackay, Dean, Professional Studies

 

 

Yukon Conservation Society

Karen Baltgailis, Executive Director

Lewis Rifkind, Energy Coordinator

10/02/2006

26

Yukon Council on Aging

Roberta Morgan, President

 

 

Yukon Historical and Museums Association

Rebecca Jansen, Executive Director

 

 

Yukon Literacy Coalition

Sierra van der Meer, Communication Coordinator

 

 

Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia

Ian Patillo, Vice-President External

10/03/2006

27

British Columbia Alliance for Accountable Mental Health and Addictions Services

Michael Clague, Executive Coordinator

 

 

British Columbia Chamber of Commerce

Jon Garson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Policy Development and Communication

 

 

British Columbia Real Estate Association

Janet Cunningham, Chair, Government Relations Committee

 

 

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters - BC Division

Werner Knittel, Vice-President, B.C. Division

 

 

Coalition of Child Care Advocates of British Columbia

Sharon Gregson, Chair

 

 

Fraser Valley KAIROS Group

Kim Brandt, Representative

 

 

Greater Vancouver Regional District

Verna Semotuk, Senior Planner, Policy and Planning Department

 

 

Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority

Robert Paddon, Vice-President, Corporate and Public Affairs

 

 

GrowthWorks Capital Ltd.

David Levi, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Human Early Learning Partnership

Paul Kershaw, Researcher

 

 

Indian Taxation Advisory Board

Manny Jules, Chair

 

 

Kids First Parent Association of Canada

Helen Ward, President

10/03/2006

27

New Media BC

Lynda Brown, President

 

 

Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network

Susan Whittaker, Chair, Jack Styan,  Executive Director

 

 

Prince Rupert Port Authority

Don Krusel, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Vancouver Board of Trade

Janette Pantry, Director, Dave Park, Assistant Managing Director and Chief Economist

 

 

BC Child Care Advocacy Forum

Rita Chudnovsky, Facilitator

10/03/2006

28

British Columbia Council for International Cooperation

Michael Loo, Director

 

 

First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition

Michael Goldberg, Chair

 

 

Forest Products Association of Canada

Avrim Lazar, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Genome British Columbia

Alan Winter, President

 

 

Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Canada

John Tak, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Muscular Dystrophy Canada

Ken Kramer, Chair

 

 

RESULTS Canada

Blaise Salmon, President

 

 

Tenant’s Rights Action Coalition

Martha Lewis, Executive Director

 

 

Alberta Association of Colleges and Technical Institutes

Sam Shaw, President, Alberta Council of Presidents

Doug MacRae, Executive Director

10/04/2006

29

Canadian Booksellers Association

Steve Budnarchuk, President

 

 

Fitness Industry Council of Canada

David Hardy, President

10/04/2006

29

Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce

Mike Allen, President

 

 

Mothers On The Rampage

Beverley Smith, President

 

 

Northern Lights Health Region

Bernie Blais, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

Melissa Blake, Mayor

 

 

TELUS World of Science-Calgary

Bill Peters, President

 

 

University of Alberta

Indira Samarasekera, President

 

 

Canada West Equipment Dealers Association

John Schmeiser, Executive Vice-President

10/05/2006

30

Canadian Fertilizer Institute

Clyde Graham, Vice-President, Strategy and Alliances

 

 

Canadian Nurses Association

Marlene Smadu, President

 

 

Council of CEOs of Saskatchewan's Regional Colleges

Bryan Nylander, Chair

 

 

Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Gord Steeves, First Vice-President and Councillor, City of Winnipeg

James Knight, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Genome Prairie

Lisa Jategaonkar, Director of Communications

 

 

Regina Airport Authority, Inc.

Rob Slinger, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities

David Marit, President

 

 

Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce

Colin Taylor, Co-Chair, Investment and Growth Committee

 

 

Saskatchewan Council for International Cooperation

Hamid Javed, Chair, Board of Directors

10/05/2006

30

Saskatchewan Union of Nurses

Marlene Brown, First Vice-President

 

 

Association of Manitoba Municipalities

Lorne Boguski, Urban Vice-President

10/06/2006

31

Brandon University

Louis Visentin, President and Vice-Chancellor

 

 

Canadian Mental Health Association - Central (Manitoba) Region

Don Boddy, President, CMHA - Central

 

 

Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada

Donna Riddell, Board Representative

 

 

Child Care Coalition of Manitoba

Susan Prentice, Member, Steering Committee

 

 

ENSIS Growth Fund Inc.

O. Ken Bicknell, Vice-President

 

 

Lourdéon Wellness Centre

Paul Cenerini, Chair, Steering Committee

 

 

Manitoba Chambers of Commerce

Graham Starmer, President

 

 

Manitoba Child Care Association

Karen Ohlson, President

 

 

Manitoba Government and General Employees Union

Gay Pagan, Organizer

 

 

Manitoba Hotel Association

Leo Ledohowski, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Red River College of Applied Arts, Science & Technology

Jeff Zabudsky, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Social Planning Council of Winnipeg

Sid Frankel, Member, Board of Directors

 

 

SpeciaLink – The National Centre for Child Care Inclusion

Debra Mayer, Project Manager

 

 

University of Manitoba

Emõke Szathmáry, President and Vice-Chancellor

 

 

University of Winnipeg

Hon. Lloyd Axworthy, President and Vice-Chancellor

10/06/2006

31

Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce

Trevor Sprague, Chair

 

 

As Individual

Daniel Brant

10/16/2006

32

ACTRA - National

Barry Blake, National Councillor

 

 

Canadian Dental Association

Andrew Jones, Director, Corporate and Government Relations

 

 

Canadian Electricity Association

Hans Konow, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences

Donald Fisher, President

 

 

Canadian Federation of Agriculture

Bob Friesen, President

 

 

Canadian Retail Building Supply Council

David Campbell, President, Canadian Lumber and Building Materials Association of Ontario

 

 

Certified Management Accountants of Canada

Michael Tinkler, Vice-Chair, Board of Directors

 

 

Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada

Jean Harvey, Interim Executive Director

 

 

Green Budget Coalition

Andrew Van Iterson, Program Manager

 

 

Purchasing Management Association of Canada

Robert  Dye, President

 

 

Retail Council of Canada

Peter Woolford, Vice-President, Policy Development and Research

 

 

United Steelworkers

Ken Delaney, Research Department

 

 

Action Canada for Population and Development

Dina Epale, Public Affairs Officer

10/16/2006

33

Association of Canadian Publishers

Jack Wayne, President, Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.

10/16/2006

33

Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada

Claude Paul Boivin, President, National Office

 

 

Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs

Donald  Warden, Fire Chief, Wasaga Beach

 

 

Canadian Council of Professional Engineers

Marie Lemay, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Canadian Health Food Association

Valerie  Bell, President

 

 

Canadian Housing and Renewal Association

Sharon Chisholm, Executive Director

 

 

David Suzuki Foundation

Pierre Sadik, Sustainability Specialist

 

 

Dystonia Medical Research Foundation Canada

Sarah Smith, National Director

 

 

Enbridge Inc.

Chuck  Szmurlo, Vice-President, Energy Technology and Business Development

 

 

Grape Growers of Ontario

Debbie Zimmerman, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Horse Racing Alliance of Canada

Michael Van Every, Chair

 

 

Insurance Bureau of Canada

Mark Yakabuski, Vice-President, Government Relations, Ottawa and General Manager

 

 

ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation

Margaret Eaton, President

10/17/2006

34

Aboriginal Institutes' Consortium

Lu Ann Hill, Executive Director

 

 

Canada's Association for the Fifty-Plus

Judy Cutler, Director, Government and Media Relations

William Gleberzon, Co-director, Government and Media Relations

 

 

Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health

Phil Upshall, National Executive Director

10/17/2006

34

Canadian Courier and Logistics Association

Al Cormier, Executive Director, Electric Mobility Canada

 

 

Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation

Mark Goldblatt, President

 

 

Conseil canadien de la coopération

Michel Rouleau, Chair, Board of Directors

 

 

Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada

Ken Elliott, President

 

 

Credit Union Central of Canada

Mike Tarr, Chair, Board of Directors

 

 

Investment Funds Institute of Canada

Jamie Golombek, Chair, Taxation Working Group

 

 

National Council of Welfare

John Murphy, Chair

 

 

Ontario Museum Association

Gilles Séguin, Board Member

 

 

Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation

Jeffrey Dale, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Alliance of Sector Councils

Wendy Swedlove, Vice-Chair

10/17/2006

35

Canadian Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

Suzanne Brunette, President, Student Awards Office

Judy Dyck, Past President, Director Awards and Financial Aid

 

 

Canadian Cancer Society

Kenneth Kyle, Director, Public Issues

 

 

Canadian Co-operative Association

Carol Hunter, Executive Director

 

 

Canadian Taxpayers Federation

John Williamson, Federal Director

 

 

Conference of Defence Associations

Richard Evraire, Chair

Brian  MacDonald, Senior Defence Analyst

10/17/2006

35

Co-operators Group

Frank Bomben, Manager, Government Relations

 

 

Co-operators Group

Martin-Éric Tremblay, Senior Vice-President

 

 

National Housing and Homelessness Network

Michael Shapcott, Co-Chair

 

 

Orchestras Canada

Katherine Carleton, Executive Director

 

 

Precarn Incorporated

Paul Johnston, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada

Patricia Dillon, President

 

 

Queen's University

Karen Hitchcock, Principal and Vice-Chancellor

 

 

Association of Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology of Ontario

Robert Gillett, President

Algonquin College and ACAATO Member

10/18/2006

36

Canadian Airports Council

Jim Facette, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Canadian Council of Chief Executives

David Stewart-Patterson, Executive Vice-President

 

 

Canadian Printing Industries Association

Ward Griffin, Immediate Past President

 

 

Canadian Real Estate Association

Pierre Beauchamp, Chief Executive Officer

James McKellar, Advisor

 

 

Certified General Accountants Association of Canada

Everett Colby, Chair, Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee

 

 

College Student Alliance

Tyler Charlebois, Director of Advocacy

 

 

Families Matter Co-operative Inc.

John Toft, Secretary

10/18/2006

36

Genworth Financial Canada

Peter Vukanovich, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

National Pensioners and Senior Citizens Federation

Art Field, President

 

 

Association of Canadian Duty-Free Operators

Chuck Loewen, President, Frontier Duty Free Association

10/19/2006

37

Biotechnology Human Resource Council

Colette Rivet, Executive Director

 

 

Canadian Festivals Coalition

Luc Fournier, Spokesperson

 

 

Canadian Foundation for Economic Education

Gary Rabbior, President

 

 

Centre for Science in the Public Interest

Bill Jeffery, National Coordinator

 

 

Computers for Schools

John May, Chair

 

 

Investment Counsel Association of Canada

Thomas Johnston, Executive Director

 

 

Mining Association of Canada

Paul Stothart, Vice President, Economic Affairs

 

 

Odyssey Showcase

Deborah Davis, Executive Director

 

 

Parkinson Society Canada

Joyce Gordon, Executive Director

 

 

Pembina Institute

Amy Taylor, Program Director

 

 

Quinte United Immigrant Services

Orlando Ferro, Executive Director

 

 

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada

Chad Gaffield, President

 

 

Writers Guild of Canada

Sugith Varughese, Councillor

10/19/2006

37

Association of Cultural Industries of Newfoundland and Labrador

Danielle Irvine, Executive Director

10/23/2006

39

Atlantic Canada Airports Association

Rob Robichaud, President and Chief Executive Officer

Patricia Devine, Executive Director

 

 

Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nation Chiefs Secretariat Inc.

John Paul, Executive Director

 

 

Community Services Council Newfoundland and Labrador

Penelope Rowe, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

GrowthWorks Atlantic Ltd.

Thomas Hayes, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Newfoundland and Labrador Chamber of Mineral Resources

Gerry O'Connell, Executive Director

 

 

Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Agriculture

Mervin Wiseman, President

 

 

Newfoundland and Labrador Science Centre

Nancy Griffiths, Executive Director

 

 

Newfoundland Ocean Industries Association

Ted Howell, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Society of Rural Physicians of Canada

Michael Jong, President

John Rourke, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland

 

 

St. John's Board of Trade

Ken Birmingham, Chair, Finance and Taxation Policy Committee

Mark King, Assistant General Manager, Policy and Communications

 

 

Visual Artists Newfoundland and Labrador

Marlene Creates, Co-Chair, Board of Directors

 

 

Alliance of Nova Scotia Student Associations

Spencer Keys, Executive Director

10/24/2006

40

Association of Nova Scotia University Teachers

Chris Ferns, President

 

 

Brain Injury Association of Nova Scotia

Jane Warren, Interim President

 

 

Canadian Federation of Students

Chris Parsons, National Executive Representative

 

 

Canadian Union of Public Employees

Chris Ferns, Representative

Local 3912

 

 

Dalhousie University

Jeanne Fay, Senior Lecturer

School of Social Work

 

 

Independent Media Arts Alliance

Jennifer Dorner, National Director

 

 

New Brunswick Business Council

Donald Dennison, Executive Director

 

 

North End Community Health Centre

Paul O'Hara, Counsellor

 

 

Nova Scotia Association of Social Workers

Susan Nasser, Executive Director

 

 

Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union

Ian Johnson, Policy Analyst, Researcher

 

 

Response: A Thousand Voices

Gayle McIntyre, Chair

 

 

University of Prince Edward Island

Katherine Schultz, Vice-President, Research and Development

 

 

Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada

Nick Busing, President and Chief Executive Officer

10/24/2006

41

Canadian Association of Research Libraries

William Maes, University Librarian

 

 

Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association

Robert Mckelvie, Chair

 

 

Consortium of Women's Organizations of Nova Scotia

Stella Lord, Representative, Co-Chair, Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women

10/24/2006

41

Direct Sellers Association of Canada

Ross Creber, President

 

 

Face of Poverty Consultation

Carolyn Earle, Co-chair

 

 

Greater Halifax Partnership

Fred Morley, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist

 

 

Halifax Regional Municipality

Dan English, Chief Administrative Officer

 

 

JD Irving Limited

Riley Pye, Vice-President, Administration

 

 

Magazines Canada

Jim Gourlay, Affiliated member

 

 

New Brunswick Child Care Coalition

Jody Dallaire, Coordinator

 

 

New Brunswick Non-Profit Housing Association

Alex  Arseneau, Executive Director

 

 

Nova Scotia Home Builders' Association

Suzanne Bona, Past Président

 

 

Spirits Canada / Association of Canadian Distillers

Jan Westcott, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Sport Nova Scotia

Jamie Ferguson, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Quebec

Diane Francoeur, President

10/25/2006

42

Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx & D)

Gilles Gagnon, President and Chief Executive Officer, Aeterna Zentaris Inc.

Brigitte Nolet, Vice-President, Federal Affairs

 

 

Chambre de commerce de Québec

Alain Kirouac, General Director

Denis Patry, President

 

 

Confédération des syndicats nationaux

Pierre Patry, Treasurer

10/25/2006

42

Genome Canada

Martin Godbout, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Merck Frosst Canada Inc.

Christian Blouin, Director, Public Health Policy and Government Relations

 

 

Mouvement pour les arts et les lettres

Bastien Gilbert, Chief Executive Officer, Regroupement des centres d'artistes autogérés du Québec

Lorraine Hébert, Executive Director, Regroupement québécois de la danse

 

 

Quebec Federation of Real Estate Boards

Pierre Langlois, Director, Government operations

 

 

Quebec Federation of University Students

Trevor Hanna, Vice-President, Federal and International Affairs

 

 

Association of CEGEPS of the Quebec City Region

Denis Juneau, President

 

 

Union des artistes

Jack Robitaille, Vice-President

 

 

University of Sherbrooke

Luc Godbout, Professor

 

 

Association of Canadian Community Colleges

Serge Brasset, Executive Director

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Boîte à science

Manon Théberge, Director General

 

 

Canadian Arts Coalition

Micheline McKay, Co-Chair

Anne-Marie Jean, Executive Director

 

 

Caisse Desjardins Group

Yves Morency, Vice-President, Government Relations

 

 

Fédération des cégeps

Gaétan Boucher, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Front d'action populaire en réaménagement urbain

Nicolas Lefebvre Legault, President

François Saillant, Coordinator

 

 

McGill University

Heather Munroe-Blum, Principal and Vice-Chancellor

10/25/2006

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Association des Propriétaires de Québec

Marcel Tremblay, President

 

 

Réseau SOLIDARITÉ Itinérance du Québec

Nathalie Brisseau, Coordinator

 

 

RIDEAU

Colette Brouillé, Executive Director

 

 

Union des producteurs agricoles

Denis Bilodeau, Vice-President

Serge Lebeau, Senior International Trade Manager

 

 

Université Laval

Michel Pigeon, President

 

 

KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives

Michael Polanyi, Coordinator, Canadian Social Development Program

10/26/2006

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Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

Annalisa King, Senior Vice-President, Vertical Coordination

 

 

Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care 

Elizabeth Ablett, Executive Director

 

 

Ontario Municipal Social Services Association

Rick Williams, President

 

 

Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology

Rick Miner, President

 

 

SenTax

Daniel Braniff, Past Chairman and Co-founder

 

 

Task Force on Modernizing Security for Working Age Adults

Jill Black, Project Director and Co-Chair

John Stapleton, Research Fellow and Co-Chair

 

 

Toronto Board of Trade

Cecil Bradley, Vice-President, Policy

 

 

Toronto Disaster Relief Committee

Rainer “Dri” Driemeyer, Steering Committee Member, Tanya Gulliver, Coordinator

 

 

Toronto District School Board

Bruce  Davis, School Trustee, Ward 3 Etobicoke-Lakeshore

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Toronto Real Estate Board

Calvin Weinfeld, Member, Government Relations Committee

 

 

Union of Ontario Indians

John Beaucage, Grand Council Chief, Anishinabek Nation

 

 

Vengrowth Private Equity Partners

Jay Heller, General Partner

 

 

World Vision Canada

Dave Toycen, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

C.D. Howe Institute

Finn Poschmann, Director of Research

10/26/2006

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Campaign 2000

Laurel Rothman, Director, Social Reform and National Coordinator, Family Service Association of Toronto

 

 

Campaign Against Child Poverty

Caroline Di Giovanni, Director

 

 

Canadian Children's Rights Council

Grant Wilson, President

 

 

Canadian Plastics Industry Association

Atul Sharma, Chief Economist and Executive Director

Ontario

 

 

Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association

Mark Nantais, President

 

 

Directors Guild of Canada

Pamela Brand, National Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce

Linda Korgemets, Senior, Management Tax, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Art Sinclair, Policy Analyst

 

 

Greater Toronto Airports Authority

John Kaldeway, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Greater Toronto Hotel Association

Rod Seiling, President, Ontario Tourism Council

 

 

Hospital for Sick Children

Janet Rossant, Chief of Research

10/26/2006

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Nishnawbe Aski Nation

Alvin Fiddler, Deputy Grand Chief

 

 

Opera.ca

David Baile, Secretary-Treasurer

 

 

Toronto Financial Services Alliance

Janet Ecker, Executive Director

 

 

Department of Finance

Denis Gauthier, Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic Development and Corporate Finance

Réal Bouchard, General Director, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch

Serge Nadeau, General Director, Analysis, Tax Policy Branch

Robert Dunlop, Acting General Director, Economic Development and Corporate Finance

Gérard Lalonde, Assistant Director, Tax Legislation Division, Tax Policy Branch

Colleen Barnes, Senior Chief Strategic, Planning and Trade, Financial Institutions Division

Dan Calof, Senior Chief, Financial Sector Division

Wayne Foster, Senior Chief, Financial Markets Division

 

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