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APPENDIX B
LIST OF WITNESSES

Organizations and Individuals

Date

Meeting

Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development

Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade
Steve Verheul, Chief Trade Negotiator,
Canada-European Union
Ana Renart, Deputy Chief Trade Negotiator,
Canada-European Union

2013/11/07

4

Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters

Jayson Myers, President and Chief Executive Officer,
National Office

2013/11/19

5

Canadian Pork Council

Martin Rice, Executive Director
Jean-Guy Vincent, Chair

   

Fisheries Council of Canada

Patrick McGuinness, President

   

Unifor

Jerry Dias, National President
Angelo DiCaro, National Representative,
Research Department

   

BIOTECanada

Andrew Casey, President and Chief Executive Officer

2013/11/21

6

Canadian Cattlemen's Association

John Masswohl, Director,
Government and International Relations

   

Dairy Farmers of Canada

Yves Leduc, Director,
International Trade
Ron Versteeg, Vice-President

   

Forest Products Association of Canada

Catherine Cobden, Executive Vice-President

   

Atlantic Grains Council

Neil Campbell, Representative,
General Manager, Prince Edward Island Grain Elevators Corporation
Michael Delaney, Director,
Atlantic Director, Grain Growers of Canada

2013/11/25

7

Cherubini Group of Companies

Stephen Ross, General Manager

 

 

Halifax Gateway Council

Joyce Carter, Chair
Nancy Phillips, Executive Director

   

Nova Scotia Citizens Health Care Network

James Hutt, Coordinator

   

Nova Scotia Fish Packers Association

Marc Surette, Executive Director

   

As an individual

John Cody Gus Etchegary, Chairperson,
Community Fisheries Alliance Winston Fiander, Advocate,
Community Fisheries

2013/11/26

8

Clearwater Fine Foods Inc.

John Risley, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Halifax Regional Municipality

Fred Morley, Representative,
Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist, Greater Halifax Partnership
Mike Savage, Mayor

   

Nova Scotia Federation of Labour

Rick Clarke, President

   

Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters

Ann Janega, Vice-President,
Nova Scotia Division

2013/11/26

9

Dalhousie University

Martha Crago, Vice-President,
Research

   

Eastern Shore Fisherman's Protective Association

Peter Connors, President

   

Halifax International Airport Authority

Jerry Staples, Vice-President,
Air Service, Marketing and Development

   

Halifax Port Authority

George Malec, Vice-President,
Business Development and Operations
Cathy McGrail, Acting Manager,
Strategic Relations

 

 

Saint Mary's University

J. Colin Dodds, President and Vice-Chancellor

   

Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance

Ruth Salmon, Executive Director

2013/12/03

10

Canadian Council of Chief Executives

Ailish Campbell, Vice-President,
Policy, International and Fiscal Issues

   

Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association

Jody Cox, Director,
Federal Government Relations
Jim Keon, President

   

Canola Council of Canada

Jim Everson, Vice-President,
Government Relations

   

As an individual

John Curtis, Senior Fellow,
C.D. Howe Institute (Toronto) and the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (Geneva), Adjunct Professor, Queen's University

2013/12/05

11

Canadian Canola Growers Association

Jan Dyer, Director,
Government Relations

   

Consider Canada City Alliance

Mike Darch, President
Bruce Lazenby, Board Member,
President and Chief Executive Officer, Invest Ottawa

   

International Institute for Sustainable Development

Howard Mann, Senior International Law Advisor

   

Alzheimer Society of Canada

Debbie Benczkowski, Chief Operating Officer

2013/12/10

12

Canada Europe Round Table for Business

Jason Langrish, Executive Director

   

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

Darren Noseworthy, Representative,
Vice-President and General Counsel, Pfizer Canada
Russell Williams, President

 

 

Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders

Durhane Wong-Rieger, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Spirits Canada

C.J. Helie, Executive Vice-President
Jan Westcott, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance

Martin Rice, Director

2014/01/28

13

Canadian Health Coalition

Michael McBane, Executive Director

   

Council of Canadians

Stuart Trew, Trade Campaigner

   

Information Technology Association of Canada

Lynda Leonard, Senior Vice-President

   

Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association

Mark Nantais, President

2014/01/30

14

Delegation of the European Union to Canada

Marie-Anne Coninsx, Ambassador
Karsten Mecklenburg, Head,
Economic, Commercial and Trade Section

   

UPS Canada

Cristina Falcone, Vice-President,
Public Affairs

   

BC Technology Industry Association

Bill Tam, President and Chief Executive Officer

2014/02/03

15

British Columbia Dairy Association

Stan Van Keulen, Board Member

   

Business Council of British Columbia

Jock Finlayson, Executive Vice-President and Chief Policy Officer

   

City of Abbotsford

Bruce Banman, Mayor

   

City of Burnaby

Derek Corrigan, Mayor
Sav Dhaliwal, Councillor

 

 

City of Victoria

Marianne Alto, Councillor

   

Coast Forest Products Association

Susan Gagnon, Director,
Communications and Research
Rick Jeffery, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

CUPE BC

Blair Redlin, Research Consultant

   

Farm House Natural Cheeses

Debra Amrein-Boyes, President

   

Freybe Gourmet Foods

Sven Freybe, President

   

LifeSciences British Columbia

Paul Drohan, President and Chief Executive Officer
Gordon McCauley, Chair, Board of Directors

   

Wavefront Wireless Commercialization Centre Society

James Maynard, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

As an individual

Marc-André Gagnon, Assistant Professor,
School of Public Policy and Administration, Carleton University

2014/02/13

18

BlackBerry

Morgan Elliott, Senior Director,
Government Relations

   

Canada's Technology Triangle Inc.

John Jung, Chief Executive Officer

   

Canadian Shipowners Association

Robert Lewis-Manning, President
Debbie Murray, Director,
Policy and Regulatory Affairs

   

As an individual

Gus Van Harten, Associate Professor,
Osgoode Hall Law School, York University

2014/02/25

19

Association des fromagers artisans du Québec

Louis Arsenault, President

   

GreenField Speciality Alcohols Inc.

Gary McInerney, Vice-President,
Sales and Marketing

 

 

Xerox Canada

Emechete Onuoha, Vice-President,
Global Government Affairs, Canada

   

Alliance Grain Traders Inc.

Murad Al-Katib, President and Chief Executive Officer

2014/03/04

20

Bühler Industries Inc.

Willy Janzen, Chief Financial Officer

   

Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Cam Vidler, Director,
International Policy

   

Canadian Union of Public Employees

Graham Cox, Senior Researcher Officer,
Research