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APPENDIX A
LIST OF WITNESSES

Organizations and Individuals

Date

Meeting

Department of Employment and Social Development

Hon. Jason Kenney, P.C., M.P., Minister of Employment and Social Development
Ian Shugart, Deputy Minister
Frank Vermaeten, Assistant Deputy Minister,
Skills and Employment Branch

2014/05/01

20

British Columbia Construction Association

Manley McLachlan, President
Paul  Mitchell, Special Projects Manager,
Skilled Trades Employment Program

2014/05/06

21

Department of Employment and Social Development

John Atherton, Director General,
Employment Programs and Partnerships
Ian Shugart, Deputy Minister
Frank Vermaeten, Assistant Deputy Minister,
Skills and Employment Branch

 

 

National Association of Career Colleges

Serge Buy, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Canadian Coalition of Community-Based Employability Training 

Chris Atchison, Chair

2014/05/13

23

Canadian Labour Congress

Barbara Byers, Secretary-Treasurer
Mike Luff, Senior Research Social and Economic Policy

 

 

Coalition des organismes communautaires pour le développement de la main-d'oeuvre

Richard Gravel, Vice President
Frédéric Lalande, Director General

 

 

Institute for Research on Public Policy

Tyler Meredith, Research Director

 

 

Réseau des carrefours jeunesse-emploi du Québec

Monique Sauvé, President

 

 

Canadian Federation of Independent Business

Monique Moreau, Director,
National Affairs

 

 

Unifor

Cammie Peirce, National Representative,
National Office

2014/05/15

24

Adams Lake Indian Band

Nelson Leon, Chief

2014/05/27

25

Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters

Mathew Wilson, Vice-President,
National Policy

 

 

Enbridge Inc.

Catherine Pennington, Senior Manager,
Community Benefits and Sustainability, Northern Gateway Pipeline

 

 

Métis Nation British Columbia

Colleen Hodgson, Director,
 Industry Engagement, Partnerships and Education

 

 

Prince George Nechako Aboriginal Employment and Training Association

Karin Hunt, Executive Director

 

 

Automotive Industries Association of Canada

Marc Brazeau, President and Chief Executive Officer
Robert Pitt, Chairman, Board of Directors

2014/05/29

26

Caledon Institute of Social Policy

Michael Mendelson, Senior Scholar

 

 

Engineers Canada

Kim Allen, Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Mowat Centre

Matthew Mendelsohn, Director

 

 

Canadian Home Builders' Association

Bard Golightly, President
Kevin Lee, Chief Executive Officer

2014/06/03

27

Canadian Welding Bureau

J. Craig Martin, Vice President,
Public Safety

 

 

Department of Employment and Social Development

Nancy Amyot, Policy Advisor,
Office of the Commissioner for Workers, Canada Employment Insurance Commission
Mary-Lou Donnelly, Commissioner for Workers,
Canada Employment Insurance Commission

 

 

Ignite Adult Learning Corporation

Carlo Bizzarri, Program Manager
Lindsay Manko, Assistant Manager

 

 

Progressive Contractors Association of Canada

Sean Reid, Vice-President, Federal and Ontario

 

 

Cameco Corporation

Sean Junor, Manager,
Workforce Planning and Talent Acquisition, Human Resources

2014/06/05

28

Canadian Construction Association

Michael Atkinson, President

 

 

Library of Parliament

Mostafa Askari, Assistant Parliamentary Budget Officer,
Economic and Fiscal Analysis
Jean-Denis Fréchette, Parliamentary Budget Officer

 

 

As individuals

Julie Drolet, Associate Professor,
University of Calgary
Miana Plesca, Associate Professor and Interim Assistant Dean, College of Business and Economics, University of Guelph
Donna Wood, Adjunct Assistant Professor,
University of Victoria

2014/06/10

29

Fédération des communautés francophones et acadienne du Canada

Suzanne Bossé, Executive Director
Marie-France Kenny, President

 

 

Rupertsland Institute

Guido Contreras, Associate Director,
Research, Policy and Strategic Partnerships

 

 

As an individual

Alain Noël, Professor,
Department of Political Science, Université de Montréal

2014/06/12

30

Department of Employment and Social Development

Judith Andrew, Commissioner  for Employers,
Canada Employment Insurance Commission

 

 

National Association of Friendship Centres

Yancy Craig, Director,
Strategic Development
Jeffrey Cyr, Executive Director

 

 

Restaurants Canada

Joyce Reynolds, Executive Vice-President,
Government Affairs

 

 

Toronto Workforce Innovation Group

Karen Lior, Executive Director