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Appendix A: List of Witnesses

 

The following table lists the witnesses who appeared before the committee at its meetings related to this report. Transcripts of all public meetings related to this report are available on the committee’s webpage for this study.

Organizations and Individuals

Date

Meeting

Department of Canadian Heritage

Hon. Pascale St-Onge, P.C., M.P., Minister of Sport

Isabelle Mondou, Deputy Minister

2022/06/20

38

Hockey Canada

Dave Andrews, Chair, Hockey Canada Foundation

Tom Renney, Chief Executive Officer (Retired)

Scott Smith, President and Chief Operating Officer

2022/06/20

38

Department of Canadian Heritage

Hon. Pascale St-Onge, P.C., M.P., Minister of Sport

Isabelle Mondou, Deputy Minister

Michel Ruest, Senior Director, Programs, Sport Canada Branch

2022/07/26

40

Henein Hutchison LLP

Danielle Robitaille, Partner

2022/07/26

40

House of Commons

Michel Bédard, Deputy Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel, Legal Services, Office of the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel

2022/07/26

40

As an individual

Glen McCurdie

2022/07/27

41

BFL Canada

Barry F. Lorenzetti, Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer

2022/07/27

41

Canadian Hockey League

Dan MacKenzie, President

2022/07/27

41

Hockey Canada

Dave Andrews, Chair, Hockey Canada Foundation

Brian Cairo, Chief Financial Officer

Tom Renney, Chief Executive Officer (Retired)

Scott Smith, President and Chief Operating Officer

2022/07/27

41

Ligue de Hockey Junior Majeur du Québec

Gilles Courteau, Commissioner

2022/07/27

41

Ontario Hockey League

David Branch, Commissioner

2022/07/27

41

Western Hockey League

Ron Robison, Commissioner

2022/07/27

41

As an individual

Michael Brind’Amour, Lawyer and Former Chair of the Board of Directors, Hockey Canada

2022/10/04

45

Hockey Canada

Andrea Skinner, Interim Chair of the Board of Directors

2022/10/04

45

Hockey Canada

Pat McLaughlin, Senior Vice President

2022/11/15

53

Oilers Entertainment Group

Bob Nicholson, Chairman of Hockey

2022/11/15

53

As an individual

Hon. Thomas Albert Cromwell, Senior Counsel, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Nadia Effendi, Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Victoria Prince, Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

2022/12/13

61

As an individual

Jennifer Fraser, Author and Educational Consultant

2023/02/16

66

Canadian Women and Sport

Allison Sandmeyer-Graves, Chief Executive Officer

2023/02/16

66

Global Athlete

Rob Koehler, Director General

2023/02/16

66

Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner

Sarah-Ève Pelletier, Commissioner

2023/02/16

66

Canadian Soccer Player's Association

Janine Beckie, Player Representative, Canadian National Soccer Team Player

Quinn, Player Representative, Canadian National Soccer Team Player

Sophie Schmidt, Player Representative, Canadian National Soccer Team Player

Christine Sinclair, Player Representative, Canadian National Soccer Team Player

2023/03/09

68

Canada Soccer

Paul-Claude Bérubé, Independent Director, Board of Directors, Canada Soccer

Earl Cochrane, General Secretary, Canada Soccer

Stephanie J. Geosits, Independent Director, Board of Directors, Canada Soccer

2023/03/20

70

As an individual

Teresa Fowler, Assistant Professor, Concordia University of Edmonton

Gretchen Kerr, Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto

Bruce Kidd, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto

2023/03/23

71

ALIAS Solution

Vicky Poirier, President and Chief Executive Officer

Danny Weill, Executive Vice President

2023/03/23

71

ITP Sport and Recreation Inc.

Allison Forsyth, Chief Operating Officer

Ilan Yampolsky, Chief Executive Officer

2023/03/23

71

World Association of Icehockey Players Unions

Randall Gumbley, Consultant

2023/03/23

71

As an individual

Wendy Glover, Secondary School Teacher and Athlete Development Consultant

Ryan Sheehan, Co-founder, Gymnasts for Change Canada

Kim Shore, Co-founder, Gymnasts for Change Canada

2023/03/27

72

Athletes’ Association of Canada

Robert Hedges, Secretary, Board of Directors

2023/03/27

72

Scholars Against Abuse in Canadian Sport

MacIntosh Ross, Assistant Professor, Western University

2023/03/27

72

As an individual

Nick Bontis, Former President, Canada Soccer

Vittorio Montagliani, President, Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football

2023/03/30

73

Canada Soccer

Sean Heffernan, Chief Financial Officer

2023/03/30

73

Charity Intelligence Canada

Kate Bahen, Managing Director

2023/04/17

74

Coaching Association of Canada

Lorraine Lafrenière, Chief Executive Officer

2023/04/17

74

Sport Information Resource Centre

Debra Gassewitz, President and Chief Executive Officer

2023/04/17

74

As an individual

Myriam Da Silva Rondeau, Olympian and Teacher

Rachael Denhollander, Attorney and Victim Advocate

Ciara McCormack, Whistleblower and Professional Soccer Player

Andrea Neil, Former Canadian Women’s National Soccer Team Player and Assistant Coach

David Wallbridge, Lawyer

2023/04/24

76

Fencing for Change Canada

Emily Mason

2023/04/24

76

As an individual

Julie Macfarlane, Co-Founder of "Can't Buy My Silence", Professor Emerita of Law, University of Windsor

Steven Reed, Former President, Canada Soccer

2023/04/27

77

Alberta Council of Women's Shelters

Anthony Parker, Leading Change Facilitator

Jill Shillabeer, Leading Change Call to Action Coordinator

2023/04/27

77

As an individual

Shauna Bookal, Manager, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Student Experience, Ontario University Athletics

Whitney Bragagnolo, PhD Candidate, Sport Governance and Anti-Corruption Consultant

Joëlle Carpentier, Professor, School of Management, Université du Québec à Montréal

Richard H. McLaren, Chief Executive Officer, McLaren Global Sport Solutions Inc.

2023/05/01

78

Égale Action

Sylvie Béliveau, Director, Gender Equity

2023/05/01

78

Laboratoire de recherche pour la progression des femmes dans les sports au Québec

Guylaine Demers, Professor and Director

2023/05/01

78

Canada Soccer

Charmaine Althia Crooks, President

2023/05/11

80

Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport

Jeremy Luke, President and Chief Executive Officer

Karri Dawson, Executive Director, Values-Based Sport

2023/05/15

81

Own the Podium

Anne Merklinger, Chief Executive Officer

2023/05/15

81

Sport'Aide

Sylvain Croteau, Executive Director

2023/05/15

81

Canadian Fencing Federation

Yann Bernard, President

John French, Vice-President

David Howes, Executive Director

2023/06/01

84

Canadian Olympic Committee

David Shoemaker, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary General

2023/06/01

84

As an individual

Kelly Favro, Co-Founder, My Voice, My Choice

Kristen Worley, Former Elite Athlete and Advocate

2023/06/05

85

My Voice, My Choice

Jessica Gaertner, Advocate

2023/06/05

85

Swimming Canada

Suzanne Paulins, Acting Chief Executive Officer

2023/06/05

85

The Spirit of Trust

Rebecca Khoury, Founder

2023/06/05

85

As an individual

Thomas Gobeil, Health Coach

Kim Taylor, Player and Family Ice Hockey Advocate

Lukas Walter

2023/06/08

86

Boxing Canada

Christopher Lindsay, Executive Director

2023/06/08

86

Québec contre les violences sexuelles

Mélanie Lemay, Co-founder

2023/06/08

86

As an individual

Susan Auch, Olympic Medalist and Former Chief Executive Officer of Speed Skating Canada

2023/06/12

87

Ban Ads for Gambling

Karl Subban, Committee Member

2023/06/12

87

Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton

Tara McNeil, President

Stephen Norris, Vice President

2023/06/12

87

Rugby Canada

Nathan Bombrys, Chief Executive Officer

Ashley Lewis, Director, Governance and Regulations

2023/06/12

87

Skate Canada

Debra Armstrong, Chief Executive Officer

2023/06/12

87

Hon. Kirsty Duncan, P.C., M.P., Etobicoke North

2023/06/15

88

Gymnastics Canada

Wendy Smith, Chair

2023/06/15

88

Sail Canada

Don Adams, Chief Executive Officer

Hugh McGugan, Chair

2023/06/15

88

As an individual

Judge Rosemarie Aquilina, Circuit Court Judge, Michigan, United States of America

2023/06/19

89

House of Commons

Michel Bédard, Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel, Office of the Law Clerk and Parliamentary Counsel

2023/11/09

98

Department of Canadian Heritage

Hon. Pascale St-Onge, P.C., M.P., Minister of Canadian Heritage

David Dendooven, Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Planning and Corporate Affairs

Isabelle Mondou, Deputy Minister

Joëlle Montminy, Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Cultural Affairs

Thomas Owen Ripley, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Cultural Affairs

2023/11/30

102