CHPC Committee Report
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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 |