HESA Committee Report

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APPENDIX A
LIST OF WITNESSES

Organizations and Individuals		Date		Meeting

Canadian Council of Food and Nutrition Francy Pillo-Blocka, President and Chief Executive Officer	2006/06/15		10

Canadian Institutes of Health Research Diane T. Finegood, Scientific Director, Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Sally Brown, Chief Executive Officer
Stephen Samis, Director, Health Policy

Queen's University Peter Katzmarzyk, Associate Professor, School of Physical and Health Education and Department of Community Health and Epidemiology

Statistics Canada Margot Shields, Senior Analyst, Health Statistics Division

Canadian Food Inspection Agency Debra Bryanton, Executive Director, Food Safety	2006/09/21		14

Canadian Institutes of Health Research Diane T. Finegood, Scientific Director, Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes

Department of Health Janet Beauvais, Director General, Health Products and Food Branch, Food Directorate
Mary Bush, Director General, Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Health Products and Food Branch
Kathy Langlois, Director General, Community Programs Directorate, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch

Public Health Agency of Canada Gregory Taylor, Acting Director General, Centre For Chronic Disease Prevention and Control

Active Healthy Kids Canada Mark Tremblay, Chairman of the Board	2006/09/26		16

Canadian Fitness and Lifestyle Research Institute Cora Craig, President and Chief Executive Officer

Queen's University Ian Janssen, Assistant Professor, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, and Department of Community Health and Epidemiology

Bariatric Medical Institute Yoni Freedhoff, Medical Director	2006/09/28		17

Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association Jill Holroyd, Vice-President, Research and Communications
Joyce Reynolds, Senior Vice-President, Government Affairs

Centre for Indigenous Peoples' Nutrition and Environment Harriet Kuhnlein, Founding Director

Food and Consumer Products of Canada Phyllis Tanaka, Director, Food and Nutrition Policy

McMaster Children's Hospital Linda Gillis, Registered Dietitian, Children's Exercise and Nutrition Centre Hamilton Health Sciences

Refreshments Canada Calla Farn, Director of Public Affairs

Assembly of First Nations Valerie Gideon, Senior Director, Health and Social Secretariat	2006/10/03		18
Katherine Whitecloud, Regional Chief

Department of Health Kathy Langlois, Director General, Community Programs Directorate, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch

Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Robert Eyahpaise, Director, Social Services and Justice, Social Policy and Programs Branch

Fred Hill, Manager, Northern Food Security, Northern Affairs Program

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Kristy Sheppard, Representative of the National Inuit Committee on Health

Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project Margaret Cargo, Researcher, Psychosocial Research Division, Douglas Hospital Research Centre
Treena Delormier, Member, Community Advisory Board
Sheila Wari Whitebean, Manager and Intervention Coordinator

National Aboriginal Health Organization Mark Buell, Manager, Policy and Communications
Carole Lafontaine, Acting Chief Executive Officer

University of Alberta Noreen Willows, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science

Centre for Science in the Public Interest Bill Jeffery, National Coordinator	2006/10/05		19

Department of Finance Alex Lessard, Tax Policy Officer, Sales Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch
Katherine Rechico, Special Advisor, Personal Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch
Geoff Trueman, Chief, Sales Tax Division, Air Travelers Security Charge, Tax Policy Branch

Nova Scotia Agricultural College J. Stephen Clark, Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Business and Social Sciences

University of Alberta Sean B. Cash, Assistant Professor, Department of Rural Economy

Aboriginal Sport Circle Rod Jacobs, Manager, Aboriginal Sport Development	2006/10/17		20
Stephanie Smith, Interim Executive Director

Department of Canadian Heritage Michael Chong, Minister for Sport
Jacques Paquette, Associate Deputy Minister, International and Intergovernmental Affairs and Sports
Tom Scrimger, Director General, Sport Canada

The Silken Laumann Active Kids Movement Sandra Hamilton, Director of Marketing and Corporate Relations
Silken Laumann, President

Advertising Standards Canada Linda Nagel, President and Chief Executive Officer	2006/10/19		21

Association of Canadian Advertisers Robert Reaume, Vice-President, Policy and Research

Canadian Medical Association Colin McMillan, President
William Tholl, Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer

Canadian Paediatric Society Marie Adèle Davis, Executive Director
Claire LeBlanc, Committee Chair, Healthy Active Living Committee

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Denis Carmel, Director, Public Affairs
Martine Vallee, Director, English Pay, Specialty and Social Policy

Concerned Children's Advertisers Cathy Loblaw, President

Media Awareness Network Catherine Thurm, Project Manager, Education

Department of Health Danielle Brulé, Director, Research, Monitoring and Evaluation, Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion	2006/10/24		22
Mary Bush, Director General, Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Health Products and Food Branch
Élaine De Grandpré, Nutritionist, Planning, Dissemination and Outreach, Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion
Lori Doran, Acting Director, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch
Janet Pronk, Acting Director, Policy and Standard Setting, Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion

KMH Cardiology and Diagnostic Centres Arvi Grover, Cardiologist and Director, International Heart Institute	2006/10/26		23

Simon Fraser University Lisa Oliver, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Geography

University of Toronto Valerie Tarasuk, Professor, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine

Canola Council of Canada Barbara Isman, President	2006/11/02		25

Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada Jean Harvey, Interim Executive Director
Stephen Samis, Chair

Federation of Canadian Municipalities John Burrett, Senior Manager, Social Policy, Policy, Advocacy and Communications Department
Gord Steeves, First Vice-President

University of Alberta Paul Veugelers, Associate Professor, School of Public Health

University of British Columbia Lawrence Frank, Bombardier Chair in Sustainable Transportation, School of Community and Regional Planning

Aboriginal Nutrition Network Bernadette deGonzague, Registered Dietitian	2006/11/07		26

Affordable Food Alliance Helen Barry, Retail Store Advisor, Store Development Services
Jim Deyell, Director, Public Affairs, Northern Canada
Alasdair MacGregor, Retail Store Advisor, Store Development Services

Manitoba First Nations Education Resource Centre Lorne Keeper, Executive Director

Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak George Neepin, Chief

National Association of Friendship Centres Peter Dinsdale, Executive Director

Tungasuvvingat Inuit Ernie Kadloo, Child and Family Programs Facilitator
Christine Lund, Diabetes Awareness and Prevention Coordinator
Connie Seidule, Program Coordinator, Inuit Family Resource Centre

Childhood Obesity Foundation of British Columbia Christina Panagiotopoulos, Executive Director	2006/11/09		27

Government of Ontario Colleen Kiel, Senior Consultant, Ministry of Health Promotion
Jeffery Pearce, Special Assistant, Minister's Office
Jim Watson, Minister of Health Promotion

Infrastructure Canada Adam Ostry, Director General, Policy Directorate, Cities and Communities Branch

Institut national de santé publique du Québec Lyne Mongeau, Professional Coordinator

Northern Health Joanne Bays, Regional Manager

Canadian Cardiovascular Society Anne Ferguson, Chief Executive Officer	2007/02/12		38

Trans Fat Task Force Sally Brown, Chief Executive Officer, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada and Co-Chair of the Task Force
Paul Hetherington, President and Chief Executive Officer, Baking Association of Canada and Member of the Task Force
Joyce Reynolds, Senior Vice-President, Government Affairs, Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association and Member of the Task Force

University of Guelph Alejandro Marangoni, Professor, Department of Food Science

Action Schools! BC Heather McKay, Principal Investigator, Professor, University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute	2007/02/14		39

Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Andrea Grantham, Executive Director

Department of Health Ann Ellis, Nutrition Advisor, Office of Nutrition Policy and Promotion, Health Products and Food Branch

Marie-France Lamarche, Director, Chronic Disease Prevention, Community Programs Directorate, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch

Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Joan Katz, Director, Education Planning and Policy, Education Branch

Nova Scotia Department of Health Farida Gabbani, Senior Director, Office of Health Promotion, Sport and Recreation Division

Public Health Agency of Canada Kelly Stone, Director, Childhood and Adolescence, Centre for Health Promotion

Food Standards Agency UK Gill Fine, Director, Consumer Choice and Dietary Health	2007/02/19		40
Rosemary Hignett, Head, Nutrition Division
Deirdre Hutton, Chair, UK Headquarters

House of Commons of the United Kingdom Richard Caborn, Minister of State (Sport), Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Canadian Food Inspection Agency Debra Bryanton, Executive Director, Food Safety	2007/02/21		41

Centre for Science in the Public Interest Bill Jeffery, National Coordinator

Department of Health Janet Beauvais, Director General, Health Products and Food Branch, Food Directorate

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Sally Brown, Chief Executive Officer
Carol Dombrow, Nutrition Consultant

McCain Foods Canada Fred Schaeffer, President and Chief Executive Officer

Health Education Trust Joe Harvey, Director	2007/02/26		42

King's College London Tom Sanders, Head, Nutritional Sciences Research Division

Tesco PLC Karen Tonks, Chief Nutritionist

UK Food and Drink Federation Jane Holdsworth, Consultant to the Food Industry

University College London Roger Mackett, Professor, Centre for Transport Studies

University of London Sandy Oliver, Reader in Public Policy, Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education