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APPENDIX B: LIST OF WITNESSES

Organizations and Individuals

Date

Meeting

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Lynne Beairsto, Director of Corporate Programs and Services, Prince Edward Island

2016/09/20

33

Patrick Dorsey, Vice-President, Prince Edward Island

   

Kent Estabrooks, Vice-President, New Brunswick

   

Kalie Hatt-Kilburn, Director of Policy, Advocacy and Coordination, New Brunswick

   

Department of Western Economic Diversification

Ryan Dunford, Acting Director General, Policy and Strategic Directions (Ottawa)

   

James Meddings, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Strategic Direction (Ottawa)

   

Jim Saunderson, Assistant Deputy Minister, Alberta Region

   

Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec

Manon Brassard, Deputy Minister – President

   

Marc Lemieux, Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer

   

Pierre-Marc Mongeau, Vice-President, Operations

   

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Peter Hogan, Vice-President, Nova Scotia

2016/09/21

34

Chuck Maillet, Director General of Regional Operations, Nova Scotia

   

Department of Western Economic Diversification

Ryan Dunford, Acting Director General, Policy and Strategic Direction (Ottawa)

   

France Guimond, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Manitoba Region

   

Rhonda Laing, Director, Policy, Planning and External Relations

   

James Meddings, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Strategic Direction (Ottawa)

   

Doug Zolinsky, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Saskatchewan Region

   

Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

Alain Beaudoin, Vice-President, Policy, Partnership and Performance Management

 

 

Nancy Horsman, President

   

Frank Lofranco, Vice-President, Business, Innovation and Community Development

   

Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Ken Martin, Vice-President, Newfoundland and Labrador

2016/09/22

35

Karen Skinner, Director General of Regional Operations, Newfoundland and Labrador

   

Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency

Janet King, President

   

Ross Miller, Chief Financial Officer and Director of Corporate Services

   

Matthew Spence, Director General, Northern Projects Management Office

   

Department of Industry

Lisa Setlakwe, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Sector, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

   

Department of Western Economic Diversification

James Meddings, Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy and Strategic Direction (Ottawa)

   

Gerry Salembier, Assistant Deputy Minister, British Columbia Region

   

Martin Sutherland, Director, Policy, Planning and External Relations

   

Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario

Aime Dimatteo, Director General

   

Lucie Perreault, Director, Corporate Services and Policy

   

Assembly of First Nations

Perry Bellegarde, National Chief

2016/09/28

37

Canada's Building Trades Unions

Robert Blakely, Canadian Operating Officer

   

Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Hendrik Brakel, Senior Director, Economic, Financial and Tax Policy

 

 

Canadian Federation of Agriculture

Scott Ross, Director of Business Risk Management and Farm Policy

   

Canadian Home Builders' Association

Bob Finnigan, President

   

Kevin Lee, Chief Executive Officer

   

Canadian Labour Congress

Chris Roberts, National Director, Social and Economic Policy

   

Canadian Nurses Association

Carolyn Pullen, Director, Policy, Advocacy and Strategy

   

Canadian Taxpayers Federation

Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director

   

Canadian Urban Transit Association

Patrick Leclerc, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU)

Martha Friendly, Executive Director

   

First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada

Cindy Blackstock, Executive Director

   

Polytechnics Canada

Nobina Robinson, Chief Executive Officer

   

The Conference Board of Canada

Craig Alexander, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist

   

Association of Canadian Financial Officers

Scott Chamberlain, Director of Labour Relations, General Counsel

2016/09/29

38

Business Council of Canada

Brian Kingston, Vice-President, Policy, International and Fiscal Issues

   

Canada Mining Innovation Council

Jean Robitaille, Chair

   

Carl Weatherell, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer

   

Canadian Airports Council

Daniel-Robert Gooch, President

 

 

Canadian Association of Radiologists

William Miller, President

   

Nicholas Neuheimer, Chief Executive Officer

   

Canadian Federation of Independent Business

Monique Moreau, Director of National Affairs

Imagine Canada

Brian Emmett, Chief Economist, Canada's Charitable and Nonprofit Sector

   

Institute of Fiscal Studies and Democracy

Sahir Khan, Executive Vice-President

   

Inter-Provincial EI Working Group

Laurell Ritchie, Co-chair

   

Restaurants Canada

Pierre Cadieux, Vice President, Federal and Québec Governmental Relations

   

As Individuals

Gail A. Dugas

   

Teresa Mary Marshall

   

Cael Robert Spencer Warner

   

British Columbia Wine Institute

Miles Prodan, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Canada Green Building Council

Thomas Mueller, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance (CISSA)

Chris Friesen, Chair

   

First Nations Finance Authority

Steve Berna, Chief Operating Officer

   

Ernie Daniels, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

First West Credit Union

Ron Dau, Assistant Vice President, Valley First

   

Alicia Swinamer, Manager, Government Relations, Valley First

   

Interior Savings Credit Union

Kathy Conway, President and Chief Executive Officer

2016/10/03

39

Pacific Salmon Foundation

Michael Meneer, Vice President

   

The Low Carbon Partnership

Brent Gilmour, Executive Director, Quality Urban Energy Systems of Tomorrow

   

Mike Morrice, Executive Director, Sustainability CoLab

   

Unifor Local 2182

Allan Hughes, President

   

Vancouver Community College Faculty Association

Karen Shortt, President

   

West Coast Aquatic Stewardship Association

Sheena Falconer, Executive Director

   

As Individuals

Jean Johnson

2016/10/04

40

Aliya Lakhani

   

Alberta Federation of Labour

Siobhan Vipond, Secretary Treasurer

   

Alberta Urban Municipalities Association

Sue Bohaichuk, Chief Executive Officer

   

Lisa Holmes, President

   

Alberta-Pacific Forest Industries Inc.

Brent Rabik, Unit Leader, Business Development And Government Affairs

   

Canada's Oil Sands Innovation Alliance

Dan Wicklum, Chief Executive

   

Canadian Solar Industries Association

John Gorman, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Farmers of North America

Bob Friesen, Vice-President, Government Affairs, Chief Executive Officer, Farmers of North America Strategic Agriculture Institute

   

Generation Squeeze

Paul Kershaw, Founder and University of British Columbia Professor

   

MNP LLP

Michelle O'Brien-Moran, Hutterite Tax Expert

 

 

Gord Tait, Hutterite Business Expert

   

National Cattle Feeders' Association

Casey Vander Ploeg, Manager, Policy and Research

   

Recreation Vehicle Dealers Association of Canada

Dan Merkowsky, Member, Recreational Dealers Association of Alberta

   

Shaw Rocket Fund

Agnes Augustin, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

As Individuals

Maria Aman

2016/10/05

41

Mackenzie Anne Raedeke

   

Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan

Norm Hall, President

   

All Nations Hope Network

Margaret Poitras, Chief Executive Officer

   

Canadian Wheat Board Alliance

Kyle Korneychuk, Spokesperson

   

Friends of the Canadian Wheat Board

Stewart Wells, Chair

   

Gabriel Housing Corporation

Doug Moran, Chief Executive Officer

   

Northern Lights School Division No.113

Tom Harrington, Secretary Treasurer

   

Regina and District Chamber of Commerce

John Hopkins, Chief Executive Officer

   

Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities

Raymond Orb, President

   

Saskatchewan Mining Association

Pamela Schwann, President

   

Saskatchewan Seniors Mechanism

Holly Schick, Executive Director

   

Robert Wuschenny, President

   

University of Regina

Dale Eisler, Senior Advisor, Government Relations

 

 

VIDO-InterVac

Paul Hodgson, Associate Director, Business Development

   

Andrew Potter, Director and Chief Executive Officer

   

As Individuals

Anders Bruun

2016/10/06

42

Althea Guiboche

   

Josh Levac

   

Taylor Anne Livingston

   

Paul Moist

   

Association of Manitoba Municipalities

Ralph Groening, Vice President

   

Nick Krawetz, Senior Policy Analyst

   

Business Council of Manitoba

Don Leitch, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Canada West Foundation

Janet Lane, Director, Centre for Human Capital Policy

   

Canadian Foodgrains Bank

Paul Hagerman, Director, Public Policy

   

Canola Council of Canada

Brian Innes, Vice-President, Government Relations

   

Council of Canadians with Disabilities

James Hicks, National Coordinator

   

Economic Development Winnipeg Inc.

Greg Dandewich, Senior Vice President

   

Keystone Agricultural Producers

Dan Mazier, President

   

Manitoba Chambers of Commerce

Chuck Davidson, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Opaskwayak Cree Nation

Carolynn Constant, Enhanced Service Delivery Case Worker

   

Public Service Alliance of Canada

Marianne Hladun, Regional Executive Vice-President, Prairies Region

 

 

Supporting Employment & Economic Development (SEED) Winnipeg Inc.

Carinna Rosales, Co-Director

   

Union of Canadian Transportation Employees

Teresa Eschuk, Regional Vice-President, Prairies and the North

   

As Individuals

Paul Gerard Bourque

2016/10/17

43

Emilynn Faye Goodwin

   

Agricultural Alliance of New Brunswick

Eric Walker, Director

   

Canadian Beverage Association

Jim Goetz, President

   

Choices for Youth

Sheldon Pollett, Executive Director

   

City of Fredericton

David Seabrook, Director of Growth and Community Services, Manager of Tourism

   

Dairy Farmers of New Brunswick

Paul Gaunce, Chairman

   

Forest NB

Mike Legere, Executive Director

   

Fredericton Chamber of Commerce

Krista Ross, Chief Executive Officer

   

Ignite Fredericton

Larry Shaw, Chief Executive Officer, Knowledge Park Inc.

   

Information Technology Association of Canada

Robert Watson, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Maritime Fishermen's Union

Christian Brun, Director General

   

National Farmers Union

Ted Wiggans, Board Member, Region 1 New Brunswick

 

 

Amanda Wildeman, Executive Director, Region 1 New Brunswick

   

Opportunities NB

Paul Fudge, Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Finance

   

Universities Canada

Paul Davidson, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

As Individuals

Joseph Byrne

2016/10/18

44

Edith Perry

   

BioVectra Inc.

Heather Delage, Vice-President, Business Development

   

Oliver Technow, President

   

Canadian Camping and RV Council

Shane Devenish, Executive Director

   

Wayne Hambly, President, P.E.I. Home and RV Centre

   

CONTAX Inc.

Michael Pearson, President

   

Cooper Institute

Josie Baker, Coordinator

   

Ann Wheatley, Coordinator

   

Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce

Penny Walsh McGuire, Executive Director

   

Literacy Nova Scotia

Jayne Hunter, Executive Director, Atlantic Partnership for Essential Skills

   

P.E.I. Health Coalition

Leo Broderick, Representative

   

P.E.I. Literacy Alliance

Amanda Beazley, Executive Director, Atlantic Partnership for Literacy and Essential Skills

   

PEI BioAlliance

Ron Keefe, Executive Board Member

 

 

Martin Yuill, Director, Emergence, Bio Incubator

   

PEI Coalition For Fair EI

Lori MacKay, Chair

   

Prince Edward Island Federation of Agriculture

Robert Godfrey, Executive Director

   

Mary Robinson, President

   

Prince Edward Island Fishermen's Association

Craig Avery, President

   

Ian MacPherson, Executive Director

   

Province of Prince Edward Island

David Arsenault, Deputy Minister of Finance

   

Hon. Allen F. Roach, Minister of Finance

   

St. John's Status of Women Council

Jenny Wright, Executive Director

   

As Individuals

Michael Bradfield

2016/10/19

45

Jim Cormier

   

Brian Gifford

   

Evan Johnson

   

Jaqueline Landry

   

Edd Twohig

   

Atlantic Canada Airports Association

Monette Pasher, Executive Director

   

Atlantic Institute for Market Studies

Marco Navarro-Genie, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Atlantic Provinces Economic Council

Finn Poschmann, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Canadian Association of Physicists

Kristin Poduska, Director, Science Policy

   

Canadian Association of Physicists

Adam J. Sarty, Past President

   

C-CORE

Charles Randell, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

eBay Canada Limited

Andrea Stairs, Managing Director

   

Halifax Chamber of Commerce

Nancy Conrad, Senior Vice-President, Policy

   

Patrick Sullivan, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Ladies Learning Code

Melissa Sariffodeen, Chief Executive Officer

   

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Glenn Blackwood, Vice-President, Fisheries and Marine Institute

   

Robert Greenwood, Executive Director, Public Engagement

   

Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour

Mary Shortall, President

   

NRStor Inc.

Ron MacDonald, President, Remote Communities and Mines

   

Pallium Canada

Kathryn Downer, National Director

   

José Pereira, Chief Scientific Officer

   

As Individual

Cédrik Chouinard

2016/10/20

46

Agence interrégionale de développement des technologies de l'information et des communications

André Nepton, Coordinator

   

Association des marchands dépanneurs et épiciers du Québec

Odina Desrochers, Consultant, Governmental Affairs

   

Yves Servais, Director General

   

Canadian Community Economic Development Network

Ryan Gibson, Board President

   

Michael Toye, Executive Director

   

Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal

Michel Leblanc, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Conseil québécois des entreprises adaptées

Joane Brisson, Responsible for Government Affairs

 

 

Raymond Gouin, Executive Officer

   

Desjardins Group

Bernard Brun, Director, Government Relations

   

Oxfam Canada

Lauren Ravon, Director of Policy and Campaigns

   

Quebec Employers' Council

Yves-Thomas Dorval, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Benjamin Laplatte, Principal Director, Public Affairs and Corporate Development

   

Regroupement québécois des organismes pour le développement de l'employabilité

Valérie Roy, General Manager

   

Réseau d'aide aux personnes seules et itinérantes de Montréal (RAPSIM)

Pierre Gaudreau, Coordinator

   

Union des producteurs agricoles

Marie-Ève Bourdeau, Economic Advisor, Research and Agricultural Policies

   

Pierre Lemieux, Second General Vice-President

   

As Individuals

Imad Abdulkadir

2016/10/21

47

Brian Cheung

   

Hailey Froese

   

Hannah Girdler

   

James Hershaw

   

Donald K. Johnson

   

Justin Manuel

   

David Masters

   

Peter Venton

   

Alzheimer Society of Canada

Debbie Benczkowski, Chief Operating Officer

   

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Digital Hub

Philip Upshall, Chief Financial Officer

   

Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada

Glenn Harkness, Executive Director

 

 

Canadian Cancer Society

Gabriel Miller, Vice President, Public Issues, Policy and Cancer Information

   

Canadian Coalition for Green Finance

Lorraine Becker, Executive Director

   

Canadian Geothermal Energy Association

Alison Thompson, Chair of the Board

   

Canadian Health Food Association

Helen Long, President

   

Canadian Stem Cell Foundation

James Price, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium

Josipa Gordana Petrunic, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer

   

Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association

Mark Nantais, President

   

Community Unemployed Help Centre

Neil Cohen, Executive Director

   

Earth Rangers

Peter Kendall, Executive Director

   

Financial Executives International Canada

Michael Conway, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Friends of Canadian Broadcasting

Ian Morrison, Spokesperson

   

General Motors of Canada Limited

David Paterson, Vice-President, Corporate and Environmental Affairs

   

Good Jobs for All Coalition

Winnie Ng, Co-chair, EI Working Group

   

Greater Toronto Airports Authority

Scott Collier, Vice President, Customer and Terminal Services

   

Habitat for Humanity Canada

Mark Rodgers, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

HSBC Bank Canada

David Watt, Chief Economist

   

Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Sean Speer, Munk Senior Fellow

   

Royal Conservatory of Music

Peter Simon, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries

Christyn Cianfarani, President

2016/10/25

49

Canadian Association of Social Workers

Fred Phelps, Executive Director

   

Canadian Energy Pipeline Association

Chris J. Bloomer, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Canadian Federation of Students

Jenna Amirault, Vice-President External, Carleton Graduate Students Association

   

Canadian Gas Association

Tim Egan, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters

Martin Lavoie, Director, Policy, Innovation and Productivity

   

Canadian Parks and Recreation Association

Cathy Jo Noble, Executive Director

   

Dechinta Bush University

Erin Freeland, Dean of Land Based Academics, Research and Innovation

   

Equitas Disabled Soldiers Funding Society

Brian McKenna, Veterans Council Representative

   

Jim Scott, President

   

Front d'action populaire en réaménagement urbain

François Saillant, Coordinator

   

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

Manuel Arango, Director, Health Policy and Advocacy

   

National Pensioners Federation

Susan Eng, Counsel

 

 

Herb John, President

   

Retail Council of Canada

Karl Littler, Vice-President, Public Affairs

   

Rick Hansen Foundation

Brad Brohman, Vice-President, Strategic Partnerships

   

Rick Hansen Institute

Bill Barrable, Chief Executive Officer

   

Sport Matters Group

Robert Elliott, Senior Leader

   

Veterans Canada

Sean Bruyea, Captain (Retired), Special Advisor

   

C.D. Howe Institute

Alexandre Laurin, Director of Research

2016/10/26

50

Canadian Climate Forum

Deirdre Laframboise, Executive Director

   

Canadian Convenience Stores Association

Satinder Chera, President

   

Alex Scholten, Past-President

   

Canadian Council for Refugees

Loly Rico, President

   

Canadian Medical Association

Owen Adams, Chief Policy Advisor

   

Granger Avery, President

   

Canadian Mental Health Association

Teresa Gerner, National Coordinator, Administration, Government Relations

   

Patrick Smith, National Chief Executive Officer

   

Canadian Red Cross

Conrad Sauvé, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Canadian Union of Public Employees

Toby Sanger, Senior Economist

   

Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada

Gregory Gallant, Board Member

 

 

Chicken Farmers of Canada

Mike Dungate, Executive Director

   

Dave Janzen, Chair

   

Conference for Advanced Life Underwriting

Warren Blatt, Chair, Government Relations

   

Fédération des communautés francophones et acadiennes du Canada (FCFA)

Sylviane Lanthier, President

   

Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Sylvie Goneau, Second Vice-President

   

Alana Lavoie, Manager, Policy

   

Forest Products Association of Canada

Derek Nighbor, Chief Executive Officer

   

Green Budget Coalition

Andrew Van Iterson, Manager

   

Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Philip Cross, Senior Fellow

   

Advisory Council on Economic Growth

Dominic Barton, Chair

2016/10/27

51

Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)

Michael Denham, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Export Development Canada

Benoit Daignault, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

As Individual

Theresie Tungilik

2016/10/27

52

Canadian Artists Representation

Darrah Teitel, Director of Advocacy, National

   

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

Alex Ferguson, Vice President, Policy and Performance

   

Canadian Construction Association

Michael Atkinson, President

   

Canadian Council for International Co-operation

Fraser Reilly-King, Senior Policy Analyst

 

 

Canadian Credit Union Association

Martha Durdin, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Robert Martin, Senior Policy Advisor

   

Canadian Steel Producers Association

Joseph Galimberti, President

   

Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition

Albert Chambers, Executive Director

   

Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association

Kurt Eby, Director, Regulatory Affairs and Government Relations

   

Clean Energy Canada

Clare Demerse, Federal Policy Advisor

   

Colleges and Institutes Canada

Denise Amyot, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Consumer Health Products Canada

Gerry Harrington, Vice President, Policy and Regulatory Affairs

   

Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada

Allison Ferris, Vice-President

   

Timothy Ross, Program Manager, Policy and Government Relations

   

National Angel Capital Organization

Yuri Navarro, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director

   

Reena

Bryan Keshen, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Unifor

Jordan Brennan, Economist, Research Department