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APPENDIX C: LIST OF WITNESSES

Organizations and Individuals

Date

Meeting

Task Force on Canada Post Corporation

Françoise Bertrand, President

2016/09/20

26

Krystyna T. Hoeg, Member

 

Jim Hopson, Member

 

Marena McLaughlin, Member

 

Association of Postal Officials of Canada

Guy Dubois, National President

2016/09/21

27

Michael Ling, First Vice-President

 

Canada Post Corporation

Deepak Chopra, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Susan Margles, Vice-President Government Relations and Policy Framework

 

Wayne Cheeseman, Chief Financial Officer

 

Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association

Brenda McAuley, National President

 

Daniel Maheux, National Vice-President

 

Canadian Union of Postal Workers

Mike Palecek, National President

 

Jan Simpson, First National Vice-President

 

Union of Postal Communications Employees

François Paradis, National President

 

Public Service Alliance of Canada

Howie West, Work Re-Organization Officer National Programs Section

 

Canadian Union of Postal Workers

Sylvain Lapointe, National Director Metro-Montréal

2016/09/26

28

City of Laval

Marc Demers, Mayor

 

Martin Gratton, Professional Advisor Planning and Land Management

 

City of Montreal

Lionel Perez, City Councillor Member of the Executive Committee

 

Confédération des organismes de personnes handicapées du Québec

Richard Lavigne, Director General

 

 

DisAbled Women's Network Canada

Carmela Hutchison, President

 

eCOM MTL inc.

Stéphane Ricoul, President

 

Frank + Oak

Hicham Ratnani, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder

 

Seniors Action Quebec

Andrew DeFour, Secretary

Ruth Keathly Pelletier, Former President

 

As individuals

Alain Duguay, Former President Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Metro-Montréal

 

Simon Tremblay-Pepin, Professor and Researcher Institut de recherche et d’informations socio-économiques

 

Association de l’Âge d’Or de Bois-des-Filion

Georges Flanagan, President

2016/09/26

29

Association des gens d’affaires de Blainville

Christian Fréchette, President

 

Canadian Union of Postal Workers

Steve Ferland, National Coordinator Save Canada Post

 

Magali Giroux, Coordinator Save Canada Post, Quebec

 

Chambre de Commerce de Bois-des-Filion / Lorraine

Michel Limoges, Former Co-President

 

Chambre de commerce et d'industrie Thérèse-De-Blainville

Réal Couture, President

 

Club Lorr « Aînés »

Maurice Boisclair, President

 

FADOQ-Région Laurentides

Michael Leduc, General Manager

 

Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec

Daniel Boyer, President

 

L'Encrier

André Alacchi, President

 

 

ACORN Canada

Donna Borden, National Representative

2016/09/27

30

Association of Municipalities of Ontario

Lynn Dollin, President

 

C.D. Howe Institute

Benjamin Dachis, Associate Director Research

 

Canadian Association of Retired Persons

Wanda Morris, Chief Operating Officer Vice-President of Advocacy

 

Canadian Federation of Independent Business

Daniel Kelly, President Chief Executive Officer and Chair

 

Common Wealth

Alex Mazer, Founding Partner

 

Council of Canadians with Disabilities

John Rae, Second Vice-Chairperson Chairperson of Social Policy Committee

 

Magazines Canada

Matthew Holmes, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

National Association of Major Mail Users

Kristi Kanitz, Board Chair

 

Patrick Bartlett, Executive Director

 

Newspapers Canada

John Hinds, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Oakville District Labour Council

David Millar, President

 

As individuals

Gary Kirk, Owner A Good Read Bookstore

 

Carla Lipsig-Mummé, Professor York University

 

City of Hamilton

Matthew Green, Councillor

2016/09/27

31

Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce

Art Sinclair, Vice-President

 

 

Kitchener Waterloo Access Ability

Edward Faruzel, Executive Director

 

KW Habilitation

Ann Bilodeau, Executive Director

 

Town of Milton

Cindy Lunau, Councillor

 

Canadian Union of Postal Workers

Susan Sitlington, President

2016/09/28

32

Derek Richmond, Ontario Region Coordinator

 

Philip Lyons, President Local 630

 

Michelle Gouthro Johnson, Second Vice-President Local 630

 

City of Windsor Seniors Advisory Committee

Sungee John

 

Corporation of the City of Windsor (Ontario)

Gayle Jones, Diversity and Accessibility Officer

 

Town of Tecumseh

Gary McNamara, Mayor

 

As individuals

Ken Lewenza, Vice-President of the Windsor and District Labour Council

 

Frank Schiller, Business owner

 

Norm Sutherland, Business owner Petrolia, Ontario

 

City of Dryden

Greg Wilson, Mayor

2016/09/29

33

Happy Go Lucky Seniors Club

Garry Parkes, President Vermilion Bay

 

Kenora & District Chamber of Commerce

Andrew Scribilo, President

 

Lac Seul First Nation

Clifford Bull, Chief

 

Municipality of Red Lake

Sandy Middleton, Deputy Mayor

 

 

Norwest Printing and Publishing Group

David Neegan, Owner

 

   As individuals

Mary Aitken, President Dryden Local, Canadian Union of Postal Workers

 

Brad Pareis, Member Canadian Union of Postal Workers

 

City of Corner Brook

Charles Pender, Mayor

2016/10/03

34

Coalition of Persons with Disabilities

Terry Gardner, Former Vice-President Newfoundland and Labrador

 

Canadian Association of Retired Persons

Sharron Callahan, Chair St. John's Avalon Chapter

2016/10/03

35

Canadian Union of Postal Workers

Craig Dyer, President Local 126

 

Coalition of Persons with Disabilities

Emily Christy, Executive Director Newfoundland and Labrador

 

Empower, The Disability Resource Centre

Kimberly Yetman Dawson, Executive Director

 

Town of Wabana

Gary Gosine, Mayor

 

ACORN Canada

Jonethan Brigley, Chair Dartmouth

2016/10/04

36

Canadian Union of Postal Workers

Jeffrey Callaghan, National Director Atlantic Region

 

Michael Keefe, First Vice-President Local 096

 

Community Links Association

Anne Corbin, Executive Director

 

Feed Nova Scotia

Thomas Kozloski, Chair Board of Directors

 

 

Nova Scotia Federation of Labour

Danny Cavanagh, President

 

Senior Citizens and Pensioners of Nova Scotia

Bernie LaRusic, Former President

 

Canadian Union of Postal Workers

Gordon MacDonald, President Local 117

2016/10/04

37

Kristen MacEachern, Coordinator Save Canada Post Campaign

 

Cape Breton Regional Municipality

Lowell Cormier, Municipal Councillor District 11

 

Sydney and Area Chamber of Commerce

Adrian White, Chief Executive Officer

 

Union of Nova Scotia Municipalities

Cecil P. Clarke, President

 

Sean Casey, Member of Parliament Charlottetown

2016/10/05

38

Canadian Union of Postal Workers

Scott Gaudet, Vice-President Local 129

 

Greater Charlottetown Area Chamber of Commerce

Penny Walsh McGuire, Executive Director

 

Milk & Amber

Katharine MacDonald, Owner

 

The PEI Council of People with Disabilities

Marcia Carroll, Executive Director

 

Vesey's Seeds Ltd.

John Barrett, Director of Sales Marketing & Development

 

Association acadienne et francophone des aînées et aînés du Nouveau-Brunswick

Jean-Luc Bélanger, Director General

2016/10/06

39

Canadian Union of Postal Workers

Amy Anderson, President Atlantic Region, Local 12

 

 

Municipality of Bathurst

Paolo Fongemie, Mayor

 

Réseau communauté en santé Bathurst

Anne-Marie Gammon, President

 

Union of Municipalities of New Brunswick

Tracy Culligan, First Vice-President

 

Village of Chipman

Carson Atkinson, Mayor

 

Association québécoise de défense des droits des personnes retraitées et préretraitées

Judith Gagnon, President

2016/10/07

40

Claude Godbout, Revenue and Tax Committee Representative

 

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

John Anderson, Research Associate National Office

 

Comité d'action des personnes vivant des situations de handicap

Simon April, Project Manager and Communications Officer

 

Municipalité de Ristigouche-Sud-Est

Hervé Esch, Director General and Secretary-Treasurer

 

Regroupement des organismes de personnes handicapées de la région 03

Olivier Collomb d’Eyrames, Director General

 

The Conference Board of Canada

Louis Thériault, Vice-President Public Policy

 

Union of Quebec Municipalities

Alexandre Cusson, Mayor City of Drummondville

 

Canadian Union of Postal Workers

François Senneville, National Director Quebec Region

2016/10/07

41

Chambre de commerce Baie-des-Chaleurs

Maurice Quesnel, Director General

 

Coopérative d'habitation Ludovica

Dany Harvey, President

 

 

Desjardins Group

Bernard Brun, Director Government Relations

 

David Mourinet, Director Administrative Services Directorate

 

Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec

Richard St-Onge, President Regional Council

 

As individuals

Vincent Lambert, Postal Worker

 

Jean-François Simard, Postal Worker

 

Canadian Union of Postal Workers

Tim Armstrong, National Director Pacific Region

2016/10/17

42

Simon Fraser University

Pamela Stern, Assistant Professor Department of Sociology and Anthropology

 

Surrey Board of Trade

Anita Huberman, Chief Executive Officer

 

City of Edmonton

Mike Nickel, Councillor

2016/10/18

43

EPCOR Utilities Inc.

Meghan Mackintosh, Manager Billing Operations

 

North Edmonton Seniors Association

Hugh Newell, President and Chairman

 

St. Albert Chamber of Commerce

Lynda Moffat, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

As individuals

Karen Kennedy, Retired Postal Worker

 

Debby Kronewitt-Martin, Consultant Change Management

 

Eric Oddleifson, Lawyer

 

Kristina Schinke, Former Vice-President Cash Money Cheque Cashing

 

Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association

Michelle Brousseau, Director Alberta/Northwest Territories/Nunavut

2016/10/18

44

Jacquie Strong, Director Alberta/Northwest Territories/Nunavut

 

Canadian Union of Postal Workers

Anna Beale, Former President Local 710

 

CapieKonsult

Steven Rosendorff, Vice-President Business Development

 

As individuals

David Bennett, Retired Postal Worker

 

Frank Goldie, Retired Postal Worker

 

George Opstad, Postal Worker

 

Kevin O'Reilly, Member of the Legislative Assembly Frame Lake, Government of the Northwest Territories

2016/10/19

45

Canadian Union of Postal Workers

Lynda Lefrancois, President Local 858, Yellowknife

 

City of Yellowknife

Mark Heyck, Mayor

 

Northern Territories Federation of Labour

Alexander Lambrecht, President

 

Northwest Territories Association of Communities

Sara Brown, Chief Executive Officer

 

Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association

Shelly Krahenbil, President Saskatchewan Branch

2016/10/20

46

Canadian Union of Postal Workers

Julee Sanderson, President Saskatoon Local

 

City of Moose Jaw

Myron Gulka-Tiechko, City Clerk and Solicitor

 

Michelle Sanson, Director of Planning and Development Services

 

Moose Jaw & District Senior Citizens Association Inc.

Wayne McGregor, President

 

Lori Friars, Coordinator

 

Triple 4 Advertising Ltd.

Harry Watson, President

 

 

Wakamow Aboriginal Community Organization

Bernice Perkins, Vice-Chair

 

Brenda Marshall-Colenutt, Secretary

 

Canadian Labour Congress

Donald Lafleur, Executive Vice-President

2016/10/20

47

Credit Union Central of Saskatchewan

Keith Nixon, Chief Executive Officer

 

Leslie Trobak, Manager Government Relations

 

Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities

Carmen Sterling, Vice-President

 

Shelley Kilbride, Director Policy and Research

 

Saskatchewan Seniors Mechanism

Randy Dove, Vice-President

 

Holly Schick, Executive Director

 

Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association

Debra Button, President

 

Sean McEachern, Director Policy and Communications

 

Saskatchewan Voice of People with Disabilities Inc.

Marg Friesen, Lead Consultant

 

AIL Canada

Daryl Barnett, Director Labour Relations

2016/10/21

48

Canadian Union of Postal Workers

Glenn Bennett, President Prairie Region, Local 856

 

Manitoba Federation of Labour

Kevin Rebeck, President

 

Manitoba League of Persons with Disabilities

Carlos Sosa, Member and Former Co-Chair

 

Manitobah Mukluks

Nelson Leong, Chief Operating Officer

 

McQueen and Mo Mater

Maureen June Winnicki Lyons, Owner

 

 

Winnipeg & District Labour Council

Dave Sauer, President

 

As an individual

David Camfield, Professor Labour Studies and Sociology, University of Manitoba

 

Brokenhead Ojibway Nation

Jim Bear, Chief

2016/10/21

49

Angela Petrash, Development Corporation

 

Jackie Pommer, Director of Operations

 

As individuals

Debbie Chief, Director of Health Medical Clinic/Pharmacy

 

Sandra Nault, Housing Clerk

 

Ashleigh Shultz-Bear, Manager Entertainment Centre

 

Canadian Bankers Association

Darren Hannah, Vice-President Finance, Risk and Prudential Policy

2016/10/31

53

Canadian Consumer Finance Association

Tony Irwin, President

 

Canadian Credit Union Association

Robert Martin, Senior Policy Advisor

 

Department of Finance

Lisa Pezzack, Director Financial Systems Division, Financial Sector Policy Branch

 

Lynn Hemmings, Senior Chief Payments and Pensions, Financial Sector Policy Branch

 

eBay Canada Limited

Andrea Stairs, Managing Director

 

Ernst & Young

Uros Karadzic, Partner People Advisory Services

 

Pierre Lanctôt, Partner Advisory Services

 

Charles-Antoine St-Jean, Partner Advisory Services

 

Mercer (Canada) Limited

Cory Skinner, Actuary

 

 

Michel St-Germain, Actuary

 

Oliver Wyman

Bruce Spear, Partner Transportation Practice

 

Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board

Mary Cover, Director Pension Strategy & Enterprise Risk

 

Pitney Bowes Canada

Bill Mackrell, President

 

Purolator Courier Limited

Stewart Bacon, Chairman of the Board

 

The UPS Store

David Druker, President

 

UPS Canada

Cristina Falcone, Vice-President Public Affairs

 

Association of Postal Officials of Canada

Guy Dubois, National President

Michael Ling, First Vice-President

2016/11/02

55

Canada Post Corporation

Deepak Chopra, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Susan Margles, Vice-President Government Relations and Policy Framework

 

Wayne Cheeseman, Chief Financial Officer

 

Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association

Brenda McAuley, National President

Daniel Maheux, National Vice-President

 

Public Service Alliance of Canada

Howie West, Work Re-Organization Officer National Programs Section

 

Union of Postal Communications Employees

François Paradis, National President

 

Canadian Union of Postal Workers

Mike Palecek, National President

2016/11/03

56

Geoff Bickerton, Director of Research

 

Task Force on Canada Post Corporation

Françoise Bertrand, President

 

 

Jim Hopson, Member

 

Marena McLaughlin, Member