Organizations and Individuals

Date

Meeting

Department of Human Resources and Skills Development

Frank Fedyk, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy and Research Branch

2009/02/26

6

Shawn Tupper, Director General, Social Policy Directorate

Statistics Canada

Sylvie Michaud, Director General, Labour and Household Surveys Branch

Garnett Picot, Director General, Socio-Economic and Business Analysis Branch

Caledon Institute of Social Policy

Ken Battle, President

2009/03/10

9

Sherri Torjman, Vice-President

Canadian Policy Research Networks

Nicole Pollack, Researcher

Glen Roberts, Vice-President, Research and Development

Michael Williamson, Director, Work & Learning

Centre for the Study of Living Standards

Andrew Sharpe, Executive Director

As Individual

Right Hon. Iain Duncan Smith, Founder and Chairman, Centre for Social Justice

2009/03/12

10

Government of Ontario

Hon, Deb Matthews, Minister of Children and Youth Services, Minister Responsible for Women's Issues and Chair of the Cabinet Committee on Poverty Reduction

As Individual

Alain Noël, Professor, Department of Political Science, Université de Montréal

2009/03/24

11

Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action

Leilani Farha, Member of the Steering Committee

2009/03/31

12

Canadian Paediatric Society

Andrew Lynk, Chair, Action Committee for Children and Teens

Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada

Jody Dallaire, Chairperson

2009/03/31

12

Canadian Mental Health Association

Taylor Alexander, Chief Executive Officer, National Office

2009/04/02

13

Ruth-Anne Craig, Executive Director, Manitoba Division

Causeway Work Centre

Don Palmer, Executive Director

National Network for Mental Health

Carmela Hutchison, Past President and Member

Ottawa Salus Corporation

Carolyn Buchan, President, Board of Directors

Margaret Singleton, Executive Director

Canadian Co-operative Association

Lynne Markell, Advisor, Government Affairs and Public Policy

2009/04/23

15

Canadian Housing and Renewal Association

Geoffrey Gillard, Acting Executive Director

Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation

Bruce Porter, Consultant and former Executive Director

Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada

Nicholas Gazzard, Executive Director, National Office

Canada Without Poverty

John Courtneidge, Outreach and Policy

2009/04/28

16

Kelly Law, Associate Director

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Armine Yalnizyan, Senior Economist

Make Poverty History

Dennis Howlett, National Coordinator

Mental Health Commission of Canada

Jayne Barker, Director of Policy and Research

2009/04/30

17

Howard Chodos, Director, Mental Health Strategy

Hon. Michael J. L. Kirby, Chair

Micheal Pietrus, Director, Anti-stigma/Anti-discrimination Campaign

Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability

Jane Arkell, Executive Director

2009/05/07

19

Jason Dunkerley, Coordinator, All Abilities Welcome

Canadian Association for Community Living

Anna MacQuarrie, Director, Government Relations and Strategic Initiatives

2009/05/07

19

Canadian Paraplegic Association

Bruce Drewett, President

Courtney Keenan, Vice-President

Council of Canadians with Disabilities

Marie White, National Chairperson

DisAbled Women's Network of Canada

Bonnie L. Brayton, National Executive Director

Independent Living Canada

Rick Goodfellow, National Chairperson

Community Action on Homelessness

Claudia Jahn, Program Director

2009/05/11

20

Community Coalition to End Poverty in Nova Scotia

Rene Ross, Executive Director, Stepping Stone Association

Nova Scotia Legal Aid

Andrew Waugh, Barrister and Solicitor

Canadian Union of Public Employees - Nova Scotia

Betty Jean Sutherland, Equality Representative

2009/05/11

21

Face of Poverty Consultation

Alasdair Sinclair, Professor Emeritus (Economics), Dalhousie University

Saint Leonard's Society of Nova Scotia

Michael Poworoznyk, Director of Operations

North End Community Health Centre

Sharon Lawlor, Health Team Manager

2009/05/11

22

Patti Melanson, Coordinator, Mobile Outreach Street Health Program

Nova Scotia Association of Women's Centres

Louise Smith MacDonald, Coordinator

Phoenix Youth Programs

Timothy Crooks, Executive Director

Salvation Army

Robert Lundrigan, Assistant Executive Director, Halifax Booth Centre

2009/05/11

23

United Way of Halifax Region

Paul Shakotko, Manager, Neighbourhood Change

2009/05/11

23

YWCA Halifax

Tanis Crosby, Executive Director

Chignecto Presbytery of the United Church of Canada

Steve Berubé, Reverend

2009/05/12

24

Common Front for Social Justice of New Brunswick

Auréa Cormier, Member of the Provincial Council

New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity

Johanne Perron, Executive Director

As Individual

Bernard Richard, Ombudsman and Child and Youth Advocate

2009/05/12

25

Fredericton Anti-Poverty Organization

Dan Weston, Coordinator

Fredericton Homeless Shelters

Brian Duplessis, Executive Director

Fundy Community Foundation

John Castell, Member, Moving Forward Together Steering Committee

John Howard Society of New Brunswick

Kelly Wilson, Executive Director, Charlotte County

As Individual

Leah Levac

2009/05/12

26

Karing Kitchen Inc.

Lillian MacMellon, Director

New Brunswick Association of Social Workers

Miguel LeBlanc, Executive Director

New Brunswick Non-Profit Housing Association

Gary Glauser, Policy and Conference Coordinator

Poverty Reduction Initiative

Phyllis Mockler-Caissie, Project Manager

As Individual

Sue Rickards, Community Development

2009/05/12

27

Business Community Anti-Poverty Initiative Inc.

Monica Chaperlin, Coordinator

Salvus Clinic

Susan Crouse

2009/05/12

27

Vibrant Communities Saint John

Wendy MacDermott, Coordinator

Voice of Real Poverty Inc.

Bethany Thorne-Dykstra, President

Volunteer Centre of Charlotte County Inc.

Donna Linton, Coordinator

AGAPE

Betty McLeod, Treasurer

2009/05/13

28

Sylvie St-Martin, Director General

Assembly of First Nations of Quebec and Labrador

Ghislain Picard, Regional Chief

Au bas de l'échelle

Mélanie Gauvin, National Spokesperson, Front de défense des non-syndiqué-Es

Centrale des syndicats démocratiques

Claude Faucher, Vice-President

Centrale des syndicats du Québec

Nicole de Sève, Manager, Social issues

Daniel Lafrenière, Vice-President

Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN)

Denise Boucher, Vice-President

2009/05/13

29

Jardin de la Famille de Fabreville

Janine L'Archevêque, Director General and Co-Founder

Regroupement des cuisines collectives du Québec

Germaine Chevrier, Delegated Spokesperson

Thérèse Mazerolle, Board Member

Union des consommateurs

Élisabeth Gibeau, Social and Fiscal Policies Analyst

Association coopérative d’économie familiale de la Rive-Sud de Montréal

Marie-Édith Trudel, Coordinator

2009/05/13

30

Front commun des personnes assistées sociales du Québec

Nicole Jetté, Spokesperson

Front d'action populaire en réaménagement urbain

François Saillant, Coordinator

2009/05/13

30

Maison de la famille de Laval-Ouest

Annie Pothier, Coordinator

Maison des jeunes de Laval Ouest

Francis Vermette, Director General

Association of Canadian Community Colleges

Terry Anne Boyles, Vice-President, Public Affairs

2009/05/26

31

Canadian Council on Learning

Paul Cappon, President and Chief Executive Officer

Canadian Federation of University Women

Susan Russell, Executive Director

Canadian Teachers' Federation

Calvin Fraser, Secretary General

Emily Noble, President

Institute of Marriage and Family Canada

Dave Quist, Executive Director

2009/05/28

32

Mennonite Central Committee Canada

Greg deGroot-Maggetti, Poverty Advocate

United Way of Canada

Émilie Potvin, Vice-President, Communications

United Way Québec and Chaudière-Appalaches

Pierre Métivier, President and Chief Executive Officer

As Individual

Rev. Ronald Berresford, Reverend

2009/06/01

33

Brampton Neighbourhood Resource Centre

Daniel Cullen, Coordinator

Campaign 2000

Laurel Rothman, National Co-ordinator

Food Banks Canada

Shawn Pegg, Manager of Policy and Research

South Etobicoke Social Reform Committee

Patricia Smiley, Member

ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation

Margaret Eaton, President

2009/06/01

34

African Canadian Legal Clinic

Marie Chen, Staff Lawyer

2009/06/01

34

Heather Kere, Court Worker

AfriCana Village and Museum

Trevor David, President

Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians

John Rae, First Vice-President

Atkinson Charitable Foundation

John Stapleton, Senior Policy Advisor

Frontier College

Sherry Campbell, President

C.D. Howe Institute

Claire de Oliveira, Research Fellow

2009/06/01

35

Canadian Arab Federation (CAF)

Mohamed Boudjenane, National Executive Director

Canadian Business for Social Responsibility

Wendy Campbell, Director of Programs

Canadian Council of Churches

Maylanne Maybee, Coordinator for Eco-Justice Networks

Peter Noteboom, Associate Secretary of the commission on Justice and Peace

Canadian Jewish Congress

Melanie Simons, Director, Social Policy

Canadian Women's Foundation

Beverley Wybrow, President and Chief Executive Officer

As Individual

Cathy Crowe, Street Nurse

2009/06/01

36

Colour of Poverty Campaign

Grace-Edward Galabuzi, Member of the Steering Committee

Community Social Planning Council of Toronto

John Campey, Executive Director

COSTI Immigrant Services

Mario Calla, Executive Director

Humanity First

Naumana Khan, Program Director

As Individual

John Myles, Canada Research Chair in the Social Foundations of Public Policy, University of Toronto

2009/06/01

37

Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction

Mark Chamberlain, Chair

Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC)

Sarah Blackstock, Research and Policy Analyst

Lone Mothers:  Building Social Inclusion

Judit Alcalde, Research Director

Elita McAdam, Research Assistant

Low Income Families Together (LIFT)

Josephine Grey, Executive Director

Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada

Yves Savoie, President and Chief Executive Officer

Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB)

Adam Spence, Executive Director

2009/06/02

38

Ontario Coalition for Social Justice

David Langille, Co-chair

Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI)

Debbie Douglas, Executive Director

Pathways to Education Canada

David Hughes, President and Chief Executive Officer

Peel Poverty Action Group (PPAG)

Edna Toth, Chair

Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario

Barbara Burkett, Vice-President

2009/06/02

39

Ontario Teachers' Federation

Reno Melatti, First Vice-President

Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI)

Barbara A. Gosse, Director, Asset-Building Initiatives

Toronto City Summit Alliance

John Stapleton, Research Director

Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU)

Martha Friendly, Executive Director

2009/06/02

40

Citizen's Income Toronto

Tim Rourke, Coordinator

2009/06/02

40

Green Pastures Society

Kofi Hadjor, Founder and Research Director

Recession Relief Fund Coalition

John Andras, Co-Founder

South Asian Women's Rights Organization

Sultana Jahangir, Executive Director

Wellesley Institute

Michael Shapcott, Director, Affordable Housing and Social Innovation

Canadian Pensioners Concerned Inc.

Sylvia Hall, Director and Treasurer

2009/06/02

41

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Diana Capponi, Coordinator of Employment Works!

Children's Aid Society of Toronto

Colin Hughes, Social Worker, Community Development and Prevention Program

FOR Women's Autonomy, Rights and Dignity (FORWARD)

Patricia Cummings-Diaz, Co-Chair

Ontario March of Dimes

Steven Christianson, Manager, Government Relations and Advocacy

Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association

Diana Summers, Manager of Policy, Research and Government Relations

Habitat for Humanity Canada

Wayne de Jong, Vice-President, International Programs and Strategic Partnerships

2009/06/02

42

Metro Toronto Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic

Avvy Yao-Yao Go, Director

Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario

Theresa Agnew, Member at Large, Socio-political Affairs

Voices From the Street

Michael Creek, Coordinator

Canada's Association for the Fifty-Plus

Susan Eng, Vice-President, Advocacy

2009/06/09

43

Anne Gravel, Researcher, Policy Development

Citizens for Public Justice

Karri Munn-Venn, Analyst, Socio-Economic Policy

Community Foundations of Canada

Sara Lyons, Senior Advisor

Monica Patten, President and Chief Executive Officer

Aboriginal Homelessness Steering Committee

Patrick R.  Stewart, Chair

2009/11/30

60

BC Poverty Reduction Coalition

Darryl Quantz, Member, Chair of the Policy Committee of the Public Health Association of British Columbia

Carnegie Community Action Project

Jean Swanson, Co-ordinator

First Call: B.C. Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition

Adrienne Montani, Provincial Co-ordinator

First Nations Environmental Network of Canada

Steve Lawson, National Coordinator

Fraser River and Approach Working Group

Susan Anderson Behn, Representative

Jeff Thomas, Councillor, Snuneymuxw First Nation

Nicola Tribal Association

Fred Sampson, Chief

Pivot Legal Society

Laura Track, Lawyer

Ray-Cam Co-Operative Community Centre

Stephanie Manning, President, Ray-Cam Community Association

Salsbury Community Society

Tim Dickau, Board Member

Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society

Sherry Small, Program Manager

Vibrant Communities Surrey

Susan Keeping, Executive Director and Founder, Newton Advocacy Group Society

Women Elders in Action

Elsie Dean, Research Director

2009/11/30

60

As Individual

Margot E. Young, Associate Professor of Law, University of British Columbia

2009/11/30

61

British Columbia Co-operative Association

John Restakis, Executive Director

Citywide Housing Coalition

Laura Stannard, Organizer

Downtown Eastside Residents Association

Sister Elizabeth Kelliher, Chair of the Board

Enterprising Non-Profits Program

David LePage, Program Manager

Hospitality Project

Robyn Kelly, Community Advocate

Lookout Emergency Aid Society

Irene Jaakson, Director, Emergency Services

National Pensioners and Senior Citizens Federation

Arthur Kube, President, Head Office

St. Andrew Wesley United Church

Nancy Hall, Representative, Homelessness and Mental Health Action Group

Streetohome Foundation

Barbara Grantham, Acting President

Wilson Heights United Church

Rosemary Collins, Community Minister and Community Advocate

Council of Yukon First Nations

Ed Schultz, Executive Director

2009/12/01

62

Food Bank Society of Whitehorse

Julie Ménard, Executive Director

Outreach Van

Patricia  Bacon, Manager

Social Justice Committee at Sacred Heart Cathedral

Michael  Dougherty, Co-chair, Diocese of Whitehorse

Yukon Anti-Poverty Coalition

Laura MacFeeters, Representative

Yukon Council on disABILITY

Amy Martey, Employer Liaison and Job Coach

2009/12/01

62

Yukon Housing Corporation

Don Routledge, Senior Program Advisor

Yukon Status of Women Council

Charlotte Hrenchuk, Coordinator

Fetal Alcohol Society of Yukon

Brooke Alsbury, Executive Director

2009/12/01

63

Maryhouse

Kate O'Donnell, Director

Second Opinion Society

Susan Gwynne-Timothy, Administative Coordinator

Skookum Jim Friendship Centre

Michelle Kolla, Executive Director

Victoria Faulkner Women's Centre

Nyingje Norgang, Women's Advocate

As Individuals

Jean McKendry

2009/12/02

64

Shirley Tsetta

Alternatives North

Ben McDonald, Co-chair

Northwest Territories Association of Communities

Gordon Van Tighem, President and Mayor of the City of Yellowknife

NWT Council of Persons with Disabilities

Michelle Gillis, Executive Director

Yellowknife Women's Society

Arlene Hache, Executive Director, Centre for Northern Families

YWCA Yellowknife

Catherine Wilson, Director, Emergency and Transitional Housing

Alberta Committee of Citizens with Disabilities

Bev Matthiessen, Executive Director

2009/12/03

65

Edmonton Social Planning Council

John Kolkman, Research and Policy Analysis Coordinator

Homeward Trust Edmonton

Wendy Myshak, Manager, Community Initiatives

2009/12/03

65

Dave Ward, Director, Aboriginal Relations

Public Interest Alberta

Bill Moore-Kilgannon, Executive Director

Boyle Street Community Services

Julian Daly, Executive Director

2009/12/03

66

Edmonton Coalition on Housing and Homelessness

Tanya Tellier, Member

Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers

Jim Gurnett, Former Executive Director

Métis Nation of Alberta

Muriel E.  Stanley-Venne, Vice-President

As Individual

Gerald Duguay

2009/12/04

67

Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs

Chief Donovan Fontaine, Representative

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Shauna MacKinnon, Director, Manitoba

Community Unemployed Help Centre

Neil Cohen, Executive Director

Manitoba Community Economic Development Network

Brendan Reimer, Regional Coordinator for the Prairies and Northern Territories

Manitoba Federation of Non-Profit Organizations Inc.

Martin Itzkow, Co-chair

Manitoba Research Alliance

Lynne Fernandez, Project Coordinator and Research Associate

Right to Housing Coalition

Lindsey  McBain, Communications Coordinator

Social Planning Council of Winnipeg

Sid Frankel, Board Member

University of Manitoba

Susan Prentice, Professor, Department of Sociology