November 25, 2004 (Meeting 26)
Ottawa Centre for Regional Innovation
Blair Patacairk, Director, Investment, Marketing, Media and Government Relations
Toronto Region Board of Trade
Cecil Bradley, Vice-President, Policy
Ottawa Centre for Regional Innovation
Jeffrey Dale, President and Chief Executive Officer
Toronto Region Board of Trade
Robert Hutchison, Vice-Chair and Honorary Treasurer, Toronto Board of Trade
Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance
David Paterson, National Director
Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Marie Lemay, Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Diabetes Association
Christine Flammer, Associate Director, Office of Public Policy & Government Relations
Karen Philp, Director, Policy and Government Relations
Canadian Mental Health Association
Penelope Marrett, Chief Executive Officer
Robert Campbell, Vice-President, National Board
Canadian Professional Sales Association
Terry Ruffell, President
Canadian Space Industry Executives
John Keating, Chief Executive Officer, COM-DEV International Ltd.
Mag Iskander, Vice President and General Manager, MD Robotics
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
John Williamson, Federal Director
Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance of Canada
Bonnie Hostrawser, Executive Director
Patricia Pelton, Steering Committee
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Cleve Myers, Chair
Stephen Samis, Director, Health Policy
Information Technology Association of Canada
Bernard Courtois, President and Chief Executive Officer
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
Deanna Groetzinger, Vice-President, Communications
Paramedic Association of Canada
Ernie Mothus, Committee member
Poirier Pierre, Deputy Chief Ottawa EMS, CEO of the Paramedic Association of Canada
Research Canada: An Alliance for Health Discovery
Deborah Gordon-El-Bihbety, President and Chief Executive Officer
November 25, 2004 (Meeting 25)
Association of Canadian Pension Management
Scott Perkin, President
Stephen Bigsby, Executive Director
Canadian Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
Normand Lafrenière, President
Canadian Bankers Association
Kelly Shaughnessy, Vice-President, Banking Operations
Raymond Protti, President and Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Co-operative Association
Dave Sitaram, President
Jean-Yves Lord, Executive Director
Certified General Accountants Association of Canada
Carole Presseault, Assistant Vice-President, Government and Regulatory Affairs
Everett Colby, Chair, Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee
Certified Management Accountants of Canada
David Fletcher, Vice-President, Public Affairs
Michael Tinkler, Chairman of Audit Committee, Member of the Board of Directors
Credit Union Central of Canada
Jack Smit, Chairperson, Board of Directors
Wayne Nygren, Chair, Legislative Affairs Committee
Investment Dealers Association of Canada
Joe Oliver, President and Chief Executive Officer
Investment Funds Institute of Canada
Jamie Golombek, Vice-President, Taxation and Estate Planning
Hon. Thomas Hockin, President and CEO
Multi-Employer Benefit Plan Council of Canada
Peter Landry, Consultant
Registered Education Savings Plan Dealers Association of Canada
Paul Renaud, Chairman
Tax Executives Institute, Inc.
David Penney, Chair, Canadian Income Tax Committee and General Director, Taxes and Customs, General Motors of Canada Limited
Jeffery Rasmussen, Tax Counsel, Tax Executives Institute
VenGrowth Capital Partners
Jay Heller, General Partner
November 24, 2004 (Meeting 24)
Association of Canadian Academic Healthcare Organizations
Glenn Brimacombe, Chief Executive Officer
Joe De Mora, President, Chief Executive Officer of the Kingston General Hospital
Canadian Association for HIV Research
Jonathan Angel, Senior Scientist, Ottawa Health Research Institute, Associate Professor of Medecine, University of Ottawa
Jonathan Angel, Senior Scientist, Ottawa Health Research Institute, Associate Professor of Medecine, University of Ottawa
Canadian Cattlemen's Association
Jim Caldwell, Director, Government Affairs
Canadian Dehydrators Association
Dale Pulkinen, Executive Director
Jim Boxall, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, Tisdale Alfalfa Dehy. Ltd.; Canadian Dehydrators Association
Canadian Treatment Action Council
Louise Binder, Chair
Tony Di Pede, Treasurer
Centre for Science in the Public Interest
Bill Jeffery, National Coordinator
Coalition for Women's Equality
Armine Yalnizyan , Feminist Alliance for international Action
Kim Brooks , National Association of Women and the Law
Ruth Rose-Lizée , Fédération des femmes du Québec
Sherrie Lewis , Native Women's Association of Canada
Dairy Farmers of Canada
Jacques Laforge, President
Rick Phillips, Director, Policy and Government Relations
Fédération des producteurs de lait du Québec
Marcel Groleau, Chairman
Patrice Dubé, Deputy Director, Economical Research Department
Grain Growers of Canada
Cam Dahl, Executive Director
National Cancer Leadership Forum
Nick Discepola, Member of the Steering Committee, National Cancer Leadership Forum
Pat Kelly, Director General
Union des producteurs agricoles
Serge Lebeau, Senior International Trade Advisor and Assistant Director, Agricultural Studies and Policies Department
November 23, 2004 (Meeting 23)
Campaign 2000
Laurel Rothman, National Coordinator
Campaign Against Child Poverty
Caroline Di Giovanni, Executive Director, Hope for Children Foundation
Gerald Vandezande, Steering Committee Member
Canada's Association for the Fifty-Plus
Bill Gleberzon, Co-Director, Advocacy and Government Relations
Judy Cutler, Co-Director, Advocacy and Government Relations
Canadian Association for Community Living
Anna MacQuarrie, Policy Analyst, Government Relations
Michael Bach, Executive Vice President, York University
Canadian Association of Broadcasters
Glenn O'Farrell, President and Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Association of Food Banks
Charles Seiden, Executive Director
Canadian Association of Research Libraries
Paul Wiens, University Librarian, Queen's University
Timothy Mark, Executive Director
Canadian Conference of the Arts
Jean Malavoy, National Director
Canadian Film and Television Production Association
Guy Mayson, President and Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Library Association
Barbara Clubb, City Librairian, Ottawa
Don Butcher, Executive Director
Canadian Museums Association
, Executive Director
Robert Spickler, Associate Director, Canadian Centre for Architecture
Canadian Pensioners Concerned Inc.
Gerda Kaegi, President
Music in Canada Coalition
Denise Donlon, Member
Grant Dexter, Member
National Council of Welfare
David Welch, Member
Greg deGroot-Maggetti, Member
National Housing and Homelessness Network
Michael Shapcott, Co-Chair
Tourism Industry Association of Canada
Randy Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer
Wayne St. John, Chairman
November 23, 2004 (Meeting 22)
Association of Canadian Community Colleges
Gerry Brown, President
Canadian Alliance of Student Associations
James Kusie, National Director
Toby White, Government Relations Officer
Canadian Association for Graduate Studies
Jean-Pierre Gaboury, Executive Director
John Lennox, Dean of Graduate Studies, York University
Canadian Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators
Judy Stymest, Past President, CASFAA
Canadian Association of University Teachers
David A. Robinson, Executive Director
James L. Turk, Executive Director
Canadian Federation of Students
George Soule, National Chairperson
Michael Conlon, National Chairperson, National Graduate Council
Canadian School Boards Association
Gerri Gershon, Vice-President
Michael Clarke, Superintendent of Business, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec
Guillaume Lavoie, Vice-President, International and Federal Affairs
November 23, 2004 (Meeting 21)
Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
Claire Morris, President and Chief Executive Officer
Peter MacKinnon, Chair, Board of Directors
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Carmen Charette, Senior Vice-President
Eliot Phillipson, President and Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Brian Maynard, Vice-President, Stewardship and Public Affairs, Atlantic Canada
Pierre Alvarez, President
Canadian Consortium for Research
Don McDiarmid, Member
Paul Ledwell, Chair
Canadian Electricity Association
Eli Turk, Vice-President, Government Relations
Hans Konow, President and Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Marvin Shauf, Second Vice-President
Canadian Fertilizer Institute
Roger Larson, President
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Alan Bernstein, President
Canadian Wind Energy Association
Glen Estill, Past Chairman of the Board
Robert Hornung, President
Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Donald Fisher, President Elect
Forest Products Association of Canada
Avrim Lazar, President and Chief Executive Officer
Genome Canada
Marc LePage, Executive Vice-President, Corporate Affairs
Martin Godbout, President and Chief Executive Officer
Mining Association of Canada
Gordon Peeling, President and Chief Executive Officer
National Research Council of Canada
Michael Raymont, Interim President
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Tom Brzustowski, President
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Marc Renaud, President
November 22, 2004 (Meeting 20)
Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada
Allen Williams, Chairman, Board of Directors
Claude Paul Boivin, President and Chief Operating Officer
Association of Yukon Communities
Doug Graham, President
Tom Paterson, Executive Director
Canadian Automobile Dealers Association
Richard Gauthier, President
Canadian Housing and Renewal Association
Joyce Potter, President
Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association
Joyce Reynolds, Executive Vice-President, Government Affairs
Canadian Retail Building Supply Council
David Campbell, President, Government Relations Committee, Canadian Retail Building Supply Council
Canadian Steel Producers Association
Barry Lacombe, President
Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Municipalities
Herbert Brett, President
Nunavut Association of Municipalities
Lootie Toomasie, Vice-President
Lynda Gunn, Chief Executive Officer
Retail Council of Canada
Diane Brisebois, President and Chief Executive Officer
November 22, 2004 (Meeting 19)
Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA)
Gordon Pinsent, Performer / Member, National ACTRA
Thor Bishopric, National President, National ACTRA
Association des producteurs de films et de télévision du Québec
Jacquelin Bouchard, Chair, Administrative Council
Nathalie Leduc, Director, Financing
Association nationale des éditeurs de livres
Hélène Derome, Vice-President, Literary Publishing
Marc Laberge, Executive Secretary / Treasurer
Association of Canadian Publishers
Jack Wayne, President, Canadian Scholars' Press Inc.
Canadian Arts Summit
Axel Conradi, Past-President, Arts Club Theatre, Vancouver
Canadian Council of Archives
Christina Nichols, Executive Director
Fred Farrell, Chair, Board of Directors
Canadian Magazine Publishers Association
Mark Jamison, President / CEO
Robert Goyette , Reader's Digest
Council for Business and the Arts in Canada
Sarah Iley, President
Directors Guild of Canada
Monique Twigg, Manager, Research and Policy
Friends of Canadian Broadcasting
Ian Morrison, Spokesperson
Heritage Canada Foundation
Brian Anthony, Executive Director
Douglas Franklin, Director, Policy and Programs
Independent Media Arts Alliance
Linda Norstrom, President
Peter Sandmark, Consultant
Literary Press Group of Canada
Alana Wilcox, Chair, Board of Directors
Rolf Maurer, Chair
Periodical Writers Association of Canada
Liz Warwick, President
The Voice of Opera in Canada
Susan Ferley, Artistic Director, Grand Theatre
W. R. (Bob) McPhee, Director, Opera.ca, General Director, Calgary Opera Association
Writers Guild of Canada
Gail Martiri, Director of Policy
Maureen Parker, Executive Director
Writers' Union of Canada
Christopher Moore, Chairperson
Deborah Windsor, Executive Director
November 18, 2004 (Meeting 17)
Canadian Coalition for Public Health in the Twenty-first Century
Maureen Law, Consultant to the World Bank
Canadian AIDS Society
Mark Creighan, Media Relations Officer
Paul Lapierre, Executive Director
Canadian Cancer Society
Jo Kennelly, Director, Scientific Advancement and Public Policy, National Cancer Institute of Canada
Kenneth Kyle, Director, Public Issues
Canadian Dental Association
Alfred Dean, President
Andrew Jones, Director, Corporate and Government Relations
Canadian Dental Hygienists Association
Judy Lux, Communications Specialist, Health Policy
Susan Ziebarth, Executive Director
Canadian Health Coalition
Michael McBane, National Coordinator
Canadian Healthcare Association
Mary Lapaine, Board Chair
Sharon Sholzberg-Gray, President and Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Medical Association
Albert Schumacher, President
William Tholl, Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer
Canadian National Institute for the Blind
Catherine Moore, National Director, Consumer and Government Relations
Canadian Nurses Association
Deborah Tamlyn, President
Lisa Little, Director, Public Policy
Canadian Paediatric Society
Robin Walker, President
Canadian Public Health Association
Christina Mills, President
Elinor Wilson, Chief Executive Officer
Sport Matters Group
Timothy I. Page, Executive Director, Diving Canada
Victor Lachance, Senior Leader
November 17, 2004 (Meeting 16)
Alliance to End Homelessness
Tim Aubry, Chair, Research and Evaluation Working Group, Director of the Centre for Research on Community Services, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ottawa
Army Canada and Bermuda Territory Anti-Human Trafficking Network
Col Glen Shepherd, Chief Secretary, The Salvation Army, Canada and Bermuda Territory
Canadian Federation for Promoting Family Values
Michael Gorman, Founder
Canadian Teachers' Federation
Harvey Weiner, Policy Advisor, Government and External Relations
Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada
Jamie Kass, Child Care Co-ordinator
Lynell Anderson, Consultant
Congress of Union Retirees of Canada
Kevin Collins, Executive Vice-President
Larry Wagg, President, CURC
Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada
Mark Goldblatt, Senior Consultant
René Daoust, President
Council of Canadians with Disabilities
Laurie Beachell, National Coordinator
Marie White, National Chairperson
Movement for Canadian Literacy
Wendy DesBrisay, Executive Director
National Anti-Poverty Organization
Dennis Howlett, Executive Director
Robert Arnold, President, Board of Directors
National Association of Friendship Centres
Peter Dinsdale, Executive Director
National Council of Women of Canada
Catharine Laidlaw-Sly, President
Retirement Income Coalition
Andrew Jones, Director, Corporate and Government Relations
Ian Markham, Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries, Watson Wyatt Canada
Salvation Army
Danielle Shaw, Director, Government Relations
November 16, 2004 (Meeting 15)
Department of Finance
Ian E. Bennett, Deputy Minister
Paul-Henri Lapointe, Assistant Deputy Minister, Economic and Fiscal Policy Branch
Hon. Ralph Goodale, Minister of Finance
November 16, 2004 (Meeting 14)
Aerospace Industries Association of Canada
Peter Boag, President and Chief Executive Officer
Association of Canadian Travel Agencies
Marc-André Charlebois, President
BIOTECanada
Janet Lambert, President
John Mendlein, Chairman and CEO, Affinium Pharmaceuticals
Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs
Patrick Burke, Fire Chief, Niagara Falls
Canadian Automobile Association
David Flewelling, President
Canadian Construction Association
Michael Atkinson, President
Canadian Home Builders' Association
David Wassmansdorf, President
Mary Lawson, Past President
Canadian Printing Industries Association
Bob Kadis, Chair, Senior Vice-President of Finance & Administration, Government Affairs Committee
Pierre Boucher, President
Canadian Real Estate Association
Pierre Beauchamp, Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association
Mark Nantais, President
Cement Association of Canada
Angela Burton, Director, Government Affairs
François Lacroix, President
Direct Sellers Association of Canada
Jack Millar, Member of the Board
Ross Creber, President
Hotel Association of Canada
Anthony Pollard, President
November 4, 2004 (Meeting 13)
Canada West Foundation
Roger Gibbins, President and Chief Executive Officer
Montreal Economic Institute
Norma Kozhaya, Economist
November 4, 2004 (Meeting 12)
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Catherine Swift, President and Chief Executive Officer
Garth Whyte, Executive Vice-President, National Affairs
Quebec Employers' Council
Gilles Taillon, President
Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO
Carol MacLeod, Executive Director, Government Affairs and Communications
Business Tax Reform Coalition
Paul Lansbergen, Director, Taxation and Business Issues
Roger Larson, President, Canadian Fertilizer Institute
Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Hon. Michael B. Murphy, Executive Vice-President, Policy
Tina Kremmidas, Chief Economist
Canadian Chemical Producers' Association
David Podruzny, Vice-President, Business and Economics
John Arnold, Senior Income Tax Advisor, Imperial Oil Ltd., Products & Chemical Division
Canadian Council of Chief Executives
David Stewart-Patterson, Executive Vice-President
Sam Boutziouvis, Vice President, Policy and Director of Research
Canadian Labour Congress
Andrew Jackson, Chief Economist
Hassan Yussuff, Secretary Treasurer
Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters
Jayson Myers, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist, National office
Canadian Union of Public Employees
Teresa Healy, Research Officer
Confédération des syndicats nationaux
François Bélanger, Union Advisor
Pierre Patry, Treasurer
Teamsters Canada
Benoit Brunet, Chair, Quebec Legislative Board
Phil Benson, Lobbyist
Union of Canadian Transportation Employees
Mike Wing, National President
United Steelworkers
Dennis Deveau, Legislative Director, Legislative Office
November 3, 2004 (Meeting 11)
David Suzuki Foundation
Dale Marshall, Analyst, Climate Change Policy
Heather Deal, Marine Strategist
Canadian Council for International Cooperation
Gerry Barr, President and Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives (KAIROS)
Joe Gunn, Vice-Chair, Social Affairs Office, Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
Michael Polanyi, Coordinator, Canadian Social Development Program
Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences
Dawn Conway, Executive Director
Gordon McBean, Chair, Board of Trustees
Clean Air Renewable Energy Coalition
Mark Rudolph, Coordinator
Conference of Defence Associations
(Ret'd) Allain Pellerin, Executive Director
Howard Marsh, Consultant, Technology, Strategy and Military Affairs Research
Richard Evraire, Lieutenant-general retired
Go for Green
Francine Godin, Executive Director
Steve Grundy, Director of Development
Green Budget Coalition
Pierre Sadik, Program Manager
Health Partners International of Canada
Hon. Jake Epp, Chair, Board of Directors
John Kelsall, President
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Barry Turner, Director of Government Relations, Ducks Unlimited Canada
Thea Silver, Director of Government and External Relations
Project Ploughshares
Ernie Regehr, Director, Institute for Science and International Security
Sierra Club of Canada (B.C. Chapter)
Shawn-Patrick Stensil, Director, Atmosphere and Energy
University of Western Ontario
Gordon A. McBean, Ph.D. Professor
World Vision Canada
Kathy Vandergrift, Director of Policy
November 2, 2004 (Meeting 10)
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
Jennifer Dickson, Executive Director
Mary Palliser, President
Assembly of First Nations
Richard Jock, Executive Director
Association of Fundraising Professionals
Michael Nilsen, Director, Public Affairs
Tad Brown, Chair, Government Relations Committee
Canadian Association of Gift Planners
Malcolm Burrows, Chair
Canadian Centre for Philanthropy
Georgina Steinsky-Schwartz, President & C.E.O.
Peter Broder, Acting Vice-President, Public Affairs
Community Foundations of Canada
Monica Patten, President and Chief Executive Officer
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
Dwight Dorey, National Chief
Hon. Patrick Brazeau, Vice-Chief, Governance Legislative Initiative Secretariat
Health Charities Coalition of Canada
David Armour, Steering Committee Member and CEO Canadian Medical Federation
Marjolaine Lalonde, Director
Métis National Council
Kathy Hodgson-Smith, Interim Executive Director
Tony Belcourt, Representative
Native Women's Association of Canada
Terri Brown, President
Philanthropic Foundations Canada
Hilary Pearson, President
Voluntary Sector Forum
Jean Christie, Executive Director
Laurie Rektor, Manager, National Issues
November 2, 2004 (Meeting 9)
Air Transport Association of Canada
Warren Everson, Vice-President, Policy and Strategic Planning
Canadian Shipowners Association
Donald Morrison, President
Canadian Trucking Alliance
Ron Lennox, Vice-President, Trade and Security
Stephen Laskowski, Vice-President
Canadian Urban Transit Association
Michael Roschlau, President and Chief Executive Officer
Chamber of Marine Commerce
Raymond Johnston, President
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Ann MacLean, President & Mayor of New Glasgow, N.S.
James Knight, Chief Executive Officer
Railway Association of Canada
, Director, Government Relations
Sab Meffe, Assistant Vice-President, Taxation
Road and Infrastructure Program of Canada
Jeff Morrison, Executive Director
Shipping Federation of Canada
Anne Legars, Director, Policy and Government Affairs
October 27, 2004 (Meeting 6)
C.D. Howe Institute
Jack Mintz, President and Chief Executive Officer
Caledon Institute of Social Policy
Sherri Torjman, Former Vice-President
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Ellen Russell, Senior Research Fellow
Canadian Council on Social Development
John Anderson, Vice-President, Strategic Partnership and Alliances
Canadian Taxpayers Federation
Bruce Winchester, Research Director
Fraser Institute
Niels Veldhuis, Senior Research Economist
The Conference Board of Canada
Charles Barrett, Senior Vice-President, Program Strategy and Delivery
Glen Hodgson, Vice-President and Chief Economist