Canadian Community Economic Development Network
Brendan Reimer,
Regional Coordinator for the Prairies and Northern Territories
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 Federation of Non-Profit Organizations Inc.
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
Boyle Street Community Services
Julian Daly,
Executive Director
Edmonton Coalition on Housing and Homelessness
Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers
Jim Gurnett,
Former Executive Director
Métis Nation of Alberta
Muriel Stanley Venne,
Vice-President
Alberta Committee of Citizens with Disabilities
Bev Matthiessen,
Executive Director
Edmonton Social Planning Council
John Kolkman,
Research and Policy Analysis Coordinator
Homeward Trust Edmonton
Dave Ward,
Director, Aboriginal Relations
Wendy Myshak,
Manager, Community Initiatives
Public Interest Alberta
Bill Moore-Kilgannon,
Executive Director
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
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Society of Yukon
Brooke Alsbury,
Executive 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
Yukon Housing Corporation
Don Routledge,
Senior Program Advisor
Council of Yukon First Nations
Ed Schultz,
Executive Director
Food Bank Society of Whitehorse
Julie Ménard,
Executive Director
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
Yukon Status of Women Council
Charlotte Hrenchuk,
Coordinator
National Pensioners Federation
Arthur Kube,
President, Head Office
As an individual
Margot Young,
Professor of Law, University of British Columbia
Hospitality Project
Robyn Kelly,
Community Advocate
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
Lookout Emergency Aid Society
Irene Jaakson,
Director, Emergency Services
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
Fraser River and Approach Working Group
Jeff Thomas,
Councillor, Snuneymuxw First Nation
Susan Anderson Behn,
Representative
Aboriginal Homelessness Steering Committee
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: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition
Adrienne Montani,
Provincial Co-ordinator
First Nations Environmental Network of Canada
Steve Lawson,
National Coordinator
Nicola Tribal Association
Ray-Cam Co-Operative Community Centre
Stephanie Manning,
President, Ray-Cam Community Association
Salsbury Community Society
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
Canada's Association for the Fifty-Plus
Anne Gravel,
Researcher, Policy Development
Susan Eng,
Vice-President, Advocacy
Citizens for Public Justice
Karri Munn-Venn,
Senior Policy Analyst, Socio-Economic Policy
Community Foundations of Canada
Monica Patten,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Sara Lyons,
Senior Advisor
Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario
Theresa Agnew,
Member at Large, Socio-political Affairs
Habitat for Humanity Canada
Wayne de Jong,
Vice-President, International Programs and Strategic Partnerships
Metro Toronto Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic
Avvy Yao-Yao Go,
Director
Voices From the Street
Michael Creek,
Coordinator
Canadian Pensioners Concerned Inc.
Sylvia Hall,
Director and Treasurer
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
Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU)
Martha Friendly,
Executive Director
Green Pastures Society
Kofi Hadjor,
Founder and Research Director
Recession Relief Fund Coalition
South Asian Women's Rights Organization
Sultana Jahangir,
Executive Director
Wellesley Institute
Michael Shapcott,
Director, Affordable Housing and Social Innovation
Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario
Barbara Burkett,
Vice-President
Ontario Teachers' Federation
Reno Melatti,
First Vice-President
Social and Enterprise Development Innovations (SEDI)
Barbara Gosse,
Director, Asset-Building Initiatives
Toronto City Summit Alliance
John Stapleton,
Research Director
Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB)
Adam Spence,
Executive Director
Ontario Coalition for Social Justice
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)
As an individual
John Myles,
Canada Research Chair in the Social Foundations of Public Policy, University of Toronto
Hamilton Roundtable for Poverty Reduction
Income Security Advocacy Centre (ISAC)
Sarah Blackstock,
Research and Policy Analyst
Lone Mothers: Building Social Inclusion
Elita McAdam,
Research Assistant
Judit Alcalde,
Research Director
Low Income Families Together (LIFT)
Josephine Grey,
Executive Director
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
Yves Savoie,
President and Chief Executive Officer
As an individual
Cathy Crowe,
Street Nurse
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
C.D. Howe Institute
Claire de Oliveira,
Research Fellow
Canadian Arab Federation
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,
Acting General Secretary
Canadian Jewish Congress
Melanie Simons,
Director, Social Policy
Canadian Women's Foundation
Beverley Wybrow,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Atkinson Foundation
John Stapleton,
Senior Policy Advisor
ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation
Margaret Eaton,
President
African Canadian Legal Clinic
Heather Kere,
Court Worker
AfriCana Village and Museum
Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians
John Rae,
First Vice-President
Frontier College
Sherry Campbell,
President
As an individual
Rev. Ronald Berresford,
Reverend
Brampton Neighbourhood Resource Centre
Daniel Cullen,
Coordinator
Campaign 2000
Laurel Rothman,
National Coordinator
Food Banks Canada
Shawn Pegg,
Manager of Policy and Research
South Etobicoke Social Reform Committee
United Way Centraide Canada
Émilie Potvin,
Vice-President, Communications
Institute of Marriage and Family Canada
Dave Quist,
Executive Director
Mennonite Central Committee Canada
Greg deGroot-Maggetti,
Poverty Advocate
United Way Québec and Chaudière-Appalaches
Pierre Métivier,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Association of Canadian Community Colleges
Terry Anne Boyles,
Vice-President, Public Affairs
Canadian Council on Learning
Paul Cappon,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Federation of University Women
Susan Russell,
Executive Director, National Office
Canadian Teachers' Federation
Calvin Fraser,
Secretary General
Association coopérative d’économie familiale de la Rive-Sud de Montréal
Marie-Édith Trudel,
Coordinator
Front commun des personnes assistées sociales du Québec
Nicole Jetté,
Spokesperson
Front d'action populaire en réaménagement urbain
François Saillant,
Coordinator
Maison de la famille de Laval-Ouest
Annie Pothier,
Coordinator
Maison des jeunes de Laval Ouest
Francis Vermette,
Director General
Confédération des syndicats nationaux
Denise Boucher,
Vice-President
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
Sylvie St-Martin,
Director General
Assembly of the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador
Ghislain Picard,
Regional Chief
Au bas de l'échelle
Mélanie Gauvin,
National Spokesperson, Front de défense des non-syndiquéEs
Centrale des syndicats démocratiques
Claude Faucher,
Vice-President
Centrale des syndicats du Québec
Daniel Lafrenière,
Vice-President
Nicole de Sève,
Manager, Social issues
As an individual
Sue Rickards
, Community Development
Business Community Anti-Poverty Initiative Inc.
Monica Chaperlin,
Coordinator
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
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 an individual
Bernard Richard,
New Brunswick Ombudsman and New Brunswick Child and Youth Advocate
Fredericton Anti-Poverty Organization
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
Chignecto Presbytery of the United Church of Canada
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
Salvation Army
Robert Lundrigan,
Assistant Executive Director, Halifax Booth Centre
United Way of Halifax Region
Paul Shakotko,
Manager, Neighbourhood Change
YWCA Halifax
Tanis Crosby,
Executive Director
North End Community Health Centre
Patti Melanson,
Coordinator, Mobile Outreach Street Health Program
Sharon Lawlor,
Health Team Manager
Nova Scotia Association of Women's Centres
Louise Smith-MacDonald,
Coordinator
Phoenix Youth Programs
Timothy Crooks,
Executive Director
Canadian Union of Public Employees - Nova Scotia
Betty Jean Sutherland,
Equality Representative
Face of Poverty Consultation
Alasdair Sinclair,
Professor Emeritus (Economics), Dalhousie University
Saint Leonard's Society of Nova Scotia
Michael Poworoznyk,
Director of Operations
Community Action on Homelessness
Claudia Jahn,
Program Director
Community Coalition to End Poverty in Nova Scotia
Rene Ross,
Executive Director, Stepping Stone Association
Nova Scotia Legal Aid
Andrew Waugh,
Barrister and Solicitor
Active Living Alliance for Canadians with a Disability
Jane Arkell,
Executive Director
Jason Dunkerley,
Coordinator, All Abilities Welcome
Canadian Association for Community Living
Anna MacQuarrie,
Director, Government Relations and Strategic Initiatives
Canadian Paraplegic Association
Courtney Keenan,
Vice-President
Council of Canadians with Disabilities
Marie White,
National Chairperson
DisAbled Women's Network of Canada
Bonnie Brayton,
National Executive Director
Independent Living Canada
Rick Goodfellow,
National Chairperson
Mental Health Commission of Canada
Howard Chodos,
Director, Mental Health Strategy
Jayne Barker,
Director of Policy and Research
Hon. Michael Kirby,
Chair
Micheal Pietrus,
Director, Anti-stigma/Anti-discrimination Campaign
Canada Without Poverty
John Courtneidge,
Outreach and Policy
Kelly Law,
Associate Director
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Armine Yalnizyan,
Senior Economist
Make Poverty History
Dennis Howlett,
National Coordinator
Canadian Co-operative Association
Lynne Markell,
Advisor, Government Affairs and Public Policy
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
Canadian Mental Health Association
Ruth-Anne Craig,
Executive Director, Manitoba Division
Taylor Alexander,
Chief Executive Officer, National Office
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 Feminist Alliance for International Action
Leilani Farha,
Member of the Steering Committee
Canadian Paediatric Society
Andrew Lynk,
Chair, Action Committee for Children and Teens
Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada
Jody Dallaire,
Chairperson
As an individual
Alain Noël,
Professor, Department of Political Science, Université de Montréal
As an individual
Right Hon. Iain Duncan Smith,
Founder and Chairman, Centre for Social Justice
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
Caledon Institute of Social Policy
Sherri Torjman,
Former Vice-President
Canadian Policy Research Networks
Glen Roberts,
Vice-President, Research and Development
Michael Williamson,
Director, Work & Learning
Nicole Pollack,
Researcher
Centre for the Study of Living Standards
Andrew Sharpe,
Executive Director
Department of Employment and Social Development
Frank Fedyk,
Associate Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy and Research Branch
Shawn Tupper,
Director General, Social Policy Directorate
Statistics Canada
Garnett Picot,
Director General, Socio-Economic and Business Analysis Branch
Sylvie Michaud,
Director General, Labour and Household Surveys Branch