May 4, 2005 (Meeting 16)
Queen's University
Harvey Lazar, Director, Institute of Intergovernmental Relations, School of Policy Studies
Prof. Thomas Courchene, Jarislowsky-Deutsch Professor of Economic and Financial Policy, Senior Scholar, Institute for Research on Public Policy, Montreal
April 18, 2005 (Meeting 15)
As an individual
Paul Thomas, Duff Roblin Professor of Government, University of Manitoba
Ronald Neumann, CIDA Advisor to the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, Government of Ghana
Vic Schroeder
April 18, 2005 (Meeting 14)
Department of Finance
Ewald Boschmann, Deputy Minister of Finance
Jim Eldridge, Special Adviser on Intergovernmental Relations
Government of Manitoba
Hon. Greg Selinger, Minister of Finance
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Jon Gerrard , MLA and Leader of the Opposition (Liberal Party)
April 13, 2005 (Meeting 13)
As an individual
Robin Boadway , Queen's University
Queen's University
Ronald Watts, Principal Emeritus, Professor Emeritus of Political Studies, Fellow of the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations
April 11, 2005 (Meeting 12)
Quebec Employers' Council
Gilles Taillon, President
As an individual
Léa-Cadieux Mathieu
Pierre Laval Mathieu
Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec
Monique Audet, advisor
Pierre Dupuis, Vice-President
Fédération étudiante universitaire du Québec
Guillaume Lavoie, Vice-President, International and Federal Affairs
House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
François Legault, MLA and Official Opposition critic for economic development and finance (Parti Québécois)
April 11, 2005 (Meeting 11)
As an individual
Karine Dumont, Researcher, Research Chair on Taxation and Public Finance of Sherbrooke University
Luc Godbout, Fiscal Policy Teacher, Research Chair on Taxation and Public Finance of Sherbrooke University
Confédération des syndicats du Québec
Pierre Beaulne, Economist
Pierre Séguin, Vice-Président
Government of Quebec
Benoît Pelletier, MLA and Minister for Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs
Bernard Turgeon, Associate Deputy Minister, Department of Finance
Camille Horth, Associate Secretary General, Secrétariat aux Affaires Intergouvernementales canadiennes
Jean Séguin, Political attaché, Minister of Finance's Office
Hon. Michel Audet, MLA and Minister of Finance
Patrick Déry, Director, Federal-Provincial Relations Directorate, Department of Finance
House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador
Marc Picard, MNA and Finance Critic of the Action Démocratique du Québec
Mario Dumont, Member of the National Assembly, Leader of the Action démocratique du Québec
Union des producteurs agricoles
Laurent Pellerin, President
Serge Lebeau, Senior International Trade Advisor and Assistant Director, Agricultural Studies and Policies Department
April 6, 2005 (Meeting 10)
Caledon Institute of Social Policy
Michael Mendelson, Policy analyst
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
Hugh Mackenzie, Research Associate
The Conference Board of Canada
Paul Darby, Deputy Chief Economist
April 4, 2005 (Meeting 9)
As an individual
Rod Dobell, Emeritus Professor of Public Policy, University of Victoria
Business Council of British Columbia
Jock Finlayson, Executive Vice-President and Chief Policy Officer
Fraser Institute
Fred McMahon, Director, Centre for Globalization Studies
Niels Veldhuis, Senior Research Economist
Government of British Columbia
Dan Doyle, Deputy minister, Transport
March 21, 2005 (Meeting 8)
Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy
Ian Peach, Director
March 21, 2005 (Meeting 7)
Province of Saskatchewan
Lorne Calvert, Premier
Department of Finance
Ron Styles, Deputy Minister of Finance
Government of Saskatchewan
Dan Perrins, Deputy Minister to the Premier
Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
Hon. Brad Wall, MLA and Leader of the Official Opposition Saskatchewan (Saskatchewan Party) and
Iain Harry, Director of Policy Development, Saskatchewan Party Caucus
Ken Cheveldayoff , MLA
March 11, 2005 (Meeting 6)
C.D. Howe Institute
Finn Poschmann, Associate Director of Research and Senior Policy Analyst
New Democratic Party of Ontario
Michael Prue, MPP, Finance Critic
March 11, 2005 (Meeting 5)
As an individual
Richard Bird , International Tax Program, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
Canadian Tax Foundation
David Perry, Senior Research Associate
Department of Finance
Colin Andersen, Deputy Minister of Finance
John Whitehead, Director, Personal Income Taxation and Fiscal Arrangements Branch, Office of the Budget and Taxation, Ministry of Finance, Government of Ontario
Government of Ontario
Hon. Greg Sorbara, Minister of Finance
Hon. Mike Colle, MPP Eglinton-Lawrence and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance
Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
John Tory, Leader
February 18, 2005 (Meeting 4)
Atlantic Institute for Market Studies
Brian Lee Crowley, Economist
Government of Prince Edward Island
John Palmer, Director, Economic and Statistics, Federal Fiscal Relations
Hon. Mitchell Murphy, Provincial Treasurer, Department of Provincial Treasury
Atlantic Provinces Economic Council
David Chaundy, Senior Economist