FEWO Committee Report

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APPENDIX A
LIST OF WITNESSES

Organizations and Individuals

Date

Meeting


Department of Social Development Mitch Bloom, Director General, Seniors and Pensions Policy Secretariat	2006/06/08	7
Lenore Duff, Acting Director, Economic Security
Sandra Harder, Acting Director, Families and Caregivers
Nancy Lawand, Director General, CPP Disability Policy
Susan Scotti, Assistant Deputy Minister, Social Development Sectors, Income Security Programs
Deborah Tunis, Acting Assistant Deputy Minister, Social Policy
Caroline Weber, Director General, Office for Disability Issues

National Advisory Council on Aging Robert Dobie, Interim Chairperson, Division of Aging and Seniors	2006/06/13	8

National Council of Welfare John Anderson, Senior Researcher and Policy Advisor
Cathy Oikawa, Senior Researcher and Policy Advisor
Sheila Regehr, Director

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Monica Townson, Research Associate	2007/02/15	39

Department of Human Resources and Social Development Barbara Glover, Acting Director General, Labour Market Policy
Virginia Poter, Director General, Economic Security and Policy

Statistics Canada Colin Lindsay, Senior Analyst, Social and Aboriginal Statistics Divison
Sylvie Michaud, Director, Income Statistics
Leroy Stone, Associate Director General, Unpaid Work Analysis

Native Women's Association of Canada Beverley Jacobs, President	2007/02/20	40

Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Sue Calhoun, First Vice-President	2007/02/22	41

Women Elders in Action Joanne Blake, Member
Alice West, Chair

Federal Superannuates National Association Bernard Dussault, Senior Research and Communications Officer	2007/03/20	44

As an Individual Ruth Rose, Adjunct Professor of Economics, Université de Québec à Montréal.

Fédération des associations de familles monoparentales et recomposées du Québec Lorraine Desjardins, Research and Communication Officer	2007/03/22	45
Sylvie Lévesque, Director General

Neighbourhood Link/Senior Link Mary McGowan, Executive Director

Canada's Association for the Fifty-Plus Daniel Braniff, Chairman, Georgian Bay Chapter	2007/03/27	46

Canadian Activists for Pension Splitting Ken Wilson, Vice-President

National Farmers Union Karen Fyfe, National Women's Vice-President	2007/03/29	47

National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women of Canada Anuradha Bose, Executive Director and Project Manager

Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants Lucya Spencer, Former President

As an Individual Janet Fast, Co-Director, Research on Aging, Policies and Practice Research Program, Department of Human Ecology, University of Alberta	2007/04/19	49

AWIC Community and Social Services Sheila Konanur, Settlement Counsellor

National Alliance of Philippine Women in Canada Cecilia Diocson, Executive Director	2007/04/19	49

As an Individual Beverley Smith	2007/04/24	50

Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada Emily King, Senior Policy Analyst
Monica Lysack, Executive Director

Women's Network Prince Edward Island Michelle Harris-Genge, Co-Executive Director

Métis National Council Melanie Omeniho, National Board Member, Women of the Métis Nation	2007/04/26	51

Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada Jennifer Dickson, Executive Director
Ulrike Komaksiutiksak, Director of Programs

Campaign 2000 Jacquie Maund, Coordinator	2007/05/01	52

As an Individual Béatrice Chabannel	2007/05/03	53

DisAbled Women's Network of Canada Bonnie Brayton, National Executive Director
Carmela Hutchison, President

SPHERE-Québec (Soutien à la personne handicapée en route vers l'emploi au Québec) Nancy Moreau, Director General
Lyne Vincent, Project Officer

Canadian Teachers' Federation Noreen O'Haire, Director, Professional and Developmental Services	2007/05/08	54
John Staple, Deputy Secretary General

Registered Practical Nurses Association of Ontario Sheri Oliver, Director, Strategic Nursing Initiatives

As an Individual Diane Martz	2007/05/10	55

Quebec Native Women's Association Ellen Gabriel, President

Rural Women Take Action on Poverty Committee Colleen Purdon, Coordinator

Department of Finance Brenda Lundman, Director, Social Policy Division, Federal-Provincial Relations and Social Policy Branch	2007/05/15	56
Alexandra MacLean, Chief, Personal Income Tax Division, Tax Policy Branch

Department of Human Resources and Social Development Barbara Glover, Director General, Labour Market Policy
Virginia Poter, Director General, Economic Security and Policy

Certified General Accountants Association of Canada Louise Nesterenko, Fellow Certified General Accountant	2007/05/17	57
Carole Presseault, Vice-President, Government and Regulatory Affairs