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APPENDIX D
LIST OF WITNESSES


Organizations and Individuals

Date

Meeting


     

Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA)

Richard Hardacre, National President

2007/11/20

3

     

Association of International Automobile Manufacturers of Canada

David Adams, President

2007/11/20

3

     

Canadian Auto Workers Union

Jim Stanford, Chief Economist

2007/11/20

3

     

Canadian Labour Congress

Andrew Jackson, National Director,
Social and Economic Policy

2007/11/20

3

     

Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters

Jayson Myers, President

2007/11/20

3

     

Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association

Mark Nantais, President

2007/11/20

3

     

Cascades

Laurent Lemaire, Vice-President,
Administrative Council

2007/11/20

3

     

Quebec Federation of Chambers of Commerce

Jean Laneville, Economist

2007/11/20

3

     

TD Bank Financial Group

Don Drummond, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist

2007/11/20

3

     

Toyota Canada Inc.

Stephen Beatty, Managing Director

2007/11/20

3

     

University of Toronto

Roger Martin, Dean,
Rotman School of Management

2007/11/20

3

     

C.D. Howe Institute

Finn Poschmann, Director of Research

2007/11/21

4

     

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Mario Seccareccia, Full Professor,
Department of Economics, University of Ottawa

2007/11/21

4

     

Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Perrin Beatty, President and Chief Executive Officer

2007/11/21

4

     

Canadian Federation of Independent Business

Ted Mallett, Director of Research

2007/11/21

4

     

Centrale des syndicats démocratiques

Claude Faucher, Vice-President

2007/11/21

4

     

Centre for Spatial Economics

Robert Fairholm, Director ,
Economic Forescasting Services

2007/11/21

4

     

Confédération des syndicats nationaux

Pierre Patry, Treasurer

2007/11/21

4

     

Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec

Pierre Laliberté, Political Advisor

2007/11/21

4

     

Option consommateurs

Michel Arnold, Executive Director

2007/11/21

4

     

Retail Council of Canada

Diane Brisebois, President and Chief Executive Officer

2007/11/21

4

     

Canadian Council of Chief Executives

David Stewart-Patterson, Executive Vice-President

2007/11/22

5

     

Conference Board of Canada

Paul Darby, Deputy Chief Economist

2007/11/22

5

     

Forest Products Association of Canada

Avrim Lazar, President and Chief Executive Officer

Tom Rosser, Chief Economist

2007/11/22

5

     

Jarislowsky Fraser Limited

Stephen Jarislowsky, Chairman and Director

2007/11/22

5

     

Key Porter Books

Jordan Fenn, Vice-President

2007/11/22

5

     

Tourism Industry Association of Canada

Christopher Jones, Vice-President, Public Affairs

2007/11/22

5

     

Town of Hearst

Roger Sigouin, Mayor

2007/11/22

5

     

Union des producteurs agricoles

Laurent Pellerin, General Chairman

2007/11/22

5

     

Association nationale des éditeurs de livres

Pierre Le François, General Director

2007/11/27

6

     

Association of Fundraising Professionals

Susan Mullin, Vice-President of Development

2007/11/27

6

     

Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada

Claire Morris, President and Chief Executive Officer

2007/11/27

6

     

Canadian Association of Income Funds

Margaret Lefebvre, Executive Director

2007/11/27

6

     

Canadian Booksellers Association

Chris Tabor, Manager,
Queen's University Bookstore

2007/11/27

6

     

Canadian Construction Association

Michael Atkinson, President

2007/11/27

6

     

Canadian Council for International Cooperation

Gerry Barr, President and Chief Executive Officer

2007/11/27

6

     

Canadian Dental Association

Darryl Smith, President

2007/11/27

6

     

Canadian Federation of Students

Amanda Aziz, National Chairperson

2007/11/27

6

     

Canadian Trucking Alliance

David Bradley, Chief Executive Officer

2007/11/27

6

     

Certified General Accountants Association of Canada

Carole Presseault, Vice-President,
Government and Regulatory Affairs

Bob Harvey, Member,
Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee

2007/11/27

6

     

David Suzuki Foundation

Pierre Sadik, Senior Policy Advisor,
Sustainability Specialist

2007/11/27

6

     

Insurance Bureau of Canada

Mark Yakabuski, President and Chief Executive Officer

2007/11/27

6

     

SR & ED Tax Credit Coalition

Nathalie Bourque, Vice-President,
Global Communications, CAE Inc.

Peter Look, Vice-President,
Tax, Nortel

2007/11/27

6

     

Canadian Association for Community Living

Michael Bach, Executive Vice-President

2007/11/28

7

     

Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs

Rick Larabie, Fire Chief, Ottawa Region

2007/11/28

7

     

Canadian Finance and Leasing Association

David Powell, President and Chief Executive Officer

2007/11/28

7

     

Canadian Health Food Association

Penelope Marrett, President and Chief Executive Officer

2007/11/28

7

     

Canadian Home Builders' Association

Richard Lind, President

John Kenward, Chief Operating Officer

2007/11/28

7

     

Canadian Institute of Actuaries

Gary Walters, Vice-Chair,
Member Services Council

2007/11/28

7

     

Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants

Kevin  Dancey, President and Chief Executive Officer

2007/11/28

7

     

Canadian Real Estate Association

Pierre Beauchamp, Chief Executive Officer

2007/11/28

7

     

Canadian Urban Transit Association

Bernard D'Amours, Director,
Public Affairs

2007/11/28

7

     

Certified Management Accountants of Canada

Richard Monk, Chair

2007/11/28

7

     

Direct Sellers Association of Canada

Ross Creber, President

2007/11/28

7

     

Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada

Sally Brown, Chief Executive Officer

2007/11/28

7

     

National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation

Roberta Jamieson, President and Chief Executive Officer

2007/11/28

7

     

Philanthropic Foundations Canada

Hilary Pearson, President

2007/11/28

7

     

Railway Association of Canada

Bruce Burrows, Vice-President,
Public Affairs and Government Relations

2007/11/28

7

     

Business Tax Reform Coalition

Roger Larson, President,
Canadian Fertilizer Institute

2007/11/29

8

     

Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx & D)

Mark Ferdinand, Vice-President,
Policy, Research, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs

2007/11/29

8

     

Canadian School Boards Association

Rick Johnson, Vice-President

2007/11/29

8

     

Conseil national des cycles supérieurs

Frédéric Lalande, President

2007/11/29

8

     

Green Budget Coalition

Andrew Van Iterson, Program Manager

2007/11/29

8

     

Investment Funds Institute of Canada

Jamie Golombek, Chair,
Taxation Working Group

2007/11/29

8

     

Northern Territories Federation of Labour - Iqaluit

Geoff Ryan, Regional Vice-President,
Qikiqtaaluk Region

2007/11/29

8

     

Nunavut Association of Municipalities

Elisapee Sheutiapik, President

Lynda Gunn, Chief Executive Officer

2007/11/29

8

     

Nunavut Economic Forum

Glenn Cousins, Executive Director

2007/11/29

8

     

Pembina Institute

Amy Taylor, Program Director

2007/11/29

8

     

Toronto Financial Services Alliance

Janet Ecker, President

2007/11/29

8

     

World Vision Canada

Elly Vandenberg, Director

2007/11/29

8

     

As an individual

Randall Garrison, Instructor,
Criminology, Kwantlen University College

Gordon MacKinnon

2007/12/03

9

     

Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians

Albert Ruel, National Equality Director

2007/12/03

9

     

Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia

Jeff Friedrich, President

2007/12/03

9

     

Arrivals Duty Free Coalition

Susan Stiene, Member

2007/12/03

9

     

BC Association of Magazine Publishers

Anna Tores, Executive Director

2007/12/03

9

     

BC Sustainable Energy Association

Tom Hackney, Vice-President,
Policy

2007/12/03

9

     

Capital Unitarian Universalist Congregation

Jackie MacDonald, Member,
Social Responsibility Committee

2007/12/03

9

     

First Unitarian Church of Victoria

Jim Hackler, Chair,
Justice Subcommittee of the Social Responsibility Committee

2007/12/03

9

     

Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce

Shannon Renault, Manager,
Policy Development and Communications

2007/12/03

9

     

GrowthWorks Capital Ltd.

Murray Munro, Senior Vice-President,
National Sales, Marketing and Government Relations

2007/12/03

9

     

Heritage BC

Rick Goodacre, Executive Director

2007/12/03

9

     

Housing Affordability Partnership

James Mitchell, Executive Director

2007/12/03

9

     

Canadian Nurses Association

Kaaren Neufeld, President Elect

2007/12/03

10

     

Canadian Parks and Wildnerness Society

Sabine Jessen, Conservation Director,
British Columbia Chapter

2007/12/03

10

     

National Anti-Poverty Organization

Rob Rainer, Executive Director

2007/12/03

10

     

Partners for Rural Family Support Center

Jo Ann Hyde, Executive Director

2007/12/03

10

     

RESULTS Canada

Blaise Salmon, President

2007/12/03

10

     

Women Elders in Action

Jan Westlund, Coordinator

2007/12/03

10

     

Calgary Chamber of Voluntary Organizations

Katherine van Kooy, President and Chief Executive Officer

2007/12/04

11

     

Calgary Zoological Society

Clément Lanthier, President and Chief Executive Officer

2007/12/04

11

     

Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

Pierre Alvarez, President

2007/12/04

11

     

Canadian Sport Centre Calgary

Dale Henwood, President

2007/12/04

11

     

Coalition of Canadian Energy Trusts

Bill Andrew, Co-Chair

2007/12/04

11

     

Heritage Property Corporation

Neil Richardson, President,
Heritage Property Corporation

2007/12/04

11

     

Meyers, Norris, Penny LLP

Gordon Tait, Partner

2007/12/04

11

     

Poverty Reduction Coalition

Adam Legge, Director,
Research and Business Information, Calgary Economic Development

2007/12/04

11

     

Public Service Alliance of Canada and Calgary and District Labour Council

Gordon M. Christie, Representative,
Calgary and District Labour Council

2007/12/04

11

     

Red River College of Applied Arts, Science and Technology

Jeff Zabudsky, President and Chief Executive Officer

2007/12/04

11

     

As an individual

Derwyn Davies

2007/12/04

12

     

Canadian Child Care Federation

Don Giesbrecht, President

2007/12/04

12

     

Manitoba Museum

Blake Forbes, Director,
Finance and Operations

2007/12/04

12

     

Social Planning Council of Winnipeg

Sid Frankel, Member,
Board of Directors

2007/12/04

12

     

WestJet

Mike McNaney, Vice-President,
Regulatory and Government Relations

2007/12/04

12

     

Assembly of First Nations

Daniel Wilson, Special Advisor,
Accountability

2007/12/06

15

     

Association of Atlantic Universities

Colin Dodds, Vice-Chair

2007/12/06

15

     

Canada's Association for the Fifty-Plus

William Gleberzon, Director,
Government Relations

2007/12/06

15

     

Canadian Electricity Association

Francis Bradley, Vice-President,
Corporate Resources

2007/12/06

15

     

Feed Nova Scotia

Dianne Swinemar, Executive Director

2007/12/06

15

     

Greater Kitchener Waterloo Chamber of Commerce

Art Sinclair, Director, Economic Development

2007/12/06

15

     

Halifax Regional Municipality

Dan English, Chief Administrative Officer

2007/12/06

15

     

Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia

Philip Pacey, President

2007/12/06

15

     

National Association of Friendship Centres

Sean Vanderklis, President,
Aboriginal Youth Council

2007/12/06

15

     

North End Community Health Centre

Paul O'Hara, Counsellor

2007/12/06

15

     

Nova Scotia Association of Social Workers

Susan Nasser, Executive Director

2007/12/06

15

     

SpeciaLink - The National Centre for Child Care Inclusion

Sharon Hope Irwin, Senior Researcher

2007/12/06

15

     

Union of Environment Workers

Mark Power, Regional Vice-President,
Newfoundland and Labrador Region

2007/12/06

15

     

Accor Services

Richard Oram

2007/12/06

16

     

Association of Nova Scotia University Teachers

Marc Lamoureux, President

2007/12/06

16

     

Canadian Association of Social Workers

Glenn Drover, Social Worker

2007/12/06

16

     

Canadian Federation of Students - Nova Scotia Component (PSEC)

Kaley Kennedy

2007/12/06

16

     

Canadian Healthcare Association

Sharon Sholzberg-Gray, President and Chief Executive Officer

2007/12/06

16

     

Halifax Chamber of Commerce

Valerie Payn, President

2007/12/06

16

     

Heritage Canada Foundation

Chris Wiebe, Officer,
Heritage Policy and Government Relations

2007/12/06

16

     

Imagine Canada

Teri Kirk, Vice-President,
Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs

2007/12/06

16

     

National Association of Indigenous Institutes of Higher Learning

Trevor Lewis, Chair

2007/12/06

16

     

New Brunswick Non-Profit Housing Association

Gary Glauser

2007/12/06

16

     

Nova Scotia Federation of Labour

Betty Jean Sutherland, Vice-President-at-Large

2007/12/06

16

     

Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union

Ian Johnson, Policy Analyst and Researcher,
Post-Secondary Education Coalition

2007/12/06

16

     

Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants

Roberto Jovel, Coordinator,
Policy and Research

2007/12/06

16

     

Sierra Club of Canada – Atlantic Canada Chapter

Gretchen Fitzgerald, Director,
Atlantic Canada Chapter

2007/12/06

16

     

Sport Matters Group

Ian Bird, Senior Leader

2007/12/06

16

     

Symphony Nova Scotia

Erika Beatty, Chief Executive Officer

2007/12/06

16

     

Air Transport Association of Canada

Sam Barone, President and Chief Executive Officer

2007/12/07

17

     

Bioniche Life Sciences Inc.

Rick Culbert, President, Food Safety Division

2007/12/07

17

     

BIOTECanada

Peter Brenders, President and Chief Executive Officer

2007/12/07

17

     

Canadian Association of Research Libraries

William Curran, Director of Librairies,
Concordia University

2007/12/07

17

     

Canadian Institute for Neutron Scattering

Dominic Ryan, President

2007/12/07

17

     

Canadian Olympic Committee

Alex Baumann, Executive Director,
Road to Excellence Program

2007/12/07

17

     

Catholic Women's League of Canada

Lorette Noble, National President

2007/12/07

17

     

Hoffman-La Roche Limited

Jim Hall, Vice-President,
Sales and Marketing

2007/12/07

17

     

Independent Media Arts Alliance

Jennifer Dorner, National Director

2007/12/07

17

     

Mouvement pour les arts et les lettres

Lorraine Hébert, Executive Director,
Regroupement québécois de la danse

2007/12/07

17

     

National Council of Women of Canada

Catharine Laidlaw-Sly, Policy Advisor

2007/12/07

17

     

Regional County Municipality of Montmagny

Pierre Thibaudeau, Mayor of St Fabien de Panet

2007/12/07

17

     

Réseau SOLIDARITÉ Itinérance du Québec

Nathalie Rech, Coordinator

2007/12/07

17

     

Tax Executives Institute, Inc.

Munir Suleman, Vice-President,
Canadian Affairs

2007/12/07

17

     

Association of Canadian Airport Duty Free Operators

André Bergeron, Executive Director

2007/12/07

18

     

Canadian Chemical Producers' Association

Richard Paton, President and Chief Executive Officer

2007/12/07

18

     

Canadian Conference of the Arts

Alain Pineau, National Director

2007/12/07

18

     

Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors

Monique Bilodeau, Vice-President,
Finance and Commodity Taxation

2007/12/07

18

     

Canadian Egg Marketing Agency

Maurice Richard, Second Vice-Chair

2007/12/07

18

     

Canadian Federation of Agriculture

Ron Bonnett, Second Vice-President

2007/12/07

18

     

Canadian Medical Association

Robert Ouellet, President Elect

2007/12/07

18

     

Cement Association of Canada

Pierre Boucher, President and Chief Executive Officer

2007/12/07

18

     

Fédération des femmes du Québec

Michèle Asselin, President

2007/12/07

18

     

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Bob Hindle, Director

2007/12/07

18

     

KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives

Jean-Luc Djigo, Representative,
Quebec

2007/12/07

18

     

Magazines Canada

Robert Goyette, Chairman

2007/12/07

18

     

Quebec Federation of University Students

Jean-Patrick Brady, President

2007/12/07

18

     

Regroupement économique et social du Sud-Ouest

Pierre Morrissette, Executive Director

2007/12/07

18

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