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APPENDIX A

LIST OF WITNESSES

Organizations and Individuals

Date

Meeting

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Claude Carrière, Associate Deputy Minister

2012/07/10

3

Canadian Bankers Association

Marion Wrobel, Vice-President
Policy and Operations

   

Canadian Co-operative Association

Denyse Guy, Executive Director

   

Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada

Nicholas Gazzard, Executive Director
National Office

   

Co-operators Group

Frank Lowery, Senior Vice-President
Senior Counsel and Secretary

   

Credit Union Central of Canada

Stephen Fitzpatrick, Vice-President
Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer

   

Department of Finance

Jeremy Rudin, Assistant Deputy Minister
Financial Sector Policy Branch

   

Department of Industry

John Connell, Associate Assistant Deputy Minister
Strategic Policy Sector

   

Farmers of North America

Bob Friesen, Vice-President, Government Affairs
Chief Executive Officer, Farmers of North America Strategic Agriculture Institute

   

Gay Lea Foods Cooperative Ltd.

Michael Barrett, Chief Operations Officer

   

Ontario Mutual Insurance Association

John Taylor, President

   

Acadian Fishermen’s Co-operative Association Ltd.

Jeff Malloy, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager

2012/07/24

4

Co-op Atlantic

Bryan Inglis, Vice-President
Agriculture Division

   

Nova Scotia Co-operative Council

Dianne Kelderman, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Prince Edward Island Co-operative Council

Dave Whiting, Executive Director

   

Saint Mary's University

J. Tom Webb, Adjunct Professor
Sobey School of Business, Master of Management in Co-operatives and Credit Unions

   

SNB Wood Co-operative Ltd

Pamela Folkins, General Manager

   

Christina Keating, Supervisor
Accounting and Purchasing

   

Ag Energy Co-operative Ltd.

Rose Marie Gage, Chief Executive Officer

2012/07/25

5

William Ravensbergen, Chairman
Board of Directors

   

Agropur cooperative

Lorraine Bédard, Corporate Secretary
Vice-President, Members Relations

   

Serge Riendeau, President
Board of Directors

   

Alterna Savings

John Lahey, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Conseil canadien de la coopération et de la mutualité

Brigitte Gagné, Executive Director

   

Réjean Laflamme, Assistant General Manager
President, Federation of Funeral Cooperatives of Québec

   

Conseil québécois de la coopération et de la mutualité

Hélène Simard, Chief Executive Officer

   

Desjardins Group

Bernard Brun, Director
Government Relations

   

Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium

Alan Diggins, President and General Manager

   

Fédération des coopératives de développement régional du Québec

Francine Ferland, President

   

La Coop fédérée

Jean-François Harel, General Secretary

   

Denis Richard, President

 

 

Quality Deer Management Association

Kip Adams, Director, Education and Outreach

   

Alberta Association of Co-operative Seed Cleaning Plants

John McBain, Vice-President

2012/07/26

6

Arctic Co-operatives Limited

Andy Morrison, Chief Executive Officer

   

Co-operative Housing Federation of British Columbia

Darren Kitchen, Director, Government Relations

   

Encorp Pacific (Canada)

Neil Hastie, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Farm Credit Canada

Lyndon Carlson, Senior Vice-President
Marketing

   

Michael Hoffort, Senior Vice-President
Portfolio and Credit Risk

   

Federated Co-operatives Limited

Vic Huard, Vice-President, Corporate Affairs
Home Office

   

Glen Tully, President of the Board
Home Office

   

Kootenay Columbia Seniors Housing Co-operative

Kenneth Hood, President

   

Mountain Equipment Co-op

Margie Parikh, Vice-Chair
Board of Directors

Shona McGlashan, Chief Governance Officer

   

Vancity Credit Union

Rob Malli, Chief Financial Officer

   

Alberta Federation of Rural Electrification Associations (AFREA)

Merv Rockel, President

Dan Astner, Vice-President

2012/07/27

7

   Assiniboine Credit Union

Nigel Mohammed, Director
Business and Community Financial Centre

   

Dale Ward, Corporate Secretary
Manitoba Central

 

 

Canadian Worker Co-operative Federation

Hazel Corcoran, Executive Director

   

Peter Hough, Financial Officer

   

Community Health Co-operative Federation Ltd.

Tim Archer, Executive Director

   

Patrick Lapointe, Member

   

Concentra Financial Services Association

Jodie Stark, Vice-President
Legal and Corporate Affairs

   

Federation of Alberta Gas Co-ops Ltd.

Peter Harty, Director

Kevin Crush, Manager
Communications

   

Manitoba Cooperative Association

Vera Goussaert, Executive Director

   

Mountain View Credit Union Limited

Robert Marshall, President and Chief Executive Officer

   

Red Hat Co-operative Ltd.

Albert Cramer, Chairman
Board of Directors

Doyle Brandt, Director
Board of Directors

   

United Farmers of Alberta

Bob Nelson, President and Chief Executive Officer

Bill Dobson, Director