John Carpay

John Carpay was born in the Netherlands, and grew up in British Columbia. He earned his B.A. in Political Science at Laval University in Quebec City, and his LL.B. from the University of Calgary. Fluent in English, French, and Dutch, John served the Canadian Taxpayers Federation as Alberta Director from 2001 to 2005, advocating for […]
Ian Todd

For over thirty years, Ian Todd has distinguished himself as a public affairs expert at the most senior corporate and political level in Canada. He has extensive leadership experience in public policy development, government relations, media and stakeholder relations, issues and crisis management. Mr. Todd has served as political advisor to several Premiers across Canada, […]
David Zitner

Dr. David Zitner, a retired family physician, was a Professor in the Dalhousie University Faculties of Medicine and Computer Science and the founding director of the graduate program in Health Informatics. He has contributed to the boards and advisory committees of a diverse group of Canadian health organizations including the economics committee of the Canadian […]
Brian Lee Crowley

Brian Lee Crowley is Managing Director of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. MLI is the only think tank in Ottawa dealing with the full spectrum of issues falling under the jurisdiction of the federal government. The Institute, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2020, fills a glaring gap in Canada’s democratic infrastructure. Prior to MLI’s founding, […]
Robert Spalding

Dr. Spalding is the Co-CEO of Q Networks. “Q” is a standalone 5G service and software platform built to power the automated world. Q is built with native defense-grade hardening and data security to withstand the rigors of the modern autonomous battlefield, but available to protect Americans here at home. Dr. Spalding is an innovator […]
Marc Patrone

Veteran broadcaster and journalist, Marc Patrone has three decades experience in TV News, Radio and online media and currently hosts The Marc Patrone Radio Program on Sauga960am in the GTA. As a former political reporter for CTV Atlantic and Sun News, Marc has covered electoral races, leadership contests, scandals, resignations, comebacks, and flip- flops […]
ABOUT OUR FOUNDER PRESTON MANNING PC CC AOE

Preston Manning is the founder and the only leader of the Reform Party of Canada, a Canadian federal political party that evolved into the Canadian Alliance which in turn merged with the federal Progressive Conservative Party to form today’s Conservative Party of Canada. Mr. Manning represented the federal constituency of Calgary Southwest in the Canadian House of Commons from 1993 until 2002 […]
Kevin Gentry
Kevin Gentry is vice president for special projects at Koch Companies Public Sector and a member of Stand Together’s board of directors. Previously, Kevin served as vice president of the Charles Koch Foundation, the Institute for Humane Studies and the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Prior to that he was executive vice president of […]
Michael Davis
Michael Davis, Founder and Managing Director of The Responsive Marketing Group Inc. Michael is the founder of the Responsive Marketing Group Inc. RMG for over 28 years has been Canada’s preeminent integrated political marketing services company in Canada providing voter contact, fundraising and cutting edge data analytics for centre right political parties and the conservative […]
Mark Spiro

Mark Spiro founded Crestview in 2004. Having worked in a senior capacity in both the public and corporate sectors, Mark brings clients a unique insight into managing and mitigating public affairs risks using an evidence-based approach to managing opinions. Over the past twenty-five years, Mark has organized and executed campaigns for both political and corporate […]