Patrice Dutil

Patrice Dutil is an author, commentator and podcaster. He has worked as a government policy advisor, a non-profit organization executive, a television producer and a magazine editor. He has been a Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University in Toronto since 2006. He was the founder and editor (1991-1996) of The […]

Paul DeJong

Paul de Jong is the President of the Progressive Contractors of Canada (PCA), a national association of construction employers that are signatory to progressive unions. PCA provides advocacy services on behalf of its 130 members, seeking legislation and programs which provide for balanced labour laws, open and fair tendering, and modernized apprenticeship regulations. PCA also […]

Peter Bethlenfalvy

On June 29th, 2018, the Hon. Peter Bethlenfalvy was appointed President of the Treasury Board Secretariat by Premier Doug Ford, signaling the government’s continued commitment to restoring trust and accountability in Ontario’s finances. Minister Bethlenfalvy leads the government’s efforts on openness and modernization, which includes the line-by-line audit of the province’s finances and multi-year fiscal […]

Professor Paul Evans

Paul Evans is Professor of Asian and trans-Pacific international relations at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs at the University of British Columbia. He has also taught at York University, Harvard University, the University of Hong Kong and Singapore Management University and earlier directed the Joint Centre for Asia Pacific Studies in Toronto and […]

Rachel Curran

Rachel Curran is a lawyer by training, and has nearly 15 years of experience in public affairs, including extensive experience providing strategic and policy advice to the Prime Minister of Canada and federal and provincial Cabinet ministers.   As Director of Policy to the Prime Minister, Rachel was closely engaged in all matters involving the federal […]

Ross McKitrick

Ross McKitrick is a Professor of Economics at the University of Guelph where he specializes in environment, energy and climate policy. He has published widely on the economics of pollution, climate change and public policy. His book Economic Analysis of Environmental Policy was published by the University of Toronto Press in 2010. His background in applied statistics has […]

Shannon Kellogg

Shannon Kellogg is Vice President of Public Policy at Amazon, where he leads the company’s public policy efforts in support of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) business in the Americas.  In this role, he manages government affairs professionals in Canada, the US (federal and state levels) and in Latin America, and focuses on issues such as […]

Shuvaloy Majumdar

Shuvaloy Majumdar is a Munk Senior Fellow with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. He brings experience in global affairs at its highest levels, and in the foreign policy issues formative to the last decade. In Ottawa, between 2011 and 2015, he served as the policy director to successive Canadian foreign ministers, as well as senior policy advisor […]

Stephen Buffalo

Mr. Buffalo is a respected member of the Samson Cree Nation, located in Maskwacis, Alberta. He is a graduate of Athol Murray College of Notre Dame, Saskatchewan; completed a Business Administration program at Medicine Hat College; and earned a Bachelor of Management from the University of Lethbridge in 1998. Mr. Buffalo began his career at […]

Tim Uppal

Tim was the Member of Parliament for Edmonton-Sherwood Park from 2008 to 2015. He was appointed Minister of State for Democratic Reform; introducing legislation to reform the Senate, increase fairness in representation in the House the Commons, and strengthen regulations for political financing. In July 2013, Tim became Minister of State for Multiculturalism. He has […]