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FINDING SUSTAINABLE PATHWAYS

OUR PROCESS

Our process helps Canada achieve sustainable development solutions that integrate environmental and economic considerations to ensure the lasting prosperity and well-being of our nation.

RESEARCH

We rigorously research and conduct high quality analysis on issues of sustainable development. Our thinking is original and thought provoking.

CONVENE

We convene opinion leaders and experts from across Canada around our table to share their knowledge and diverse perspectives. We stimulate debate and integrate polarities. We create a context for possibilities to emerge.

ADVISE

We generate ideas and provide realistic solutions to advise governments, Parliament and Canadians. We proceed with resolve and optimism to bring Canada’s economy and environment closer together.

7.0 Appendices

Canada’s Opportunity: Adopting Life Cycle Approaches for Sustainable Development

APPENDIX 1: STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION

 

 

MEMBERS OF THE EXPERT ADVISORY COMMITTEE

 

Stefanie Bowles
Senior Policy Researcher
Policy Horizons Canada

Kevin Brady
Founder and Senior Associate
Five Winds International

Peter Burn
Counsel
Bennett Jones LLP

Valérie Bécaert
Executive Director
Interuniversity Research Centre
for the Life Cycle of Products,
Processes and Services (CIRAIG)

Mallika Nanduri Bhatt
Director, Policy Integration
Environment Canada

Nancy Coulas
Director, Environment and Energy Policy
Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters

Tyler Elm
Vice President, Business Sustainability
Canadian Tire

Matthew McCulloch
Director, Consulting Services
Pembina

Ken Ogilvie
Independent
Consultant

Robert Page
Chair of ISO/TC 207
on Environmental Management
Former NRTEE Chair
University of Calgary

Bob Slater
Interim-Chair, NRTEE
National Round Table on the
Environment and the Economy

David Smith
Vice President, Retail Strategy
Sobey’s Inc.

Glen Toner
Professor
Carleton University

SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING

September 1, 2011: Ottawa, Ontario

 

Paul De Civita
A/Director General
Policy Horizons Canada

Michael Keenan
Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy Branch
Environment Canada

Caroline Macintosh
A/Director, Policy Development,
Office of Greening Government Operations
Public Works and Governments Services Canada

Jamshed Merchant
Assistant Deputy Minister,
Agri-Environment Services Branch
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Ann Mowatt
Executive Director, Environment & Transportation
Treasury Board of Canada

Sonya Read
Director, Policy and Priorities Directorate,
Policy and Communications Branch
Infrastructure Canada

Sheila Riordon
Director General, Energy,
Climate and Circumpolar Affairs Branch
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

Christiane Villemure
Director General, Minerals,
Metals and Materials Knowledge Branch
Natural Resources Canada

Coleen Volk
Assistant Deputy Minister,
Environment Services Branch
Environment Canada

Karen Wilson
Assistant Chief Statistician,
National Accounts and Analytical Studies Field
Statistics Canada

Observer

Matt Lefebvre
Senior Policy Analyst, Policy Research Division
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

PUBLIC SECTOR WORKSHOP

November 22, 2011: Ottawa, Ontario

 

Zaida Adatia
Policy Analyst, Strategic Policy Branch
Environment Canada

Frederick (Derry) Allen
Counselor, Office of Strategic Environmental
Management, Office of Policy (1807T)
United States Environmental Protection Agency

André Bourbeau
Special Advisor to the Associate Assistant
Deputy Minister, Policy Group
Transport Canada

Stefanie Bowles
Senior Policy Research
Policy Horizons Canada

Craig Boyle
A/Manager, Water and Waste Management
Public Works and Government Services Canada

Kevin Brady
Founder and Senior Associate
Five Winds Strategic Consulting

Anne-Marie Chapman
Senior Engineer, Combustion Section
Environment Canada

Roxanne Comeau
Manager, Market Support,
Industry and Trade Division
Natural Resources Canada

Alain Dubreuil
Research Scientist, Recycling Program
Natural Resources Canada

Sarah Evangelista
Engineer, Oil Sands and Energy Security
Natural Resources Canada

Sylvestre Fink
Senior Analyst, Policy and Priorities
Infrastructure Canada

Jesse Fleming
Senior Policy Analyst,
Integrated Decision Making Division
Environment Canada

Jean-François Gagné
Chief, Fuels Technical and
Environmental Analysis
Natural Resources Canada

Paul Griss
Coordinator
New Directions Group

Carole Hartin
A/Director, Office of
Sustainable Development
Health Canada

Erick Lafleur
Policy Analyst, Sustainable
Development Strategy Division
Environment Canada

Charles L’Espérance
Performance Measurement Analyst,
Environmental Initiatives
Transport Canada

Zoubir Lounis
A/Director, Urban Infrastructure Research
National Research Council Canada

Chari Marple
Policy Integration
Environment Canada

Derek McCormack
Technical Advisor, Technical & Environmental Analysis
Natural Resources Canada

Brenda McIntyre
Senior Policy Advisor, Bioeconomy Policy
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Terry McIntyre
Senior Science Advisor, Biofuels and Bioenergy
Environment Canada

Martin Mihowich
Director, Campus Operations Branch
Industry Canada

Mallika Nanduri Bhatt
Director, Strategic Policy Branch
Environment Canada

Alain Paquet
Manager, Performance Measurement,
Environmental Initiatives
Transport Canada

Annie Prigge
Trade and Policy Analyst,
Canadian Forest Service,
Natural Resources Canada

Greg Rampley
Analyst, Policy, Economics and Industry Branch
Canadian Forest Service,
Natural Resources Canada

Frances Rubio
Senior Policy Analyst,
Risk Management Bureau
Health Canada

Glen Toner
Director, Research Unit in Innovation,
Science & Environment
Carleton University

Michael van Aanhout
President
Stratos Inc.

Sylvie Verdon
Manager, Sector Analysis, Business
Services to Manufacturing and
Consumer Products
Industry Canada

Patrick Verreault
Economist, Strategic Policy Branch
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Georgina Wainwright Kemdirim
Manager, Policy Development
Sustainability and CSR
Industry Canada

Rich Wong
Technical and Policy Analyst,
Corporate Consulting Services
The Pembina Institute

Cynthia Wright
Retired Senior Civil Servant

Ana Julia Yanes Faya
Economic Advisor,
Economic and Environmental
Analysis and Research
Transport Canada

PRIVATE SECTOR MEETING

November 29, 2011: Toronto, Ontario

 

Stefanie Bowles
Senior Policy Research
Policy Horizons Canada

Edouard Clément
Chief Operating Officer
Quantis Canada Inc.

Fred Edgecombe
Technical Consultant
Canadian Plastics Industry Association

Tyler Elm
Vice President, Business Sustainability
Canadian Tire

Gerry Ertel
Manager, Regulatory Affairs
Shell Canada Ltd.

Christopher Evans
Senior Associate
ICF-Marbek

Caroline Gaudreault
Senior Research Scientist,
Canadian Operations
National Council for Air and Stream Improvement

Michael Giroux
President
Canadian Wood Council

Fiona Jones
Director, Energy and Climate Change Policy
Suncor Energy Services Inc.

Paul Kolisnyk
General Manager, Product Technology Centre
Teck Metals Ltd.

Heather MacLean
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
University of Toronto

Anne McConnell
Environmental and Regulatory Services
Canadian Consumer Speciality Products Association

Deborah Moynes-Keshen
Executive Vice President
Automotive Industries Association of Canada

Brian O’Connor
Program Manager, Environment
FPInnovations

Robert Page
Chair of ISO/TC 207 on
Environmental Management
Former NRTEE Chair
University of Calgary

Robert Redhead
Executive Director, Government Affairs
Newalta Corporation

Mark Reed
Director of Sales, National Accounts,
Shell Lubricants
Shell Canada Limited

Lyle Safronetz
Manager, Product Stewardship
Vale Base Metals

Blake Smith
Director, Environment Energy and Vehicle Safety
Ford Motor Company of Canada

James Sobota
Project Manager, Development
Pollution Probe

Trevor Stevenson
Sustainability Advisor
Shell Global Solutions

Wayne Trusty
President
Wayne B. Trusty and Associates Limited

Georgina Wainwright Kemdirim
Manager, Policy Development Sustainability
and Corporate Social Responsibility
Industry Canada

Erik Veldman
Climate Change Project Manager
Canadian Standards Association

Kirsten Vice
Vice President, Canadian Operations
National Council for Air and Stream Improvement

POLICY RESPONSES MEETING

January 26, 2012: Ottawa, Ontario

 

Lise Beutel
Senior Business Consultant
Terrachoice

Edouard Clément
Vice-President, Operations
Quantis

Gerry Ertel
Regulatory Affairs Manager
and Climate Change Specialist
Shell Canada Limited

Jesse Fleming
Senior Policy Analyst,
Integrated Decision Making Division
Environment Canada

Pamela Hay
Chief Coordinator Rio+20, United Nations
and Commonwealth Affairs Division
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

Jon Johnson
Chairman of the Board,
The Sustainability Consortium
Professor of Sustainability
University of Arkansas

Allen Langdon
Vice-President, Sustainability
Retail Council of Canada

Jennifer O’Connor
Group Leader, Energy and Environment,
Building Systems Program
FPInnovations

Annie Prigge
Trade and Policy Analyst
Canadian Forest Service,
Natural Resources Canada

Nada Sutic
Director, Sustainability,
National Real Estate Services
Bentall Kennedy (Canada) LP

Wayne Trusty
President
Wayne B. Trusty and Associates Limited

Erik Veldman
Climate Change Project Manager
Canadian Standards Association

Steven Young
Professor, Enterprise and Development (SEED),
Environment and Business Undergraduate
Program School of Environment
University of Waterloo

SENIOR OFFICIALS MEETING

February 9, 2012: Ottawa, Ontario

 

Stephen Fertuck
Director, Policy Integration
Industry Canada

Michael Keenan
Assistant Deputy Minister,
Strategic Policy Branch
Environment Canada

Mary Mes-Hartree
Director General, Science and Programs Branch
Canadian Forest Service
Natural Resources Canada

Marie-Josée Langlois
Director, Trade Remedies,
Trade and Environment and North America
Trade Policy Division
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

Ann Mowatt
Executive Director, Environment
and Transportation
Treasury Board of Canada

Art Ridgeway
Assistant Chief Statistician,
National Accounts and Analytical Studies
Statistics Canada

Taki Sarantakis
Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy
and Communications Branch
Infrastructure Canada

Coleen Volk
Assistant Deputy Minister,
Environment Services Branch
Environment Canada

Caroline Macintosh
A/Director General,
Office of Greening Government Operations
Public Works and Governments Services Canada