Parallel Paths – 7.7 Stakeholder Engagement
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Meetings of the Canada-U.S. climate policy study advisory committee took place in Ottawa in July and November 2009 and April 2010; and in Calgary in April 2010. Note that some participants’ organizations may have changed during that time.
| Robert Page, Ph. D. NRTEE Chair TransAlta Professor of Environmental Management and Sustainability University of Calgary |
Jim Hughes Manager of Energy Analysis Corporate Planning Department Imperial Oil Limited |
| Chris Bataille Consultant and Associates J&C Nyboer |
Judith Hull Special Advisor Trading Regimes Division Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Directorate Environment Canada |
| Mark Berman Director Climate Change and Energy Division, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
Rick Hyndman Senior Policy Advisor Climate Change and Air Issues Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers |
| Dale Beugin Policy Advisor National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy |
Fiona Jones Director, Energy and Climate Policy Suncor Energy Inc. |
| Richard Boyd Policy Analyst Climate Change Central |
Alex Long Senior Policy Advisor National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy |
| James Brown Consultant Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers |
Elizabeth Majeau Director, Generation and Environment Canadian Electricity Association |
| Mark Cameron Director Corporate Affairs Ontario Power Generation |
Bob Masterson Director of Policy Cement Association of Canada |
| Bruce Carson Directeur administratif Canada School of Energy and Environment Université de Calgary |
Dennis McConaghy Executive Vice-President TransCanada Corporation |
| Katherine Cinq-Mars Policy Analyst Climate Change Policies Section Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
David McLaughlin President and CEO National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy |
| John Clarkson Deputy Minister Department of Innovation, Energy and Mines Government of Manitoba |
Shane McLellan Supervisor Emissions and Mitigation SaskPower |
| Mike Cleland President and CEO Canadian Gas Association |
Micah Melnyk Senior Policy Analyst Climate Change and Energy Division Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
| Neil Craik Associate Professor Centre for Environment and Policy University of Waterloo |
Jayson Myers President and CEO Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters |
| Clare Demerse Associate Director Climate Change Pembina Institute |
Nancy Olewiler Professor Department of Economics Simon Fraser University |
| John Dillon Vice President Regulatory Affairs and General Counsel Canadian Council of Chief Executives |
Natasha Rascanin Assistant Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Operations Privy Council Office |
| John Drexhage Director of Climate Change and Energy International Institute for Sustainable Development |
Marlo Raynolds Executive Director Pembina Institute |
| René Drolet Director, Policy and Research National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy |
Andy Ridge Director, Climate Change Secretariat Alberta Environment |
| Carolyn Fischer Senior Fellow Resources for the Future |
Colin Robertson Senior Fellow Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute |
| Marcel Gaucher Directeur du Bureau des changement climatiques Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs du Québec |
Wishart Robson NRTEE Member Climate Change Advisor to the President and CEO Nexen Inc. |
| Shirley-Ann George Senior Vice-President Policy Department The Canadian Chamber of Commerce |
Pierre Sadik Manager, Government Affairs David Suzuki Foundation |
| Pierre Guimond President and CEO Canadian Electricity Association |
Dave Sawyer Principal EnviroEconomics Inc. |
| Madanmohan Ghosh Senior Economist Finance Canada |
Robert Slater NRTEE Vice-Chair Adjunct Professor, Environment Policy Carleton University |
| Rosanne Hahn Manager Modelling and Analysis Section Air Policy Instruments and Program Design Branch Government of Ontario |
Carl Sonnen President Informetrica Limited |
| Franklin Holtforster NRTEE Member President and CEO MHPM Project Managers Inc. |
Don Wharton Vice-President Sustainable Development Planning TransAlta |
| Tom Huffaker Vice President Policy and Environment Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers |
Tony Young Director General of Economic Analysis Strategic Policy Branch Environment Canada |
WASHINGTON STAKEHOLDER SESSION – MEETING PARTICIPANTS
In January 2010, the NRTEE, in partnership with the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars in Washington, D.C., hosted a meeting of U.S. and Canadian climate policy experts to review and discuss analysis and findings of the NRTEE’s climate policy study. Participants were as follows:
| Robert Page, Ph. D. NRTEE Chair TransAlta Professor of Environmental Management and Sustainability University of Calgary |
Monique Lussier International Climate Change Advisor and Attorney Sutherland |
| Dale Beugin Policy Advisor National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy |
L. Ian MacDonald Public Policy Scholar in Residence Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars |
| David Biette Director Canada Institute Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars |
David McLaughlin President and CEO National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy |
| Ken Crist Program Associate Canada Institute Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars |
Michele Nellenbach Director, Natural Resources Committee National Governors Association |
| Dale Eisler Consul General of Canada, Denver Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada |
Janet Peace Vice President, Markets and Business Strategy Pew Center on Global Climate Change |
| Meera Fickling Research Analyst Peterson Institute for International Economics |
Annie Petsonk International Counsel, Climate and Air Environmental Defense Fund |
| Paul Frazer Principal Three Click Solutions |
Colin Robertson Senior Fellow Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute |
| David Herman Office of Canadian Affairs U.S. Department of State |
Wishart Robson NRTEE Member Climate Change Advisor to the President and CEO Nexen Inc. |
| Dina Kruger Director, Climate Change Division U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
Michael Smart International Trade and Economic Advisor United States Senate Committee on Finance |
| Marc Lepage Special Advisor on Climate Change and Energy Embassy of Canada, Washington D.C. |
Jason Tolland Counsellor and Head of Section, Climate Change and Energy Embassy of Canada, Washington, D.C. |
| Andrew Light Senior Fellow Center for American Progress |
Elizabeth Zelljadt Senior Analyst, Trading Analytics and Research Point Carbon |
| Alex Long Senior Policy Advisor National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy |
TECHNICAL PEER REVIEW
At various stages of research and analysis, climate policy experts provided technical peer review to ensure our findings were credible and rigorous. The reviewers were as follows:
| Carolyn Fischer Senior Fellow Resources for the Future |
Colin Robertson Senior Fellow Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute |
| Mark Jaccard Professor of Economics Simon Fraser University |
Carl Sonnen President Informetrica Limited |
| Andrew Leach Assistant Professor School of Business University of Alberta |
Dave Sawyer Principal EnviroEconomics Inc. |



















