Appendices

Roundtable Sessions

Roundtable 1 – October 6, 2009, Ottawa, Ontario

Roundtable 2 – November 10, 2009, Ottawa, Ontario

Participants

Note: As the roundtable sessions took place in the fall of 2009, some participants’ titles and organizations might have changed.

Roxanna Benoit
Deputy Chief, Policy Coordination Office
Alberta Executive Council

Gerald Butts
President and CEO
WWF-Canada

Karen Clarke-Whistler
Chief Environment Officer
TD Bank Financial Group

Mike Cleland
President and CEO
Canadian Gas Association

Dianne Cunningham
Member
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy

Francine Dorion
Member
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy

Karen Farbridge
Mayor of the City of Guelph

Michael Keenan
Assistant Deputy Minister
Strategic Policy
Environment Canada

Gord Lambert
Vice-President
Sustainable Development
Suncor

Don Lenihan
Facilitator
Public Policy Forum

Stephen Lucas
Assistant Deputy Minister
Minerals and Metals Sector
Natural Resources Canada

Greg Lyle
Managing Director
Innovative Research Group

Alfred MacLeod
Assistant Deputy Minister
Intergovernmental Policy
Privy Council Office

Hugh MacLeod
Associate Deputy Minister
Climate Change
Ontario Climate Change Secretariat

Peter MacLeod
Principal
MASS LBP

David McLaughlin
President and CEO
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy

James Meadowcroft
Canada Research Chair
Governance for Sustainable Development
Carleton University

David J. Mitchell
President and CEO
Public Policy Forum

Peter Robinson
Chief Executive Officer
David Suzuki Foundation

Christopher Waddell
Carty Chair
Business and Financial Journalism
Carleton University

 

National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy: About Us

Emerging from the famous Brundtland Report, Our Common Future, the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE or Round Table) has become a model for convening diverse and competing interests around one table to create consensus ideas and viable suggestions for sustainable development.

The NRTEE focuses on sustaining Canada’s prosperity without borrowing resources from future generations or compromising their ability to live securely.

The NRTEE is in the unique position of being an independent policy advisory agency that advises the federal government on sustainable development solutions. We raise awareness among Canadians and their governments about the challenges of sustainable development. We advocate for positive change. We strive to promote credible and impartial policy solutions that are in the best interest of all Canadians based on research, stakeholder engagement, and consideration by Round Table members.

We accomplish that mission by fostering sound, well-researched reports on priority issues and by offering advice to governments on how best to reconcile and integrate the often divergent challenges of economic prosperity and environmental conservation.

The NRTEE brings together a group of distinguished sustainability leaders active in businesses, universities, environmentalism, labour, public policy, and community life from across Canada. Our members are appointed by the federal government for a mandate of up to three years. They meet in a round table format that offers a safe haven for discussion and encourages the unfettered exchange of ideas leading to consensus. This is how we reconcile positions that have traditionally been at odds.

We also reach out to expert organizations, industries, and individuals to assist us in conducting our work on behalf of Canadians. These partners help spark our creativity, challenge our thinking, and generate the momentum needed for success.

The NRTEE Act underlines the independent nature of the Round Table and its work. The NRTEE reports, at this time, to the Government of Canada and Parliament through the Minister of the Environment.

The NRTEE maintains a secretariat, which commissions and analyzes the research required by its members in their work. The secretariat furnishes research, administrative, promotional, and communications support for NRTEE activities and operations.

National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
344 Slater Street, Suite 200
Ottawa, ON  K1R 7Y3
Tel.: (613) 992-7189
Fax: (613) 992-7385
www.nrtee-trnee.ca

 

Public Policy Forum: About Us

Building Better Government

The Public Policy Forum is an independent, not-for-profit organization aimed at improving the quality of government in Canada through enhanced dialogue among the public, private and voluntary sectors. The Forum’s members, drawn from business, federal and provincial governments, the voluntary sector and organized labour, share a belief that an efficient and effective public service is important in ensuring Canada’s competitiveness abroad and quality of life at home.

Established in 1987, the Forum has earned a reputation as a trusted, non-partisan facilitator, capable of bringing together a wide range of stakeholders in productive dialogue. Its research program provides a neutral base to inform collective decision making. By promoting information sharing and greater links between governments and other sectors, the Forum helps ensure public policy in this country is dynamic, coordinated and responsive to future challenges and opportunities.

Public Policy Forum
130 Albert Street, Suite 1405
Ottawa, ON  K1P 5G4
Tel.: (613) 238-7160
Fax: (613) 238-7990
www.ppforum.ca

 

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