Our Contributors

Action Canada is eternally grateful for the support of leading Canadians who established the Fellowship, nurtured its growth and made it into the important leadership development organization and program it is today.

FOUNDER

Sam Belzberg

O.C., O.B.C., President and CEO of Gibralt Capital Corp., Action Canada Founder Emeritus

FOUNDER

Dr. Jack Blaney

O.B.C., President Emeritus, Simon Fraser University

FOUNDER

David Aisenstat

President and CEO, The Keg Steakhouse and Bar

FOUNDER

Fran Belzberg

C.M.

FOUNDER

Cathy Beehan

Action Canada Founding Chief Executive Officer Emerita

FOUNDER

Lisa Belzberg

Founder and Chair Emerita, PENCIL

MENTOR

Eva Czigler

Former Senior Director, CBC Television

MENTOR

Matt DeCourcey

Director of Government Affairs, Trans Canada Trail; Action Canada alumnus

MENTOR

Dr. Mike DeGagné

C.M., O.O., President and CEO of Indspire

MENTOR

Elaine Feldman

Former President of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency

MENTOR

Kris Frederickson

General Manager, Sustainability, Keyera; Action Canada alumnus

MENTOR

Bob Foulkes

Communication Consultant

MENTOR

Rae Hull

Principal, Rae Hull Media

MENTOR

Daniel Jean

former Deputy Minister of Global Affairs and National Security Adviser

MENTOR

André Juneau

Federal Deputy Minister (retired)

MENTOR

Guillaume Lavoie

Action Canada alumnus ’06

MENTOR

Janice McDonald

Founder of The Beacon Agency Inc.

MENTOR

Jim Mitchell

Founding Partner, Sussex Circle

MENTOR

Malcolm Rowe

Supreme Court Justice

MENTOR

Jane Taber

Vice-President, Public Affairs at NATIONAL

MENTOR

Brian Topp

PPF Fellow and Former Chief of Staff to the Premier of Alberta

MENTOR

Zainub Verjee

Executive Director of the Ontario Galleries

MENTOR

Rachel Wernick

Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, Employment and Social Development Canada

ADVISOR

Dr. Don Buckingham

President and CEO, Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute

ADVISOR

Andrew Cohen

Professor, Carleton University

ADVISOR

Ann Cowan

Former Executive Director, Simon Fraser University

ADVISOR

Marc de La Bruyère

Principal and Chairman, Maclab Enterprises

ADVISOR

Richard Dicerni

C.M. Deputy Minister, Alberta Executive Council, Head of the Alberta Public Service

ADVISOR

Sarah Doyle

Director Impact, Canadian Infrastructure Bank; Action Canada alumna ’15

ADVISOR

Jake Hirsch-Allen

LinkedIn

ADVISOR

Clay Horner

Chair, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

ADVISOR

Sunil Johal

PPF Fellow

ADVISOR

Andrée Loucks

Policy Lead, PPF

ADVISOR

Dr. Dion Martens

Office of the Vice-President Research, University of Saskatchewan

ADVISOR

Andrea Rose

Professor, Memorial University

ADVISOR

Janet Smith

Federal Deputy Minister (retired)

ADVISOR

Sean Speer

PPF Prime Ministers of Canada Fellow and Fellow-in-Residence

ADVISOR

Anjum Sultana

YWCA Canada

ADVISOR

Suzanne Vinet

Former Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

ADVISOR

Jodi White

C.M. Former Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister of Canada

ADVISOR

Dr. Mark Winston

Founding Director, SFU Centre for Dialogue

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