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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.

Experts

For more than 20 years, we have conducted original research and provided advice to governments on a wide range of environmental and economic issues including climate change, water management, energy futures, biodiversity protection, and governance. This research is supported by the top experts in the field. We convene these people from across the country and abroad. Their knowledge and experience bring a unique dimension to our work. The outcome is forward-looking and original reports on the most pressing environmental and economic issues facing Canada today.

Water Sustainability Expert Advisory Committee
Phase 2 (2010-2011)

Zafar Adeel
Executive Director
UNU International Network on Water Environment and Health
McMaster University
Jim Bruce
Chair
Expert Panel on Groundwater, Council of Canadian Academies
Rob de Loë
Professor and University Research Chair in Water
Policy and Governance, Department of Environment and Resource Studies
University of Waterloo
Gail Krantzberg
Professor and Director
Centre for Engineering and Public Policy
McMaster University
Steven Renzetti
Professor, Department of Economics
Brock Universityl
Paul Allen
Assistant Director
Horizontal Policy and Cabinet Strategies
Natural Resources Canada
Murray Clamen
Secretary, Canadian Section
International Joint Commission
Michael Keenan
Assistant Deputy Minister
Environment Canada
Irving LeBlanc
Special Advisor on Water
Assembly of First Nations
John MacQuarrie
Deputy Minister
Prince Edward Island Ministry of the Environment, Energy, and Forestry
Jamshed Merchant
Assistant Deputy Minister
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation
Administration and Environment
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Geoff Munroe
Associate ADM and Chief Scientist
Assistant Deputy Minister’s Office
Natural Resources Canada
Geoff Munroe
Associate ADM and Chief Scientist
Assistant Deputy Minister’s Office
Natural Resources Canada
Ron Bonnett
President
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Bill Borland
Vice President, Canadian Federal Programs
AMEC Earth Environmental
Giulia Brutesco
Manager, Environment and Technology
Canadian Electricity Association
Roger Cook
Director, Environment
Forest Products Association of Canada
Rick Meyers
Vice President, Technical and Northern Affairs
The Mining Association of Canada
Gordon Lambert
Vice President, Sustainable Development
Suncor Energy Inc.
Tara Payment
Environment and Regulatory Analyst
Canadian Association of Petroleum
Producers (CAPP)
Oliver Brandes
Associate Director and Water Sustainability
Project Leader
Polis Project on Ecological Governance
David Brooks
Director, Water Soft Path Research
Polis Project on Ecological Governance
Mike Kelly
Vice President
Alberta Water Council
David Marshall
Executive Director
Fraser Basin Council
Tim Morris
Program Officer, Freshwater
Resources Protection
Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation
Bob Sandford
Chair, Canadian Partnership Initiative, United Nations, Water for Life Decade;
Director, Western Watersheds Climate
Research Collaborative

Water Sustainability Expert Advisory Committee
Phase 1 (2009-2010)

Zafar Adeel
Executive Director
UNU International Network on
Water Environment and Health
McMaster University
Gary Bohnet
Deputy Minister
Environment and Natural Resources
Government of the Northwest Territories
Bill Borland
Vice President
Canadian Federal Programs
AMEC Earth Environmental
James Bruce
Chair
Expert Panel on Groundwater
Council of Canadian Academies
Murray Clamen
Secretary
Canadian Section
International Joint Commission
Catherine Cobden
Vice President, Environment
Forest Products Association of Canada
Rob de Loë
Professor and University Research Chair in
Water Policy and Governance
Department of Environment and Resource
Studies
University of Waterloo
Elizabeth Gardiner
Vice President
Technical Affairs
The Mining Association of Canada
Christopher Hilkene
President
Clean Water Foundation
Gail Krantzberg
Professor and Director
Centre for Engineering and Public Policy
McMaster University
Gordon Lambert
Vice President
Sustainable Development
Suncor Energy Inc.
Mike Kelly
Vice President
Alberta Water Council
Irving LeBlanc
Special Advisor on Water
Assembly of First Nations
NRTEE Expert Advisory Committee Members
John MacQuarrie
Deputy Minister
Environment
Government of Prince Edward Island
David Marshall
Executive Director
Fraser Basin Council
Jamshed Merchant
Assistant Deputy Minister
Prairie Farm Rehabilitation
Administration and Environment
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Tim Morris
Programme Officer
Fresh Water Resources Protection
Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation
Geoff Munro
Chief Scientist and Assistant Deputy Minister
Natural Resources Canada
Innovation and Energy Technology Sector
Laurent Pellerin
President
Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Merrell-Ann Phare
Executive Director and Legal Counsel
Centre for Indigenous Environmental
Resources
Terry Prowse
Professor and Chair in Climate
Impacts on Water
University of Victoria
Aquatic Ecosystem Impacts Research Division
Environment Canada
David Pryce
Vice President
Western Canada Operations
Canadian Association of
Petroleum Producers
Steven Renzetti
Professor
Department of Economics
Brock University
Bob Sandford
Chair
Canadian Partnership
Initiative United Nations
Water for Life Decade; and,
Director
Western Watersheds
Climate Research Collaborative
Bev Yee
Assistant Deputy Minister
Alberta Ministry of the Environment

Climate Prosperity Report 01 // Measuring Up:
Benchmarking Canada’s Competitiveness in a Low-Carbon World

Benitez, Pablo
Chief Economist
Marbek Resource Consultants Ltd.
Campbell, Graham
Associate Director
The Conference Board of Canada
Charette, Daniel
Director, Environmental Industries
Industry Canada
Darby, Paul
Deputy Chief Economist
The Conference Board of Canada
Fritzsche, Jeff
Senior Analyst
Statistics Canada
Jones, Kevin
President and CEO
Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement (OCETA)
Lisztwan, Julia
Co-op student, Sustainable Prosperity
Yale Law School
Marshall, John
Chief/Advisor
Statistics Canada
Mertl, John
Russell Mitchell Group
Muttu, Anthony
Director, Policy Research Analysis Division
HRSDC
Piché, Anne-Elizabeth
Advisor
Export Development Canada
Rhéaume, Gilles
Vice-President, Public Policy
The Conference Board of Canada
Selig, Nigel
Export Development Canada
Watling, Judy
Director General
Sustainable Development Policy
Research Initiative
Watters, Dave
President
Global Advantage Consulting
Wheeler, David
Dean of Management
Dalhousie University

Climate Prosperity Report 02 // Degrees of Change:
Climate Warming and the Stakes for Canada

Boland, Greg J.
Professor, School of Environmental
Sciences University of Guelph
Lemmen, Don
Research Manager
Natural Resources Canada
Bourque, Alain
Impacts and Adaptation Director
Ouranos Consortium on Regional Climatology and Adaptation to Climate Change
MacIver, Don
Director, Adaptation and Impacts
Research Environment Canada
Brklacich, Michael
Professor and Chair of Geography and Environmental Studies
Carleton University
McBean, Gordon
Professor, University of Western Ontario
Chair, Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences
Brown, Ross D.
Cryosphere Scientist
Environment Canada @ Ouranos
Mortsch, Linda
Senior Researcher
Environment Canada
Burton, Ian
Scientist Emeritus
Environment Canada
Sauchyn, David
Professor of Geography
University of Regina
Senior Research Scientist, Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative
Cohen, Stewart J.
University of British Columbia
Senior Researcher, Environment Canada
Smith, Joel B.
Stratus Consulting, Colorado
Demuth, Michael N.
Glaciology/Cold Regions Research
Scientist and Head of Glaciology Section
Natural Resources Canada
Smith, Sharon
Permafrost Research Scientist
Natural Resources Canada
Flato, Gregory M.
Manager, Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis
Environment Canada
Stone, John
Adjunct Research Professor
Geography and Environmental Studies
Carleton University

Climate Prosperity Report 03 // Parallel Paths:
Canada-U.S. Climate Policy Choices

Chris Bataille
Consultant and Associates
J&C Nyboer
Mark Berman
Director
Climate Change and Energy Division,
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Richard Boyd
Policy Analyst
Climate Change Central
James Brown
Consultant
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Mark Cameron
Director, Corporate Affairs
Ontario Power Generation
Katherine Cinq-Mars
Policy Analyst
Climate Change Policies Section
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
John Clarkson
Deputy Minister
Department of Innovation, Energy and Mines
Government of Manitoba
Mike Cleland
President and CEO
Canadian Gas Association
Neil Craik
Associate Professor
Centre for Environment and Policy
University of Waterloo
Clare Demerse
Associate Director
Climate Change
Pembina Institute
John Dillon
Vice President
Regulatory Affairs and General Counsel
Canadian Council of Chief Executives
John Drexhage
Director of Climate Change and Energy
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Carolyn Fischer
Senior Fellow
Resources for the Future
Marcel Gaucher
Directeur du Bureau des changement climatiques
Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs du Québec
Shirley-Ann George
Senior Vice-President
Policy Department
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce
Pierre Guimond
President and CEO
Canadian Electricity Association
Madanmohan Ghosh
Senior Economist
Finance Canada
Rosanne Hahn
Manager
Modelling and Analysis Section
Air Policy Instruments and Program Design Branch
Government of Ontario
Tom Huffaker
Vice President
Policy and Environment
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Jim Hughes
Manager of Energy Analysis
Corporate Planning Department
Imperial Oil Limited
Judith Hull
Special Advisor|
Trading Regimes Division
Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Directorate
Environment Canada
Rick Hyndman
Senior Policy Advisor
Climate Change and Air Issues
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Fiona Jones
Director, Energy and Climate Policy
Suncor Energy Inc.
Elizabeth Majeau
Director, Generation and Environment
Canadian Electricity Association
Bob Masterson
Director of Policy
Cement Association of Canada
Dennis McConaghy
Executive Vice-President
TransCanada Corporation
Shane McLellan
Supervisor
Emissions and Mitigation
SaskPower
Micah Melnyk
Senior Policy Analyst
Climate Change and Energy Division
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Jayson Myers
President and CEO
Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
Natasha Rascanin
Assistant Deputy Minister of Intergovernmental Operations
Privy Council Office
Marlo Raynolds
Executive Director
Pembina Institute
Andy Ridge
Director, Climate Change Secretariat
Alberta Environment
Colin Robertson
Senior Fellow
Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute
Pierre Sadik
Manager, Government Affairs
David Suzuki Foundation
Dave Sawyer
Principal
EnviroEconomics Inc.
Carl Sonnen
President
Informetrica Limited
Don Wharton
Vice-President
Sustainable Development Planning
TransAlta
Tony Young
Director General of Economic Analysis
Strategic Policy Branch
Environment Canada

Climate Prosperity Report 04 // Net National Costs of
Climate Change

Elizabeth Atkinson
Manager
Climate Change Impacts & Adaptation Division
Natural Resources Canada
Peter Berry
Senior Policy Analyst
Climate Change and Health Office
Health Canada
Richard Boyd
Senior Policy Analyst
Climate Change Central
Quentin Chiotti
Director of Atmospheric Issues and Senior Scientist
Pollution Probe
David Greenall
Ottawa practice leader
Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability
Deloitte
James MacLellan
Researcher
Adaptation and Impacts Research Division
Environment Canada
Adjunct Professor
York University
Paul Lansbergen
Association Secretary
Director, Energy, Economics and Climate Change
Forest Products Association of Canada
Dean Mundee
Director
Climate Change Secretariat
New Brunswick Department of Environment
Kathleen O’Neill
Manager
Strategic Policy Branch
Ontario Ministry of Environment
Matt Parry
Director
Strategic Policy Directorate
Environment Canada
Robert Tremblay
Director
Insurance Bureau of Canada
Shannon Watt
Policy Advisor
Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Achieving 2050 – Achieving 2050: A Carbon Pricing Policy
for Canada

Atwell, Dana
Director, Environmental Policy and Program
Nova Scotia Power Inc.
Bataille, Christopher
Consultant
J&C Nyboer & Associates
Bell, Warren
Executive Director, Climate Change Policy
Climate Action Secretariat,
Office of the Premier
Bernard, Jean-Thomas
Titulaire de la Chaire en économique de l’énergie électrique
Université Laval
Bitton, Leon
Vice-President, Research & Development
Montreal Climate Exchange
Boone, Corinne
Managing Director
Cantor CO2e
Boyd, Richard
Climate Change Central
Bramley, Matthew
Director, Climate Change
Pembina Institute
Burpee, Jim
Executive Vice-President,
Corporate Development
Ontario Power Generation
Cleland, Michael
President and CEO
Canadian Gas Association
Courchene, Tom
Professor & Director
Queen’s University,
School of Policy Studies
Dachis, Ben
Policy Analyst
CD Howe Institute
Dillon, John R.
Vice-President,
Regulatory Affairs & General Counsel
Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE)
Drexhage, John
Director, Climate Change and Energy
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Drummond, Don
Senior Vice President and Chief Economist
TD Bank Financial Group
Elgie, Stewart
Professor, Faculty of Law;
Associate Director
University of Ottawa
Farber, Len
Senior Advisor
Ogilvy Renault LLP
Hall, Daniel
Research Associate & Consultant
Resources for the Future
Hamlin, Bill
Senior Energy Policy Officer
Manitoba Hydro
Haugen-Kozyra, Karen
Director of Policy Development and Offset Solutions
Climate Change Central
Hodgson, Glen
Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist
Conference Board of Canada
Hyndman, Rick
Senior Policy Advisor, Climate Change
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP)
Leach, Andrew
Assistant Professor
University of Alberta,
School of Business
Loots, Pierre
Senior Associate
Cantor CO2e
Macaluso, Nick
A/ Director
Environment Canada
McNeil, Greg
Manitoba Hydro
Noël, Nathalie
Planification stratégique et relations gouvernementales
Hydro Québec
Olewiler, Nancy
Director, Public Policy Forum
Professor of Economics
Simon Fraser University
Pizer, Billy
Fellow
Resources for the Future
Poschmann, Finn
Director of Research
C.D. Howe Institute
Ridge, Andy
Business Unit Leader
Government of Alberta – Environment
Rivers, Nic
Consultant
J&C Nyboer & Associates
Russell, Douglas
Managing Director
Natsource
Sadik, Pierre
Senior Policy Advisor
David Suzuki Foundation
Sonnen, Carl A.
President
Informetrica Ltd.
Whitestone, Jim
Director, Air Policy and Climate Change Branch
Ontario Ministry of the Environment

Getting to 2050: Canada’s Transition to a Low-Emission Future

Christopher Bataille
J&C Nyboer and Associates
Andy Bowcott
Environment Canada
Matthew Bramley
Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development
Paul Burke
OPG Energy Markets
Stephanie Cairns
Wrangellia Associates
Nathalie Chalifour
Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa
Keith Christie
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada
Victoria Christie
Canadian Electricity Association
Michael Cleland
Canadian Gas Association
Louise Comeau
Sage Foundation
Hadi Dowlatabadi
IRES/LIGI, University of British Columbia
John Drexhage
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Ross Ezzeddin
Natural Resources Canada
Carolyn Fischer
Resources for the Future
Luc Gagnon
Hydro-Québec
Christopher Green
McGill University
Paul Heinbecker
Laurier Centre for Global Relations
Jim Hughes
Imperial Oil Ltd.
Eddy Isaacs
Alberta Energy Research Institute
Jennifer Kerr
Environment Canada
Gordon Lambert
Suncor Energy Inc.
Nick Macaluso
Environment Canada
Nick Marty
Natural Resources Canada
Deborah Murphy
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Nancy Olewiler
Simon Fraser University
Patrick O’Neil
Natural Resources Canada
Nic Rivers
J&C Nyboer and Associates
Pierre Sadik
David Suzuki Foundation
David Sawyer
EnviroEconomics
Tom Shillington
Shillington and Burns Consultants Inc.
Dean Stinson O’Gorman
Environment Canada
Bob Stobbs
Canadian Clean Power Coalition
Ralph Torrie
ICF International
Suzanne White
Natural Resources Canada

True North: Adapting Infrastructure to Climate Change in
Northern Canada

Heather Auld
Associate Director
Adaptation and Impacts Research Division
Environment Canada
Earle Baddaloo
Director
Environmental Protection (Iqaluit)
Government of Nunavut
Jackie Bourgeois
NRTEE Adaptation Committee Member
Ian Burton
Scientist Emeritus
Adaptation and Impacts Research Division
Environment Canada
Ian R. Church (Associate Chair)
Chair
Canadian IPY National Committee
Darrel Danyluk
Chair
Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee
Canadian Council of Professional Engineers
Cindy Dickson
Director
Circumpolar Relations
Council of Yukon First Nations
Don Lemmen
Research Manager
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Directorate
Natural Resources Canada
Darcie Matthiessen (Alternate)
Climate Change Coordinator
Circumpolar Relations
Council of Yukon First Nations
Gordon A. McBean
Director
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
The University of Western Ontario
Nancy Olewiler
Director
Public Policy Forum, and
Professor of Economics
Department of Economics, Public Policy Program
Simon Fraser University
Greg Paoli
Consultant
Decisionalysis Risk Consultants Inc.
Robert Tremblay
Executive Director
Road Safety and Special Projects
Insurance Bureau of Canada
Lisa Van Buren
Manager
Climate Change Adaptation
Environment and Renewable Resources Directorate
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
Gary Webster
Assistant Deputy Minister
Regional Integration Branch – Assistant Deputy Minister’s Office
Infrastructure Canada
Leslie Whitby
Director
Environment and Renewable Resources Directorate
Indian and Northern Affairs
Bill Wyness
Senior Technical Officer
Architectural and Structural Technical Support Section
Asset Management Division, Public Works and Services
Government of the Northwest Territories
Eleanor Young
Director
Municipal and Community Affairs Department
Government of the Northwest Territories

Geared for Change: Energy Efficiency in Canada’s Commercial
Building Sector

Martin Adelaar
Principal
Marbek Resources
John Appleby
Chief, End-Use Market Analysis
Resources Canada Natural
Anne Auger
Vice President, LEED
Canada Green Building Council
Michael Brooks
Executive Director
Real Property Association of Canada
Peter Busby
Managing Director
Busby Perkins + Will
Michael Butters
President
MBC Energy and Environment
Jim Clark
Senior Officer, Program Development
Natural Resources Canada
Chris Conway
VP Government Relations
Real Property Association of Canada
Jeremy Edwards
Associate, Property Acquisitions
ISG Secure Capital
Ken Elsey
President and CEO
Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance (CEEA)
Marion Fraser
President
Fraser & Company
Danny Harvey
Professor
Department of Geography, University of Toronto
Amy Hu
Assistant, Climate Change Program
David Suzuki Foundation
Bill Humber
Chair, Center for the Built Environment and Civil Engineering Technology
Seneca College
Phil Jago
Director, Buildings Division
Natural Resources Canada
Ann Kelly
Senior Advisor, Customer Council
Canadian Electricity Association
Louis Marmen
Director, Gas Markets
Canadian Gas Association
Rodney McDonald
Manager, Building Policy & Sustainability
Office of the Fire Commissioner, Department of Labour and Immigration
Government of Manitoba
Julia McNally
Manager, Planning, Codes & Standards, Conservations & Sector Development
Ontario Power Authority
Thomas Mueller
President and CEO
Canada Green Building Council
Diana Osler-Zortea
Interim President
BOMA Canada
Leslie Rogers
Vice President
Efficiency NB
Nada Sutic
Manager, Green Initiatives
BOMA Toronto
Marie-Lyne Tremblay
Deputy Director, Buildings Division, Buildings Program
Natural Resources Canada
Rick Whittaker
Vice President, Investments
Sustainable Development Technology Canada

Progress Through Process: Achieving Sustainable Development Together

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
Karen Farbridge
Mayor of Guelph, Ontario
Michael Keenan
Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy
Environment Canada
Gord Lambert
Vice President Sustainable Development, Suncor
Don Lenihan
Facilitator, Public Policy Forum
Dr. 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
James Meadowcroft
Canada Research Chair in Governance for Sustainable Development,
Carleton University
David J. Mitchell
President and CEO
Public Policy Forum
Peter Robinson
CEO, David Suzuki Foundation
Christopher Waddell
Carty Chair in Business and Financial Journalism
Carleton University

Oil Sands: From Debate to Dialogue

Dave Collyer
President
Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Mark Corey
Assistant Deputy Minister
Natural Resources Canada
Energy Sector
Jim Ellis
Deputy Minister
Government of Alberta
Department of Environment
Phil Fontaine
Special Advisor
Royal Bank of Canada
Arlin Hackman
Vice President & Chief Conservation Officer
WWF Canada
Chris Henderson
Founder
Delphi Group;
President
Lumos Energy
Larry Innes
Executive Director
Canadian Boreal Initiative
Brenda Kenny
President
Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
Gordon Lambert
Vice President
Sustainable Development
Suncor
Elaine McCoy
Senator
Senate of Canada
Ken Ogilvie
Executive Director Emeritus
Pollution Probe;
Board Member Pembina Institute
Robert Page, Ph.D.
TransAlta Professor of Environmental
Management and Sustainability
University of Calgary;
Chair
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
Gordon Peeling
President and CEO
Mining Association of Canada
Marlo Raynolds
Executive Director
Pembina Institute
Colin Robertson
Distinguished Senior Fellow
Norman Paterson School of International Affairs
Wishart Robson
Senior Advisor on Safety and Climate Change to the CEO
Nexen Inc.
David Runnalls
Distinguished Fellow
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Merran Smith
Director
Energy Initiative
Tides Foundation
Rick Smith
Executive Director
Environmental Defence
Stephanie Sterling
Vice President
Business and JV Management
Heavy Oil
Shell Canada
Arlene Strom
Vice President
Communications and Stakeholder Relations
Suncor
Peter Watson
Deputy Minister
Government of Alberta
Department of Energy
David McLaughlin
President and CEO
National Round Table
David Mitchell
President and CEO
Public Policy Forum