Proceedings of the Special Senate Committee on the
Charitable Sector
First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16-17-18
Chair: The Honourable TERRY M. MERCER
Monday, September 24, 2018
Monday, October 1, 2018
Issue No. 7
Eleventh and twelfth meetings:
Examine the impact of federal and provincial laws and policies governing charities, nonprofit organizations, foundations, and other similar groups; and to examine the impact of the voluntary sector in Canada
WITNESSES
Monday, September 24, 2018
As individuals:
Ray Madoff, Professor, Law School, Boston College;
Catherine Leviten-Reid, Associate Professor, Community Economic Development, Cape Breton University (by video conference).
Rideau Hall Foundation:
Teresa Marques, President and Chief Executive Officer.
WE Charity:
Craig Kielburger, Co-Founder (by video conference).
Réseau de l'action bénévole du Québec:
Marilyne Fournier, Director General.
Monday, October 1, 2018
Bhayana Family Foundation:
Raksha Manaktala Bhayana, Chief Executive Officer.
As individuals:
Cathy Winter, Program Manager, DiverseCity onBoard, Ryerson University;
Jacline Nyman, Former President and Chief Executive Officer, United Way Canada.
Ontario Nonprofit Network:
Cathy Taylor, Executive Director.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Terry M. Mercer, Chair
The Honourable Ratna Omidvar, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Black (Ontario), *Day (or Mercer), Duffy, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare) (or Mitchell), Maltais, Martin, Mercer, Seidman, *Smith (or Martin), *Woo (or Saint-Germain)
* Ex officio members
(Quorum 3)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 12-5 and to the order of the Senate of November 7, 2017, membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Black (Ontario) replaced the Honourable Senator Miville-Dechêne (September 25, 2018).
The Honourable Senator Seidman was added to the membership (September 24, 2018).
The Honourable Senator Maltais was added to the membership (September 24, 2018).
The Honourable Senator Miville-Dechêne replaced the Honourable Senator Black (Ontario) (September 23, 2018).