Proceedings of the Special Senate Committee on the
Charitable Sector
First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16-17-18-19
Chair: The Honourable TERRY M. MERCER
Monday, February 25, 2019
Issue No. 11
Twentieth meeting:
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
D2D Destiny Foundation:
Arthur Chan, Founder and President.
Jumpstart - Refugee Talent:
Mustafa Alio, Co-Founder and Development Director.
Community Sector Council of Nova Scotia:
Arlene MacDonald, Executive Director.
Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp and Retreat Centre:
Chris Pot, Program Director.
Rideau Hall Foundation:
The Right Honourable David L. Johnston, Chair;
Jill Clark, Manager, Communications;
Nayaelah Siddiqui, Intern.
As an individual:
Clifford L. Spyker, Associate Professor - Accounting, Mount Royal University.
Lapland and District Fire Department:
David Sutherland, Firefighter, Training Officer and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors.
Administrators of Volunteer Resources British Columbia:
Heidi Jakop, President.
Scouts Canada:
Robert Cielen, Troop Section Scouter and Group Treasurer, 1st Langley Meadows.
Universities Canada:
Philip Landon, Vice President.
Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet:
Taralee Turner, Chief Operating Officer.
Health Charities Coalition of Canada:
Connie Côté, Chief Executive Officer.
The Mowat Centre:
Lisa Lalande, Executive Lead, Not-for-Profit Research Hub.
Indefinite Arts Centre:
Jung-Suk (JS) Ryu, Chief Executive Officer.
Outside Looking In:
Melanie Hurley, Chief Executive Officer.
Artscape:
LoriAnn Girvan, Chief Operating Officer (by video conference).
Ensemble Services Greater-Grand Moncton Inc.:
Debby Warren, Executive Director (by video conference).
Ecology North:
Craig Scott, Executive Director (by video conference).
The Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society:
David Lau, Executive Director.
Free Geek Toronto:
Ryan Fukunaga, Executive Director.
MCIS Language Solutions:
Latha Sukumar, Executive Director.
Le Réseau québécois en innovation sociale:
Vincent van Schendel, President (by video conference).
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Terry M. Mercer, Chair
The Honourable Ratna Omidvar, Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
*Day (or Mercer), Duncan, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare) (or Mitchell), LaBoucane-Benson, Maltais, Martin, 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 orders of the Senate of November 7, 2017 and of November 20, 2018, membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator LaBoucane-Benson replaced the Honourable Senator Black (Ontario) (February 25, 2019).
The Honourable Senator Duncan replaced the Honourable Senator Duffy (February 25, 2019).