Proceedings 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, April 8, 2019
Issue No. 14
Twenty-fourth 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
Board Voice Society of BC:
Terry Anne Boyles, Co-Chair.
Réseau de l'action bénévole du Québec:
Marilyne Fournier, Director General;
Irène Langlais, Volunteer, Canadian Red Cross.
Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing - National Capital Division:
Jeff Boucher, Coordinator, Canadian Adaptive Snowsports, CADS-NCD Edelweiss.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada:
W. Matthew Chater, National President and Chief Executive Officer;
Karine Pomilia Gauthier, National Youth Mentoring Advisory Council Member.
Ottawa Food Bank:
Michael Maidment, Chief Executive Officer.
Héma-Québec:
Sylvie Allard, Vice-President, Customer Experience;
Miville Mercier, President of the Provincial Association of Blood Donation Volunteers.
Drache Aptowitzer LLP:
Adam Aptowitzer, Lawyer, Charities and Not-for-Profits;
Karen Cooper, Legal Counsel.
Oyler Consulting:
David Oyler.
As individuals:
Susan Manwaring, Partner and Leader, Social Impact Group, Miller Thomson LLP;
Adam Parachin, Associate Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University;
Kayla Smith, Student, Faculty of Law, University of Windsor.
Muttart Foundation:
Bob Wyatt, Executive Director.
Philanthropic Foundations Canada:
Hilary Pearson, President.
Volunteer Canada:
Paula Speevak, President and Chief Executive Officer.
Community Foundations of Canada:
Andrew Chunilall, Chief Executive Officer.
Association of Fundraising Professionals:
Andrea McManus.
Imagine Canada:
Bruce MacDonald, President and Chief Executive Officer.
United Way Canada:
Dan Clement, Acting President and Chief Executive Officer.
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), Doyle, Duffy, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), (or Mitchell), 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 Doyle replaced the Honourable Senator Maltais (April 8, 2019).
The Honourable Senator Duffy replaced the Honourable Senator Francis (April 2, 2019).