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National Council

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National Council

The C.D. Howe Institute’s National Council brings together a distinguished group of Canadian business leaders, academics, former public officials, and other experts to provide strategic perspectives relevant to the Institute’s overall research program. David Dodge, Senior Advisor, Bennett Jones LLP and former Governor of the Bank of Canada, chairs the Council. Its members provide their insights about emerging national, sectoral and regional policy challenges to support the quality and relevance of the Institute’s research and related activities.

Chair

David Dodge

Former Governor, Bank of Canada; Senior Advisor, Bennett Jones LLP

Members

Former President and CEO, GE Canada

Proprietor, Baldwin Consulting

Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba

Former Deputy Minister, Industry, Trade & Commerce, Energy, Mines & Resources, and Finance, Canada; Counsel, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP

Former President & CEO, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

Professor Emerita, Economic Analysis and Policy, Rotman School of Management

Former President and CEO, Aimia Corporation

Former Deputy Minister, Finance Canada

Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Real Estate Association

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Lozon Associates

President & CEO, Power Financial Corporation

Professor, Simon Fraser University

Former Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister for International Trade

Former Canadian Ambassador to China

Special Advisor, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP; former President & COO, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec

Chair, RBC Board of Directors

Former Governor, Bank of Canada

Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Professor of Finance and Business Economics; Acting Director, The Foresight Lab, McMaster University

Former President & CEO, Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada

Former Deputy Minister, Citizenship and Immigration Canada

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