August 1, 2014 - William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the appointments of Wendy Dobson, Tim Hearn and Gordon Thiessen to the National Council, whose members provide strategic perspectives relevant to the Institute's overall research program.
Wendy Dobson
PhD, Princeton
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Co-Director, Rotman Institute for International Business
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Adjunct Professor of Business Economics, Rotman School of Management
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Research Fellow, C.D. Howe Institute
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Former Associate Deputy Minister, Finance Canada
Tim Hearn
BSc, Manitoba
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Chairman, Hearn & Associates
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Former Chairman & CEO, Imperial Oil Limited
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Former Chairman, C.D. Howe Institute
Gordon Thiessen
PhD, LSE
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Former Governor of the Bank of Canada
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Senior Fellow, C.D. Howe Institute
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Former visiting economist, Reserve Bank of Australia
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