July 25, 2014 - William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the appointments of Åke Blomqvist, Marshall Cohen, John Richards, Joseph Rotman and Guy Savard to the National Council, whose members provide strategic perspectives relevant to the Institute's overall research program.
Åke Blomqvist
PhD, Princeton
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Adjunct Research Professor, Carleton University
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Health Policy Scholar, C.D. Howe Institute
Marshall Cohen
LLD, Osgoode
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Counsel, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
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Former President & CEO, The Molson Companies Limited
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Former Deputy Minister, Industry, Trade & Commerce, Energy, Mines & Resources, and Finance
John Richards
PhD, Washington
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Professor, Simon Fraser University
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Roger Phillips Scholar of Social Policy, C.D. Howe Institute
Guy Savard
Management training, Harvard
MA, Laval
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Special Advisor, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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Former President & COO, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec;
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Former Chairman, Merrill Lynch Canada
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