JESSIE ADCOCKPORT MOODY–COQUITLAM, BRITISH COLUMBIAA seasoned technology, marketing, and digital professional, Jessie Adcock has nearly two decades of expe-

rience in the high-tech sector. Currently, she serves as a Chief Digital Officer for the City of Vancouver.

LEONA ALLESLEVAURORA–OAK RIDGES–RICHMOND HILL, ONTARIOAn entrepreneur and former Air Force Officer, Leona Alleslev worked for the Department of Defence and,

more recently, as Operations Manager for Bombardier Aerospace.

NAVDEEP BAINSMISSISSAUGA–MALTON, ONTARIONavdeep Bains is a visiting professor at Ryerson University’s Ted Rogers School of Management and

worked several years in accounting and financial analysis for the Ford Motor Company of Canada. As the

Member of Parliament for Mississauga—Brampton South from 2004 to 2011, he also gained extensive

experience as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister.

FRANK BAYLISPIERREFONDS–DOLLARD, QUEBECFrank Baylis is the President of Baylis Medical, a world leader in the design, manufacturing, and sales of

high technology products with applications in cardiology, oncology, and the vascular system. In 2011, he

received the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Ernst and Young. He is a former Vice-President of OME

Group Consultants.

MARIE-CLAUDE BIBEAUCOMPTON–STANSTEAD, QUEBECMarie-Claude Bibeau, an experienced businesswoman, has co-owned Camping de Compton for the last 15

years. She is currently the Executive Director of the Sherbrooke Museum of Nature and Science, and is the

Founder and Coordinator of the Regroupement des institutions muséales des Cantons-de-l’Est.

RANDY BOISSONNAULTEDMONTON CENTRE, ALBERTAA Rhodes Scholar, Randy Boissonnault has worked as a lecturer at the University of Alberta’s Campus

Saint-Jean, as a journalist and political commentator for CBC, Radio-Canada, and Les Affaires, and now

owns a consulting company in Alberta.

HON.SCOTT BRISONKINGS–HANTS, NOVA SCOTIAAs former Minister of Public Works, Scott Brison is Co-Chair of Justin Trudeau’s Economic Council of

Advisors. He is also a member of the Trilateral Commission, and an alumnus of the World Economic Forum

(WEF) Young Global Leaders.Hon.

CELINA CAESAR-CHAVANNESWHITBY, ONTARIOCelina Caesar-Chavannes is a successful entrepreneur and research consultant working with a variety

of private, government, and non-governmental organizations. She is also an international lecturer on the

inclusion of marginalized populations in clinical research.

JIM CARRWINNIPEG SOUTH CENTRE, MANITOBAJim Carr has been a dedicated business and community leader in Winnipeg for more than 30 years. He

entered public life with the Manitoba Liberal Party in 1988, and later went on to become the founding CEO

of the Business Council of Manitoba.

FRANCOIS-PHILIPPE CHAMPAGNESAINT-MAURICE–CHAMPLAIN, QUEBECFrançois-Philippe Champagne is a businessman, lawyer, and international trade specialist, who has served

as Vice-Chairman at Bionest Technologies, Group Vice-President and Senior Counsel at ABB Group, and

Strategic Development Director, acting General Counsel, and Chief Ethics Officer and Member of the

Group Management Committee at AMEC.

KARINE DESJARDINSBELOEIL–CHAMBLY, QUEBECKarine Desjardins, an expert in the emerging field of environmental finance, is Vice-President, Sales,

Marketing and Structures Transactions at National Ecocredit. She also serves as a climate ambassador for

Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project, and is a member of the Young Leaders of Tomorrow and CPEQ’s climate

change committee. She has also sat on committees of supranational organizations, such as the OECD’s

Business and Industry Advisory Committee.

EMMANUEL DUBOURGBOURASSA, QUEBECEmmanuel Dubourg, a Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant, served as a Member of the National

Assembly of Quebec, and was elected to Parliament in 2013. Prior to entering politics, he worked in the

federal public service for nearly 20 years, taught at the college and university levels, was a tax auditing

consultant in West Africa, and co-founded CPA Without Borders.

JEAN-YVES DUCLOSQUÉBEC, QUEBECJean-Yves Duclos is Director of the Department of Economics at the Université Laval. A well-published

author and renowned economics expert, he is the Industrial Alliance Research Chair on the Economics

of Demographic Change, Vice-President of the Canadian Economics Association, Senior Fellow of the

Fondation pour les études et les recherches sur le développement international, Fellow-in-Residence at the

C.D. Howe Institute, and co-founder of the Poverty and Economic Policy Research Network (Partnership

for Economic Policy, PEP).

PIERRE DUFOURABITIBI–BAIE-JAMES–NUNAVIK–EEYOU, QUEBECPierre Dufour serves on the Board of Directors of the Val-d’Or Chamber of Commerce and 48e Nord

International. He is the President of the Filon Bantam AA d’Abitibi-Est, and formerly served as the honor-

ary president of the networking dinners organized by the Club Entrepreneurs étudiants of the Centre de

formation professionnelle de Val-d’Or, and the Director General of the Centre local de développement de

la Vallée-de-l’Or.

JUDY FOOTEBONAVISTA–BURIN–TRINITY, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADORPrior to being elected to Parliament, Judy Foote was a Member of the House of Assembly in Newfoundland

and Labrador where over a span of 11 years, she served as Minister of Development and Rural Renewal,

Minister of Industry, Trade and Technology, and Minister of Education.

CHRYSTIA FREELANDUNIVERSITY–ROSEDALE, ONTARIOChrystia Freeland is a journalist and author educated at both Harvard and Oxford, where she studied as a

Rhodes Scholar. She held numerous leadership and editorial roles for the Financial Times, the Washington

Post, The Economist, The Globe and Mail, and Thomson Reuters. She was elected to Parliament in 2013,

and serves as the Co-Chair of Justin Trudeau’s Economic Council of Advisors.

MARC GARNEAUNOTRE-DAME-DE-GRÂCE–WESTMOUNT, QUEBECPrior to being elected to Parliament in 2008, Marc Garneau was the first Canadian astronaut to go into

space, and later served as the President of the Canadian Space Agency. He has a BSc in Engineering and a

PhD in Electrical Engineering, is a Companion to the Order of Canada, and a former Chancellor of Carleton

University.

HON.RALPH GOODALEWASCANA, SASKATCHEWANAs Canada’s former Finance Minister, Ralph Goodale has served as Member of Parliament for Wascana

since 1993. During his tenure, Canada recorded strong economic growth, balanced budgets, declining debt,

and lower taxes. He also served as Minister for Agriculture and Agri-food, Natural Resources, and Public

Works and Government Services, and as the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons.Hon.

ANTHONY HOUSEFATHERMOUNT ROYAL, QUEBECMayor of Côte-Saint-Luc since 2005, Anthony Housefather has been politically active for 25 years, begin-

ning his public service career as a municipal councillor in Hampstead, then later in Côte-Saint-Luc—Hamp-

stead—Montreal West. In addition to his current mayoral duties, he serves as Executive Vice-President,

Corporate Affairs and General Counsel at Dialogic Corporation – a multinational technology company.

MÉLANIE JOLYAHUNTSIC-CARTIERVILLE, QUEBECMélanie Joly, a lawyer, businessperson, writer and lecturer, was the runner-up in Montreal’s recent mayoral

race. Prior to entering politics, she was managing partner at the public relations firm Cohn & Wolfe’s Mon-

treal office, and practiced law at two major law firms.

LINDA LAPOINTERIVIÈRE-DES-MILLE-ÎLES, QUEBECLinda Lapointe is President of the Regroupement des gens d’affaires de Boisbriand, and the sales and

rentals manager of District 23-EMD Construction. During her time as a member of Quebec’s National

Assembly, she was the Vice-Chair of the Committee on Public Finance. She has also served as a member of

the Boisbriand Economic Development Committee, and of the Conseil régional d’Emploi-Québec.

DENIS LEMIEUXCHICOUTIMI–LE FJORD, QUEBECDenis Lemieux is an experienced entrepreneur with a passion for flying. He holds a bachelor’s degree in

general engineering and has held a variety of positions in industrial companies in the Saguenay region. In

2000, he launched his own high quality industrial equipment design and production company. Now retired

from the business world, Denis serves as a mentor for entrepreneurs.

HON.JOHN MCCALLUMMARKHAM–THORNHILL, ONTARIOJohn McCallum is the former chief economist of the Royal Bank of Canada. He was also a professor of eco-

nomics at several Canadian universities, and Dean of Arts at McGill University. He has served in numerous

ministerial portfolios, including Defense and Revenue.Hon.

MARYANN MIHYCHUKKILDONAN-ST. PAUL, MANITOBAMaryAnn Mihychuk is a geoscientist and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. During

her nine years as an MLA, she served as Minister of Industry, Trade, and Mines, and Minister of Intergovern-

mental Affairs. She is the founder of both Women in Mining Canada and Women in Mining Manitoba, an

organization of which she is currently President.

BILL MORNEAUTORONTO-CENTRE, ONTARIOAs a business leader, Bill Morneau has led Morneau Shepell to be recognized as Canada’s largest human

resources firm, employing over 3,700 people across North America. He was Chair of the Board of St.

Michael’s Hospital, Covenant House, and the C.D. Howe Institute, and more recently, was appointed as

Pension Investment Advisor to Ontario’s Minister of Finance.

ROBERT MORRISSEYEGMONT, PRINCE EDWARD ISLANDA former Minister of Economic Development and Tourism in Prince Edward Island, Robert Morrissey now

serves as President of Global Food Technologies, President of PFI Group, and a Director of Royal Invest-

ment Co-operative.

CHRISTINE POIRIERLAURIER–SAINTE-MARIE, QUEBECChristine Poirier is the co-founder of Momzelle, a company that specializes in apparel designed for breast-

feeding women. As a distinguished businessperson, she has received many awards over the years, including

a Small Business Entrepreneur Award at the 2013 Gala Prix Femmes d’affaires du Québec. She was also

chosen by Elle Québec as one of 28 Women of the Year in 2010.

MARWAH RIZQYHOCHELAGA, QUEBECMarwah Rizqy is an assistant professor at l’Université de Sherbrooke. Her professional background also

includes diverse experience with local companies and multinational corporations, law firms, major Canadi-

an banks, and in the field of education. She is a published author and commentator on tax and e-commerce

issues, and holds a Bachelor of Laws, an MBA, a Master of Laws in International Taxation, and a Doctorate in

Tax Law.

KIM RUDDNORTHUMBERLAND–PETERBOROUGH SOUTH, ONTARIOKim Rudd is past president and owner of Willis College – Cobourg, owner of Archer First Aid/CPR and NC

Training Inc., and co-founder of a local daycare facility. Altogether, she has brought more than 50 jobs to her

community, as well as essential training and child care services.

BRENDA SHANAHANCHÂTEAUGUAY–LACOLLE, QUEBECBrenda Shanahan is an investment advisor, and a speaker and newspaper columnist on issues relating to

financial literacy. She holds an MBA from Concordia University’s John Molson School of Business and cur-

rently serves as Vice-President Quebec on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Federation of University

Women.

FRANCESCO SORBARAVAUGHAN–WOODBRIDGE, ONTARIOFrancesco Sorbara is a Corporate Bond Research Analyst with Scotiabank and serves on the board of

the Neighbourhood Committee for the United Way York Region. He also volunteers as a member of the

Finance Committee for Eva’s Initiatives.

CLAUDE THIBAULTABITIBI–TÉMISCAMINGUE, QUÉBECClaude Thibault serves as the Executive Director and Export Commissioner for the member organization

of Commerce International Québec, working to increase international trade in the forestry, agri-food, and

mining sectors in Quebec. She sits on the Board of Directors of Femmessor – an organization devoted to

the development and promotion of women’s entrepreneurship – and is a past Vice-President of Commerce

International Québec.

ADAM VEILLEUXBEAUCE, QUÉBECAdam Veilleux is a successful entrepreneur in Quebec’s Beauce region, having been immersed in business

from a young age. He is the President of Placements Veilleux Inc., a commercial property and asset manage-

ment company, and is a member of the St-Georges Chamber of Commerce.

JONATHAN WILKINSONNORTH VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIAA Rhodes Scholar, Jonathan Wilkinson has served as CEO of both QuestAir Technologies and BioteQ

Environmental Technologies, as well as senior Vice-President of Business Development with Nexterra. He

previously worked at Bain and Company, and as a federal–provincial relations specialist.

JODY WILSON-RAYBOULDVANCOUVER GRANVILLE, BRITISH COLUMBIAJody Wilson-Raybould is a lawyer, advocate, and leader among British Columbia’s First Nations. As Region-

al Chief of the BC Assembly of First Nations, she brings extensive experience in law, public service, and First

Nations governance to the Liberal team.

LAWRENCE WOORICHMOND-CENTRE, BRITISH COLUMBIALawrence Woo is a chartered accountant, who opened his own accounting firm and practiced in Vancouver

for several decades, before becoming Vice-President of KAP Management Ltd., a real estate management

company.

“ “I think leadership today is about attracting great people and giving them real jobs. To build an economy that works for the middle class and those working hard to join it, you need a strong and diverse team. I am deeply honoured to have such an accomplished Liberal team of economic leaders choosing to serve their communities and country.” – JUSTIN TRUDEAU