Board of Directors 2018/2019

The Council of Canadians is governed by an exceptional volunteer board of directors. The Board is composed of a purposeful mix of the various voices in Canada who are committed to the protection of the commons, mother earth and social justice, and therefore along with Chapter activists, represents a mix of Indigenous, labour, environmentalist, student and human rights activists.

	Maude Barlow Ottawa, Ontario Honorary Chairperson of the Council of Canadians and co-founder of the Blue Planet Project, which works internationally for the human right to water. Read more about Maude »
	Leo Broderick Charlottetown, P.E.I. Chairperson, community and peace activist, retired teacher, past President, P.E.I. Teachers’ Federation, and former Vice-President, Canadian Teachers’ Federation.
	Leticia Adair Saint John, New Brunswick Coordinator, Immigrant and Refugee Support Services, Diocese of Saint John.
	Pam Beattie Burlington, Ontario Pam Beattie is a longtime labour and political activist and comes to the Council from the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) where she worked as a senior staff advisor for many years. Pam now runs a political consulting company and continues to bring the Council and CUPE together to work on our shared goals of social, economic and environmental justice.
	John Cartwright Toronto, Ontario President, Toronto and York District Labour Council.
	Robert Chernomas Winnipeg, Manitoba Professor of Economics, University of Manitoba.
	Justine De Jaegher Ottawa, Ontario Executive Director of the Canadian Federation of Students. Involved in student activism since grad school at Carleton University.
	Ron East Guelph, Ontario Long-time activist in the Arts and career in professional theatre. Chair of the Guelph Chapter.
	David Greenfield Saskatoon, Saskatchewan An environmental, peace and social justice activist. Involved in issues from opposing uranium mining, nuclear power, corporate-driven free trade to working for community-based economics and preventing climate catastrophe.
	Joey Hartman Vancouver, British Columbia Retired president of the Vancouver & District Labour Council, community and social justice activist.
	Abdul Pirani Montreal, Quebec School board commissioner (Trustee), board member of Eau Secours and Tel Aide, and retired chemist.
	Rick Sawa Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Long time educator who has worked extensively with Indigenous peoples.
	Steven Shrybman Ottawa, Ontario International trade and public interest lawyer.
	Steven Staples Ottawa, Ontario A Canadian policy analyst and president of Public Response, a digital agency that services non-profit organizations and trade unions in the fields of online engagement and government relations. Steven also founded the Rideau Institute.
	Paul Strome Cheticamp, Nova Scotia Atlantic Regional Representative
	Fred Wilson Toronto, Ontario Trade union and community activist and Director, Strategic Planning, Unifor.