Following up on this post and this story, I asked the Department of Finance if they could provide the attendee list for all of Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's annual summer policy retreats. They were quick to do so and here is the list:
The Minister of Finance’s Third Annual Summer Policy Retreat (Meech Lake Aug. 19-20, 2009)
- Melanie Aitken, Commissioner of Competition, Competition Bureau of Canada
- Theo Caldwell, President, Caldwell Asset Management
- Mel Cappe, President, Institute for Research on Public Policy
- Robert J. Deluce, CEO of Porter Aviation Inc.
- Jim Dinning, Chairman, Western Financial Group
- Wendy Dobson, Professor and Director, Institute for International Business, University of Toronto, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management
- Samuel L. Duboc, President and Managing Partner, EdgeStone Capital Partners Inc.
- Pierre Fortin, Professor of Economics, Université du Québec à Montréal
- Roger Gibbins, President and CEO, Canada West Foundation
- Donna Hayes, CEO, President and Publisher, Harlequin Enterprises Limited
- Glen Hodgson, Sr. VP & Chief Economist, Conference Board of Canada
- Peter Holle, Founding President, Frontier Centre for Public Policy
- Andrew Jackson, Canadian Labour Congress, National Director of Social and Economic Policy
- Jacques Lamarre, former President and CEO, SNC Lavalin
- Bruce Little, former Globe journalist
- Kenneth James McKenzie, Department Head Professor, University of Calgary
- Carole-Ann Miller, President, CEO and Co-Founder, Maple Trade Finance Inc.
- Mark Mullins, CEO, Veras Inc.
- Heather Munroe-Blum, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University
- Sally Pipes, President & CEO, Pacific Research Institute
- John Richards, Professor, Simon Fraser University
- H. Sanford (Sandy) Riley, President and CEO, Richardson Financial Group
- William B.P. Robson, President and CEO, C.D. Howe Institute
- Conrad Sauvé, Secretary General and CEO, Canadian Red Cross Society
- Brian Scudamore, Founder & CEO, 1-800-GOT-JUNK?
Second Annual Summer Policy Retreat (Willson House at Meech Lake, August 19–20, 2008)
- Peter Armstrong, Armstrong Group
- Ken Battle, Caledon Institute of Social Policy
- Stephen Blank, Arizona State University
- Linda Hasenfratz, Linamar Corporation
- Calvin Helin, Native Investment and Trade Association
- Paul Jewer, Sobeys Inc.
- Rebecca MacDonald, Energy Savings Income Fund
- Andrea Mandel-Campbell, Author and Journalist
- Becky McKinnon, Timothy's Coffees of the World Inc.
- Ross McKitrick, University of Guelph
- Jack Mintz, University of Calgary
- Mark Mullins, Fraser Institute
- Gary Polonsky, University of Ontario Institute of Technology (retired President)
- Pierre Pomerleau, Pomerleau Inc.
- Robert S. Prichard, Torstar Corporation
- Manoj Pundit, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
- William B.P Robson., C.D. Howe Institute
- Indira Samarasekera, University of Alberta
- Christopher Sands, Hudson Institute
- François Vaillancourt, University of Montreal
- William Watson, McGill University
- John Williamson, Canadian Taxpayers Federation
- Nigel Wright, Onex Corporation
First Ministerial Retreat (Merrickville, Sam Jakes Inn, August 21-22, 07)
- Mr. Tom Adams, Executive Director, Energy Probe
- Mr. Andrew Chisholm, Managing Director, Global Head of Financial Institutions, Group Investment Banking Division, Goldman Sachs,
- Mr. Jason Clemens, Director of Fiscal Studies and the Centre for Entrepreneurship, The Fraser Institute,
- Mr. Brian Lee Crowley, Clifford Clark Visiting Economist, Department of Finance,
- Mr. Dominic D’Alessandro, President and Chief Executive Officer, Manulife Financial,
- Mr. Art DeFehr, President and Chief Executive Officer, Palliser Furniture,
- Mr. Jim Dinning, Chairman, Western Financial Group
- Mr. Shaun Francis, President and Chief Executive Officer, Medcan Health Management Inc.
- Mr. Stanley Hartt, Chairman, Citigroup Global Markets Canada Inc,
- Ms. Isabelle Hudon , Présidente et chef de la direction, Chambre de commerce du Montréal métropolitain
- Ms. Laura Jones, Vice President for Western Canada, Canadian Federation of Independent Business,
- Mr. Doug Lord, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Xerox Canada,
- Mr. John H. McArthur, Dean Emeritus, Harvard Business School,
- Ms. Andrea Mandel-Campbell, Author and Journalist,
- Ms. Bonnie Patterson, President and Vice-Chancellor, Trent University,
- Mr. Mario Pilozzi, Chief Executive Officer, Wal-Mart Canada Corp.
- Mr. John Prato, Managing Director, Equity Capital Markets, TD Securities TD Securities,
- Mr. William B.P. Robson, Senior Vice-President and Director of ResearchC.D. Howe Institute
- Monsieur Raymond Royer, Président et chef de la direction, Domtar,
- Ms. Krista Scaldwell, Director, Global Public Policy, Johnson & Johnson,
- Mr. Andrew Sharpe, Executive DirectorCentre for the Study of Living Standards,
- Mr. Ajit Someshwar, Chief Executive Officer, CSI Consulting,
- Dr. Stephen J. Toope, President, University of British Columbia
- Monsieur Luc Vinet, Recteu, rL’Université de Montréal
- Mr. William Watson, Associate Professor and Chairman, Department of Economics, McGill University,
- Mr. Charles White, QC, White Ottenheimer & Baker, ,