Council of Advisors

The Council of Advisors assists the Board of Directors and the President & CEO by providing advice and counsel as requested. It is composed of engaged individuals who may be selected alumni of the Board of Directors, of the Research Council, or past participants in research programs. These individuals have each shown a lasting commitment to the mission, goals and values of the Institute.

Peter A. Allen
President
Mercator Investments Ltd.
Toronto, Ontario

Patricia A. Baird
University Killam Distinguished Professor, Dept. of Medical Genetics, UBC
Vancouver, British Columbia

Mona Bandeen
President & Trustee
S. M. Blair Family Fdn.
Toronto, Ontario

William R.C. Blundell
Former Chairman
Manulife Financial
Toronto, Ontario

Beverley Brennan
Corporate Secretary & Director
Philom Bios Inc.
Edmonton, Alberta

Angus A. Bruneau
President
Bruneau Resources Management Ltd.
St. John’s, Newfoundland

Purdy Crawford
Counsel
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Toronto, Ontario

John T. Ferguson
Founder, Chairman & CEO
Princeton Developments Ltd.
Edmonton, Alberta

James D. Fleck
President
Fleck Management Services Ltd.
Toronto, Ontario

Reva Gerstein
Chancellor Emeritus
University of Western Ontario
Toronto, Ontario

Allan E. Gotlieb
Senior Legal Advisor
Bennett Jones LLP
Toronto, Ontario

H. Donald Guthrie
Cassels, Brock & Blackwell LLP
Toronto, Ontario

Richard F. Haskayne
Chairman
Haskayne and Partners
Calgary, Alberta

Gerald G. Hatch
President
Hatch Investments Ltd.
Toronto, Ontario

Gerald R. Heffernan
President
G.R. Heffernan & Associates
Toronto, Ontario

David W. Kerr
Executive Chairman
Noranda Inc.
Toronto, Ontario

Thomas E. Kierans
Chair of Council and Vice President of the Federal Government SSHRC
Ottawa, ON

Michael M. Koerner
President
Canada Overseas Investments Ltd.
Toronto, Ontario

Claude Lamoureux
Past President & CEO
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, Toronto, ON

Margaret Norrie McCain
Toronto, Ontario

J. Robert S. Prichard
President & CEO
TorStar Corporation
Toronto, Ontario

C. William Stanley
Former CEO
Fundy Communications Inc.
Rothesay, New Brunswick

Dr. Bette M. Stephenson
Former MPP & Cabinet Minister
Government of Ontario
Toronto, Ontario

Allan R. Taylor
Retired Chairman & CEO
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto, Ontario

Richard H. Tomlinson
Founding & Former Director
Gennum Corporation
Hamilton, Ontario

Milton K. Wong
Chairman
HSBC Asset Management (Canada) Ltd.
Vancouver, British Columbia

Victor L. Young
Former Chairman & CEO
Fishery Products International
St. John’s, Newfoundland