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Real People Making Real Decisions: Trust within provincial government caucuses
2 Great Webinars – 1 Fascinating Topic
Premiers’ Panel
Tuesday, January 30, 2024 | 9:30am-11:00am MT
Caucus Panels
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 | 10:30am-12:00pm MT
Caucus members are integral to the policy-making process – from the development stages to final decision making to selling the idea on the summer BBQ circuit. Those of us who have not sat around the cabinet table or in caucus meetings have little insight into how internal party dynamics and trust relationships influence the policy process.
In this unique two-part webinar, Canada West Foundation will peel back the curtain on this mysterious but critically important process and discuss trust, caucus and policy making with former premiers and caucus members. Join us as the Hon. Christy Clark, Hon. Ed Stelmach, Hon. Gary Doer and others guide us through this cloistered world.
SPEAKERS
Premiers’ Panel
Tuesday, January 30, 2024 | 9:30am-11:00am MT
Moderator
Erin O’Toole, President and Managing Director, ADIT North America
Erin O’Toole is the President and Managing Director of ADIT North America, a globally integrated risk advisory firm specializing in strategic intelligence, international trade, due diligence, security and compliance. He is one of Canada’s most respected thought leaders on geopolitical and domestic policy issues from his decade of service as a Member of the Canadian Parliament and Leader of the Official Opposition.
Panelists
Hon. Christy Clark, Premier of British Columbia from 2011 to 2017. Hon. Clark was the first female premier to win re-election. She was first elected to the B.C legislature in 1996 and served as Deputy Premier from 2001 to 2005.
Hon. Gary Doer, Premier of Manitoba from 1999 to 2009. Hon. Doer won three consecutive majority governments. He was first elected to the Manitoba Legislature in 1986 and held a series of ministerial positions until taking over the party leadership.
Hon. Ed Stelmach, Premier of Alberta from 2006 to 2011. Hon. Stelmach was the first Alberta Premier of Ukrainian origin to be elected. He entered the Alberta legislature in 1993 and held a variety of ministerial portfolios in the Klein government.
Caucus Panels
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 | 10:30am–12:00pm
Moderator
Erin O’Toole, President and Managing Director, ADIT North America
Erin O’Toole is the President and Managing Director of ADIT North America, a globally integrated risk advisory firm specializing in strategic intelligence, international trade, due diligence, security and compliance. He is one of Canada’s most respected thought leaders on geopolitical and domestic policy issues from his decade of service as a Member of the Canadian Parliament and Leader of the Official Opposition.
Cabinet Panel
Dave Chomiak, member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly from 1990 to 2016. Mr Chomiak was first elected in 1990, entered cabinet in 1999 with the Doer government, and left office in 2016. Mr. Chomiak held a series of Cabinet positions including portfolios related to health, justice, and energy and served as Government House Leader from 2006 to 2009.
Greg Weadick, Member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly from 2008 to 2015. Mr. Weadick was first elected in 2008 and held the position of Minister of Advanced Education in the Stelmach government, a position he retained in the Redford Cabinet before transitioning to Associate Minister for Recovery and Reconstruction of Southeast Alberta following the 2013 floods.
Ken Krawetz, Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly from 1995 to 2016. Mr. Krawetz was first elected in 1995 as part of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party caucus and joined with other caucus and Progressive Conservative MLAs to form the Saskatchewan Party. Premier Wall appointed Mr. Krawetz as Deputy Premier and to the Advanced Education and then Finance portfolios.
Stephanie McLean, Member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly from 2015 to 2019. Ms. McLean was first elected to the Alberta legislature in 2015 as part of the Notley government and held the positions of Minister of Status of Women and Minister of Service Alberta. She left office in 2019 and is now at the law firm of Gall Legge Grant Zwack LLP.
Suzanne Anton, KC, Member of the B.C. Legislative Assembly from 2013 to 2017. Ms. Anton was first elected to the B.C. legislature in 2013 and was appointed to the position of Minister of Justice and Attorney General and also oversaw the liquor and emergency management portfolios. Ms. Anton held the justice portfolio until her term ended in 2017.
Backbencher Panel
Jim Rondeau, Member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2016. Served as cabinet minister from 2003 to 2013.
Frank Whitehead, Member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly from 2009 to 2014. Mr. Whitehead was the former chief of Opaskwayak Cree Nation and political advisor to Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs head Ron Evans.
Karen McPherson, Member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly from 2015 to 2019. During her term, Ms. McPherson left the NDP caucus to sit as an independent and then joined the Alberta Party.
June Draude, Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly from 1997 to 2016.