Who You Know
We've all heard it. It's not what you know, it's who you know. This is partly true, in the world of public policy. While personal introductions can't be offered electronically, correct information on how to reach influential thinkers, activists, officials and politicians can be provided. As with the "what you know" sections, this includes federal, provincial and international contact points. While every effort will be made to keep these lists up-to-date, check the "last updated" note at the bottom of the page, before feeling sure they're accurate.
Also as with the other sections, the intent is not to be entirely inclusive, but to offer obvious starting points:
Cabinet
Name |
Portfolio |
Phone |
Fax |
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| Jean Chretien | Prime Minister | 613-992-4211 | 613-957-5571 | Chretien.J@parl.gc.ca |
| David Anderson | Fisheries and Oceans | 613-992-3474 | 613-990-7292 | Anderson.D@parl.gc.ca |
| Lloyd Axworthy | Foreign Affairs | 613-995-0153 | 613-947-4442 | Axworthy.L@parl.gc.ca |
| Ethel Blondin-Andrew | Children and Youth | (613) 992-4587 | (613) 992-7411 | Blondin-Andrew.E@parl.gc.ca |
| Don Boudria | Government House Leader | (613) 996-2907 | (613) 996-9123 | Boudria.D@parl.gc.ca |
| Martin Cauchon | Sec. State, Federal Office of Regional Development, Quebec | (613) 995-7691 | (613) 995-0114 | Cauchon.M@parl.gc.ca |
| Raymond Chan | Sec. State, Asia-Pacific | (613) 996-1995 | (613) 996-1560 | Chan.R@parl.gc.ca |
| David Collenette | Transport | (613) 995-4988 | (613) 995-1686 | Collenette.D@parl.gc.ca |
| Sheila Copps | Canadian Heritage | (613) 995-2772 | (613) 994-1267 | Copps.S@parl.gc.ca |
| Herb Dahliwal | National Revenue | (613) 995-7052 | (613) 995-2962 | n/a |
| Stephane Dion | Intergovermental Affairs, President of Privy Council | (613) 943-1838 | (613) 996-6562 | Dion.S@parl.gc.ca |
| Ronald Duhamel | Sec. State, Science, Research and Development and Western Economic Diversification | (613) 995-0579 | (613) 996-7571 | Duhamel.R@parl.gc.ca |
| Art Eggleton | National Defence | (613) 941-6339 | (613) 996-8924 | Eggleton.A@parl.gc.ca |
| Hedy Fry | Sec. State, Multiculturalism and Status of Women | (613) 992-3213 | (613) 995-0056 | Fry.H@parl.gc.ca |
| Alfonso Gagliano | Public Works and Government Services | (613) 995-9415 | (613) 992-8523 | Gagliano.A@parl.gc.ca |
| Ralph Goodale | Natural Resource and Canadian Wheat Board | (613) 759-1059 | (613) 992-5028 | Goodale.R@parl.gc.ca |
| Alasdair Graham | Leader of the Government in the Senate | (613) 992-3770 | (613) 995-5217 | n/a |
| Herb Gray | Deputy Prime Minister | (613) 995-7548 | (613) 995-3259 | Gray.H@parl.gc.ca |
| David Kilgour | Sec. State, Latin America and Africa | (613) 995-8695 | (613) 995-6465 | Kilgour.D@parl.gc.ca |
| Lawrence MacAulay | Labour | (613) 995-9325 | (613) 995-2754 | MacAulay.L@parl.gc.ca |
| John Manley | Environment | (613) 990-8640 | (613) 990-2592 | Manley.J@parl.gc.ca |
| Sergio Marchi | International Trade | (613) 947-4177 | (613) 947-4452 | Marchi.S@parl.gc.ca |
| Diane Marleau | International Cooperation and the Francophonie | (613) 992-4040 | (613) 995-2589 | Marleau.D@parl.gc.ca |
| Paul Martin | Finance | (613) 992-4284 | (613) 992-4291 | Martin.P@parl.gc.ca |
| Marcel Massé | Treasury Board | (613) 952-5555 | (613) 992-5570 | Masse.M@parl.gc.ca |
| Anne McLellan | Justice and Attorney General | (613) 992-4524 | (613) 996-4516 | McLellan.A@parl.gc.ca |
| Fred Mifflin | Veterans Affairs and ACOA | (613) 992-4133 | (613) 992-7277 | Mifflin.F@parl.gc.ca |
| Andy Mitchell | Parks | (613) 996-3434 | (613) 991-2147 | Mitchell.A@parl.gc.ca |
| Gilbert Normand | Sec. State, Agriculture and Agri-Food, Fisheries and Oceans | (613) 992-2289 | (613) 992-6864 | Normand.G@parl.gc.ca |
| James Peterson | Sec. State, International Financial Institutions | (613) 992-4964 | (613) 992-1158 | Peterson.J@parl.gc.ca |
| Pierre Pettigrew | Human Resources Development | (613) 995-8872 | (613) 995-9926 | Pettigrew.P@parl.gc.ca |
| Lucienne Robillard | Citizenship and Immigration | (613) 996-7267 | (613) 995-8632 | Robillard.L@parl.gc.ca |
| Allan Rock | Health | (613) 947-5000 | (613) 947-4276 | Rock.A@parl.gc.ca |
| Andy Scott | Solicitor General | (613) 992-1067 | (613) 996-9955 | Scott.A@parl.gc.ca |
| Christine Stewart | Environment | (613) 992-8585 | (613) 995-7536 | Stewart.C@parl.gc.ca |
| Jane Stewart | Indian Affairs and Northern Development | (613) 992-3118 | (613) 992-6382 | Stewart.J@parl.gc.ca |
| Lyle Vanclief | Agriculture and Agri-Food | (613) 992-5321 | (613) 996-8652 | Vanclief.L@parl.gc.ca |
Last updated June 17, 1998
Provincial and Territorial Ministers responsible for Social Policy
Province |
Member |
Title |
|
| Alberta | Hon. Shirley McClellan | Minister of Community Development Minister Responsible for: Women's Issues Seniors and Seniors Advisory Council Alberta Human Rights and Citizenship Commission |
|
| Hon. Halvar Jonson | Minister of Health Minister Responsible for: Premier's Council on the Status of Persons with Disabilities |
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| Hon. Lyle Oberg | Minister of Family and Social Services | ||
| British Columbia | Hon. Lois Boone | Minister for Children and Families | Boone, Hon. Lois |
| Hon. Michael Farnworth | Minister of Employment and Investment and Minister Responsible for Housing | Farnworth, Hon. Michael | |
| Hon. Penny Priddy | Minister of Health and Minister Responsible for Seniors | Priddy, Hon. Penny | |
| Hon. Jan Pullinger | Minister of Human Resources | Pullinger, Hon. Jan | |
| Hon. Sue Hammell | Minister of Women's Equality | Hammell, Hon. Sue | |
| Manitoba | Hon. Linda McIntosh | Minister of Education and Training | MINEDU@Leg.Gov.MB.CA |
| Hon. Bonnie Elizabeth Mitchelson | Minister of Family Services | MINFAM@Leg.Gov.MB.CA | |
| Hon. Darren Thomas Praznik | Minister of Health | MINHLT@Leg.Gov.MB.CA | |
| New Brunswick | Hon. Ann Breault | Minister of Health and Community Services | Hon. Ann Breault |
| Hon. Georgie Day | Minister of Human Resources Development-NB | Hon. Georgie Day | |
| Newfoundland | Honourable Joan Marie Aylward | Minister Department of Health and Community Services | |
| Northwest Territories | The Hon. Charles Dent | Minister of Education, Culture and Employment Minister responsible for Youth |
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| The Hon. Kelvin Ng | Minister Health & Social Services | ||
| Nova Scotia | The Honourable James A. Smith, M.D. | Minister of Health Minister responsible for the administration of the Human Rights Act |
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| The Honourable Wayne Gaudet | Minister of Human Resources | ||
| The Honourable Francene Cosman | Minister of Community Services Chair of the Senior Citizens
Secretariat Minister responsible for the administration of the Advisory Council on the Status of Women Act Minister responsible for the Disabled Persons Commission Act |
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| Ontario | Hon. David J. Johnson | Minister of Education and Training | ontpc@ontla.ola.org |
| Hon. Elizabeth Witmer | Minister of Health | ontpc@ontla.ola.org | |
| Hon. Janet Ecker | Minister of Community and Social Services | ontpc@ontla.ola.org | |
| Prince Edward Island | Hon. Mildred A. Dover | Minister of Health and Social Services | healthmin@gov.pe.ca |
| Hon. J. Chester Gillan | Minister of Education | jcgillan@gov.pe.ca | |
| Quebec | Hon. Pauline Marois | Minister of Education Minister for Families and Children Minister of Social Services |
pauline.marois/depute/pq@assnat.qc.ca |
| Hon. Louise Harel | Minister of Employment and Solidarity | louise.harel/depute/pq@assnat.qc.ca | |
| Hon. Jean Rochon | Minister of Health | jean.rochon/depute/pq@assnat.qc.ca | |
| Saskatchewan | Honourable Patricia Atkinson | Minister of Education | pat.atkinson.ed0@govmail.gov.sk.ca |
| Honourable Harry Van Mulligen | Minister of Social Services Minister Responsible for Seniors Minister Responsible for Disabilities Directorate |
hvanmulligen@mla.legassembly.sk.ca | |
| Honourable Maynard Sonntag | Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Skills Training | msonntag@mla.legassembly.sk.ca | |
| Honourable Clay Serby | Minister of Health | cserby@mla.legassembly.sk.ca | |
| Yukon | The Honourable Lois M. Moorcroft | Minister of Education | lois.moorcroft@gov.yk.ca |
| The Honourable David R. Sloan | Minister of Health and Social Services | david.sloan@gov.yk.ca |
Major Social Policy Shops Inside the Federal Government
| Policy Research Initiative | key documents |
| Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation | housing research |
| Canadian Heritage | social cohesion network, arts policy |
| Metropolis - Canadian site (cities and migration) | policy research |
| Finance | budgets, social policy, tax policy |
| Health Canada | research, health system and policy, research and statistical analysis (including First Nations health) |
| Human Resources Development Canada | applied research, social policy, employment insurance program |
| International Development Research Centre | social development reform assessment |
| Justice | publications |
| Public Service Commission | research and reports |
| Social Union Initiative | research papers |
| Statistics Canada | research papers, "The Daily" |
| Status of Women Canada | research publications |
Major Social Policy Shops in Canadian NGOs
| Caledon Institute of Social Policy | presentations, publications |
| Canadian Council on Social Development | social indicators site, publications and on-line documents |
| Canadian Policy Research Networks | family, health, work |
| Institute for Research on Public Policy | social and family policy, public finance |
| Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives | alternative federal budget, publications |
| Campaign 2000 | 1998 federal report card |
| Canadian Labour Congress | policies, publications |
| Canadian Labour Market Productivity Centre | publications, recent reports |
| Canadian Tax Foundation | publications |
| Centre for the Study of Living Standards | recent reports, index of economic well-being |
| Childcare Resource and Research Unit | research in progress, research resources |
| Federation of Canadian Municipalities | social infrastructure |
| National Anti-Poverty Organization | research |
| North-South Institute | research in progress |
| Roeher Institute | research and policy |
| Social Research Demonstration Corporation | publications |
Major Social Policy Shops Outside Canada
| Center for Law and Social Policy (U.S.) | publications |
| Economic and Social Research Council (UK) | social exclusion research |
| European Union | employment and social policy |
| Luxembourg Income Study | working papers |
| Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development | policy briefs |
| Progressive Policy Institute (US) | social and urban policy documents |
| Social Disadvantage Research Group (Oxford, UK) | current research, research publications |
| Social Policy Research Group (NSW, Australia) | research agenda, on-line publications |
| Urban Institute (US) | welfare research, policy briefs |
| Welfare Information Network (US) | best practices sites, tracking welfare reform |
| International Council on Social Welfare | publications |
| Economic and Social Council (UN) | documents |
| International Social Security Association | publications |
| World Bank | policy research papers |
| International Monetary Fund | publications |
| Interamerican Conference on Social Security | publications |
| Research Forum on Children, Families and the New Federalism (US) | resources |