CHAIRMAN
The Honourable Rosemary Brown, PC, OC, O.BC, CD (Jamaica)
President MATCH International, former Chief Commissioner of the Ontario
Human Rights Commission and former Member of the Legislative Assembly
of British Columbia.
RAPPORTEUR
Professor Dan Hiebert
Department of Geography, University of British Columbia
LUNCH SPEAKER 15 NOVEMBER
The Honourable Jean Augustine, P.C., M.P.
Secretary of State (Multiculturalism) (Status of Women)
SPEAKER DINNER 15 NOVEMBER
Senator Laurier L. LaPierre, O.C.
BRITISH SPEAKERS (in order of presentation)
Lord Dholakia OBE, DL
President of the Liberal Democrats
Dr Trevor Hall CBE
Equality and Diversity Adviser to the Permanent Secretary, Lord Chancellor’s Department
Ms Beverley Hughes, MP
Minister of State, The Home Office
Dr Mohammed Ali OBE
Chief Executive, QED-UK
Dr Richard Stone
Chair, Runnymede Commission on British Muslims and Islamophobia
Mr Paul Kernaghan QPM
Chief Constable, Hampshire Constabulary
Mr Nick Hardwick
Chief Executive, The Refugee Council
CANADIAN SPEAKERS (in order of presentation)
Professor Morton Weinfeld
Department of Sociology, McGill University
Professor Harold Troper
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
Ms Suzanne Pinel
Citizenship Court Judge, Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Professor Peter Li
Department of Sociology, University of Saskatchewan
Professor Audrey Kobayashi
Department of Geography and Women’s Studies, Queen’s University
Professor Sharryn Aiken
Faculty of Law, Queen's University
Mr Meyer Burstein
Chair Emeritus of the Metropolis International Steering Committee
OTHER BRITISH PARTICIPANTS
Ms Beverley Bernard
Acting Chair, Commission for Racial Equality
Mr Tony Breslin
Chief Executive, Citizenship Foundation
Sir Andrew Burns, KCMG
British High Commissioner
Lady Burns
Magistrate in Inner London
Ms Ann Cryer
Member of Parliament for Keighley
Ms Helen Davidson
A/PS to Ms Beverley Hughes MP
Mr George Edmonds-Brown
Executive Secretary, Canada-United Kingdom Colloquia
Baroness Fookes of Plymouth DBC, DL
Chairman, Canada-United Kingdom Colloquia
Mr Ram Gidoomal CBE
Chairman, South Asian Development Partnership
Sir Anthony Goodenough KCMG
Hon President, Canada-United Kingdom Colloquia
Mr Chris Hedges
Assistant Director, Immigration and National Policy Directorate, The Home Office
Ms Bronagh Hinds
Deputy Chief Commissioner, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
Dr Peter Lyon
Hon Vice President, Canada-United Kingdom Colloquia
Mr Rab Mackenzie
Head of Canada Section, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Ms Adeeba Malik
Deputy Chief Executive QED-UK
Dr Rosemarie Mallett
Chair, British Sociological Association Race Forum
Professor Ceri Peach
Professor of Social Geography, Oxford University
Mr Philip Peacock
Deputy Chairman and Treasurer, Canada-United Kingdom Colloquia
Ms Yvonne Thompson
President, European Federation of Black Women Business Owners
Mr Varun Uberoi
PhD Student
Mr Talha Wadee
Member of the Islamophobia Commission
Ms Caroline Warrior
Deputy Director, British Council, Ottawa
Mr Gary Younge
Feature Writer, The Guardian
OTHER CANADIAN PARTICIPANTS:
Ms Naomi Alboim
Adjunct Professor and Fellow, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University
M. Pierre Anctil
President, Conseil des Relations Interculturelles, Government of Québec
M. Sébastien Arcand
PhD Candidate, Université de Montréal
Professor Keith Banting
Director, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University
Ms Josée Bazinet
Head, Policy Unit, Multiculturalism -Strategic Policy and Research, Canadian Heritage
Ms Bonny Berger
Deputy Director, Canadian Centre for Foreign Policy Development (CCFPD), DFAIT
The Honourable Mel Cappe
High Commissioner for Canada
Dr Paula DeCoito
Executive Director, Social Planning Council of Peel
Dr Howard Duncan
Executive Head, Metropolis Project, Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Ms Helen Fotopulos
Executive Committee Member of the City of Montréal; President - Plateau Mont-Royal Borough; City Councillor - Mile End District
Ms Fredericka Gregory
Director, Northern Europe Division, DFAIT
Ms Catherine Howlett
Nationality Law Advisor, Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Ms Humera Ibrahim
Research Officer, Multiculturalism - Strategic Policy and Research, Canadian Heritage
Ms Kemi Jacobs
President, Canadian Council for Refugees
Ms Agnès Jaouich
Senior Citizenship Judge, Citizenship Commission
Mr Norbert Kalisch
Director General, European Union, North and West Europe Bureau, DFAIT
Mr Alan Kessel
Minister (Political & Public Affairs), Canadian High Commission in London
Mr Steven Lee
Executive Director, Canadian Centre for Foreign Policy Development, DFAIT
Ms Rebecca Miller
Assistant to the Director, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University
Mr Gordon Morrison
Deputy Director, Northern Europe Division, DFAIT
Ms Ratna Omidvar
Executive Director, Maytree Foundation
Ms Marie O’Shea
Senior Policy Advisor, UN Specialized Agencies Division, DFAIT
Ms Rosanna Scotti
Director, Strategic & Corporate Policy, City of Toronto
Ms Marian Shermarke
Social Worker and Community Activist
Mr Haroon Siddiqui
Editor Emeritus, The Toronto Star
Mr Francisco Rico-Martinez
Past President, Canadian Council for Refugees
Ms Johanna Waters
PhD Student, University of British Columbia
Professor Robert Wolfe
Associate Professor, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University
