In addition to his academic work, Dr.Whitaker has provided media commentary and has provided advice to public commissions and to refugees facing deportation. He is a member of the advisory panel to the Arar Commission’s Policy Review on the creation of an arm’s length review mechanism for the national security activities of the RCMP.

Jacques Bourgault

Jacques Bourgault is a professor at the Université du Québec à Montréal and an adjunct professor at the École nationale d’administration publique. Since 2001, Mr. Bourgault has been a research fellow at the Canada School of Public Service. His research specialties include: public management modernization, accountability, governance and public service management trends in the federal and Quebec governments. He holds a PhD in political science from the Sorbonne University (Public Administration) and is also a lawyer and a member of the Quebec Bar.

Dr. Bourgault has acted as a consultant for the federal and provincial governments, as well as at the international level for governments in northern and sub-Saharan Africa and for the World Bank. His publications include Public Administration and Public Management: Experiences in Canada.

Chern Heed

Chern Heed has extensive professional experience in airport planning, management and operations in Canada and abroad. He served as the airport general manager of both Vancouver International Airport and Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport.

Mr. Heed has held executive positions with the Hong Kong International Airport and led consulting projects for the redevelopment of airports in Nassau, Bogotá and Moscow, as well as planning of Bangkok’s new Suvarnabhumi Airport.

Mr. Heed holds a degree in electrical engineering from the University of British Columbia.

 
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