Appendix D - List of interviewees

List of Informal Meetings

Informal Meetings by Individual:

Dr. Merv Baker, Canadian Meat Council

Yaprak Baltacioglu, Former Deputy Minister, AAFC

Jane Billings, Sr. ADM, PHAC & Nancy Porteous, Dir. Eval., Centre for Excellence and Program Design

Dr. David Butler-Jones, Chief Public Health Officer, PHAC

Robert Clarke, Former ADM, PHAC (Retired)

Gary Corbett, President PIPSC & Johanne Bray, Manager of Policy and National Representational Activities, PIPSC

David Cutler

Ronald Doering, Gowling Consultants, Former President of CFIA

Barbara Drew, CEO/Exec, Dir, CMA & Dr. Briane Scharfstein, Assoc. Sec. Gen, Prof. Affairs

Dr. Brian Evans, Executive Vice President, CFIA

Dr. Jeff Farber, Director of Microbial Hazards, Health Canada

Ian Green, Formerly Deputy Minister for Health Canada (currently retired)

Geoffrey Grenville-Wood & Isabelle Roy, Legal Counsel PIPSC

François Guimont, Deputy Receiver General of Canada (formerly Pres. CFIA)

Rick Holey, CFIA Advisory Member

Randy Huffman, Maple Leaf Foods

Nick Jennery, Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors

Bob Kingston, PSAC Agriculture Union President & Jim Thompson, communications Advisor, PSAC Union

Michael McCain, President, Maple Leaf Foods

Marie-Lucie Morin, National Security Advisor to the PM and Assoc. Secretary, PCO

Dr. Frank Plummer, Scientific Director General & Céline Nadon, PHAC Microbilogy Lab

Dr. Preddy, Ontario Chief Medical Officer

Cameron Prince, VP Operations, CFIA

Minister Gerry Ritz, Federal Minister for Agriculture

Morris Rosenberg, DM Health Canada

Yvan Roy, Counsel to the Clerk of the Pricy Council, PCO

Ron Sapsford, DM Health & Long-Term Care

Ian Shugart, Deputy Minister, Environment Canada

Anne Marie Smart, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Communications and Consultations, PCO

Carol Swan, President, CFIA

Suzanne Vinet, Assoc. Deputy Minister, Transport (formerly Assoc. DM Health Canada)

Dr. David Williams, A/Chief Medical Officer of Health, Ontario

Presentations by Organization:

Tour of Maple Leaf Plant

CFIA Presentation re Cognos Based Fish Program Management Information System

CFIA Presentation re Compliance and Enforcement

CFIA Presentation re HACCP/CVS

CFIA Presentation re Recall

Visit to CFIA's Emergency Operations Centre

Health Canada Presentation re Modernization of Food and Drug Act

Health Canada Presentation re Regulatory Systems for Additives

PHAC Presentation re FIORP

Visit to PHAC's Emergency Operations Centre

Formax Meat Slicing Equipment

• Dave Brown, Vice-President, Sales
• Bob Carson, Legal Counsel
• Bill Dickover, Vice-President Customer Services

Roundtables:

Advisory Group of Experts

• Dr. John Carsley
• Dr. Michael Doyle
• Dr. Mansel Griffiths
• Dr. Walter Schlech
• Dr. Bruce Tompkin

CFIA Advisory Panel Roundtable Discussion

• Dr. Rick Holley, Canadian Poultry & Edd Processors Council
• Carole Swan, President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Consumer Groups Roundtable Discussion

• Bruce Cran, Consumers Association of Canada
• François Décary-Gilardeau, Option Consommateurs
• Lucienne Lemire, Consumers Council of Canada

Federal, Provincial, Territorial Roundtable with Deputy Minister of Health and Chief Medical Officers

• Dr. Horassio Arruda, Director Public Health Protection, Québec
• Meena Ballantyne, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada
• Dr. David Butler-Jones, Chief Public Health Officer, Public Health Agency of Canada
• Lauren Donnelly, Assistant Deputy Minister Health Prevention, Saskatchewan
• Dr. Kami Kandola, A/Chief Medical Officer of Health, Northwest Territories
• Don Keats, Deputy Minister of Health and Community Services, Newfoundland-Dr. Perry Kendall, Provincial Health Officer, BC
• Dr. Joel Kettner, Chief Public Health Officer and Chief Medical Officer of Health, Manitoba
• Alex MacKenzie, Executive Director of Surveillance and Environmental Health, Alberta
• Scott MacLean, Executive Director of Health Protection Programs, New-Brunswick
• Dr. Duff Montgomerie, Deputy Minister of Health Promotion and Protection, Nova Scotia
• Ryan Neale, Environmental Health Officer, Prince Edward Island
• Joanna Plater, Executive Director, Manitoba
• Dr. Mark Raizenne, Director General, Centre for Food-Borne and Environmental and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Public Health Agency of Canada
• Ron Sapsford, Deputy Minister, Health and Long-Term Care, Ontario
• Call with Dr. Richard Schabas, Medical Officer of Health, Ontario
• Dr. Robert Strang, Chief Public Health Officer and Chief Medical Officer of Health, Nova Scotia
• Dr. Faith Stratton, Chief Medical Officer of Health, Newfoundland
• Arlene Wilgosh, Deputy Minister of Health, Manitoba
• Dr. David Williams, Chief Medical Officer of Health, Ontario

Food Processing Groups Roundtable Discussion

• Robert De Valk, Poultry Processors of Canada
• Robin Hoel, Canadian Pountry and Egg Processors Council
• Chris Kyte, Food Processors of Canada
• Jim Laws, Canadian Meat Council

Urban Public Health Network

• Dr. David Allison, Medical Officer of Health, Eastern Health, St. John's
• Dr. Tania Diener, Medical Health Officer, Regina Qu'appelle Health Region
• Dr. Maurice Hennink, Deputy Medical Health Officer, Regina Qu'appelle Health Region
• Dr. Patricia Hudson, A/Director, Montérégie Public Health
• Dr. James Lu, Medical Health Officer, Vancouver Coastal Health
• Dr. Judy MacDonald, Deputy Medical Officer of Health Alberta
• Dr. David McKeown, Medical Officer of Health, Toronto Public Health
• Dr. Terry-Nan Tannenbaum, Public Health, Montreal
• Dr. Gaynor Watson-Creed, Medical Officer of Health, Capital District Health Authority
• Dr. Babara Yaffe, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Toronto Public Health

List of Investigative Meetings by Organization

Ministers and Deputy Ministers and Staff

The Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister and Yaprak Baltacioglu, Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

The Honourable Tony Clement (formerly Minister of Health) & Morris Rosenberg, Deputy Minister, Health Canada

Carole Swan, President, Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Alan Sakach, Media Officer PMO (formerly Director of Communications for Minister Ritz)

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

Paul Mayers, Associate Vice President, Programs, CFIA

Brian Evans, Executive Vice President, CFIA

Cameron Prince, Vice President, Operations, CFIA

Dr. Martine Dubuc, Vice President, Science, CFIA

Mario Zalac, Food Processing Specialist Inspector, CFIA

David Engel, Food Processing (FSEP) Supervisor, CFIA

Dan Schlegel, Food Processing Inspector, CFIA

Dave Gagnon, FSEP/HACCP Area Coordinator, CFIA

Alex Radoja, Inspection Program Officer, CFIA

Carlo Pernarella, Food Processing Specialist Inspector, CFIA

Laurel Herwig, Director, Programs Communications, CFIA

Catherine Airth, Accociate Vice-President, Operations, CFIA

Vance McEachern, Executive Director, Operations Strategy and Delivery, CFIA

Richard Arsenault, Director, Meat Programs Division, CFIA

Judy Strazds, Inspection Manager, CFIA

Bill Teeter, Executive Director, Ontario Operations, CFIA

Urszula Sierpinska, Food Specialist, CFIA

Don Irons, Food Processing Supervisor, CFIA

Tom Graham, National Inspection Manager FSEP/HACCP, CFIA

Health Canada

Dr. Jeff Farber, Director, Bureau of Microbial Hazards, Health Canada

Hélène Couture, Chief Evaluations Division, Health Canada

Dr. Franco Pagotto, Research Scientist, Health Canada

Meena Ballantyne, Assistant Deputy Minister, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada

Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

Jenni Byrne, Director, Issues Management, PMO

Privy Council Office

Daniel Jean, Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet, Operations PCO

Anne-Marie Smart, Assistant Secretary to the Cabinet, Communications and Consultations. PCO

Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)

Dr. David Butler-Jones, Chief Public Health Officer, PHAC

Dr. Frank Plummer, Scientific Director General, National Microbiology Laboratory, PHAC

Dr. Andrea Ellis, Section Manager, Outbreak Response & Issues Management, PHAC

Diane MacDonald, Epidemiologist, Outbreak Management Division, PHAC

Sarah Lawley, Director Corporate Communications, PHAC

Mark Raizenne, Director General, Centre for Food-Borne Environment and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, PHAC

Robert Clarke, Retired from position of ADM, Infectious Disease and Emergency Preparedness, PHAC

Maple Leaf Foods Inc.

Ivy Balancia, Maple Leaf Foods

Juan Alvarez, Maple Leaf Foods

Ron Judge, Maple Leaf Foods

Larry Mendes, Maple Leaf Foods

Dr. Randall Huffman, Maple Leaf Foods

Steve Dowbiggin, Maple Leaf Foods

Urban and Provincial Health Specialists

Dr. Dean Middleton, Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion

Dr. Barbara Yaffe, Toronto Public Health

Dr. Horacio Arruda, Québec Public Health

Dr. David Williams, Ontario Public Health

David Cutler

Family Members of Deceased