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Despite the controversy surrounding the location of the Memorial to Victims of Communism, incoming board members of the National Capital Commission says they have not made themselves familiar with the issue.
The new directors, many of whom have ties to the Conservative party either at the federal level, municipal level or both, were quietly appointed last week in order to have their positions formalized before Parliament rose.
The newly appointed board members, also known as commissioners, are not paid a regular salary. The part-time role entitles them only to a per diem, no more than $375 per day, while they are on official NCC business. Additionally, board members receive a retainer of $4,000 per year.
The board, which is comprised of the chairperson, the Chief Executive Officer, five Ottawa-area residents and eight members appointed from elsewhere in the country, meets at least four times a year to discuss and monitor the use of corporation resources, as well as to monitor and report on performance of NCC assets.
Here are the new members of the board:
Lisa Macdonald: Holding an extensive background in finance and business, Macdonald is no stranger to municipal affairs, either. The current chief administrative officer for the Town of New Glasgow in Nova Scotia has done work with the Pictou Regional Development Commission from November 2003 to December 2007, including the final two years as executive director. Her history with the financial sector includes nearly a decade of work with the CIBC in various positions including customer service manager, account manager for small business and branch manager.
Though the Memorial to Victims of Communism is among the most contentious issues facing the NCC at the moment, Macdonald said she has not done any background research into the file as of yet.
“My appointment doesn’t start until July 1, so I’m actually not privy to any of the background related to that project at this time,” she said, adding that she has not done any research of her own, either.
Macdonald has donated to the Conservative Party of Canada once, in 2011, when she gave $408.92 to the Conservative Association in the riding of Kings-Hants, Nova Scotia.
In her words, why Macdonald thinks she was named to the board of directors:
“Certainly, I have a vast volunteer background where I served in provincial capacity in a number of organizations.”
Carol Loughrey: A consultant in strategic planning and governance, Loughrey has held multiple positions in government. After holding positions as comptroller and deputy minister with the Liberal Party of New Brunswick for a decade, she left in 1998 to become an adviser to the Conservative Party at both the provincial and federal level until 2006. Afterward, her political involvement continued, as she made donations to the campaigns of two Conservative candidates on the national level in 2005 and 2008, totalling $450. But despite this, she says, her political leanings are simply to “vote for the best person.”
“If I think there’s a good candidate, I support him. That’s kind of where I am, I guess … I’m not particularly political in the ‘big P’ sense.”
Loughrey has not researched the controversy surrounding the communism memorial either, saying that she requested a start date of July 1 so that she could tie up a few loose ends.
“I’ve been sent some documents, but I can’t really get at it for another week or so,” said Loughrey. “But I did understand from my predecessor that there was some controversy.”
“What I will do,” she added, “is I will read all the information that I have and come to the conclusion that I have. But when you’re just starting out, of course, you don’t have the background or the understanding.”
In her words, why Loughrey thinks she was named to the board of directors:
“I happened to support the Conservative candidate in the last election, so I guess that helped me a bit, but I understand my recommendation came both politically and administratively for this position.”
“I was asked by the predecessor, and he said … the skills that I have are what the organization needs right now.”
Basil Stewart: As mayor of Summerside, P.E.I. for 29 years, Stewart was first elected to office in 1985 and was subsequently re-elected nine times before losing his last mayoral race in 2014. The former mayor was also on the board of directors for the Canadian Federation of Municipalities from 2006 to 2009, most recently as president in his final year.
Stewart’s political career also includes a failed bid for a federal seat with the Progressive Conservative party in 1993 in the riding of Egmont, P.E.I. He lost the election to Liberal incumbent Joe McGuire. Since then, Stewart has stayed active in his involvement with the federal Conservative party. Since 2004, he has made four donations to the party or to individual electoral campaigns totalling approximately $700.
Stewart could not be reached for comment.
Brian Coburn, new board member of the NCC, June 25, 2015.
Brian Coburn: Ottawa-area residents might recognize Coburn, himself a resident of Navan, as a former cabinet minister in the provincial government. From 1989 to 1999, Coburn served as mayor of the village of Cumberland, following which he ran successfully for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in the riding of Carleton-Gloucester (now Ottawa-Orléans.)
He would keep that seat from 1999 to 2003, serving as the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs from 2001 to 2002 in premier Mike Harris’s government. After Ernie Eves took over the Progressive Conservative leadership in 2002, Coburn switched portfolios and assumed the roles of Minister of Tourism and Recreation as well as Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
Following his 2003 defeat at the hands of Liberal candidate Phil McNeely, Coburn joined the Assessment Review Board of Ontario for two years before becoming a citizenship judge at Citizenship & Immigration Canada from 2006 to 2012.
Coburn could not be reached for comment.
Victor Brunette, new board member of the NCC, June 25, 2015.
Victor Brunette: Brunette has a detailed past in the forestry industry. He has been involved in it since 1990, when he became executive director of the Quebec Federation of Wood Producers. He held that spot until 2002, at which point he managed the forestry program for the New York City Watershed Agricultural Council. He also managed the Alberta Woodlot Extension Program and is currently the manager of the Agence des Forêts Privées de l’Outaouais.
Brunette could not be reached for comment, but a person with the same name is listed as a member of the Pontiac Conservative Association in Québec. Brunette lives in the Gatineau area, less than an hour away from Pontiac.
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The new directors, many of whom have ties to the Conservative party either at the federal level, municipal level or both, were quietly appointed last week in order to have their positions formalized before Parliament rose.
The newly appointed board members, also known as commissioners, are not paid a regular salary. The part-time role entitles them only to a per diem, no more than $375 per day, while they are on official NCC business. Additionally, board members receive a retainer of $4,000 per year.
The board, which is comprised of the chairperson, the Chief Executive Officer, five Ottawa-area residents and eight members appointed from elsewhere in the country, meets at least four times a year to discuss and monitor the use of corporation resources, as well as to monitor and report on performance of NCC assets.
Here are the new members of the board:
Lisa Macdonald: Holding an extensive background in finance and business, Macdonald is no stranger to municipal affairs, either. The current chief administrative officer for the Town of New Glasgow in Nova Scotia has done work with the Pictou Regional Development Commission from November 2003 to December 2007, including the final two years as executive director. Her history with the financial sector includes nearly a decade of work with the CIBC in various positions including customer service manager, account manager for small business and branch manager.
Though the Memorial to Victims of Communism is among the most contentious issues facing the NCC at the moment, Macdonald said she has not done any background research into the file as of yet.
“My appointment doesn’t start until July 1, so I’m actually not privy to any of the background related to that project at this time,” she said, adding that she has not done any research of her own, either.
Macdonald has donated to the Conservative Party of Canada once, in 2011, when she gave $408.92 to the Conservative Association in the riding of Kings-Hants, Nova Scotia.
In her words, why Macdonald thinks she was named to the board of directors:
“Certainly, I have a vast volunteer background where I served in provincial capacity in a number of organizations.”
Carol Loughrey: A consultant in strategic planning and governance, Loughrey has held multiple positions in government. After holding positions as comptroller and deputy minister with the Liberal Party of New Brunswick for a decade, she left in 1998 to become an adviser to the Conservative Party at both the provincial and federal level until 2006. Afterward, her political involvement continued, as she made donations to the campaigns of two Conservative candidates on the national level in 2005 and 2008, totalling $450. But despite this, she says, her political leanings are simply to “vote for the best person.”
“If I think there’s a good candidate, I support him. That’s kind of where I am, I guess … I’m not particularly political in the ‘big P’ sense.”
Loughrey has not researched the controversy surrounding the communism memorial either, saying that she requested a start date of July 1 so that she could tie up a few loose ends.
“I’ve been sent some documents, but I can’t really get at it for another week or so,” said Loughrey. “But I did understand from my predecessor that there was some controversy.”
“What I will do,” she added, “is I will read all the information that I have and come to the conclusion that I have. But when you’re just starting out, of course, you don’t have the background or the understanding.”
In her words, why Loughrey thinks she was named to the board of directors:
“I happened to support the Conservative candidate in the last election, so I guess that helped me a bit, but I understand my recommendation came both politically and administratively for this position.”
“I was asked by the predecessor, and he said … the skills that I have are what the organization needs right now.”
Basil Stewart: As mayor of Summerside, P.E.I. for 29 years, Stewart was first elected to office in 1985 and was subsequently re-elected nine times before losing his last mayoral race in 2014. The former mayor was also on the board of directors for the Canadian Federation of Municipalities from 2006 to 2009, most recently as president in his final year.
Stewart’s political career also includes a failed bid for a federal seat with the Progressive Conservative party in 1993 in the riding of Egmont, P.E.I. He lost the election to Liberal incumbent Joe McGuire. Since then, Stewart has stayed active in his involvement with the federal Conservative party. Since 2004, he has made four donations to the party or to individual electoral campaigns totalling approximately $700.
Stewart could not be reached for comment.
Brian Coburn, new board member of the NCC, June 25, 2015.
Brian Coburn: Ottawa-area residents might recognize Coburn, himself a resident of Navan, as a former cabinet minister in the provincial government. From 1989 to 1999, Coburn served as mayor of the village of Cumberland, following which he ran successfully for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in the riding of Carleton-Gloucester (now Ottawa-Orléans.)
He would keep that seat from 1999 to 2003, serving as the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs from 2001 to 2002 in premier Mike Harris’s government. After Ernie Eves took over the Progressive Conservative leadership in 2002, Coburn switched portfolios and assumed the roles of Minister of Tourism and Recreation as well as Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
Following his 2003 defeat at the hands of Liberal candidate Phil McNeely, Coburn joined the Assessment Review Board of Ontario for two years before becoming a citizenship judge at Citizenship & Immigration Canada from 2006 to 2012.
Coburn could not be reached for comment.
Victor Brunette, new board member of the NCC, June 25, 2015.
Victor Brunette: Brunette has a detailed past in the forestry industry. He has been involved in it since 1990, when he became executive director of the Quebec Federation of Wood Producers. He held that spot until 2002, at which point he managed the forestry program for the New York City Watershed Agricultural Council. He also managed the Alberta Woodlot Extension Program and is currently the manager of the Agence des Forêts Privées de l’Outaouais.
Brunette could not be reached for comment, but a person with the same name is listed as a member of the Pontiac Conservative Association in Québec. Brunette lives in the Gatineau area, less than an hour away from Pontiac.
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