Exceptional knowledge of Canadian government, international affairs, cross-border issues and policy development is a key component of our ability to provide clients with strategic legal and business advice in a business environment that is increasingly complex and international in scope. Members of our Public Policy Group have been invaluable for their leadership in shaping public policy in Canada, and in developing business responses to those policies.

As the largest public policy group in a Canadian law firm, we provide clients with integrated policy and legal expertise, and advisory services on domestic and international issues including:

Members of the Public Policy Group

Paul Cantor Former President & CEO of National Trust Company, Confederation Life Insurance Company, and President, CIBC Investment Bank

David A. Dodge O.C. Former Governor of the Bank of Canada and Chancellor, Queen’s University

Edward S. Goldenberg Former Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister and Chair, Public Policy Group
 
Allan E. Gotlieb C.C. Former Canadian Ambassador to the United States
 
Michael F. Kergin Former Canadian Ambassador to the United States

Jessica LeCroy Former senior U.S. diplomat
 
Hon. E. Peter Lougheed C.C., P.C., Q.C. Former Premier of Alberta
 
Hon. John C. (Jack) Major C.C., Q.C. Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada
 
Hon. A. Anne McLellan P.C. Former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
 
Paul M. Moore Q.C. Former Vice-Chair Ontario Securities Commission
 
Sheridan Scott Former Commissioner of the Competition Bureau of Canada and Chair of the International Competition Network

Stephen P. Sibold Q.C. Former Chair, Alberta Securities Commission

John M. Weeks, Former Canadian Ambassador to the WTO
 
Key Contact
Edward Goldenberg, Partner
goldenberge@bennettjones.com