There are some 30 members. The current chair of the committee is Ian McKinnon, who has been a deputy minister at the provincial level. He also used to run a polling firm and is currently the president of Pacific Issues Partners, in Victoria, British Columbia.
We strive for regional representation. Elizabeth Beale, who is a very active member, is president and chief executive officer for the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council, in Halifax. Dr. Monica Boyd is professor of sociology and the Canada research chair in immigration, inequality and public policy at the University of Toronto. François Dupuis, a member who just recently joined the council—in fact, his first meeting is coming up very shortly—is vice-president and economist in chief for economic studies for the Mouvement Desjardins in Montreal.