• Abe Mejia

    Information Officer, Unifor

  • Adele Perry

    Professor, University of Manitoba History

  • Alec Stratford

    NS representative

  • Alex Himelfarb

    Chair

  • Amanda Klang

    Senior Communications Specialist

  • Aminah Sheikh

    Aminah is a union and community organizer in Canada. Her love for organizing came from her late father who was a hospital worker at Sick Kids Hospital and a community leader. Her work is aimed at strengthening inter- worker solidarity and building workers’ power globally. She completed her Bachelor of Arts at York University in Gender and Sexuality Studies and her Masters in Globalisation and Development with specialisation in Gender at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Connect with her @AminahSheikh.

  • Andrew Lodge

    Medical Director Klinic Community Health Centre and assistant professor at the Rady School of Health Sciences at the U of M.

    Community Health

  • Andrew Stevens

    Assistant Professor, Business Administration – University of Regina

    PhD (Queen’s University). Research Interests: Sociology of work, Labour studies, and Industrial relations

  • Andrew Woolford

    Associate Professor, Sociology, University of Manitoba

    Crime, Aboriginal issues

  • Andy Regier

    Manitoba Government and General Employees Union

  • Angele Alook

    Angele is an Assistant Professor in the School of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies at York University. As a member of Bigstone Cree Nation in Treaty 8 territory, her research has mainly focused on the political economy of oil and gas in Alberta. She specializes in Indigenous feminisms, life course approaches, Indigenous research methodologies, cultural identity, and the sociology of family and work. She is a co-investigator on the SSHRC-funded (Partnership Grant) Corporate Mapping Project, where she completed research with the Parkland Institute on Indigenous experiences in Alberta’s oil industry and its gendered impact on working families. Angele is also a member of the Just Powers research team, a SSHRC-funded Insight Grant.

  • Angella MacEwan

    Senior Economist, Canadian Union of Provincial Employees

  • Angelo DiCaro

    Unifor

  • Anne Lindsey

    Environment, Community Development, Health

  • Annette Desmarais

    Canada Research Chair in Human Rights, Social Justice and Food Sovereignty

    Agriculture, food policy and food systems

  • Anskia Gingras

    Donor Database Administrator

  • Anthony Morgan

    Anthony is a racial justice analyst with an expertise in addressing anti-Black racism. He is also a lawyer that has appeared at various levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada, and has represented the interests of African Canadians before the United Nations. Anthony’s column, Colour-Coded Justice, appears regularly in the CCPA’s magazine, The Monitor. A father to a wonderful little girl, Anthony is also a Toronto-based municipal public servant. He is completing an M.St. in International Human Rights Law at the University of Oxford, and holds an LL.B. and a B.C.L. from McGill University.

  • Archana Rampure

    Ontario Public Service Employees Union

  • Arthur Schafer

    Professor, Director, Centre for Professional and Applied Ethics, University of Manitoba

    Professor

  • Beyhan Farhadi

    Beyhan is a postdoctoral researcher, secondary teacher, and an advocate for a fully-funded and inclusive public education system. She currently works with Dr. Sue Winton at York University on policy enactment in secondary schools, researching the implementation of educational policy online during COVID-19 school closures. Beyhan holds a PhD in Geography from the University of Toronto (2019) and an MA in English from York University (2010). Her dissertation research examined the relationship between online learning and educational inequality in the Toronto District School Board. She is currently revising this dissertation for a book project with University of Toronto Press.

  • Brendan Haley

    Carleton University, School of Public Policy

    PhD candidate

  • Brian Banks

    Retired Educator, Former CCPA Saskatchewan Director

    Research Interests: Income inequality, Poverty, Environmental sustainability.

  • Brianne Goertzen

  • Bronson Black

  • Bronwyn Dobchuck-Land

    Assistant Professor, University of Winnipeg

    Criminal Justice

  • Bruce Campbell

    National Office representative, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Senior Fellow, Centre for Free Expression, Ryerson University, former executive director of the CCPA

  • Brynne Sinclair-Waters

    Ontario Employment Education and Research Centre

  • Carolina Aragão

    Researcher

  • Cathy Holtslander

    Director of Research and Policy, National Farmers Union

    Research Interests: Agricultural policy, with expertise in seed issues, Trade agreements, GMOs, Organic agriculture, Supply management, Climate change, Biodiversity, Agroecology.

  • Chairperson or designate

    Canadian Federation of Students

  • Charlene Frenette

    Manager, Human Resources & Administration

  • Charles Smith

    Associate Professor, Political Science, St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan & SK Representative

    PhD (York University), Research Interests: Organized Labour and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Law, Politics and Collective Bargaining in Canada, Canadian Provincial Politics

  • Cheryl Stadnichuk

    Research Representative for CUPE Saskatchewan

    Research Interests: Public health, Privatization, Public-Private Partnerships (P3).

  • Chris Roberts

    Director of Research, Canadian Labour Congress

  • Christine Saulnier

    Director

  • Clare Polster

    Associate Professor, Sociology and Social StudiesUniversity of Regina.

    PhD (York University), Research Interests: Higher education policy, University corporatization, The privatization of public knowledge; Strategies to revitalize public serving universities.

  • Coleen Jones

    Canadian Union of Postal Workers

  • Colleen Bell

    Assistant Professor, Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan

  • Cynthia Taylor

    Manitoba Teachers’ Society

  • Dan Wilson

    Researcher, Assembly of First Nations

  • Dania Majid

    Advocacy Centre for Tenants Ontario

  • Daniel Cerdas Sandí

    Research Assistant

    Daniel Cerdas Sandí is a political scientist with a Master’s in Sociology and a Ph.D. in Social Science Research. He has over a decade of experience as a research and policy analyst, working at the intersection of labour rights and public policy. His work has focused on freedom of association, collective bargaining, international labour standards, gender equity, and informal work. Daniel has held roles with governments, unions, and international organizations, and is committed to advancing inclusive, evidence-based policy. He is currently based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

  • Dave Campanella

    Ontario Nurses’ Association

  • Dave Lambert

    Diversity representative to the Central Board

  • David Alper

    Professor, School of Social Work, Universite de St. Boniface

    Housing, health and social policy

  • David Campanella

    Research Analyst, University of Toronto Faculty Association

    Research Interests: Political Economy, Privatization.

  • David Macdonald

    Senior Economist

  • David Robinson

    Executive Director, Canadian Association of University Teachers

  • Denise Doherty-Delorme

    Researcher, Professional Institute of the Public Service

  • Diana Gibson

    President, PolicyLink Research and Consulting

    MA

  • Elizabeth Comack

    Professor, Sociology, University of Manitoba

    Gender, Social Justice

  • Elizabeth Kwan

    Canadian Labour Congress

  • Ellen Russell

    Assistant Professor of Economics, School of Journalism, Wilfred Laurier University

    PhD

  • Emily Eaton

    Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Regina

    PhD (University of Toronto), Research Interests: Resource development policy and impacts, Saskatchewan’s oil industry, Farmers and ranchers living amid oil, Prairie Farm Rehabilitation Administration, Carbon Capture at Boundary Dam, the corporate power of the carbon extractive industries in SK

  • Erika Shaker

    National Office Director

  • Eve-Lyne Couturier

    Vice-chair and Allied organization — IRIS

  • Filomena Ferraro

    Ontario English Catholic Teachers’ Association

  • Fletcher Baragar

    Manitoba Economy

    Associate Professor, Economics, University of Manitoba

  • Gary Fenn

    Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation

  • Gina Gill Hartmann

    Communications Specialist

  • Grace-Edward Galabuzi

    Associate Professor, Politics and Public Administration Department, Ryerson University and Diversity representative to the Central Board

  • Greg Marchildon

    Canada Research Chair in Public Policy and Economic History, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Regina

    PhD

  • Hadrian Mertins-Kirkwood

    Senior Researcher

  • Howie West

    Public Service Alliance of Canada

  • Hugh Mackenzie

    Economic Policy Consultant

  • Ian Hudson

    Associate Professor, Economics, University of Manitoba

    Provincial Budget, Taxation

  • Igor Delov

    Provincial Building and Construction Trades Council of Ontario

  • Isabella Bakker

    Professor, Department of Political Science, York University

    PhD

  • Jacqueline Romanow

    Associate Professor, Masters of Indigenous Governance, University of Winnipeg

    Indigenous rights, natural resources and economic development

  • James Gacek

    Assistant Professor in the Department of Justice Studies at the University of Regina

    PhD (University of Edinburgh), Research Interests: (1) corrections and community justice; and (2) environmental crimes, harms and justice. He continues to extensively publish in sociological and criminological reviews, journals and international fora, particularly in areas of incarceration; genocidal carcerality; critical issues in media, justice, and security studies; the exploitation of human-animal relations; sex work, indecency and obscenity jurisprudence; and the broader politics of judicial reasoning.

  • Jason Demers

    Researcher

    PhD (University of Toronto), Research Interests: Prison policy; Race and incarceration; Incarceration and human rights; Prison privatization; Prison writing; Cultural representations of incarceration; Literature and social justice.

  • Jason Moores

    Senior Development Officer

  • Jerry Buckland

    Rural development

    Faculty Member, International Development Studies, University of Winnipeg

  • Jess Klassen

    Manitoba Research Alliance Project Coordinator

  • Jesse Hajer

    Assistant Professor in Economics and Labour Studies at the University of Manitoba

  • Jill Buckluschuck

    Refugees, Newcomers and Labour

  • Jim Grieshaber-Otto

    Consultant, International Trade and Investment

    PhD

  • Jim Silver

    Chair, Urban & Inner City Studies, University of Winnipeg

    Inner City, Indigenous Issues

  • Jim Stanford

    Research Chair, Constituency representative, Executive Director, Centre for Future Work

    PhD

  • Joel Lexchin

    Emergency Room Physician and Associate Professor, School of Health Policy and Management, York University

    MD

  • John Jacobs

    Carleton University, School of Public Policy

    PhD candidate

  • Jon Milton

    Senior Communications Specialist

  • Joyce Green

    Professor, Political Science, University of Regina

    PhD (University of Alberta), Research Interests: Canadian politics, Electoral reform, Colonialism and decolonization matters in Canada

  • Julie Guard

    Associate Professor, Labour Studies, University of Manitoba

    Labour

  • Karen Schlichting

    Office Manager

  • Kari Levitt

    Department of Economics, McGill University

    Professor (Emeritus)

  • Katherine Scott

    Senior Researcher

  • Kathy Mallett

    Consultant

    Early Learning, Aboriginal Education, Inner-City

  • Katie Loftus

    Senior Development Officer, Monthly and Legacy Giving

  • Katrina Miller

  • Keith Lowe

  • Kent Peterson

    SK representative

  • Kiavash Najafi

    Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada

  • Kim Wilson

    President, COPE 397

  • Kirsten Bernas

    Director of Housing, West Central Women’s Resource Centre

  • Larry Brown

    National Union of Public and General Employees, Chair

  • Laura Macdonald

    Professor, Department of Political Science and the Institute of Political Economy, Carleton University

    PhD

  • Lawrence Deane

    Associate Professor, Inner City Social Work, University of Manitoba

    Housing

  • Leslie Regan Shade

    Associate Professor, Department of Communications Studies, Concordia University

    PhD

  • Letisha Toop

    Administrative Assistant

  • Lindsay McLaren

    Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary

    PhD

  • Linsday Larios

    Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Work, University of Manitoba: Citizenship, immigration, family and reproductive policies

  • Lisa Akinyi May

    Associate Director

  • Lorie English

    Labour, Training

  • Marc Lee

    Senior Economist

  • Marc Spooner

    Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, University of Regina

    PhD (University of Ottawa), Research Interests: Standardized testing and assessment, Post-secondary education and audit culture, Poverty and homelessness.

  • Mario Seccareccia

    Professor, Department of Economics, University of Ottawa

    PhD

  • Mariwan Jaaf

    Associate Director, Operations and Finance

  • Mark Bigland-Pritchard

    Independent energy consultant/researcher, architectural physicist.

    PhD (University of Sheffield), Research Interests: Energy and climate policy, Nuclear policy, Environmental assessment

  • Mark Hennessy

    United Food and Commercial Workers

  • Mark Hudson

    Associate Professor, University of Manitoba

    Green Jobs, Climate, Oil Sands Extraction, Forest Management

  • Marleny M. Bonnycastle

    Assistant Professor, University of Manitoba, Northern Social Work Program

    Refugee women, Homelessness, FASD, Northern Issues, Community-Based Research

  • Martha Friendly

    Founder and Executive Director of the Childcare Resource and Research Unit

    PhD

  • Martine August

    Martine is an Assistant Professor in the School of Planning at the University of Waterloo. Her research focuses on the political economy of housing and the pursuit of urban social justice, exploring themes related to gentrification, displacement, community organizing, public housing redevelopment, and the politics of social mix. Her current research focuses on the financialization of real estate in Canada, including multi-family apartments, student housing, and seniors housing. She was previously a postdoctoral fellow at Rutgers University, and worked as a housing policy advisor at the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, in the Housing Policy Branch and Homelessness Secretariat.

  • Mary Cornish

    Cavalluzzo Shilton McIntyre Cornish

    PhD

  • Matt McLean

    MB representative

  • Maureen Simpkins

    Associate Professor, University College of the North, Aboriginal and Northern Studies

    City planning, participatory research, northern issues, homelessness, gender

  • Max Paches

    United Food and Commercials Union Local 832

  • Maxim Fortin

  • Meg Gingrich

    United Steelworkers

  • Melanie Allison

    Accounting Officer

  • Michael Barkman

    CCEDNET Manitoba Public Policy Coordinato, Community Economic Development

  • Michael Byers

    Canada Research Chair, Global Politics and International Law University of British Columbia

    PhD

  • Michael Rachlis

    Doctor of Family Medicine, Author and Health Policy Consultant

    MD

  • Michael Spitale

    SEIU Healthcare

  • Michelle Lark

    Manitoba Nurses Union

  • Michelle Stewart

    Associate Professor, Justice Studies, University of Regina

    PhD (University of California, Davis), Research Interests: Political and legal anthropology, Contemporary policing practices, Medical anthropology, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

  • Mike Belmore

    Chair, Society of United Professionals

  • Mischa Terzyk

    Canadian Teachers’ Federation

  • Molly McCracken

    Director

  • Monia Mazigh

  • Monica Rusnak

    Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario

  • Morna Ballantyne

    National Office representative

  • Moya Teklu

  • Neil Brooks

    Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, Director of Graduate Program in Taxation

    LLB

  • Niall Harney

    Senior Researcher – Errol Black Chair in Labour Issues

  • Niigaan Sinclair

    Constituency representative

  • Owen Toews

    Instructor at University of Winnipeg

    Racial capitalism

  • Paige Galette

  • Pam Foster

    Canadian Association of University Teachers

  • Pat Armstrong

    Constituency representative, Professor, Department of Sociology, York University

    PhD

  • Patrick Falconer

    Labour, Training

  • Patrick Hoban

    Development Assistant

  • Paul Gingrich

    Professor Emeritus, Sociology and Social Studies, University of Regina

    Research Interests: Income inequality, Poverty, Post-secondary education, Immigration and integration

  • Paul Leduc Browne

    Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Université du Québec en Outaouais

    D.Phil

  • Paul Moist

    Consultant, retired national labour leader

  • Peggy Nash

    Executive Director

  • Peter Kulchyski

    Professor, Native Studies, University of Manitoba

    Community Economic Development

  • Peter Miller

    Instructor, University of Winnipeg, Urban and Inner City Studies

    Anti-racism and Migration

  • Priscilla Settee

    Constituency representative, Associate Professor, Department of Indigenous Studies, Women and Gender Studies Program

    PhD (University of Manitoba), Research Interests: Indigenous Foods, Food Sovereignty, Indigenous Women’s Rights, Impact of Globalization on Indigenous Peoples, Protection of Biodiversity, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Social Economies in Indigenous Communities

  • Ray Silvius

    Assistant Professor, Political Science, University of Winnipeg

    Political Economy

  • Ricardo Acuna

    Allied organization — Parkland Institute

  • Ricardo Grinspun

    Professor, Department of Economics, York University

    PhD

  • Ricardo Tranjan

    Senior Researcher

  • Rick Sawa

    Retired Educator, Prince Albert Grand Council

    PhD (University of Saskatchewan), Research Interests: Education, Trade, Water.

  • Rick Telfer

    Deputy Director

  • Rob Gillezeau

  • Robert Chernomas

    Professor, Economics, University of Manitoba

    Health Economics, Post Secondary Education

  • Robin Shaban

    Principal economist and co-founder, Vivic Research

  • Roxanne Dubois

    National Office representative

  • S. Ashleigh Weeden

    Ashleigh is an award-winning rural futurist, feminist, and researcher. Her work focuses on the way people, place, and power dynamics are reflected in and affected by policymaking, particularly in rural contexts. A long-time advocate for community-engaged, place-based approaches to public policy, Ashleigh has spent her career championing locally-led innovation. She is currently completing her PhD in Rural Studies at the University of Guelph. Recognized as a thought leader on rural revitalization and contributor to a growing body of research on ‘the right to be rural,’ Ashleigh works to advance evidence-based policy and public sector leadership across a wide variety of critical portfolios, including infrastructure, innovation, and inclusive community economic development.

  • Sabreena Ghaffar-Siddiqui

  • Sarah Cooper

    Assistant Professor, Department of City Planning, University of Manitoba

    Housing policy, housing and community development; planning in colonial contexts, Indigenous planning; neoliberal urbanism; community-based research

  • Sarah Zell

  • Sean Geobey

    Management Science, University of Waterloo

    PhD candidate

  • Shauna MacKinnon

    Assistant Professor, Urban and Inner City Studies, University of Winnipeg

    Adult Education, Poverty Reduction

  • Shop steward or delegate

    non-voting, Unifor 567

  • Simon Enoch

    Senior Researcher

  • Stephen Shrybman

    Trade and Environmental Lawyer, Sack, Goldblatt, Mitchell

    LLB

  • Steven Staples

    Individual supporter, Independent Consultant

  • Stuart Trew

    Senior Researcher

  • Susan Prentice

    Professor, Sociology, University of Manitoba

    Family, Child Care Policy

  • Tania Jarzebiak

    Canadian Union of Public Employees

  • Taylor Bendig

    Research Officer, Saskatchewan Government and General Employees’ Union (SGEU)

    Research Interests: Privatization, Contracting out, Privacy and freedom of information

  • Thevaki Thevaratnam

    Ontario Federation of Labour

  • Tim Sale

    Federal Housing Policy

  • Tim Scarth

    Senior Graphic Designer

  • Tim Smith

    Manitoba Association of Health Care Professionals

  • Toby Sanger

    Executive Director, Canadians for Tax Fairness

  • Tony Clarke

    President, Polaris Institute

    PhD

  • Tracy Zambory

    President, Saskatchewan Union of Nurses

  • Trish Hennessy

    Senior Communications Strategist

  • Wayne Antony

  • Ziya Tong