Canada’s Minister of State (Finance), Kevin Sorenson, and Canada’s first financial literacy leader, Jane Rooney, have announced the members of the newly formed National Steering Committee on Financial Literacy.
Committee members were selected from more than 100 applicants, representing a broad range of organizations from the public, private and non-profit sectors across Canada. They will provide leadership and promote participation in financial literacy initiatives within the sectors they represent and help to ensure that an effective, collaborative approach is used in implementing a national strategy for financial literacy.
The members are as follows:
- Camille Beaudoin, director of financial education, Autorité des marchés financiers;
- Leslie Byrnes, vice-president, distribution and pensions, Canadian Life & Health Insurance Association;
- Laurie Campbell, CEO, Credit Canada Debt Solutions;
- Terry Campbell, president, Canadian Bankers Association;
- Shelley Clayton, director, financial aid, University of New Brunswick Financial Aid Office;
- Mary Condon, commissioner, Ontario Securities Commission;
- Pat Foran, journalist, CTV News;
- Suzanne Gendron, managing vice-president, Mouvement Desjardins;
- Terry Goodtrack, president and CEO, Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada;
- Kelley Keehn, financial author;
- Cary List, president and CEO, Financial Planning Standards Council;
- Elizabeth Mulholland, CEO, Prosper Canada;
- Andrew Nicholson, director, education and communications, Financial and Consumer Services Commission of New Brunswick;
- Gary Rabbior, president, Canadian Foundation for Economic Education; and
- Cairine Wilson, vice-president, member services, and publisher of CPA Magazine, Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada.
“I look forward to working closely with the committee members to develop and implement the national strategy for financial literacy,” Rooney says. “My role to collaborate and co-ordinate financial literacy initiatives is greatly enhanced by the leadership and dedication to financial education demonstrated by the committee members.”
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