Governance

Governance

CAFP is governed by a Board of Directors, comprising former Members of Parliament and Senators from across Canada. Board Directors are elected at CAFP Annual General Meeting.

The Speaker of the Senate, the Hon. Raymonde Gagné, and the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Hon. Francis Scarpaleggia, are honorary co-chairpersons of the CAFP.

The members of the Board of Directors for 2025-2026 are:

Matt DeCourcey

President

(New Brunswick)

Jack Harris

Vice President

(Newfoundland & Labrador)

Dorothy Dobbie

Immediate Past President

(Manitoba)

Joyce Bateman

Treasurer

(Manitoba)

Hon. Bryon Wilfert

Secretary

(Ontario)

Tyrone Benskin

Director

(Quebec)

The Hon. Sarmite Bulte

Director

(Ontario)

Corneliu Chisu

Director

(Ontario)

Paul Crête

Director

(Québec)

Hon. Dennis Dawson

Director

(Québec)

Jim Eglinski

Director

(Alberta)

Hélène LeBlanc

Director

(Québec)

Chungsen Leung

Director

(Ontario)

The Hon. Andy Mitchell

Director

(Ontario)

Hon. Denis Paradis

Director

(Québec)

Yasmin Ratansi

Director

(Ontario)

Hon. David Tkachuk

Director

(Saskatchewan)

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