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)

The Hon. Bryon Wilfert

Secretary

(Ontario)

Dorothy Dobbie

Immediate Past President

(Manitoba)

Joyce Bateman

Treasurer

(Manitoba)

Jack Harris

Secretary

(Newfoundland & Labrador)

The Hon. Sue Barnes

Director

(Ontario)

Tyrone Benskin

Director

(Quebec)

The Hon. Sarmite Bulte

Director

(Ontario)

Corneliu Chisu

Director

(Ontario)

Paul Crête

Director

(Québec)

The Hon. Dennis Dawson

Director

(Quebec)

William Knight

Director

(Saskatchewan)

Alistair MacGregor

Director

(British Columbia)

The Hon. Victor Oh

Director

(Ontario)

The Hon. Denis Paradis

Director

(Québec)

Yasmin Ratansi

Director

(Ontario)

The Hon. David Tkachuk

Director

(Saskatchewan)

Foundation Documents