Chief David Peter-Paul has been chief of the Pabineau First Nation since 2004. Situated on the banks of New Brunswick’s Nepisiguit River, the Pabineau First Nation is an active supporter of salmon conservation and has operated a counting facility for several years in partnership with the Nepisiguit Salmon Association.

Evelyne Meltzer has had a wide ranging career working in Canada and abroad as a federal public servant, consultant, senior manager, NGO advisor, and academic focusing on international law, coastal and ocean resource issues, international development, human rights and community economic development.

Paul D. Michael, Q.C., lives in Stratford, PEI, and is counsel to the law firm Campbell Lea in Charlottetown. 

Joan Marie Aylward lives in St. John’s, NL. She holds a Bachelor of Nursing Degree from Memorial University.

Honourable Remi Bujold, P.C., C.M. resides in Quebec, and has spent his career working in the federal and provincial governments.

James (Jim) Lawley lives in Halifax, NS. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree and Honours degree in Finance from Dalhousie University. 

Denis Losier, CM, lives in Moncton, NB, and holds a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Economy), and an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Business Administration from the Université de Moncton. He also holds a Masters of Arts (Economy) from the University of Western Ontario.

John LeBoutillier, CM, a member of the Quebec Bar, received his undergraduate degree from the Séminaire de Gaspé, his law degree from Université Laval, and his MBA from the University of Western Ontario (now The Richard Ivey School of Business).

Robert G. Bishop, a native of St. John’s, NL, is a graduate of Memorial University holding a Bachelor of Science (Biology) degree.

Jim Jones lives in Moncton, NB and is president of JBJones Consulting.