World Economic Forum (WEF)
Klaus Schwab of the World Economic Forum has boasted that half of the current Canadian government has ties to the WEF.
Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister, is on the Board of Trustees of the World Economic Forum.
Liberal Cabinet Members, MPs and House Senators who have known WEF ties:
Click on the photos to go to their page on the WEF website.
Ginette Petitpas Taylor
Minister of Official Languages and Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
(link goes to the Wayback Machine as Sean had himself removed from the WEF website in April 2022)
Chrystia Freeland was co-chair at WEF Great Reset meeting on December 8, 2020
The documents obtained through Access to Information filings are high-level briefing notes to the minister of Global Affairs Canada at the time — Chrystia Freeland — for the Great Reset meeting at the World Economic Forum that took place on December 8, 2020.
Premiers and Mayors with WEF ties
Francois Legault
Quebec
Jason Kenny explains the Great Reset and mentions how he, and likely all government leaders, were sent a copy of Schwab’s book, COVID-19 The Great Reset
Canadians who are Members of the WEF Future Global Councils:
Global Future Councils 2022
- Media , Entertainment and Sport
- Mental Health
- Nature-Based Solutions
- Net-Zero Transition
- Quantum Computing
- Responsive Financial Systems
- Scientific Collaboration
- Sustainable Development Goals Investment
- Social Cohesion and Just Transition
- Space
- Sustainable Tourism
- Synthetic Biology
- Economic Growth and Recovery
- New Agenda for Education and Skills
Global Future Councils 2019-2020
Global Future Council on Advanced Manufacturing and Production
Nathalie Marcotte, Senior Vice-President, Industrial Automation Services, Schneider Electric
Global Future Council on Agile Governance
Tina Green, Assistant Secretary for Regulatory Affairs, Treasury Board of Canada
Global Future Council on Biotechnology
Elena Kuzmin, Postdoctoral Fellow, McGill University, Canada
Global Future Council on Development Finance
Paul Lamontagne, Managing Director, FinDev Canada
Global Future Council on Human Rights and the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Philip Dawson, Lead, Public Policy, Element AI
Global Future Council on Investing
Stefan Dunatov, Executive Vice-President, Investment Strategy and
Risk, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation
Global Future Council on the New Education and Work Agenda
Co-Chair: Suzanne Fortier, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University
Global Future Council on the New Equality and Inclusion Agenda
Jahanzaib Ansari, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Knockri
Mary Lou Maher, Head, Global Inclusion and Diversity, KPMG
Global Future Council on New Network Technologies
Rima Qureshi, Executive Vice-President and Chief Strategy Officer,
Verizon Communications
Global Future Council on Quantum Computing
Vern Brownell, Adviser to the Board, D-Wave Systems
Andrew Fursman, Chief Executive Officer, 1QB Information Technologies (1QBit)
Global Future Council on Virtual and Augmented Reality
Helen Papagiannis, Founder, XR Goes Pop
Global Future Council 2018-2019
Global Future Council on Agile Governance
Gillian Hadfield, Professor of Law and Professor of Strategic Management, University of Toronto
Global Future Council on Cities and Urbanization
David Miller, Director International Diplomacy, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
Global Future Council on Computing
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Vern Brownell, President and Chief Executive Officer, D-Wave Systems Inc
Andrew Fursman, Chief Executive Officer, 1QB Information Technologies (1QBit),
Global Future Council on Consumption
Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou, Dean, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University
Global Future Council on Development Finance
Paul Lamontagne, Managing Director, FinDev Canada
Global Future Council on Geopolitics
Roland Paris, Professor of International Affairs, University of Ottawa
Global Future Council on Infrastructure
Co-Chair, Anita Marangoly George, Executive Vice-President, Growth Markets, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
Global Future Council on International Trade and Investment
Jonathan Fried, Coordinator, International Economic Relations, Global Affairs Canada
Global Future Council 2016-2018
Global Future Council on Cities and Urbanization
Rosemary Feenan, Executive Vice President, Research, Quad Real
Global Future Council on Computing
Andrew Fursman, Chief Executive Officer, 1QB Information Technologies (1QBit)
Khai Truong, Associate Professor and Associate Chair for Research, Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto
Global Future Council on the Future of Cybersecurity
Nick Galletto, Leader, Global Cyber Risk Services, Deloitte
Global Future Council on Migration
Ratna Omidvar, Senator, Senate of Canada
Global Future Council on Financial and Monetary Systems
Fellow: Patrick Augustin, Assistant Professor of Finance, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University
Global Future Council on International Governance, Public-Private Cooperation and Sustainable Development
Elissa Golberg, Assistant Deputy Minister, Global Affairs Canada
Global Future Council on Neurotechnologies and Brain Science
Kunal Ghosh, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Inscopix Inc
Global Future Council on International Trade and Investment
Jonathan Fried, Coordinator, International Economic Relations, Global Affairs Canada
Global Future Council on Space Technologies
Ram S. Jakhu, Associate Professor, Institute of Air and Space Law, Faculty of Law, McGill University
Global Future Council on Humanitarian System
Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, Global Affairs Canada
Global Future Council 2014
Global Future Council on Security and Governance
Susan Harper, Position: Director-General and Senior Arctic Official, Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada
Universities with WEF ties:
Suzanne Fortier, the Principal of McGill University is Chair of the WEF Global University Leaders Forum (GULF).
WEF Young Scientists at McGill University:
- Stefanie Blain-Moraes, Assistant Professor, McGill University
- Marta Cerruti, Associate Professor, McGill University
- Jill Baumgartner, Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, McGill University
- Tomislav Friscic, Associate Professor, McGill University
- Jennifer Ronholm, Assistant Professor, McGill University
The Young Scientist experience: a three-year journey
By joining the community, the incoming class of Young Scientists convene at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions in the People’s Republic of China. In China, Young Scientists connect as a class, participate in the meeting programme and gain exposure to policy and science leaders and entrepreneurs. Within three years of joining the community the Young Scientists will be encouraged to engage in at least one other Forum event or activity.
Click here to see all of the Canadian Universities with staff who have WEF ties.
WEF’s Forum of Young Global Canadian Leaders:
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The Global Shapers Community
The Global Shapers Community is an initiative created in 2011 by Klaus Scwab of the World Economic Forum. It now consists of nearly 400 local hubs around the world that bring together over 8,000 top young leaders between the ages of 20 and 30.
These Hubs are partnering with Universities and Organizations to implement WEF political agendas across Canada:
Hub Link: https://www.globalshapers.org/hubs/calgary-hub
Website: https://www.yycshapers.org/
Facebook: link broken
Twitter: https://twitter.com/YYCShapers
Hub Link: https://www.globalshapers.org/hubs/edmonton-hub
Website: https://www.globalshapersyeg.com/
Facebook: link broken
Twitter: https://twitter.com/YEGShapers
Hub Link: https://www.globalshapers.org/hubs/halifax-hub
Website: no longer active (www.globalshapershfx.ca)
Facebook: link broken
Twitter: https://twitter.com/shapershfx
Hub Link: https://www.globalshapers.org/hubs/toronto-hub
Website: no longer active (http://globalshaperstoronto.ca)
Facebook: link broken
Twitter: https://twitter.com/toglobalshapers
Hub Link: https://www.globalshapers.org/hubs/vancouver-hub
Website: no longer active (http://vancouvershapers.com/)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlobalShapersYVR/
Twitter: no link
Hub Link: https://www.globalshapers.org/hubs/quebec-city-hub
No website/FB/Twitter listed
Hub Link: https://www.globalshapers.org/hubs/saskatoon-hub
No website/FB/Twitter listed
Hub Link: https://www.globalshapers.org/hubs/yellowknife-hub
No website/FB/Twitter listed
Financial Institutions with WEF Ties
Pharmaceutical Companies with WEF Ties
Canadian’s Who Attended the Annual Meeting of the New Champions
AMNC 2013 Participants
Pauline Marois, Premier of Quebec
Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway of Canada
John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada
Christian Paradis, Minister of Industry and Minister of State (Agriculture) of Canada
Naheed Nenshi, Mayor of Calgary
James M. Flaherty, Minister of Finance of Canada
Roberta Santi, Ambassador of Canada, Embassy of Canada
Jim Leech, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
John Manley, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Council of Chief Executives
Pierre Beaudoin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bombardier Inc.
Pierre Alary, Chief Financial Officer and Senior, Vice-President, Bombardier Inc.
John Paul Macdonald, Senior Vice-President, Human Resources and Public Affairs, Bombardier Inc.
Mairead Lavery, Vice-President, Finance, Bombardier Aerospace
Adam Anderson, Associate Professor of Psychology Affect and Cognition, Laboratory (ACLAB), University of Toronto
Sonja Bata, Chairman, Bata Shoe Foundation
John M. Beck, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Aecon Group Inc.
Geoffrey Cape, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Evergreen
Robert G. Card, President and Chief Executive Officer, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.
Jacques Daoust, President and Chief Executive Officer, Investissement Québec
Mark J. Carney, Governor of the Bank of Canada
William Downe, President and Chief Executive Officer, BMO Financial Group
Kevin Lynch, Vice-Chair, BMO Financial Group
Thomas V. Milroy, Chief Executive Officer, BMO Capital Markets,BMO Financial Group
Charles Sirois, Chairman of the Board, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)
Mark Wiseman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Clément Gignac, Chief Economist and Senior Vice-President, Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc.
Rupert Duchesne, Group Chief Executive, Aimia
Kelvin Dushnisky, Senior Executive Vice-President, Barrick Gold Corporation
Don Tapscott, Adjunct Professor of Management, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
Roger Martin, Dean Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
Stephen Toope, President and Vice-Chancellor, University of British Columbia
Thorsten Heins, Chief Executive Officer, BlackBerry
Douglas H. Horswill, Senior Vice-President, Teck Resources Limited
Marc Kielburger, Co-Founder, Free the Children
Monique F. Leroux, Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer, Desjardins Group
Donald Lindsay, President and Chief Executive Officer, Teck Resources Limited
Brandt C. Louie, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, H. Y. Louie Co. Limited
Ronald N. Mannix, Chairman, Coril Holdings Lt
Michael H. McCain, President and Chief Executive Officer, Maple Leaf Foods Inc.
Stephan Ouaknine, Managing Partner, Inerjys Ventures Inc.
Stephen S. Poloz, President and Chief Executive Officer, Export Development Canada (EDC)
Michael J. Sabia, President and Chief Executive Officer, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
Kim Samuel-Johnson, Director Samuel Group of Companies
Paul Sobey, President and Chief Executive Officer, Empire Company Limited
Bruno Strigini, President, Europe and Canada, Global Human Health, MSD
AMNC 2014 Participants
Mario Albert, President and Chief Executive Officer, Investissement Québec
Yvan Allaire, Executive Chair of the Board of Directors, Institute for Governance of Public and Private Organizations (IGOPP)
John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada
Sonja Bata, Chairman, Bata Shoe Foundation
Pierre Beaudoin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bombardier Inc.
Steve Ridolfi, Senior Vice-President Strategy and M&A, Bombardier Inc.
John M. Beck, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Aecon Group Inc.
Stéphane Bertrand, Executive Director, Desjardins Group
Monique F. Leroux, Chair of the Board President and Chief Executive Officer, Desjardins Group
Robert G. Card, President and Chief Executive Officer, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc.
William Downe, President and Chief Executive Officer, BMO Financial Group
Salimah Yvette Ebrahim, Journalist and Co-Founder, Pingo
Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade of Canada
Pierre Gignac, Acting President, Export Development Canada (EDC)
Guy C. Hachey, President and Chief Operating Officer, Bombardier Aerospace
Donald Lindsay, President and Chief Executive Officer, Teck Resources Limited
Christopher Logan, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Silk Road Mining and Development
Janet Longmore, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT)
Brandt C. Louie, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, H. Y. Louie Co. Limited
Kevin Lynch, Vice-Chair, BMO Financial Group
John Manley, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Council of Chief Executives
Ronald N. Mannix, Chairman, Coril Holdings Ltd
Pauline Marois, Premier of Quebec
Désirée McGraw, Executive Director, Jeanne Sauvé Foundation
Estelle Metayer-Greenhill, President, Competia
Ron Mock, Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Naheed Nenshi, Mayor of Calgary
Stephen S. Poloz, Governor of the Bank of Canada
Alison Redford, Premier of Alberta
Kevin Reinhart, Chief Executive Officer, Nexen Energy ULC
Michael J. Sabia, President and Chief Executive Officer, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
Kim Samuel-Johnson, Director, Samuel Group of Companies
Charles Sirois, Chairman of the Board, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)
Marcia M. Smith, Senior Vice-President Sustainability and External Affairs, Teck Resources Limited
John Stackhouse, Editor-in-Chief, The Globe and Mail
Don Tapscott, Adjunct Professor of Management Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
Steve Williams, President and Chief Executive Officer, Suncor Energy Inc.
Mark Wiseman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
AMNC 2015 Participants
John Baird, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada
Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade of Canada
James Moore, Minister of Industry of Canada; Young Global Leader
Joe Oliver, Minister of Finance of Canada
Christian Paradis, Minister of International Development and Minister for La Francophonie of Canada
Stephen S. Poloz, Governor of the Bank of Canada
AMNC 2016 Participants
Brian Kingston Vice-President, Fiscal and International Policy, Business Council of Canada
Michael Han Chief Economist Teck Resources Limited
Andrew Fursman Chief Executive Officer 1QB Information Technologies (1QBit)
Iain Klugman President and Chief Executive Officer Communitech
Kirsten Poon Consultant TEC Edmonton
Elena Bennett Associate Professor, Department of Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University
John Stackhouse Senior Vice-President, Office of the Chief Executive Officer, RBC Financial Group
Japman Bajaj Founder and Executive Director Soshal
Wade Barnes President and Chief Executive Officer Farmers Edge
Diane Berard Reporter Les Affaires
Vern Brownell President and Chief Executive Officer D-Wave Systems Inc.
Angela Chen Co-Founding Member Impact Capitalyst
Nathan Gilliland Chief Executive Officer General Fusion
Andrew Gonzalez Professor, Canada Research Chair in Biodiversity Science and Director, Quebec, McGill University
Roy Hessel Chief Executive Officer Clearly
John Mighton Founder JUMP Math
Ilse Treurnicht Chief Executive Officer MaRS Discovery District
Yan Shuo Partner Cinaport Capital Inc.
Zhenhua Zhu Managing Director; Head, Portfolio Construction, Opseu Pension Trust
AMNC 2017 Participants
Brian Kingston Vice-President, Fiscal and International Policy, Business Council of Canada
Michael Han, Chief Economist, Teck Resources Limited
Kirsten Poon Partner Fengmay Group
Yan Shuo Partner Cinaport Capital Inc.
Sana Khan Consultant, Social Impact and Sustainability, Ethis Ventures
Christian Belanger, Head, Scientific Research, Hydro Quebec Research Institute, Hydro Quebec
Hassan Bhatti, Business Lead Iris Automation
Don Tapscott, Adjunct Professor of Management Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
AMNC 2018 Participants
Brian Kingston Vice-President, Fiscal and International Policy, Business Council of Canada
Michael Han Chief Economist Teck Resources Limited
Andrew Fursman Chief Executive Officer 1QB Information Technologies (1QBit)
Iain Klugman President and Chief Executive Officer Communitech
Bruce Leslie Vice-President, Trade and Economic Development, Calgary Economic Development
Martha Crago Vice-Principal, Research and Innovation McGill University
Philip Oxhorn Associate Provost, International; Professor of Political Science, McGill University
Heather Magotiaux Vice-President, External Relations Southern Alberta Institute of Technology
Neil Beaumont Senior Managing Director and Chief Financial and Risk Officer CPP Investment Board (CPPIB)
Eric Martel Chief Executive Officer Hydro Québec
Ali Ghafour Chief Executive Officer and Founder 2020 Armor Inc
Parth Khanna Chief Executive Officer ACTO
Peter Suma Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer Applied Brain Research
Shahrzad Rafati Founder and Chief Executive Officer BroadbandTV Corp (BBTV)
Marc Low Chief Executive Officer Capaciti
Alexandra Greenhill Founder and Chief Executive Officer Careteam Technologies
Kareem Ayyad Founder and Chief Executive Officer Cerebian
Ron Glozman Chief Executive Officer Chisel
Andreas Windemuth Chief Science Officer Cyclica Inc.
Abdullah Snobar Executive Director DMZ
Jean-François Gagné Chief Executive Officer Element AI
Denis Therien Vice-President, Research Partnerships Element AI
Graeme Edge Co-Founder Energy Disruptors
David Zhou Chief Business Officer Genecis Bioindustries
Tagg Jefferson Founder and Chief Executive Officer GridCure
Andrew Matlock CEO Industry Corporation
Amol Karnick President and Chief Executive Officer KA Imaging
Hongwei Liu Chief Executive Officer Mappedin
Dean Hopkins Chief Executive Officer OneEleven
Nimra Amjad Founder Pakistan Sustainability Network
Bob Espey Chief Executive Officer Parkland Fuel Corp
Umair Pervez Manager PwC
Paul Vallée President, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Pythian
Leah Bae Digital Strategist Strategic Communications Inc.
Edward Shim Managing Director Studio 1 Labs Inc.
Roslyn McLarty Co-Founder The GIST
Janvie Amido Business Development and Program Innovation Lead, World Vision Canada
Canadian’s Who Attended DAVOS 2020
Davos is the informal name of the annual four-day conference held by the World Economic Forum in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland. The non-profit organization’s aim is to “engage the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas,” according to its website.
The leaked confidential list of everyone attending the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos shows the following Canadian’s who attended, along with WEF’s level categorization of each person.
