Meet our team members

Our diverse team at PARLGROUP is comprised of highly experienced professionals who have served in various capacities within the Canadian government, public service, and the private sector. Get to know some of our key team members below:

Managing Partner

Patrick’s government relations expertise is drawn from close to twenty five years of extensive political experience as an international affairs consultant, policy advisor and legislator at both the federal and provincial levels of government.

Patrick served as Parliamentary Secretary to Solicitor General of Canada. Recognized for his deep understanding of the Canadian political and procurement process, he is frequently called upon by organizations for his counsel on conducting business with both private and public interests throughout Canada.

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Val served a combined twenty years at the federal, provincial and municipal levels of government.

During her 11 years as a Member of Parliament, she was the official Reform-Conservative opposition critic in numerous portfolios such as Justice and Legal Affairs, National Security, Immigration, Intergovernmental Affairs & Unity, Transportation, Canada – US Border Issues and Auditor General.

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Special Advisor

The Honourable Wayne Easter P.C. served as a member of the House of Commons of Canada, representing the electoral district of Malpeque in the province of Prince Edward Island from 1993 to 2021.

He served in Prime Minister Jean Chrétien's Cabinet as Solicitor General of Canada and as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.

In the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Wayne was appointed Chair of the House of Commons Finance Committee. He was the most lobbied Member of Parliament by Industry during his tenure. Wayne was Co-Chair for the Canada- U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Association. He led multiple delegations before most senior US Senate and Congressional leadership throughout the Canada-US Mexico trade accord negotiations.

He is a former president of the National Farmers Union and, a graduate of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, a faculty of Dalhousie University. Wayne received an honorary doctorate of law from the University of Prince Edward Island for his work and contribution to agriculture and social activism on a national and international level.In 2023, Wayne joined PARLGROUP as a Special Advisor on international trade and commerce, finance, industry, and agriculture.

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Senior Consultant

In the course of his thirty year career in the federal public service.

Ronald held a variety of positions with different departments including Public Service Commission, Transport Canada, Canadian International Development Agency and Communications Security Establishment of Canada (CSEC). He was also the deputy clerk of the PCO.

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Senior Consultant

Gaetan has extensive experience as an executive in both the private and public sectors.

This includes years as head of Weston Bakeries Québec as well as Deputy Minister of Agriculture for both the government of Canada and the gouvernement du Québec. He was the founding chair of the Canadian Agri-food Policy. Also, M. Lussier was invested into the Order of Canada.

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Senior Consultant

Lorne was elected nine times a Member of Parliament, serving for more than 32 years in the House of Commons.

He specialized in economic and constitutional issues and gained extensive experience with both foreign affairs and trade issues. He was appointed a member of the Privy Council in 1993 and is also a recipient of l’Ordre de la Pléiade, an award of the French Republic. He is an expert on Canada – Asia trade issues.

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Office Coordinator

Is the office and administrative coordinator for the group and principally deals with event planning and the arrangement of high-level meetings with leading MPs and Ministers.

Fully bilingual, and as a previous EA in industry-related departments, Louise assures the coordination of multiple files on behalf of the corporate interests we represent.

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Proposal & Funding Specialist

A 20-year specialist in writing and designing complex requests for funding – primarily grant applications and responses to Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for municipal, provincial, and federal government opportunities.

She leads a writing and content team focused on the complexities of every request, and assures the rigorous compliance of all submissions. Michelle has a Master of Arts in Canadian History from the University of Ottawa, and has Secret Clearance from Public Services and Procurement Canada.

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Senior Research Coordinator

Serves as a researcher on regulatory, legislative, and process-related matters.

Robert has worked alongside MPs and select department heads on issues relating to industry interests. Robert completed a Masters of Arts and is pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science.

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Private Equity Specialist

This unique specialty is led by Jared, a 25-year Wall Street veteran and Wharton Business School graduate.

Jared is a renowned project development specialist focused on large-scale industrial partnership investments and acquisition opportunities across North America. He counsels a host of financial entities in the management of their private investments and debt structure portfolios. Jared heads a North American acquisitions team reporting to a New York and London-based investor clientele.

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Policy & Legislative Researcher

Fully bilingual, he is assisting our team with policy research pertaining to legislative and regulatory matters impacting the industry.

Omar is most well-versed in matters relating to the IT industry and a host of other sectors that he manages on behalf of the senior executive team.

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Project Manager

With close to 11 years in the federal public service.

Marleen has held management and analyst positions within different departments; such as Employment and Social Development Canada and Treasury Board Secretariat. During that time she has also gained prowess in stakeholder engagement and learning and training development.

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Special Advisor

Charlie served as a Former Executive VP, Government affairs business development for Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)

He led three national headquarters; Manitoba, Metro Toronto, and Ontario. One of Canada’s most respected financial sector professionals, he was also invested into the Order of Canada in 2004.

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Special Advisor

Mario Silva is an internationally renowned legal scholar, former Toronto City Councillor and former federal liberal Member of Parliament. His areas of expertise include infrastructure, economic development, energy and transportation.

He is the former Chair of the Economic Development Committee; Chair of Exhibition Place; Vice Chair of the Toronto Transit Commission; Toronto Hydro and Mount Sinai Hospital. He is currently a Director of the Board of Toronto Hydro Electric Service Limited and Chair of the Corporate Social Responsibility Council of Superior Medical. Mario served as the Official Opposition Critic for Foreign Affairs (Americas), Labour and Treasury Board as well as a member of the International Trade Committee.

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Special Advisor

During his 33 years in the federal public service,.

Alan served as the former assistant deputy minister of National Defense. He is a defense procurement specialist and author of « Reinventing Canada’s Defence Procurement Sector: A view from inside

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Special Advisor

David is a lawyer, business and public policy consultant.

He served as Canada’s Ambassador to Israel; is a 15 year veteran of the House of Commons. David writes and publically speaks on innovation strategy and international affairs.

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BSc, Data Analyst

Steven is a Bachelor of Science graduate of Dalhousie University and currently a Master of
Development Economics Student at Dalhousie University.

Steven has extensive experience in
health and economics research having worked for the Nova Scotia Health Authority in Halifax,
University Health Network in Toronto as a research assistant and is an author on numerous
publications. Steven has additional knowledge in the finance and defence industries having
worked for major Canadian financial institutions and three years of service in the Canadian
Armed Forces.

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Business Development Analyst

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Business Development Analyst

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