Interviewees

Below are the individuals we interviewed as part of our research. We thank these individuals for sharing their time and valuable insights with us. Please note that interviewees professional affiliations are based on these individuals’ respective roles as of January 29th, 2023.

  • Alex Ferguson, Researcher, CanmetENERGY

  • Amy Bolt, Specialist, Initiatives, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)

  • Carolyn Tateishi, Director, Climate Change and Innovation Bureau, Health Canada

  • Chris Ballard, CEO, Passive House Canada

  • Chris Guddingham, Director, Program Design and Operational Policy , The Government of Saskatchewan

  • Chris Rootsaert, Program Manager, Community Housing Transformation Centre

  • Craig Stewart, Vice-President, Climate Change and Federal Issues, Insurance Bureau of Canada

  • Dave Slater, Manager, Community Well-Being, City of Regina

  • Don Iveson, Executive Advisor, Climate Investing and Community Resilience, The Co-Operators

  • James Irvine, Professor Emeritus, University of Saskatchewan’s Department of Academic Family Medicine

  • Gokce Somay, Senior Strategic Advisor, Health Canada

  • Heather McDiarmid, Founder and Climate Change Consultant, McDiarmid Climate Consulting

  • Heather Tremain, CEO, Options for Homes

  • Irène Cloutier, Advisor, Bureau de la transition écologique et de la résilience, Ville de Montréal

  • Jake McEwan, Managing Director, Gracorp

  • Janet Neves, Senior Manager, Government Relations, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)

  • Joanna Eyquem, Managing Director, Climate-Resilient Infrastructure, Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation

  • Joël Courschene, Architect, Bureau de la transition écologique et de la résilience, Ville de Montréal

  • Justin Marchand, CEO, Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services

  • Kathyrn Bakos, Director, Climate Finance and Science, Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation

  • Kelly Husack, Policy Analyst, Community Wellbeing, City of Regina

  • Kerri Klein, Co-Founder & Director, SHIFT Collaborative

  • Lance Jakubec, Advisor, Municipal Relations, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)

  • Leah Rosenkrantz, Environmental Health & Knowledge Translation Scientist, National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health

  • Marianne Touchie, Associate Professor, University of Toronto

  • Melissa Gorman, Acting Senior Science Advisor, Health Canada

  • Melissa Lem, President, Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment

  • Paddy Enright, Policy Analyst, Climate Change and Innovation Bureau, Health Canada

  • Peter Zimmerman, Senior Director, Development, Toronto Community Housing Corporation

  • Ray Sullivan, Executive Director, Canadian Housing Renewal Association

  • Ryan Collins Swartz, Co-Executive Director, Tapestry Community Capital

  • Sara Brown, CEO, NWT Association of Communities

  • Sarah Henderson, Scientific Director of Environmental Health Services, BC Centre for Disease Control

  • Sean Campbell, Executive Director, Union Cooperative

  • Shoshanna Saxe, Associate Professor, University of Toronto

  • Simone Swail, Senior Manager, Government Relations, Ontario Region of The Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada

  • Steve Mennill, Planning, housing finance and policy consultant,

  • Ted Kesik, Professor, University of Toronto

  • Teddy Clark, Chief, Clearwater River Dene Nation

  • Thom Armstrong, CEO, Co-operative Housing Federation of BC

  • Ute Maya-Giambattista, Principal, Urban Design, Fotenn Planning + Design

  • Zakaria Abdulle, Policy Consultant with the Centre for Advancing the Interests of Black Peoples, Toronto Community Housing Corporation