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The Canadian Travellers’ Report Card
Independent Consultant
To help the Canadian Snowbird Association analyze, evaluate, report on and grade the applicable laws and policies
of the federal, provincial and territorial governments, the association retained the national public afairs frm Hill
& Knowlton Canada.
The Canadian Snowbird Association
The Canadian Snowbird Association is a national non-partisan, not-for-proft advocacy organization dedicated
to actively defendng and improving the rights and privileges of all travelling Canadaians. We work in partnership
with government and business helping to ensure access to safe, healthy travel with no restrictions on freedom of
movement.
For many years the CSA has been protecting the interests of Canadian travellers. Past successes include protecting
travellers’ rights to vote through amendments to the Canada Elections Act, and obtaining an Ontario government
reversal on reductions of out-of-province health coverage. Through appeals to the United States Congress, the
CSA obtained a commitment from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) that Canadians, eligible to
cross the border, would not be hindered in their desire to spend six months in the south.
Canadian Snowbird Association, Board of Directors (2010-2012)
J.D. (Don) Gardiner - President, Director for Atlantic Canada
Robert (Bob) Slack - First Vice-President, Director for Ontario
James (Jim) Sherb - Second Vice-President, Director for Western Canada
Brock Sharpe - Treasurer, Director for Québec
John Foster - Secretary, Director for Central Canada
Gerald (Gerry) Brissenden - Immediate Past-President, Director for Ontario
Nancy Hopcraft - Director for Ontario
Marianna Pupulin - Director for Ontario
Ronald (Ron) Steeves - Director for Atlantic Canada
Lawrence Barker, Executive Director
The Steering Committee
Don Gardiner - President, Director for Atlantic Canada
Bob Slack - First Vice-President, Director for Ontario
Nancy Hopcraft - Director for Ontario
Lawrence Barker, Executive Director
Michael MacKenzie, Research and Communications Ofcer
J. Ross Quigley, Advisor to the Board
Christopher Bradbury, Advisor to the Board