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The Hon. David R. Peterson, P.C., K.C., O.Ont., C. St. J., C.L.H., D.U., L.L.D., is Chairman Emeritus of the law firm of Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP. Mr. Peterson is Chancellor Emeritus of the University of Toronto, a director of St. Michael’s Foundation, Stratford Endowment Foundation Board, and was Chairman of the successful Toronto Bid for 2015 Pan Am Games. In September 2013, Mr. Peterson accepted the nomination to become Chair of the Toronto 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games Organizing Committee (TO2015).
He was a director of a number of public and private companies including Rogers Communications Inc., Franco-Nevada Corporation, Ivanhoe Cambridge, and was the Founding Chairman of the Toronto Raptors Basketball Club Inc. and Chapters Inc. Mr. Peterson was director or active with a number of charitable, educational and environmental organizations including the Shaw Festival, the Ontario March of Dimes, the Ontario Canada Day Committee, Canadian Club, Cercle Canadien, Council for Canadian Unity, Young Presidents Organization, World President’s Organization, the Society for Educational Visits & Exchanges in Canada, Frontier College, Peter Lougheed Medical Research Foundation, Canadian Medical Hall of Fame, Magnetic True North Theatre, West Park Health Centre and Toronto Abuse Centre as well as being on the Advisory Board of the Coady International Institute and the Steering Committee of the Toronto City Summit Alliance.
He was chairman of the Commonwealth Team observing the 1992 elections in Guyana. He was chief federal negotiator for the devolution of the Northwest Territories and has worked on a number of important negotiations with the First Nations. He was an adjunct professor at York University, a fellow of McLaughlin College and Executive-in-Residence at Rotman School of Management and a senior fellow of Massey College. He speaks often on national and international issues, as well as being a frequent commentator on television.
Mr. Peterson holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Western Ontario and a Bachelor of Law Degree from the University of Toronto and studied at the University of Caen, France. He was called to the Bar in Ontario in 1969 and appointed a Queen’s Counsel in 1980 and was summoned by Her Majesty to the Privy Council in 1992. Mr. Peterson has received honorary doctorates from the University of Toronto, the University of Western Ontario, the University of Ottawa, the University of Tel Aviv and the American University of the Caribbean.
In 1994 the government of France appointed him a Knight of the Order of the Legion of Honour of France. In 1995 the International Assembly of French-Speaking Parliamentarians presented him with the Ordre de la Pléiade. He was awarded the Order of Ontario in 2009.
In 1975 he was elected as a Member of the Ontario Legislature, and became the leader of the Ontario Liberal party in 1982. He served as Premier of the Province between 1985 and 1990, overseeing a very active period of reform and playing a major role in the country’s constitutional discussions.
He resides in Toronto and Caledon with his actress/author wife Shelley. They have three children and seven grandchildren. Mr. Peterson’s interests include theatre, riding, biking, reading and gardening.
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Ezrin was twice appointed principal secretary and deputy minister to an Ontario Premier.
Ezrin pursued a career in two multinationals, taking one public and becoming its CEO. He served as CEO of a global public affairs consultancy and as the founding CEO of a significant communal advocacy organization.
He has lectured widely on the government-business relationship. He served as a Distinguished Fellow of Strategy at the Ted Rogers School of Management at Toronto Metropolitan University and a Professor of Government Relations in a post-graduate certificate program, which he co-founded, at Seneca@York. He was Vice Chair of the Public Policy Forum.
He is an Honorary Director of the Canadian Journalism Foundation. He chaired the Canadian German Chamber of Industry and was a Board member of various healthcare and cultural foundations.
He was invested with the Order of Ontario for his contributions.
Ezrin holds a Hons BA from the University of Toronto and an MA from Carleton University.
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Hershell Ezrin OOnt (born 1947) a Canadian executive who was the founding chief executive officer of the Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy, a national lobby group which funds the Canadian Jewish Congress and is linked with the United Jewish Appeal across Canada. He retired from CIJA in 2010. He is currently managing director of Ezrin Communications, and a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Ryerson University's Ted Rogers School of Management for the 2013–14 school year.
In his earlier career as a public servant, Ezrin served as Canadian consul in New York City and Los Angeles. Subsequently, he served in the Privy Council Office under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. In 1982, he left the federal government to work for the Ontario Liberal Party and subsequently served as Deputy Minister and Principal Secretary to Ontario Premier David Peterson.
Ezrin was subsequently chairman and chief executive officer of GPC International.
Ezrin was educated at the University of Toronto and Carleton University earning bachelor's and master's degrees in history. His uncle was Ontario politician and trade unionist J.B. Salsberg.
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