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Wednesday, November 4, 2009 1:04 PM

A vice-regal salute

Tim Powers

The Governor-General ate seal. John Crosbie, Newfoundland and Labrador's Lieutenant-Governor, wore a seal-skin coat to meet Prince Charles and Camilla today. Good to see those who are seen as ceremonial players use their posts to send important symbolic messages to the world.

I am sure some of the nuisance so-called animal-rights activists and some in the European Union will have a run at John. He may be in his late 70s, but he'll still be able to repel the assault. It is wonderful to see he never loses the passion to fight for the things he believes - even when his current job restricts his public commentary. Somehow he always finds a clever way out of his shackles.

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Robert Silver

Robert Silver is a Toronto-based energy lawyer, entrepreneur and consultant. He currently advises energy companies looking to build clean electricity projects in Ontario. He has been involved in projects that have brought more 3,000 megawatts of clean and renewable energy to Ontario. Robert has also been involved in a number of innovative conservation and energy efficiency projects. He is a highly sought after speaker on energy, infrastructure and environment issues.

An active federal and provincial Liberal, Robert was Gerard Kennedy's National Policy Director during the 2006 Liberal Leadership Campaign. Prior to returning to the private sector, he worked for Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty as a special policy advisor. He received his law degree from the University of Western Ontario, where he won two North American and two Canadian National Debating Championships.

 

Tim Powers

Tim Powers is Vice-President of Summa Communications based in Ottawa.

Originally from St. John's, Tim began his career as an assistant and advisor to the Honourable John C. Crosbie, then Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. Thereafter, he acted as advisor to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. He also served as the Director of Policy and Research to the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. Generally, he has been involved with federal election campaigns in one way or another since the great Free Trade debate of 1988. From handing out leaflets to knocking on doors to TV talking (thankfully his time as a bouncer helped with that) he has had the good fortune of doing a bit of everything.

Tim has a Master of Sciences degree (Media and Communications) from the London School of Economics and has studied Public Sector Management at Harvard University. Currently, he serves as a lecturer in the Faculty of Communications at the University of Ottawa.