Gov’t announces members of new financial literacy committee

Members of the newly formed National Steering Committee on Financial Literacy were announced yesterday in Toronto:

• Camille Beaudoin, Autorité des marchés financiers
• Leslie Byrnes, Canadian Life & Health Insurance Association
• Laurie Campbell, Credit Canada Debt Solutions
• Terry Campbell, Canadian Bankers Association

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• Shelley Clayton, University of New Brunswick Financial Aid Office
• Mary Condon, Ontario Securities Commission
• Pat Foran, CTV News
• Suzanne Gendron, Mouvement Desjardins
• Terry Goodtrack, Aboriginal Financial Officers Association of Canada
• Kelley Keehn, Financial author
• Cary List, Financial Planning Standards Council
• Elizabeth Mulholland, Prosper Canada
• Andrew Nicholson, Financial and Consumer Services Commission of New Brunswick
• Gary Rabbior, Canadian Foundation for Economic Education
• Cairine Wilson, Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada

Their responsibilities include:

• providing advice and insight on issues related to financial literacy to the financial literacy leader
• acting as champions by promoting a national strategy to stakeholders and encouraging participation in its development

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• facilitating coordination and collaboration to initiate financial literacy programs and activities that align with the national strategy’s goals and priorities, and securing commitments from organizations within their sectors
• participating actively by implementing projects or activities within their organizations that contribute to the goals of the national strategy, and
• monitoring progress and reporting to the leader on the progress of their respective sectors in moving the national strategy forward.

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