Christiane Fox was appointed deputy minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship in July 2022. She is also the deputy minister champion of the Federal Youth Network. Prior to this appointment, Christiane was the deputy minister of Indigenous Services, the deputy minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, and the deputy minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Youth. She also held several positions at the Privy Council Office in communications and intergovernmental relations. Christiane started her career at Industry Canada and has a BA in Mass Communications and Psychology from Carleton University and is a graduate of the University of Ottawa’s master’s certificate program in Public Administration.

Stephen McNeil is the former premier of Nova Scotia and a strategic business adviser at the law firm Cox & Palmer. He served for 18 years in the Nova Scotia legislature and was re-elected five times by the voters of Annapolis. During his time in provincial government, Stephen served as minister of Aboriginal Affairs, Intergovernmental Affairs, Planning and Priorities, Regulatory Affairs and Service Effectiveness, Military Relations, Social Innovation and Integrative Approaches, and Youth. Previously, he was Leader of the Official Opposition from 2009 until 2013.

Kennedy Stewart is an associate professor at the Simon Fraser University School of Public Policy. He is a former member of Parliament and mayor of Vancouver. As mayor, he led an organization with a $1.7 billion operating budget through the COVID-19 pandemic, moved forward reconciliation efforts, secured over $1 billion in social housing investment and led the push to decriminalize drugs. His latest book is Decrim: How We Decriminalized Drugs in British Columbia.

Catherine Cullen is host of CBC Radio’s The House and a Senior Reporter on Parliament Hill.