
People
In addition to helping stakeholders and policy-makers better understand the link between public policy and a competitive automotive industry, the APRC has created a network of experts across various academic fields and industrial backgrounds. This has been accomplished by the training of more than 40 graduate, post-graduate, and undergraduate students in manufacturing policy, and in part by building working relationships between academics and representatives from industry, labour, and all three levels of government.
Joining the partnership are representatives from Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada, the Ford Motor Company of Canada, Unifor, the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association, and accomplished researchers from McMaster, the University of Toronto, Queen's University, and Syracuse University.
Management Team
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Dr. Charlotte Yates
Principal Investigator
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Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
University of Guelph - (519) 824-4120 ext. 53845
- c.yates@exec.uoguelph.ca
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Provost and Vice-President (Academic)
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Academic Partners
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Dr. John Holmes
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Professor, Department of Geography
Queen's University - 613-533-6043
- holmesj@queensu.ca
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Professor, Department of Geography
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Dr. Wayne Lewchuk
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Professor, School of Labour Studies and Department of Economics
McMaster University - 905-525-9140 ext. 27293
- lewchuk@mcmaster.ca
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Professor, School of Labour Studies and Department of Economics
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Dr. Greig Mordue
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Associate Professor/Arcelor Mittal Chair in Advanced Manufacturing Policy, Department of Economics
McMaster University
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Associate Professor/Arcelor Mittal Chair in Advanced Manufacturing Policy, Department of Economics
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Dr. Tod Rutherford
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Professor and Chair, Department of Geography
Maxwell School, Syracuse University - trutherf@maxwell.syr.edu
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Professor and Chair, Department of Geography
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Dr. Peter Warrian
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Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology
McMaster University - peterwarrian@sympatico.ca
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Adjunct Professor, Department of Sociology
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Dr. David Wolfe
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Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs
University of Toronto - david.wolfe@utoronto.ca
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Professor, Munk School of Global Affairs
Industry Partners
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Caroline Hughes
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Director, Government Relations
Ford Motor Company of Canada
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Director, Government Relations
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Stephanie Pollard
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Vice-President, Administration & Corporate Secretary
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada
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Vice-President, Administration & Corporate Secretary
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Jim Stanford
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Harold Innis Industry Professor, Department of Economics
McMaster University
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Harold Innis Industry Professor, Department of Economics
Advisory Committee
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Dr. Dimitry Anastakis |
Professor
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Trent University
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Tom Bedford |
Manager
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Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Employment, and Growth
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Hon. Rob Burton |
Mayor
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Town of Oakville
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Marlene Chamandy |
Manager, Government Relations
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Ford Motor Company of Canada
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Dr. Barbara Fennessy |
Executive Dean
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Conestoga College
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Lucie Gilbert (Observer) |
Senior Economist
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ISED
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Ian Howcroft |
Vice-President
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Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
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Joe Loparco |
Co-President
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AGS-Tiercon (J2 Management)
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Len Magyar |
Development Officer
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City of Woodstock
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Bill Murnighan |
Research Director
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Unifor
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Graham Reid |
Vice-President
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ArcelorMittal Dofasco
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Randa Saryeddine (Observer) |
Director, Policy Research and Advice
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ISED
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John Tennant |
Managing Director
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W2N2 Partnership
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Associate Members
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Dr. Alex Covarrubias Valdenebro
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Professor
The College of Sonora (Mexico)
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Professor
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Dr. Stephen McBride
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Professor, Department of Political Science
McMaster University - mcbride@mcmaster.ca
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Professor, Department of Political Science
Graduate Students and Research Assistants
Name | Role | Dept. | Org. | Supvr. |
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Jeff Carey |
Graduate Research Assistant
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Department of Geography
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Queen's University
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Dr. John Holmes |
Lindsay Craig |
Research Assistant
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Automotive Policy Research Centre
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McMaster University
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Dr. Brendan Sweeney |
Elena Goracinova |
Graduate Research Assistant
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Munk School of Global Affairs
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University of Toronto
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Dr. David Wolfe |
Fazlur Hassan |
Graduate Research Assistant
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Department of Sociology
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McMaster University
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Dr. Peter Warrian |
Chris Simon |
Honour's Research Intern/Research Assistant
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School of Labour Studies/APRC
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McMaster University
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Dr. Brendan Sweeney |
Paul Whiteley |
Graduate Research Assistant
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Department of Geography
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Queen's University
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Dr. John Holmes |
Mitchell Patterson |
Graduate Research/GIS Assistant
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Department of Geography
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Queen's University
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Dr. John Holmes |
Muhammad Ali |
Industry Graduate Research Assistant - Ford
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APRC
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McMaster University
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Dr. Stephen McBride |
Alexander Burnett |
Undergraduate Research Assistant
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APRC
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McMaster University
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Dr. Brendan Sweeney |
Aron Collins |
Industry Research Assistant - Toyota
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APRC
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McMaster University
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Chris Erl |
Graduate Research Assistant
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School of Labour Studies
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McMaster University
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Dr. Charlotte Yates |
Jessica Ghansiam |
Industry Research Assistant - Ford
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APRC
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McMaster University
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Dan Irvine |
Industry Graduate Research Assistant - Unifor
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APRC
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McMaster University
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Dr. Wayne Lewchuk |
Michelle Leblanc |
Graduate Student Research Assistant
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School of Labour Studies
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McMaster University
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Dr. Charlotte Yates |
Kaitlin McWhinney |
Graduate Student Research Assistant
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Department of Sociology
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McMaster University
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Dr. Peter Warrian |
Ata-ul Munim |
Industry Graduate Research Assistant - Toyota/APMA
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APRC
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McMaster University
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Dr. Charlotte Yates |
Daniel Murphy |
Honour's Research Intern
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School of Labour Studies
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McMaster University
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Dr. Brendan Sweeney |
Aleksander Piecyk |
Industry Research Assistant - Toyota
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APRC
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McMaster University
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Brendan Robertson |
Graduate Research Assistant
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School of Labour Studies
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McMaster University
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Dr. Wayne Lewchuk |
Zach Rudge |
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McMaster University
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Dr. Greig Mordue |
Adam Serluca |
Honour's Research Intern/Research Assistant
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School of Labour Studies/APRC
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McMaster University
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Dr. Brendan Sweeney |
Ryan Sparrow |
Industry Research Assistant - Unifor
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APRC
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McMaster University
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Kelly White |
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McMaster University
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Dr. Greig Mordue |