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• Steering Committee
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War of 1812 Bicentennial Commemoration Steering Committee

The City of Toronto's bicentennial steering committee is composed of leaders from the business, cultural and heritage communities. They support the City's efforts and make recommendations to City Council.

• Councillor Michael Thompson
  Ward 37, Scarborough Centre, Co-Chair
• Councillor Paul Ainslie
  Ward 43, Scarborough East
• Councillor Michael Layton
  Ward 19, Trinity Spadina
• Councillor Pam McConnell
  Ward 28, Toronto Centre Rosedale
• Councillor Adam Vaughan
  Ward 20, Trinity Spadina

• Blake C. Goldring
  Chairman and CEO, AGF Management Ltd., Co-Chair
• Curtis Barlow
  Executive Director, Fort York Foundation
• Chris Bolton
  Chair, Toronto District School Board
• Darrell J. Bricker
  Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Ipsos Public Affairs
• Robert Deluce
  CEO, Porter Airlines
• Nick DiDonato
  President and CEO, Liberty Entertainment Group
• Jeffrey E. Feldberg
  Chairman and Success Builder, The Magnum Opus Group of Companies
• Erma Ferrell
  Councillor, Mississauga of the New Credit First Nation
• George Fierheller
  C.M., B.A., D.S. Litt., LL.D. President, Four Halls Inc
• Joe Halstead
  Chair, Ontario Place
• Claire Hopkinson
  Executive Director, Toronto Arts Council and Toronto Arts Foundation
• Che Kothari
  Executive Director, Manifesto Community Projects
• Rollo Myers
  Manager, Architectural Conservancy of Ontario
• Janice Price
  CEO, Luminato
• Shyam Ranganathan
  Dean, School of Hospitality, Tourism and Culture, Centennial College
• Omar A. Rashid
  Director – Municipal Government and Public Safety – Microsoft
• Kathleen Sharpe
  Executive Director, Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund
• Nalini Stewart
  Member of several boards of universities and arts organizations
• Andrew Weir
  VP, Communications, Tourism Toronto
• Dianne Young
  CEO, Exhibition Place