Today, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of National Revenue, announced the appointment of six new members to the Disability Advisory Committee (DAC).
The DAC plays an important role in providing the Minister and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) with advice on appropriate support to taxpayers with disabilities. Their expertise in the fields of medicine and academia provide the CRA with important perspectives regarding the people it serves. In order to provide fulsome and representative advice, it is important the DAC's membership reflects Canada's rich and diverse population. As such, committee membership includes individuals from equity deserving groups.
The CRA welcomes the following new DAC members who have begun their two-year terms:
- Liza Arnason - Owner Principal and Chief Education Officer- Arnason Consulting Inc.
- Dr. Jennifer Chalmers - Executive Director at Tl'oondih Healing Society and Registered Psychologist practicing in the Northwest Territories
- Laura Housden - Director, Fraser Health Authority and Registered Nurse Practitioner
- Guillaume Parent - Founding President and Financial Security Advisor at Finandicap - Wealth Management
- Emile Tompa - Senior Scientist at the Institute for Work & Health
- Dr. Jennifer Zwicker - holds a doctorate in neurophysiology and is the Director, Health Policy and Assistant Professor, Kinesiology at the University of Calgary
