EACRC 2019-2021: Membership

Composition and Membership

The first EACRC was composed of 8 members from industry, academia, and consumer advocacy. The Chair is selected by the President of the Treasury Board from among the members.

Committee members participate on a pro bono basis without remuneration. Eligible travel and accommodation expenses for members are reimbursed in accordance with the Government of Canada Travel Directive when in-person meetings are required. Members are asked to serve on the Committee for a 2-year term with the possibility of renewal.

Membership

Chair: Laura Jones Laura Jones is the Executive Vice-President and Chief Strategic Officer of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). She is also responsible for the CFIB’s legislative, communications, research, and IT functions.

Laura has spearheaded several high-profile campaigns on behalf of small businesses, including CFIB’s annual Red Tape Awareness WeekTM. She has led groundbreaking research on the costs of regulation in Canada and in the United States. Laura has also served on several federal and provincial committees that advise governments on reducing regulatory burden.

Laura has been providing advice to Canadian governments on effective regulatory reform for more than a decade, serving on a number of advisory committees including the Red Tape Advisory Committee for the government of Canada. She has also authored a number of studies estimating the cost and impact of regulation, including studies for the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Mercatus Centre and CFIB.

Laura received her B.A. in Economics from Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, and her M.A. in Economics from

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