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Joining forces Letter signed by Isabelle Hudon President and CEO Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal and co-signed by the members of the Board of Trade’s Board of directors as well as representatives of the Montreal community: to keep the Shriners Hospital in Montreal Philippe Aliabadi President Denplus inc. Suzanne Bleau-Myrand Marketing Manager Fednav International Ltd. Jeffrey Arnold In Transition Consulting Partner Lynne Boivin, CA, CFA Managing Director, Quantitative Capital Gestion de Placements TD Raymond Bachand President and chief executive officer SECOR Consulting Michael Banks Auberge et Restaurant Bonaparte Société de développement commercial du Vieux-Montréal Carl Bastien Vice-President, Export Finance BNP Paribas (Canada) Patrice Borreman President Jeune Chambre de commerce de Montréal Consultant Belle Isle, Djandji – Executive Search Stéfan Baumans Vice président, Legal and Corporate Affairs Triton Electronik S. Mike Boskovic Member of Motor Corps and director of Down Town Chriners Club Louise Beauchamp Market Development Director VIA Rail Canada Lucien Bouchard Senior Partner Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Pierre Beaudin, BA President Les Services Graphiques P.R. inc. Serge Bourassa Centre d'entreprises et d'innovation de Montréal Daniel Bélanger School Commissionner for Ville-Émard - Côte-Saint-Paul Commission scolaire de Montréal Michel Bouvier Chaire du Canada en Signalisation Cellulaire et Pharmacologie Moléculaire Département de Biochimie Université de Montréal Odette Bélanger President Rédacta Pierre Bélanger Regroupement des Centres de formation professionnelle de Montréal, Commission scolaire de Montréal Michèle Bertrand Executive Director Solutions Optimisst inc. S. Marcos Bishara Chairman Aladin Group Douglas Bisson Shred-It Canada Danielle Blanchard Associate Executive Director Association of Health Technologies Industry An initiative of the Bruce D. Bolton Director The Stewart Museum at the Fort Ile Ste Hélène Pierre Boyle, Ph.D., MHA Vice-dean Research and graduate studies Faculty of medicine Université de Montréal Yvon Brouillette Development Advisor – Medical equipment Ministère du Développement économique, de l’Innovation et de l’Exportation Wayne Bryant President Spectrum Medical Market Consultants Marie-José Buil, CRHA Partner Buil Fortier Recherche de cadres Christine Bujold, B.A. LL.B. Consultant Nicole Bureau-Tobin Executive Director Association of Health Technologies Industry Claudio F. Bussandri President & Chief Executive Officer McKesson Canada Pierre Campeau, B.Sc.A. President Ergonet Richard Cantin, CA, MAP Executive concellor École nationale d'administration publique Hélène Carrier, Adm.A., Pl.fin., G.P.P., A.V.A. Hélène Carrier Services financiers Inc. Sue Cavallucci IMS Health Manager, Media and Public Affairs Gretta Chambers Chancellor emeritus McGill University Sylvain Champagne President Groupe CCG C. Stephen Cheasley Partner Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP Pierre Cléroux Executive director Chambre des notaires du Québec Toni Cochand Executive director Le Bon Dieu dans la rue Caroline Codsi Regional Director, Business Development Le Groupe Shepell Diane Côté President and CEO LMS Medical Systems Ltd Marcel Côté Partner Secor Pierre-Marie Cotte Vice-president, Philanthropic Development Centraide du Grand Montréal Joining forces to keep the Shriners Hospital in Montreal Jean Coutu Chairman of the Board The Jean Coutu Group (PJC) inc. Lawrence Creaghan Directeur de la Création The Write Stuff David G. Creighton President Cordiant Capital Inc. Andrée Crevier, MBA President Visaction Olivier Dardenne, Ph.D. Legendo, Kul Raymond Darveau, L.Sc.Comm., AVA, Pl.Fin. Centre de Ressources-Montréal Jacques De Guise Teacher École de Technologie Supérieure Jean-Pierre De Montigny President and chief operating officer Desjardins Securities Roch Denis Rector Université du Québec à Montréal Bruno Desautels, CA Partner, Tax KPMG s.r.l./S.E.N.C.R.L. Jean-Pierre Desmarais Chief Scientific Officer Cryocath Technologies inc. Marie Dessaulles Vice President Aon Reed Stenhouse Inc. Daniel Duranleau School Commissioner for Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Commission scolaire de Montréal Arthur P. Earle, C.M. Consultant Christophe Guy, ing./P.Eng., Ph.D. Dean - Research & Innovation École Polytechnique de Montréal Jean-Marc Eustache Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Transat A.T. INC. Jean Hébert Regional Sales Manager, Eastern Canada Alsco Canada Corporation Gary G. Fabian Vice-president Public Affairs and Government Relations IMS Canada Ernest Heidersdorf Research Director Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada Marie-Pierre Faure President Bioartificial Gel Technologies Inc. John Hurley Partner Fraser Milner Casgrain s.e.n.c.r.l. William Feindel Professor of neurosurgery McGill University Director emeritus Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital Jean-Denis Hurtubise President Telemedic inc. Thérèse J. Filion Vice-president Groupe CGI inc. Mylène Forget President Massy-Forget relations publiques Marc G. Fortier President and Chief Executive Officer Montréal International Guy Fréchette Vice Chair and Quebec province managing partner Ernst & Young Canada Daniel Gagnon Student Paul F. Dingle, Q.C. Counsel Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP Jacques Gagnon President Imagem Medical Systems Francine Doucet President Association des fournisseurs d'hôtels et restaurants Patrick Galvin Manager Avtec Gilbert Drolet Biochemist, Gestion de la qualité Société des alcools du Québec Jacques Drouin, FRSC Laboratoire de Génétique moléculaire Glaxo Smith Kline Chair in Molecular Genetics Institut de recherches cliniques de Montréal (IRCM) Éric Dupuis Art Director Néotéma, design & communication Raymond Gref Moto Internationale & Harley-Davidson Mtl Renée Gauthier Industrial Development Consultant Ministère du Développement économique, de l’Innovation et de l’Exportation Daniel Gélinas, Eng. President Mecanica Solutions Charles Georges President NESTOR Systems Inc. Jonathan Goldbloom Vice-President and General Manager Optimum Public Relations Lucie Jeannotte, Ph.D. Professor FRSQ Chercheur National Centre de recherche de L'Hôtel-Dieu de Québec Université Laval Daniel Lajeunesse, Ph.D. Associate professor, Department of medicine Université de Montréal Director, Biomedical sciences program Université de Montréal Rheumatic Disease Unit CHUM - Hôpital Notre-Dame Marie-Claude Lalande Assistant vice-president and senior counsel Sun Life Financial Lionel E. Lalongé Aon Reed Stenhouse Inc. Phyllis Lambert Founding director and Chair of the board of trustees Canadian Centre for Architecture Michel Lamontagne President MLL Société Conseil Yves Lamontagne, P.C. President and CEO Collège des médecins du Québec Paul Jutras PricewaterhouseCoopers s.r.l. Serge Langlois President and Executive Director Diabetes Québec Lawrence Klein Vice-President Thought Technology Ltd. Jacques Languirand Communicator, radio presenter Par 4 chemins, SRC program Tom Kouri President High-Touch Communications Inc. Raymond G. Lapierre Senior partner Codev International inc. Constantine A. Kyres Partner Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP Charles Lapointe, P.C. President and chief executive officer Tourisme Montréal Benoit Labonté Mayoral candidate for the Ville-Marie Borough Montreal Island Citizens Union François Laquoc Advisor Canada Economic Development Luc Lacharité Vice-president, Public Affairs Groupe CGI inc. Denise Larouche Borough Mayor Arrondissement Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie Pierre Laferrière President Listo Management inc. Pierre Laflamme Lawyer McCarthy Tétrault LLP Robert LaGarde President & Chief Executive Officer Dale-Parizeau LM inc. Louis Larouche General Manager New It Technologies Inc. Jean Laurin Board of Trade’s retiring chairman of the board President and chief executive officer GVA Devencore Frédéric Leblanc Manager, External Affaires Bristol-Myers Squibb Canada Joining forces to keep the Shriners Hospital in Montreal Carlo Malaguti, MBA President Synchron Inc. Michel Leblanc Vice President Metro Montréal's Life Sciences Cluster Montréal International Marc A. Leduc Barrister and solicitor Pascale Legault, Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry Université de Montréal Joseph Muyal Corporation Spanish & Portuguese Monette Malewski President M. Bacal Insurance Agencies inc. Michel Myssyk President and Chief Executive Director Missic Inc. Jacques Marcotte President Feminica Industries Denis Nadeau President Sphynx Medical inc. Michelle Raymond Sales Director Groupe CCL International Francine Martin Voyage Regence Faraj Nakhleh Associate Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Lucie Rémillard, CFRE President and Executive Director Sainte-Justine Hospital Foundation Phil O’Brien Senior advisor Développement Télémédia inc. Louis Renaud Industrial Technology Advisor National Research Council Canada Marlène Otis Banque Laurentienne du Canada Geneviève Richard Student CÉGEP de Maisonneuve François Lehmann, MD Chair, Department of Family Medicine Université de Montréal Michael C. Martin Partner Colby, Monet, Demers, Delage & Crevier, L.L.P. Barristers and Solicitors Trade-Mark Agents René Lemaire Executive Director Emplois d'été Échanges étudiants Jean Masson Partner Fasken Martineau DuMoulin s.r.l. Nycol Pageau-Goyette, F.Adm.A Chair PGA Ltée Robert Léonard President Groupe Merlicom Marie-José Mastromonaco School Commissionner for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Commission scolaire de Montréal France Paillé Mother Johanne Lépine President and chief executive officer Aon Parizeau Inc. Pascal Lépine President Chambre de commerce gaie du Québec Ginette Lessard Fonds de solidarité FTQ Sylvain Lessard Dominique Levesque Vice-president, Operations, Eastern Canada Protectron Inc. Luigi Liberatore President Investissements Elmag inc. Elliot Lifson Vice-chairman Vêtements Peerless Clothing Inc. Jean-François Lucier, B.Sc. LL.B. Recruiting Manager Robert Half Legal Louise Macdonald Managing Director Knightsbridge Bussandri Macdonald Richard Mainville General Manager Association des fournisseurs d'hôtels et restaurants Robert Poirier Investment Advisor BMO Nesbitt Burns David McAusland Executive vice-president, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer Alcan inc. Madeleine Paquin President and CEO Logistec Corporation Darren Paré Vice-president Accord Expositions Inc. Robert Racine Partner Kenniff & Racine, Executive search Martin Rivest President CMR Progiciels inc. Benoît Roberge Avocat associé Dunton Rainville Jean-François Roch Management consultant Robichaud Conseil inc. Jean-Pierre Ménard Vice-president Infocom Inc. Jacquelin Paré Account Director Oracle Corporation Jean Rousseau Quebec Executive Manager Johnson & Johnson Medical Products Maxime Ménivier President Almax development Canada Inc. John Parisella President BCP Ltée Jean-François Samray Association de l'industrie électrique du Québec Annie Michaud, CMA Fabspec Inc. Jacques Parisien President Astral Media Radio and Astral Media Outdoor Danielle Sauvage Executive director and secretary Conseil des arts de Montréal Claude Michaud Board of Trade’s Chairman of the board Managing Director TD Securities Inc. Brenda Milner, C.C., O.Q., Sc.D., F.R.S., F.R.S.C. Dorothy J. Killam Professor Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University Peter Morentzos President Morentzos Restaurant Group Anne Mouls Industrial Development Agent Industry Canada Heather Munroe-Blum Principal and vice-chancellor McGill University Jasmine Pauzé Human resources consultant Yetvart Paylan La Pharmacie Yetvart Paylan Louise Pelland Art Consultant Canada Council Art Bank Norman Perreault Sylvain Perron Vice-President and CFO Laboratoire Médical Biron inc. Éric Pesenti President Medical Technologies inc. Roger Plamondon Regional Vice-President, Eastern Canada Home Depot Richard Sauve, MBA Vice-President & Investment Advisor CIBC Nataly Savoie Les résidences Soleil / Groupe Savoie Peter Schissler President Communications Orca Direct Howard R. Silverman President and chief executive officer The CAI Global Group Inc. Alain Simard President and Chief Executive Officer L'Équipe Spectra Joining forces to keep the Shriners Hospital in Montreal Larry Smith President and chief executive officer Montreal Alouettes Robert Spickler Associate Director Canadian Centre for Architecture Claude St-Hilaire Product Manager, New Training Markets International Air Transport Association Fernand Taras President Purkinje inc. Carole Tétrault Sales Manager Manoir Saint-Sauveur Gaëtan Thibault, ing. Tecsult inc. Michèle Thibodeau-DeGuire President and chief executive director Centraide of Greater Montreal Martin Tremblay President and chief executive officer Ubisoft Sylvie Tremblay Fondation Institut de Cardiologie de Montréal Louise Trudeau Ministère de l'Immigration et des Communautés culturelles Helen Tyros Associate vice-president, Sales, Service and Human Resources TD Canada Trust - Quebec Region Hélène Vaillancourt Chief – Certification CSA International George N. Vassilas President AHEPA Mount Royal CJ 007 Manon Vennat, C.M. President Manon Vennat & Associates Karl Villeneuve Product Manager, Resale Welding Accessories Air Liquide Gilles Viziau Life Success Facilitator and Trainer Kathleen Weil President and CEO Foundation of Greater Montreal, the community foundation serving the Greater Montreal region Gary Whalen Vice-President Association of Health Technologies Industry Joining forces to keep the Shriners Hospital in Montreal After learning of the recommendation made by the board of directors of the Shrine of North America to build the new Shriners pediatric orthopaedic hospital in London, Ontario, we reiterate the importance of keeping this institution and expertise in Montreal. And while no final decision has yet been made, it has become urgently important to join forces and deploy all our efforts to make sure the hospital stays in Montreal. To this end, we would like to express our support to the partners concerned – the heads of the McGill University Health Centre, the Montreal Shriners Hospital for Children, the mayor of Montreal and the Quebec government – and assure them of our willingness to actively participate in any steps taken to convince the Shriners delegates of Montreal’s undeniable advantages. An integral part of the Montreal community for 80 years, the Montreal Shriners Hospital is one of Quebec’s best medical success stories, boasting a team with outstanding expertise. This is a first-rate asset that cannot be ignored. Moreover, the city of Montreal offers many advantages to the Shriners Hospital: it is the only Canadian city with two medical faculties and boasts a large pool of experienced researchers and state-of-the-art medical technology. Unlike other Canadian cities such as London, Ottawa, Winnipeg, and Vancouver, Montreal has strengths that will allow it to maintain the synergy between the Shriners Hospital, research institutes, faculties of medicine, and Montreal hospitals devoted to medical innovation throughout Quebec. Moreover, by building the new Shriners near the MUHC, the hospital would derive a two-fold benefit: the synergy created with one of the best medical faculties in the world and the opportunity to work with seasoned professionals. Of course, Montreal would welcome the $100 million construction project and a facility on the cusp of orthopaedic technology, one that is sure to boost the city’s stature as a centre of excellence in health and research. But beyond the economic spin-offs and international visibility, the biggest winners would be the children of Quebec who need orthopaedic care. The Shriners delegates will announce their final decision in July: let’s join forces and do what it takes to make them change their mind.