David P. O'Brien

Ovintiv Canada ULC engages in the production of natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids. It operates through the following segments: Canadian Operations, USA Operations and Market Optimization. The Canadian Operations segment includes the exploration for, development of and production of natural gas, oil and natural gas liquids and other related activities within Canada. The USA Operations segment involves in the exploration, development and production of natural gas, oil, and natural gas liquids and other related activities within the U.S. The Market Optimization segment is responsible for the sale of the company's proprietary production to third party customers and the associated netback price. The company was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

C.D. Howe Institute is a registered charity and an independent not-for-profit research institute based in Toronto, Canada. The Canadian company's mission is to raise living standards by fostering economically sound public policies. The Institute is widely considered to be the most influential think tank and a source of trusted policy intelligence. The company's research is nonpartisan, evidence-based, and subject to definitive expert review. The research area covers the impact of revenue-raising measures, fiscal balances and debts of governments, and the broad choices they make among major spending areas. The CEO of the company is William B. P. Robson.

Enerplus Resources Fund principal activity is to own and operate crude oil and natural gas assets of conventional oil and gas income fund in Canada. It offers investors the benefits of owning oil and natural gas properties without the exploration risks associated with owning oil and natural gas common shares.

Vale Inco Ltd. manufactures nickel materials for manufacturing stainless steel and batteries. It also mines and processes copper, gold, cobalt and platinum metals. The company also manufactures flakes and powders for use in catalysts, electronics and paints. Its mining and processing operations are in Canada, Indonesia and the UK. Vale Inco was founded in 1901 and is located in Toronto, Canada.

Part of Molson Coors Beverage Co., Molson ULC is a Canadian company founded in 1786 that produces and distributes beer. The company is based in Montréal, Canada. Molson ULC was acquired by Adolph Coors Co. on February 09, 2005 for $3,438.09 million.

Petro-Canada engages in the exploration of oil and gas. The company has operations in Libya, Algeria, the United States, and Canada. Petro-Canada manufactures petroleum products. It is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. provides pipeline services for the gas and oil industries. It operates through the following segments: Natural Gas Pipelines, Liquids Pipelines and Power and Storage. The company was founded on March 21, 1951 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Science, Technology & Innovation Council operates as an independent advisory body mandated by the Government of Canada. It provides advice on science, technology and innovation (STI) policy issues. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Spur Resources Ltd. engaged in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. It focused on the exploration in Central Alberta and West Central Saskatchewan regions. The company was founded in June 2006 and was headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Spur Petroleum Ltd. engages in oil and natural gas exploration. Its operations are focused in Western Canada. The company is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.