Board of Directors
Jonathan Schachter – Chair
Jonathan Schachter is a Toronto-based litigator with Waddell Phillips PC. His practice primarily consists of class action litigation, particularly in the areas of consumer protection, investor protection, Indigenous rights, and constitutional litigation. He also acts on professional liability, professional regulation, and complex commercial matters. Jonathan is presently the Chair of the Board of Directors.
Harry Gow
Harry Gow has advocated for public transport consumers for over five decades.. He founded Transport 2000 (Action) Canada in 1976 and Transport 2000 Québec in 1977. His work in social and health service management and in teaching at Ottawa University led to him carrying out a research-action project for Health Canada in Western Québec, leading to the creation of four county-wide rural transit systems. He was invited by the Mayor of Ottawa to take part in the creation of Ottawa’s light rail system. Throughout much of this activity he has been a member of the PIAC Board, and was its Chairman for several years.
Leigha Worth
Leigha Worth is the Executive Director and General Counsel for BCPIAC. Previously, Leigha had a diverse legal practice in a variety of situations. She’s been a sole practitioner, a contract lawyer, in-house counsel, out-house counsel, and she was one of two founding partners of one of Vancouver’s most progressive union-side labour, employment, elections law, and utility regulation firms. She is a legal renaissance woman who is equally comfortable dealing with issues that touch on human rights, administrative, employment, utility regulation, criminal, prison, aboriginal, and constitutional law.
Ken Rubin
Ken Rubin is an Ottawa-based public interest researcher, a citizens’ advocate, an author, a civil libertarian, and an organic farmer. He is a well known commentator on the right to information (RTI) and secrecy practices in Canada.
Fred Mills
Fred Mills is a tradesman and involved community volunteer in Ottawa. Over his long career he has been employed by R. L. Crain Ltd/Crain-Drummond, in the printing industry, as a printing tradesman; as a volunteer, for 20 years, as an Assistant Probation Parole Officer; Ontario, Ministry of Correctional services. In addition, for 4 years, he was a volunteer with the Nepean Police Department; for 10 years, as part of the team developing “The Family Council Program”, Trillium Foundation/Toronto Self/Ontario Ministry of Health, Long term Care; for 2 Years, serving as a Director; C.R.Craig Memorial Library (Partnered with the Ottawa Public Archives). and for the last 40 years, serving on the executive of the Ottawa Valley Associated Railroaders.
Robin Shaban
Robin Shaban is an Associate Partner at Deetken Insight, a management consulting firm bringing a passion for problem solving to clients across the public and private sector. Robin is co-founder and chair of the Canadian Anti-Monopoly Project, a think tank dedicated to addressing pressing issues caused by monopoly power in Canada. They are also a board member of the Toronto Association for Business and Economics. Robin has fellow roles at the Public Policy Forum and Social Capital Partners. In 2021, Robin received a Changemaker Award from The Globe and Mail for their efforts to advance public policy centered on social justice and their academic work on competition policy.
Robin holds a doctorate in public policy from the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University, a master’s degree in economics from Queen’s University, and a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Alberta.
Honourary Members
- William H. Hurlbert
- Michael Mac Neil
- Andrew J. Roman