Trade expert Steve Verheul, businesswoman and television personality Arlene Dickinson, and Ambassador Kirsten Hillman were also listed as members of the new council, unveiled by the Prime Minister’s Office days before Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Three former premiers made the list: Quebec's Jean Charest, Nova Scotia's Stephen McNeil and Alberta's Rachel Notley, along with Notley's former chief of staff Brian Topp. Charest also ran for the leadership of the federal Conservative party in 2022 ...