Our Team

Wayne Wouters serves as Chair of the Wellington Advocacy Strategic Advisory Board.

He joins Wellington Advocacy with nearly 40 years of distinguished public service at the highest levels, serving Prime Ministers from both governing parties. He served as Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet from 2009-2014. In this capacity, Mr. Wouters served as the Chief Executive Officer of Canada’s professional public service and acted as Deputy Minister to Canada’s 22nd Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper. From 2004-2009, Mr. Wouters served as Secretary to the Treasury Board, acting as principal administrator of government programming and expenditure management. Previously, he served as Deputy Minister in several other departments across the public service. On the advice of the Prime Minister Mr. Wouters was appointed by the Governor General as a member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada in 2014 and appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2017. Mr. Wouters is a sought after advisor to executives and businesses across Canada. He is a Strategic and Policy Advisor at McCarthy Tétrault LLP and holds directorships at BlackBerry Limited, Canadian Utilities Limited, and Foran Mining Corporation.

The Hon. Janice Charette joins Wellington Advocacy with nearly 40 years of executive leadership experience in the Government of Canada. Most recently, Ms. Charette played a leadership role on the Transition Team for Prime Minister Mark Carney following his victory in the Liberal leadership race and the 2025 federal election.

Previously, Ms. Charette led the Public Service of Canada as Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet from 2014-2016 and from 2021-2023, during the governments of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

From 2016 to 2021, Ms. Charette represented Canada as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. Earlier in her public service career, she led several senior government departments as Deputy Minister, including Health Canada, Citizenship and Immigration, Human Resources and Skills Development, and Intergovernmental Affairs.

Ms. Charette was appointed to the King’s Privy Council for Canada in September 2023. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) and has been awarded honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from Kingston University (UK) and Carleton University. She currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for the Rideau Hall Foundation and as a board member of the Institute for Research in Public Policy.

The Honourable Scott Morrison served as Australia’s 30th Prime Minister, from 2018 to 2022.

Prime Minister Morrison was the architect of the AUKUS trilateral defense agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States and a founding member of the Quad Leader’s Dialogue, a leader level diplomatic partnership committed to supporting a prosperous Indo-Pacific, and advancing trade cooperation between Australia, India, Japan, and the US.

Mr. Morrison also negotiated the first post-Brexit Free Trade Agreement between Australia and the United Kingdom. He oversaw the completion of several diplomatic, trade and defense agreements, especially in the Indo-Pacific, including Australia‘s first-ever bilateral defense forces reciprocal access agreement with Japan.

Under his leadership, Australia’s economy outperformed all G7 and OECD nations during the COVID-19 recovery, achieved record-low unemployment, and was one of nine countries in the world to maintain a AAA credit rating. His government prioritized trade diversification, reducing reliance on a single market and expanding Indo-Pacific opportunities.

Mr. Morrison served in the House of Representatives from 2007-2024, and was a senior Cabinet Minister for five years, including three years as Federal Treasurer (2015-2018) where he focused on tax reform, foreign investment, banking regulation and governance and development of Australia’s FinTech sector. Mr. Morrison also served as a Cabinet Minister for Social Security and Immigration and Border Protection. Recognized for his global security and investment resilience leadership, he was awarded Chief Commander of the United States Legion of Merit and the Grotius Prize for International Relations.

In addition to serving on Wellington Advocacy’s Strategic Advisory Board, Prime Minister Morrison is Vice Chairman of American Global Strategies, advising businesses on trade, investment, and economic security. He is also a member of several advisory boards in the private equity sector, the International Democracy Union, the Center for a New American Security, and the Hudson Institute China Center.

Mr. Mulcair is a lawyer and political leader with a government and public service career spanning nearly fifty years. He is a sought-after political analyst who appears frequently in both English- and French-language media across Canada. 

First elected as a Federal Member of Parliament for the New Democratic Party in a 2007 by-election (Outremont), he became the first New Democrat ever to be elected in a general election in his province of Quebec. Appointed as the Quebec lieutenant of his party, he was one of the architects of the “Orange Wave” which saw the New Democrats claim Official Opposition status in the Canadian House of Commons for the first time in history. In 2012, he became the leader of the party.

Mr. Mulcair came to Federal politics after serving three mandates as a provincial member of the Quebec National Assembly (Chomedey, Laval) (1994-2007). From 2003 to 2006, he served as Environment Minister in the Liberal government of Premier Jean Charest and was responsible for implementing Sustainable Development legislation, described as the most avant-garde in North America and still considered cutting-edge to this day.

Having devoted his career to public service, Mr. Mulcair was also president of the Office des professions du Québec (1987-1993), the body governing Quebec’s professional orders. He was the first Canadian elected to Board of Directors of CLEAR, the American Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation. Pursuant to the adoption of NAFTA, he lectured widely on its effects on the regulation of professions, including for the American Bar Association and the American Medical Association.

As a lawyer he has worked in the Legislative Affairs branch of the Quebec Justice department and at the Conseil de la langue française and in private law practice for ten years. He was in charge of the revision of the French version of the laws of Manitoba pursuant to the Supreme Court decision. He was Elected régional Secretary of the SPGQ, the Union of Quebec Government professionals, notably during the strike of 1982-1983.

Visiting Professor in the political science Department at l’Université de Montréal from 2018 to 2022 where he taught a Master’s level course in Environment and Sustainable Development, he has also taught at UQTR, Concordia and St-Lawrence College.

He is an Expert in Residence at the University of Quebec’s school of public administration (ÉNAP) and a Senior Fellow of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights.

He was chairman of the board of Jour de la Terre (Earth Day Canada) from January 2018 to September 2024. 

Biographie

M. Mulcair est avocat et chef politique, avec une carrière au sein des gouvernements et de la fonction publique s’étendant sur près de cinquante ans. Analyste politique recherché, il intervient fréquemment dans les médias anglophones et francophones partout au Canada.

Élu pour la première fois député fédéral du Nouveau Parti démocratique lors d’une élection partielle en 2007 (Outremont), il est devenu le premier néo-démocrate à être élu lors d’une élection générale au Québec. Nommé lieutenant québécois de son parti, il a été l’un des architectes de la « vague orange », qui a permis au NPD de former l’Opposition officielle à la Chambre des communes pour la première fois de son histoire. En 2012, il est devenu chef du parti.

M. Mulcair est arrive en politique fédérale après avoir exercé trois mandats comme député à l’Assemblée nationale du Québec (Chomedey, Laval) de 1994 à 2007. De 2003 à 2006, il a été ministre de l’Environnement dans le gouvernement libéral du premier ministre Jean Charest, où il a été responsable de la mise en œuvre de la législation sur le développement durable, décrite comme la plus avant-gardiste en Amérique du Nord et encore considérée aujourd’hui comme une référence.

Tout au long de sa carrière consacrée au service public, M. Mulcair a également été président de l’Office des professions du Québec (1987-1993), l’organisme responsable de l’encadrement des ordres professionnels. Il a été le premier Canadien élu au conseil d’administration de CLEAR (Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation). À la suite de l’adoption de l’ALENA, il a donné de nombreuses conférences sur ses effets en matière de réglementation des professions, notamment pour l’American Bar Association et l’American Medical Association.

À titre d’avocat, il a travaillé à la Direction des affaires législatives du ministère de la Justice du Québec, au Conseil de la langue française et en pratique privée pendant dix ans. Il a également été responsable de la révision de la version française des lois du Manitoba à la suite d’une décision de la Cour suprême du Canada. Il a été élu secrétaire régional du SPGQ, le syndicat des professionnels du gouvernement du Québec, notamment durant la grève de 1982-1983.

Professeur invite au département de science politique de l’Université de Montréal de 2018 à 2022, il y a enseigné un cours de maîtrise en environnement et développement durable. Il a également enseigné à l’UQTR, à l’Université Concordia et au Collège St. Lawrence.

Il est expert en résidence à l’École nationale d’administration publique (ÉNAP) de l’Université du Québec et “Senior Fellow” au Centre Raoul Wallenberg pour les droits de la personne.

Il a été president du conseil d’administration de Jour de la Terre (Earth Day Canada) de janvier 2018 à septembre 2024.

Stephen de Boer joins Wellington Advocacy following a distinguished career in the Government of Canada, with senior roles across Canada’s trade, foreign policy and climate policy agendas.

Most recently, Mr. de Boer served as Deputy Minister and Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister from 2023 to 2025.

Previously, Mr. de Boer served for five years as Canada’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization, representing Canada in global trade negotiations and dispute settlement.

From 2015 to 2016, he represented Canada as Ambassador to Poland and Ambassador to Belarus. Earlier in his public service career, Mr. de Boer held senior roles across Global Affairs Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada, including Assistant Deputy Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada’s International Affairs Branch.

He also served as Director General of the Trade Controls Bureau; Director of the Oceans and Environmental Law Division; Lead Counsel for Canada’s international climate change negotiations; Deputy Chief Negotiator for climate change; and Director General responsible for Canada’s international climate change partnerships.

Major-General (Ret.) Tammy Harris is a decorated veteran, proud Canadian, and thought leader. She served her country with distinction throughout her career, holding key positions such as Deputy Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Chief of Staff to the Chief of Defence Staff, Base Commander Borden, and Wing Commander Gander. She was also seconded to the Privy Council Office as a Military Advisor, specializing in defence, security, and issues pertaining to the Middle East and North Africa. Her notable deployments include serving as NATO chief planner for the Kandahar Airfield and Base in 2009. She was also selected as the Champion of Gender Perspectives for the Canadian Armed Forces, a role she expanded internationally. Her academic credentials include a Bachelor of Arts from Acadia University, a Master’s in Defence Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada, and programs at the Canadian Forces Command Staff Course, the National Security Program, and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and Public Policy. Major-General Harris continues to influence national and international security through her roles on the Halifax International Security Forum’s board of directors and the Indo-Pacific Strategy Advisory Committee. As a member of the Strategic Advisory Board, Major-General Harris will provide leadership counsel and mentorship to Wellington Advocacy’s top executives and advisors.

Bruno Saccomani is a seasoned expert in global and national security and law enforcement, with over 30 years of service to Canada. Formerly Canada’s Ambassador to Jordan and Iraq, he led defence, security, trade, and global health initiatives. His career with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police culminated as Superintendent and Officer-in-Charge of the Prime Minister’s Protection Detail, overseeing international security operations. Bruno’s background in intelligence, national security, and global investigations underscores his expertise in safeguarding national interests.