Cook has had extensive experience working in the federal public service and in para-public organizations , most specifically in strategic planning and management of Royal commissions , inquiries and public policy reviews . From 1994 - 1995 , she served as Executive Director of the public inquiry into the Fraser River Salmon Crisis , and of the Minister 's Monitoring Committee on Change in the Department of National Defense and Canadian Forces . She has been the director of Administration and Finance for the Royal Commission on Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada ; the Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing ; the National Transportation Act Review Commission ; the Commission of Inquiry into Certain Events at the Prison for Women in Kingston , and the Citizens ' Forum on Canada 's Future . She was the senior advisor to the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples ; the Public Review Panel on Tanker Safety and Marine Spills Capability ; the Commission to Review Allowances of Members of Parliament ; the Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council , and the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ) Business Advisory Council . Cook was also the executive director and commission secretary for the commissions of Inquiry into the Investigation of the Bombing of Air India and the Sponsorship Program
Bombing of Air India
Air India Flight 182
Sheila-Marie Cook