John Manley

John Paul Manley PC OC (born January 5, 1950) is a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician who served as the eighth deputy prime minister of Canada from 2002 to 2003. He was Liberal Member of Parliament for Ottawa South from 1988 to 2004.

As Foreign Minister during the September 11 attacks, Manley acted swiftly and proactively to address U.S. security while maintaining economic ties between the U.S. and Canada. He chaired a special cabinet committee on security, and he was responsible for the Smart Border Declaration. For this work, Manley was named Canada's Newsmaker of the Year by Time magazine in 2001.

Although a prominent Liberal, Manley was appointed by Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper in 2007 to head an independent, non-partisan panel reviewing Canada's mission and future role in Afghanistan. Most of the recommendations of the Independent Panel on Canada's Future Role in Afghanistan (the "Manley report") were accepted, including an extension of the mission beyond February 2009 while calling for more soldiers and equipment.

From January 2010 to October 2018 Manley was president and CEO of the Business Council of Canada. He has held directorships of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), CAE Inc., Telus Communications, and the Canadian Pacific Railway. Manley served as Chair of Ontario's Royal Commission on Electric Power planning following the northeast blackout of 2003. He serves on the advisory board of the Leaders' Debates Commission.