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September 17, 2012
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Richard J. Corner (The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada)
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April 20, 2012
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Claude Beaudoin (Canadian Bar Association)
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March 13, 2012
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Marc Castonguay (VP Computershare)
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March 12, 2012
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Wallace Meschishnick Clackson Zawada
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March 8, 2012
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Beaty F. Beaubier (Stevenson Hood Thornton Beaubier LLP)
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March 5, 2012
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Leo Purcell (Richardson GMP Limited)
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March 1, 2012
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February 29, 2012
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Gordon D. Skene (Paradigm Environmental Technologies, Inc.)
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February 29, 2012
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David Agnew (RBC Dominion Securities Inc.) and Vijay Parmar (RBC Phillips, Hager & North Investment Counsel Inc.)
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February 29, 2012
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Nick Fournier (Raintree Financial Solutions)
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February 29, 2012
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Gregory Smith (Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association)
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February 29, 2012
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Craig L. Bentham
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February 29, 2012
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McInnes Cooper
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February 29, 2012
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Paige L. Ward (Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada)
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February 29, 2012
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Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada Securities Committee
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February 29, 2012
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Murray J. Taylor (IGM Financial Inc.)
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February 29, 2012
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Jeff Loomis (Momentum)
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February 29, 2012
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Network of Angels Organization Ontario
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February 29, 2012
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David McKenzie (WealthSpark Inc.)
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February 29, 2012
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Nancy Bacon (Exempt Market Consultants)
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February 29, 2012
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Peter Webster (Provisus Wealth Management Limited)
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February 29, 2012
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Don Campbell (Law Office of Donald I. Campbell LLB)
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February 29, 2012
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Sandra L. Kegie (Association of Canadian Compliance Professionals)
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February 29, 2012
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Bruce S. Thompson
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February 29, 2012
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Richard M. Tattersall (Heathbridge Capital Management Ltd.)
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February 29, 2012
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Chris Silverthorn (Pinnacle Wealth Brokers Inc.)
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February 29, 2012
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Cawkell Brodie Glaister LLP
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February 29, 2012
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Jacqueline Hatherly (Greystone Managed Investments Inc.)
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February 29, 2012
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Norton Rose Canada LLP
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February 29, 2012
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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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February 29, 2012
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Mike Bonneveld (Skyline Wealth Management Inc.)
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February 29, 2012
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Joanne De Laurentiis (The Investment Funds Institute of Canada)
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February 29, 2012
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David Ramsey (Calrossie Investment Management Inc.)
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February 29, 2012
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Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
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February 29, 2012
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David R. Morris (Gluskin Sheff & Associates Inc.)
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February 29, 2012
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Greg Pollock and Dean Owen (Advocis, The Financial Advisors Association of Canada)
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February 29, 2012
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Peter Murray (Contact Capital Advisory Corp.)
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February 29, 2012
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Brian Koscak, David Gilkes and Geoffrey Ritchie (Exempt Market Dealers Association of Canada)
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February 29, 2012
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Nicholas P. Fader (Bennett Jones LLP)
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February 29, 2012
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Dave McKitrick (Alta West Mortgage Capital Corporation)
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February 29, 2012
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Craig Skauge (Western Exempt Market Association)
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February 29, 2012
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Susan Copland (Investment Industry Association of Canada)
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February 29, 2012
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Michael Nairne (Tacita Capital Inc.)
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February 29, 2012
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Greg P. Shannon and Darren M. Smits (Miller Thompson LLP)
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February 29, 2012
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Katie Walmsley (Portfolio Management Association of Canada)
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February 29, 2012
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Curtis Potyondi (Prestige Capital Inc.)
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February 29, 2012
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Arlene O' Neill (Business Law Section, Ontario Bar Association)
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February 29, 2012
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Dean Koeller (Calvert Home Mortgage Investment Corporation)
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February 29, 2012
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Brian Kujavsky (Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP)
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February 29, 2012
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Glenn Gold (Lytton Financial Inc.)
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February 29, 2012
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Anita Anand (The Investor Advisory Panel)
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February 29, 2012
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David A. MacNicol (MacNicol & Associates Asset Management Inc.)
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February 29, 2012
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Angela Joyce
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February 29, 2012
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David R. Kaufman (Westcourt Capital Corporation)
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February 29, 2012
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Susan Han (Miller Thompson LLP)
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February 29, 2012
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Bill Siddiqui (Tralucent Asset Management)
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February 29, 2012
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Stuart McPhail (InvestPlus Properties Canada Ltd.)
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February 29, 2012
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Canadian Foundation for Advancement of Investor Rights
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February 29, 2012
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William R. Johnstone (Gardiner Roberts LLP)
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February 29, 2012
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Annie Malhotra and Adam Spence (SVX, MaRS Centre for Impact Investing)
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February 29, 2012
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Sandra L. Kegie (Federation of Mutual Fund Dealers)
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February 29, 2012
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Sloane Capital Corp.
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February 29, 2012
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Dean Koeller and Dave McKitrick (Alberta Mortgage Brokers Association)
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February 29, 2012
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Jesse Bobrowski (Cedar Peaks Management Corp.)
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February 28, 2012
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Prosperity Development Group Ltd.
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February 28, 2012
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James Bell (Olympia Trust Company)
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February 28, 2012
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Michael C. Volker (SFU Innovation Office, VANTEC Angel Network, WUTIF Capital (VCC) Inc. and GreenAngel Technology Ventures (VCC))
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February 28, 2012
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Bill Tam (British Columbia Technology Industry Association)
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Arthur Wong (Optimus US Real Estate Fund)
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Jay Modi (OmniArch Capital Corporation)
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Stan I. Buelle (Small Investor Protection Association)
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February 28, 2012
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Willian McNarland (ExemptAnalyst Inc.)
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February 28, 2012
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Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP
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February 28, 2012
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Ian Pember (Alternative Investment Management Association)
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February 28, 2012
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Peter Johannes (SecureCare Investments Inc.)
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February 28, 2012
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Brent Wolverton (Wolverton Securities Ltd.)
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February 28, 2012
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J.A. (Jerry) Meckelborg (Meckelborg Financial Group Ltd.)
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February 28, 2012
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Stephanie McManus (Compliance Support Services)
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February 28, 2012
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Jonathan K. Allen (Calgary Urban Equities Limited)
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February 28, 2012
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John Whaley (Independent Financial Brokers of Canada)
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February 28, 2012
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Kyle Kozuska (Paradigm Portfolio Management Company)
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February 27, 2012
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R. Keith Reed and Jennifer MacGregor-Greer (Reed Pope LLP)
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February 27, 2012
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Lynda M. Savoie (Plazacorp Retail Properties Ltd.)
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February 27, 2012
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Mark McKenna (Walton Capital Marketing Inc.)
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February 27, 2012
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Yvonne Martin-Morrison (Purpose Inspired Solutions)
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February 27, 2012
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Paul A. Brisson (Highstreet Asset Management Inc.)
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February 27, 2012
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Craig Burrows (Front Row Capital Inc.)
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February 26, 2012
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Thomas Beyer (Prestigious Properties Group)
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February 26, 2012
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Ken Kivenko (Kenmar Associates)
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February 26, 2012
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Norman Light (Enlightened Private Capital Inc.)
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February 24, 2012
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Keith Summers (The Canadian Advocacy Council for Canada CFA Institute Societies)
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February 24, 2012
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David J. Brundige (McCrank Stewart LLP)
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February 23, 2012
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Marc Flynn (CSI Global Education, Inc.)
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February 22, 2012
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Stephanie Jackman (Respect for the Earth and All People Business Association of Alberta)
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February 22, 2012
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Darris Cameron (Financial Value Inc. and Privest Wealth Management)
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February 17, 2012
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Gene Rotstein (Dexterity Ventures Inc.)
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February 17, 2012
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Brenna Atnikov
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February 17, 2012
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Harold Geller and John Hollander (Doucet McBride LLP)
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February 17, 2012
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Travis Cadman (CBI Investment Ltd. and Frank Capital)
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February 16, 2012
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Ross Hahn (Swizzlesticks Enterprises LTD)
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February 15, 2012
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Merlin H. Chouinard (Sentinel Financial Management Corp.)
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February 15, 2012
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Lisa Kathleen (Full Circle Parenting)
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February 13, 2012
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Vince Valenti (Independent Planning Group Inc.)
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February 13, 2012
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Michael Ly
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February 8, 2012
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Michael P. McCloskey (Greenskeeper Asset Management)
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February 7, 2012
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Macdonald, Shymko & Company Ltd.
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February 2, 2012
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Brian Tang (Fundamental Research Corp.)
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February 2, 2012
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William H. Smith (Smith Law Corp)
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January 26, 2012
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Gordon Keep (Fiore Financial Corporation)
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December 13, 2011
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Jamie Coulter and David Melillo
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