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June 12, 2017
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Larry Tomei (HSBC)
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June 9, 2017
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Atul Tiwari (Vanguard Investments Canada Inc.)
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June 9, 2017
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AGF Investments Inc.
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June 9, 2017
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Thomas B. K. Martin
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June 9, 2017
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Carl Mustos (iA Financial Group)
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June 9, 2017
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Worldsource Wealth Management
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June 9, 2017
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ICI Global
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June 9, 2017
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Fidelity Investments Canada ULC
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June 9, 2017
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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
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June 9, 2017
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M. George Lewis
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June 9, 2017
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Sandra L. Kegie (The Federation of Mutual Fund Dealers)
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June 9, 2017
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Greg Mussenden (Summit Financial Planners)
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June 9, 2017
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Financial Planning Standards Council
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June 9, 2017
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Troy Iwanik (Holliswealth)
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June 9, 2017
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Michael Thom (The Canadian Advocacy Council for Canadian CFA Institute Societies)
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June 9, 2017
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Mark S. Kent (Portfolio Strategies Corporation)
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June 9, 2017
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Yasmin Lalani (Credential Financial)
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June 9, 2017
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Steve Geist (Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce)
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June 9, 2017
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Desjardins
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June 9, 2017
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Andrew Teasdale
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June 9, 2017
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Martin Gagnon (National Bank)
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June 9, 2017
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Margaret Gunawan and Warren Collier (BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited)
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June 9, 2017
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Bernard Letendre and Rick Annaert (Manulife Investments)
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June 9, 2017
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Kirk Dudtschak, Doug Coulter, Dave Agnew, Rosalyn Kent and Mark Neill (RBC Dominion Securities Inc., Royal Mutual Funds Inc., et al.
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June 9, 2017
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Anthony Boright (InvestorCOM)
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June 9, 2017
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Michel Boutin and Maxime Gauthier (Merici Services Financiers Inc.)
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June 9, 2017
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John A. Adams (Primerica Financial Services)
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June 9, 2017
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Flavio Vani, Michael Luciani, Bertrand Larocque and Nacera Zergane (L’Association Professionnelle des Conseillers en Services Financiers)
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June 9, 2017
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Michael Katchen (Wealthsimple Inc.)
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June 9, 2017
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Earleen Moulton and Eric Wachtel (The Canadian Association of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies)
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June 9, 2017
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Edna A. Chu (Sentry Investments Inc.)
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June 9, 2017
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Nancy Allan and Scott Findlay (Independent Financial Brokers of Canada)
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June 9, 2017
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Wayne Bolton (Edward Jones)
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June 9, 2017
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Marc-Etienne L. Salvail
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June 9, 2017
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Carol Lynde (Bridgehouse Asset Managers)
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June 9, 2017
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Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc.
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June 9, 2017
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Brad Beuttenmiller (Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.)
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June 9, 2017
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Canadian Foundation for Advancement of Investor Rights
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June 9, 2017
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Barry S. McInerney (Mackenzie Financial Corporation)
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June 9, 2017
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Jeff Rockel (HollisWealth Advisory Services Inc.)
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June 9, 2017
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Dan Hallett (Highview Financial Group)
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June 9, 2017
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Jean Carrier (Groupe Financier Peak Inc)
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June 9, 2017
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Brett Kimak (ATB Investor Services)
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June 9, 2017
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Eric Adelson (Invesco Canada Ltd.)
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June 9, 2017
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Quadrus Investment Services
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June 9, 2017
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Jeffrey R. Carney (Investors Group Inc.)
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June 9, 2017
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Alternative Investment Management Association
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June 9, 2017
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Gerry Gabon (Trusted Wealth Professionals)
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June 9, 2017
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Linda Cartier (Financial Decisions Inc.)
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June 9, 2017
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Nick DiRenzo (Sun Life Financial Investment Services (Canada) Inc.)
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June 9, 2017
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Jonathan Hunt (FundNet Systems)
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June 9, 2017
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Doheny Securities Limited
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June 9, 2017
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Michelle Alexander (Investment Industry Association of Canada)
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June 9, 2017
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Francois Bruneau (Groupe Cloutier Investissements Inc.)
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June 9, 2017
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Sheila A. Murray and Steve J. Donald (CI Financial Corp.)
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June 9, 2017
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Greg Pollock and Wade A. Baldwin (Advocis, The Financial Advisors Association of Canada)
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June 9, 2017
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Katie Walmsley and Margaret Gunawan (Portfolio Management Association of Canada)
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June 9, 2017
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Rick Headrick (Sun Life Global Investments (Canada) Inc.)
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June 9, 2017
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Robert Goldberg
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June 9, 2017
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Paul C. Bourque (The Investment Funds Institute of Canada)
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June 9, 2017
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Rob Bauml (Summit Financial Planners Inc.)
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June 8, 2017
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Gino Sebastian Savard and Yvan Morin (MICA Capital Inc.)
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June 8, 2017
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Bob Bernard
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June 8, 2017
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Patrick J. Carricato
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June 8, 2017
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Dan Good (D.W. Good Investment Co. Ltd.)
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June 8, 2017
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Keith R. Odegard (Pewter Financial Ltd.)
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June 8, 2017
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Dr. Cora Pettipas and Craig Skauge (National Exempt Market Association)
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June 8, 2017
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Guy Roy
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June 8, 2017
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Rick McCombie and Kevin Daniel (The Co-operators Group Ltd.)
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June 8, 2017
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Francois Premont and Nicole Gravel (Investia Services Financiers Inc.)
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June 8, 2017
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John J. De Goey
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June 8, 2017
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Debra McFadden
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June 8, 2017
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Robert J. McGuire (Citibank Canada Investment Funds Limited)
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June 7, 2017
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Shamez Kassam
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June 7, 2017
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Heather Zacharias
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June 7, 2017
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Glenn Szlagowski (Assante Financial Management Ltd.)
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June 7, 2017
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Shannen Fisher (Thierman Financial)
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June 6, 2017
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Eric F. Gosselin
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June 6, 2017
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Dan Petryk (Global Maxfin Investments Inc.)
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June 6, 2017
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David McGruer
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June 5, 2017
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Christopher Davis and Aron Szapiro (Morningstar Research, Inc.)
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June 5, 2017
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Pierre Lortie (Dentons Canada LLP)
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June 5, 2017
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Julie Roy
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June 2, 2017
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Julie Roy
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June 2, 2017
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Yves Lavigne
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June 2, 2017
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Helene Aubin
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June 2, 2017
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Daniel Enayatzadeh
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June 2, 2017
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Mark Tiffin (Capital International Asset Management (Canada), Inc.)
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June 2, 2017
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Mark. S. Clark (Pacific Spirit Investment Management Inc.)
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June 2, 2017
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The Emerging Managers' Board
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June 1, 2017
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Claude Sanche
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May 31, 2017
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Ursula Menke (Investor Advisory Panel)
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May 31, 2017
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Peter Whitehouse
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May 30, 2017
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Daniela Rempel
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May 30, 2017
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Gord Clark
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May 30, 2017
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John G. Novachis (Investment Planning Counsel Inc.)
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May 25, 2017
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Matt Morris
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May 20, 2017
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Lorne Radke
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May 17, 2017
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Jean-François G. Labbé and Alexandre Brassard
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May 14, 2017
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Mary Boom
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May 9, 2017
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A Starving Advisor
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May 9, 2017
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Harvey S. Naglie
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May 8, 2017
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Rick Reynolds
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May 8, 2017
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Julia Lipovetsky
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May 7, 2017
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Mildred Jagdeo
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May 1, 2017
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Gilles Garon and Daniel Binette (SFL)
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April 30, 2017
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Larry Elford
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April 28, 2017
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Harold Geller (MBC Law Professional Corporation)
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April 25, 2017
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Ken Kivenko
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April 20, 2017
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Mark A. Schneider
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April 20, 2017
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Jonathan Hunt
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April 18, 2017
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Mark A. Schneider
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April 10, 2017
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Luc Paiement
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April 3, 2017
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Brian Hein (Assante Wealth Management Ltd. and Hein Financial Group)
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March 24, 2017
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Trent Stanley (Oak Tree Financial Services/Peak Investment Services)
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March 21, 2017
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Waterloo Advisor
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March 20, 2017
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Rob Reid (Reid & Associates Financial Solutions)
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March 9, 2017
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David Rupert (Desjardins Financial Securities Independent Network)
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March 9, 2017
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Barbara Nash
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March 8, 2017
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Joel Attis (AttisCorp Wealth Management/AttisCorp Financial Advisory & Insurance Services)
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February 17, 2017
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Wanda Morris and Marissa Semkiw
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February 16, 2017
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Chris Dietz (Dietz Financial/Peak Investment Services)
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February 15, 2017
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Stan Penner
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February 7, 2017
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Harold Lockerby
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February 6, 2017
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Victor Prasad
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February 2, 2017
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Craig Cornell
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February 1, 2017
Title
Steve Kunzel
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January 31, 2017
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Patrice Doucet
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January 30, 2017
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Brad O'Morrow (O'Morrow Financial Services)
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January 27, 2017
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JR Tobias
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January 27, 2017
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Ben Davies
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January 26, 2017
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Yves David
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January 26, 2017
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Alistair Harrigan
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January 23, 2017
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Donna Kagan
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January 23, 2017
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Theo Georgiou
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January 17, 2017
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Kay Crawford
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January 16, 2017
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Kevin Hayes
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January 14, 2017
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Tim Weichel
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January 11, 2017
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Tyler J. Dickie
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January 11, 2017
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Taylor Hewson (TCM Financial Studio)
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January 10, 2017
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Nicholas Carroll
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January 10, 2017
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Debbie Hartzman
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