The following have been granted Participant Status by Commissioner Cullen:
Applicant
Counsel Name or Participant
Law Firm
Government of Canada
Canada
Jan Brongers
BJ Wray
Department of Justice
BC Regional Office
Ministry of Attorney General - Gaming Policy Enforcement Branch
GPEB
Jacqueline D. Hughes
J. Cherisse Friesen
Chantelle Rajotte
Ministry of Attorney General
Ministry of Attorney General - Ministry of Finance
Ministry of Finance
Jacqueline D. Hughes
J. Cherisse Friesen
Chantelle Rajotte
Ministry of Attorney General
BC Real Estate Association
BCREA
Chris Weafer
Patrick Weafer
Owen Bird Law Corporation
BMW
BMW
Morgan L. Camley
Dentons Canada LLP
British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
BCCLA
Megan Tweedie
Jessica Magonet
British Columbia Government & Service Employees' Union (BCGEU)
BCGEU
Jitesh Mistry
General Counsel
British Columbia Lottery Corporation
BCLC
William B. Smart, QC
Shannon P. Ramsay
Susan Humphrey
Hunter Litigation Chambers Law Corporation
Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch
CBA
Kevin B. Westell
Jo-Anne Stark, Director of Advocacy, CBA, BC Branch
Canadian Gaming Association
CGA
Paul Burns, President & CEO
Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia
CPABC
Allen Soltan
Jason Herbert
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada
CPA
Guy Pratte
Nadia Effendi
Teagan Markin
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Coalition:
Transparency International Canada (TI Canada)
Canadians For Tax Fairness (C4TF)
Publish What you Pay Canada (PWYP)
Coalition
Kevin J. Comeau
Criminal Defence Advocacy Society
CDAS
Kevin B. Westell
Pender Litigation
Desmarais, Brad
Brad Desmarais
David Butcher, QC
Wilson Butcher
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Ltd.
Gateway
David Gruber
Laura L. Bevan
Meg Gaily
Bennett Jones
Lawson Lundell
Lawson Lundell
Great Canadian Gaming Corporation
GCGC
Mark L. Skwarok
Melanie Harmer
McMillan LLP
Kroeker, Robert
Robert Kroeker
Marie Henein
Christine Mainville
Henein Hutchison LLP
Law Society of British Columbia
LSBC
Ludmila B. Herbst, QC
Farris LLP
Lightbody, James; President and CEO, BC Lottery Corporation
James Lightbody
Robin N. McFee, QC
Jessie Meikle-Kahs
Sugden, McFee & Roes LLP
The Society of Notaries Public of BC
SNPBC
Ron Usher
The Society of Notaries Public of B.C.
Please see the Rulings Section to find the Participants Application Rulings.
The Rules for Standing can be found here.
The Rules for Standing provided a deadline of September 6, 2019 to submit for Participant Standing. However, the Commissioner has the discretion to extend that deadline, and anyone seeking to apply for participant status after that date is encouraged to apply in accordance with the Rules and to seek an extension of time. Those applications will all be carefully considered and determined on their merits.
There are a range of ways to provide information to Commission Counsel. You can learn more about how to submit information or contact us here.