Finance committee  I wonder if I can defer to Mr. Varro on that who is more familiar with the provincial regulations.

Finance committee  Perhaps I can add to this, if I may, Mr. Varro. I think what Mr. Varro was saying earlier is this. You led with the question, why is this regime stricter than the legislation? As I understand it, and please correct me if I'm wrong. I think the point was that if lawyers were bro

Finance committee  We are not proposing any on that.

Finance committee  Right now the primary requirement in place involves large cash transactions and, as Mr. Varro said, prohibits lawyers from accepting large cash transactions. Those requirements are set out in the professional conduct rules passed by the different law societies. But those rules do

Finance committee  Certainly the law society has the ability to discipline the lawyer, and the ultimate sanction is to expel them from the profession. But it's useful to keep in mind that lawyers are also subject to other laws of general application like the Criminal Code, so if his or her conduct

Finance committee  Thank you. I'd also like to thank the committee for the opportunity to appear here today. I expect I will echo much of what Mr. Varro has said on behalf of the federation. I'd like to make two points, if I may, concerning the proposed legislation. The first concerns the special

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, Ms. Thomson will begin with a quick overview of the involvement of the CBA, and then I will add some comments.

Finance committee  Yes, we will. Thank you.