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Dr. Elizabeth Cannon is president emerita of the University of Calgary after serving as president and vice chancellor from 2010 until 2018. Prior to her term as president, Dr. Cannon was dean of the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary.
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Susan Hutton is an adjunct lecturer at the Faculty of Law at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. Prior to teaching at Queen’s, she was a partner in the Competition & Foreign Investment and International Trade practice groups at Stikeman Elliott LLP, where she practiced in Ottawa and Toronto. She has over 30 years of experience practicing administrative law, specializing in competition, foreign investment and international trade law.
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Eric Wildhaber was appointed as a temporary Member of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal for a three-year term beginning on July 25, 2022. He was reappointed as a temporary Member for another three-year term, starting on July 25, 2025.
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Randolph W. Heggart has been a full-time Member of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal since June 18, 2018.
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Michèle Govier recently served as Director General of the International Trade Policy Division at the Department of Finance Canada where she oversaw Canada’s import policy and trade legislation, including the Customs Tariff Act, the Special Import Measures Act, and the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act. Her key responsibilities included providing strategic advice to senior government officials on trade policy measures, implementing such measures, and leading trade negotiations. This included providing advice on the implementation of Canada’s response to U.S. tariffs and developing tariff relief to businesses.
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Greg Gallo is currently the Senior Director, Trade Remedies Analysis and Chief Economist for the Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada (ATSSC) supporting the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT). Between 2019 and 2022 he held the position of Acting Executive Director at the ATSSC to the CITT, the Competition Tribunal and the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal. Mr. Gallo recently returned to the ATSSC from an assignment as the Acting Secretary General to the Copyright Board of Canada.
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Mr. Elio Luongo was chief executive officer and senior partner of KPMG from 2016 until his retirement in 2024 and served as one of 18 global board members for KPMG International. He is currently a director for TD Bank and Tolko Industries.
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The Spring Economic Update 2026 builds on the momentum of Budget 2025 with strategic investments that support productivity, growth, and competitiveness and position Canada for long-term prosperity.
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The government is launching Canada’s first national sovereign wealth fund—the Canada Strong Fund. This fund is about making sure that the returns from Build Canada Strong are shared with Canadians.
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The Government of Canada intends to introduce draft legislative amendments to the Excise Tax Act to temporarily suspend the application of the federal fuel excise tax on gasoline and diesel fuel by setting their rates to 0 cents per litre, effective April 20, 2026 until Labour Day, September 7, 2026 (inclusive).
