No. H 191/07
For release October 12, 2007
OTTAWA — The Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, today announced the appointment of Mr. J. Richard W. Hall to the Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada (TATC).
"I am pleased that Mr. Hall has agreed to serve as a member of TATC," said Minister Cannon. "His experience will be a tremendous asset to the tribunal."
Mr. J. Richard W. Hall holds a bachelor of laws degree from the University of Victoria, a master of science in geography and an honours bachelor of arts in geography from the University of Western Ontario. He currently serves as president of Lion Hall Bancorp Limited, providing executive and legal consulting services. He began his legal career in 1984 with Chevron Canada Limited. From 1989 to 1994, he worked for the Province of British Columbia with three different administrative tribunals, providing advice in law and policy. From 1995 to 1997, he was a senior labour relations officer for Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre, after which he became legal counsel for the Vancouver School Board until 2001. That same year, he became regional director of human resources and compensation for physicians of the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority, a position he held until 2005. Mr. Hall is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia and the Canadian Bar Association, and has served on the boards of directors of two publicly traded companies and one private sector company. He has been appointed to the TATC for four years.
The Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada provides an independent review process for anyone who has been given notice of an administrative or enforcement action taken by the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities; railway safety inspectors or the Canadian Transportation Agency under various federal transportation acts.
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Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Transport,
Infrastructure and Communities, Ottawa
613-991-0700
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