We are very pleased to announce that the Bitcoin Foundation Canada, the Bitcoin Embassy and the Bitcoin Alliance of Canada have been invited by the Senate of Canada’s Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce to serve as witnesses in the ongoing “study on the use of digital currency”.
The three organizations will be presenting during the same session, on October 2nd 2014 at 10:30 am. Each organization will have a 10 minute opening statement, followed by a Q&A period expected to last around one hour. They will be presenting the day after the testimony by the credit card industry, represented by VISA and MasterCard. It will be the first time that Bitcoin advocacy organizations are consulted by the Committee during this 10th day of testimony.
The Bitcoin Foundation Canada will be represented by Jillian Friedman, attorney and Chief Legal Officer and Guillaume Babin-Tremblay, founding member and Treasurer. The Bitcoin Embassy will be represented by Francis Pouliot, director of Public Affairs. The Bitcoin Alliance of Canada will be represented by Michael Perklin, Director and Steward Hoegner, General Counsel.
The Senate of Canada, although a component of the Parliament of Canada, does not hold the same legislative influence as the House of Commons or its American homonym. It can however be compared to the House of Lords in the United Kingdom. Because of its careful review process and non-confrontational approach, it has been referred to as the “chamber of sober second thought”. However, certain reports by Standing Committees have historically carried a lot of weight in the legislative and regulatory process.
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http://btcfoundation.ca/?p=1802
