Senator Colin Deacon

Bill C-208, An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act (transfer of small business or family farm or fishing corporation), addresses an anti-avoidance rule in our Income Tax Act that unjustly burdens those wishing to complete genuine intergenerational transfers of a family-owned small business, farm or fishing operation. As Senator Deacon argues in support of the bill, Bill C-208 provides us with the opportunity to address a longstanding painful reality. Click here to hear his full speech.

In this tenth episode of the Open Banking Initiative Canada (OBIC) Open Banking Insight Series, Senator Colin Deacon and Michelle Beyo (OBIC Board Member and CEO of Finavator INC) sit down with Joseph Lau (Chief Information Security Officer at Sagard Holdings and Portage Ventures), and Alan Osborne (Executive Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at PaySafe Group). In this episode, Open Banking Drives Strong Cybersecurity Through APIs, the panel explored the importance of cybersecurity for all companies and how an Open Banking framework will help to drive strong cybersecurity for the whole ecosystem through APIs. To watch their full discussion, click here. 

In this statement, Senator Deacon urges the Minister of Transport to halt infilling projects in the Halifax Harbour unless the project has been approved by the Municipality and the Province. Click here to watch this important statement.