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Represents the riding of Ottawa South
The Honourable David J. McGuinty was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Ottawa South in 2004. He was re-elected six times, most recently in 2021.
Minister McGuinty has dedicated his life to public service. Over his two decades on the Hill, he has served in various roles, including Acting Whip, House Leader of the Official Opposition, and most recently Chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians. He has also been a member of numerous parliamentary committees, associations, and groups, including Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, and of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development.
Minister McGuinty is also a highly respected member of Canada’s legal community who has practised law and worked with governments, businesses, and not-for-profit organizations worldwide to help advance progress on a wide range of issues and impact communities for the greater good. His career outside of politics includes working on behalf of UNICEF across Africa to promote children’s rights and lecturing, conducting research, and designing courses at various post-secondary institutions across the globe. For nine years, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Prime Minister’s National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy, where he established himself as a leading Canadian expert in green budgeting, brownfields, and the nexus between the economy, the environment, and social issues. He has also served as a mentor to emerging leaders at LEAD Canada and as an advisor to the Rockefeller Foundation.
Minister McGuinty is the recipient of a Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal for his outstanding and exemplary contributions to his community and to Canada.
Minister McGuinty holds a Diploma in Agriculture from the University of Guelph as well as a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Philosophy, both from the University of Ottawa. He also holds specialized diplomas and certificates from the Université de Sherbrooke and Harvard Law School as well as a Master of Laws from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Ms. Tricia Geddes was appointed Deputy Minister of Public Safety Canada effective October 31, 2024.
Prior to her appointment, Ms. Geddes held the role of Associate Deputy Minister of Public Safety as of June 2022.
Before joining the department, Ms. Geddes was the Deputy Director, Policy and Strategic Partnerships (DDP) at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) since April 2020. As DDP, she was responsible for key partnerships in the areas of strategic policy development, foreign relations, external review and compliance, communications, academic outreach and stakeholder engagement, as well as litigation and disclosure.
She also supported the Director and the Minister of Public Safety in their accountability for the overall operational activities of the Service, and ensured CSIS was accountable, transparent, and attuned to the strategic interests of the Government of Canada.
Ms. Geddes joined CSIS in 2014 as the Director General of Policy and Foreign Relations and then served as an Assistant Director, beginning in 2017. Previously, she held positions with the Canadian Armed Forces as Associate Director of Staff for the Strategic Joint Staff, as well as with the Privy Council Office in a number of analyst positions.
Ms. Geddes graduated from the University of Toronto (Trinity College) with a combined degree in Political Science and Peace and Conflict Studies.

Sarah Paquet was appointed Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) on November 18, 2020. As the head of Canada’s financial intelligence unit and anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing regulator, she is responsible for ensuring the Centre facilitates the detection, prevention and deterrence of money laundering, terrorist activity financing and threats to the security of Canada. In addition to leading FINTRAC, Ms. Paquet is the Chair of the Egmont Information Exchange Working Group, which is focused on improving information sharing among the world’s financial intelligence units.
Before joining FINTRAC, Ms. Paquet held numerous leadership positions across the federal public service over the past 20 years. From 2018 to 2020, she served as the first Executive Vice-President at Shared Services Canada, providing leadership to the organization as it modernized the Government of Canada enterprise IT infrastructure and enabled digital services to Canadians.
Ms. Paquet attended the University of Ottawa, earning her Civil Law degree in 1993 and her Common Law degree in 2001. She serves as the Deputy Minister Champion for the University Ottawa and is focused on strengthening the relationship between the University and the Government of Canada, as well as facilitating student recruitment and enhancing student mental health. In 2021, Ms. Paquet received the Award for Commitment to the University, recognizing her as an outstanding alumna who has distinguished herself through her philanthropic activities for the University.
Ms. Paquet is also a strong advocate for women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and an inspiring speaker on the topics of leadership, innovation and inclusion. In 2020, she was named one of Canada’s most powerful women by the Women’s Executive Network (WXN), receiving the CIBC Executive Leaders distinction. In the same year, she also received the Public Sector Champion-Government award from Women in Communications and Technology (WCT), which recognizes those who are committed to gender diversity in Canada’s digital industries.

Anthony is a police officer and the National Cryptocurrency Coordinator for the RCMP. In his over 16 years with the organization, he has become a specialist in financial crime, money laundering, national security, and terrorism investigations. He is a true nerd at heart who will never shy away from an opportunity to ramble on (and on, and on…) about crypto, computers or Dungeons and Dragons to anyone who will listen!

Me Julien Beauchamp-Laliberté has a law degree from the Université du Québec à Montréal. He works as a prosecutor specializing in economic crime with the Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales du Québec. He works at all levels of the judicial system; from the Attorney General’s agent in the interception of private communications, to jury trials, to arguments before the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. He regularly teaches law in police investigations at the École nationale de Police du Québec and at the Université de Sherbrooke. Me Beauchamp-Laliberté is a retired Major in the Canadian Armed Forces, where he served as Deputy Judge Advocate for the Office of the Judge Advocate General.

Me Gabriel Senécal holds a law degree from the Université de Montréal and a Master’s in Taxation from the Université de Sherbrooke. Called to the Barreau in 2001, he joined Quebec’s Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales in 2011 as a prosecutor with the Bureau de lutte contre la corruption et la malversation. Since 2018, he has worked exclusively as a prosecutor specializing in economic crime at the Laval Office.

Roxanne Heppner is a Constable with the Edmonton Police Service and has over 14 years of law enforcement experience working in various roles. Currently she is working the front line in Edmonton, Alberta. She was assigned to positions such as Cyber Crimes and Special Project Team

Chris Griffiths began with the CBSA as a uniformed customs officer for the Canada Border Services Agency in 1998. For the last 16 years he has worked at, helped in the development of, or led teams at the National Targeting Centre (air, marine and postal sections), the Border Operations Centre, the Issues Management Secretariat and the Intellectual Property Rights program. Chris joined the team to help create Trade Fraud & Trade Based Money Laundering Centre of Expertise where he is now leading the tactical intelligence section of the unit.

Joel Gibbons has worked on building policy, intelligence and enforcement responses to the movement of trade-based illicit financial flows with domestic and international law enforcement, intelligence and private sector partners since 2012. He has presented and trained on the topic extensively in Canada and abroad. Joel has publicly testified as a subject matter expert on TBML threats to Canada before the Commission of Inquiry into Money Laundering in British Columbia (Cullen Commission) in 2021, and before committees of the House of Commons and Senate in 2024 regarding the passage of Bill C-59, which contains new provisions that will allow the Canada Border Services Agency to more effectively combat trade-based money laundering, terrorist financing and sanctions evasion threats. Joel currently works in the Trade Fraud and Trade-Based Money Laundering Centre of Expertise within the CBSA’s Border Financial Crime Centre. He is passionate about increasing Canada’s capability and capacity to detect, disrupt and deter trade-based threats.

Detective David Coffey, of the Toronto Police Service, has been assigned to the Financial Crimes Unit since 2020. His primary duties are supervising the Central Fraud Intake Office and promoting Community Engagement through fraud presentations, media relations and social media presence.
He joined the TPS in 1999 and has spent the majority of his career in investigative units including divisional Criminal Investigative Units, Fraud offices and the Intelligence Unit.
He’s a fervent believer in educating the public to make them aware of potential threats from fraudsters and providing best techniques on how not to be victimized. He feels strongly that the most impactful weapon in the war against fraud is knowledge and awareness.

Nils has over 13 years of experience managing assets seized under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, Part XII of the Criminal Code, Cannabis Act and Excise Act. This includes 6 years as a Case Officer with SPMD, where he provided pre-seizure advice, post-seizure management, and post-forfeiture disposal services. In his current role as Manager, he has spent the past 3 years fostering and maintaining stakeholder relationships, delivering training to partner organizations, negotiating MOUs, and offering support to regional SPMD case officers. He also lectures at various law enforcement courses, represents SPMD at industry events, conferences, and symposiums, and contributes to the development of asset seizure procedures for other government agencies. Prior to joining SPMD, Nils worked as an Analyst at the Canada Revenue Agency.

Mr. Danny Laflamme has been a police officer with the Sûreté du Québec since 2003. In 2013, he joined the Service des produits de la criminalité as an investigator. He then was involved in the creation of the new Bureau de la récupération des actifs criminels before becoming its director in 2021.
Mr. Laflamme has also contributed to the development of training courses on criminal asset recovery and has served as a trainer at the École nationale de police du Québec for a number of years. In recent years, he has delivered numerous presentations and conferences to police officers and partners working within his field.

Kevin Farrell is a Senior Strategic Intelligence Analyst in FINTRAC’s Strategic Intelligence, Research and Analytics unit. He joined FINTRAC in December 2021 having previously served as Political Officer at the British High Commission in Ottawa and at the British Embassy in Kuwait City. He has also worked on policy issues at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and at the UK Ministry of Defence in London.

Albert has been working at Public Safety for the last 15 years. Currently, he is the Head of the Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC). His experience includes, counter terrorism, counter espionage, security screening, OSINT, foreign interference and financial intelligence. Prior to that, he worked for 10 years in the banking industry, focusing on risk assessment and mitigation.

Mona Klein has been employed with the Canada Revenue Agency for 25 years, with 20 of those years dedicated to the Criminal Investigations Division.
During this time, she has been a criminal investigator, intelligence officer, training officer and team leader. She spent several years as Major Case Manager, leading a team in charge of investigating large and complex investigations with international and money laundering components.
Since 2022, Mona has spent in acting positions at the Senior Management level, as Assistant Director of the Ottawa field office, where she was in charge of approximately 80 field investigators, Certified Forensics Analysts and other staff, then as Director of the Corporate and Organization Support Service Division at Headquarters responsible for the national training program, policy, Communications and Quality Assurance. Today, Mona is Manager of the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5) Operations Services Section, where she oversees and manages the CRA’s partnership with the J5 by enhancing collaboration with CRA’s international partners to combat large-scale international criminal tax investigations.
Mona Klein is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).

This will be my first attendance at Spin Cycle. I have been an RCMP member since 2002 and spent the first 17 years of my service in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia primarily within major crime, property crime and economic and computer crime units in Richmond and Coquitlam. In 2020 I transferred to Federal Policing Sensitive and International Investigations Unit in Ottawa where I investigated offences under the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA) as well as pandemic benefit frauds that occurred under Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) program. I have recently transferred to Federal Policing Criminal Operations and am the coordinator for the serious fraud portfolio.

Chad Babin is an RCMP member currently assigned to Federal Policing Criminal Operations at National Head Quarters as one of the RCMP’s National Money Laundering Coordinators, a post he resumed upon his return for Public Safety’s Financial Crime Coordination Centre (FC3). Chad has 20 years of service with the RCMP most of which has been in Federal Policing investigating financial crimes such as large frauds, international anti-corruption, investment scams and money laundering. Through his work Chad works with investigators across the country to identify emerging trends and investigative issues as well as delivering training to build the RCMP's capacity in investigating financial crimes.

Robert Morin is Senior Counsel and Team Leader of the Regulatory Team at the Public Prosecution Service of Canada in Toronto. He specializes in prosecutions involving economic and regulatory offences. He is also a wiretap agent. He is the author of the Regulatory and Economic Offences Newsletter, which is published every month on CanLII. Robert holds a Master’s degree in economics and a law degree. He also holds the CFA® and CFE® designations.

Detective Staff Sergeant Dan Dusto is currently assigned as a Unit Commander and Case Manager within the Financial Crimes Services Section of the Ontario Provincial Police. With 13 years experience with the OPP and nearly 24 years working in Ontario’s Public Service, D/S/Sgt. Dusto has focused his career on executing dynamic, innovative, and impactful strategies to reduce victimization and prevent crime. With a portfolio of investigative units already including the Economic Crime and Corruption Unit and the Coordination and Community Support Team at the Canadian Anti-Fraud Center, D/S/Sgt. DUSTO has also been instrumental in designing and implementing the OPP’s Cyber-Fraud Strategy, which led to the creation of the OPP Cyber-Enabled Fraud Team (CEFT) in 2023.

Chris Sutton has been a Digital Forensic Analyst for 8.5 years with the OPP, primarily supporting investigations relating to Child Abuse, Ransomware, Botnets and Cyber-Enabled Frauds. Chris is a qualified expert in Digital Forensics and is currently the Senior Technical Analyst within OPP’s Cyber-Enabled Fraud Team, which he’s been a member of since the team’s inception in September 2023. Chris has facilitated the lawful seizure of over $50 million dollars of digital assets from both custodial and non-custodial cryptocurrency wallets. Chris has developed several blockchain analytics tools to support forensic examinations of non-custodial wallets, tracing, proactive monitoring of public blockchain networks for phishing related activity, and cross-chain bridging.

Ms. Meneguzzi, B.Sc., LL.B., LL.M., Senior Crown Counsel, Prosecution Service of Canada, has spent the past two decades as a Federal Crown Prosecutor specializing in financial crime and advising law enforcement. She has served as embedded counsel with the Canada Revenue Agency, Criminal Investigation Division. Her dedication to advancing more effective enforcement led to the publication of the report “Money Laundering, Proceeds of Crime and AML Compliance Report (2020)” to assist private and public investigations. She is presently working to strengthen inter-agency collaboration to provide training, legislative and policy initiatives and knowledge sharing within the Canadian financial crimes regime partners.

Cst. Ashley Heffernan began her career in rural Alberta in 2014 and had an appetite for financial investigations focused on frauds (including extortion). In 2019, she joined the FSOC North, starting out investigating drug offences and conducting covert surveillance. In 2020, she transitioned to the FSOC Federal Financial Crime Team where she served different investigative roles on Project KF-ICARUS before becoming the File Coordinator in 2023.

Cpl. William Lewadniuk has been investigating major financial crimes since 2015. He began his career in the Red Deer General Investigative Section Financial Crime Unit, where he focused on complex fraud and proceeds of crime cases. In 2018, he joined the FSOC Provincial Financial Crime Team in Edmonton, where he provided guidance to detachments on handling financial crime investigations. In 2020, he transitioned to the FSOC Federal Financial Crime Team, serving as the primary investigator on Project KF-Icarus.

Tracey A. Ferreira is a Senior Counsel for the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) with over 16 years of experience, particularly in the areas of criminal law, drug prosecutions and advisory work. The experience includes prosecuting serious drug-related offences, including large-scale trafficking, organized crime and importation cases. She has a strong understanding of both legal and investigative strategies which has made her legal advice to law enforcement agencies, government departments and other stakeholders involved in criminal justice matters helpful. Her advisory work spans a broad range of legal issues, including policy development, legal interpretations and providing strategic guidance on complex cases.
Tracey A. Ferreira graduated with an LLB from the University of Alberta in 2007 and was called to the Bar in Alberta in 2008 and in BC in 2008. Throughout her career, she has mentored younger lawyers and also is a lecturer on Legal Ethics at the University of British Columbia.

Detective Valerie Dahan has been a member of the Toronto Police Service since 2001. Her policing career has been predominantly spent within the field of criminal investigation including a total of 12 years assigned to the Homicide Squad, the Street Crime Unit, the Criminal Investigation Bureau, the Divisional Fraud Office, and as a Field Intelligence Officer. Detective Constable Dahan regularly lectures at the Toronto Police College, the Ontario Police College, as well as the Canadian Police College on the topics of Fraud Investigations, Organized Crime, Elder Abuse, and Asset Forfeiture Investigations. Valerie also shares her expertise as a speaker and panelist at conferences and symposiums on the topic of Anti-Money Laundering.
In January 2015, Valerie transferred to the Financial Crimes Unit - Corporate Crime Section, where she was assigned to investigate organized, multi-jurisdictional, and complex Fraud cases. Since July 2020, Valerie has been assigned to the Asset Forfeiture Section of the Financial Crimes Unit. The mandate of this unit is to identify, seize, restrain, and obtain forfeiture of proceeds of crime and offence-related property. The Asset Forfeiture Section also investigates money laundering activities and generally provides a body of expertise for persons involved in the administration of justice.

Pamela is an AI strategist and Policy Coordinator at Public Safety Analysis and Exploitation of Information Sources’ Branch. Her work focuses on synthetic media detection, characterization, and attribution, as well as the development of mitigation strategies for mis-/disinformation. She drafts and supports the implementation of AI policies, consults and provides strategic advice and recommendations on AI to government executives. Pamela actively participates in and holds membership with several national and international artificial intelligence (AI) groups, and is currently working with Canadian government partners and industry to develop and incorporate deepfake detection capabilities into Government of Canada national security applications.

Detective Constable John Armit has been a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) for 24 years. John has worked in various roles within the OPP, such as: general investigative duties, major crime, traffic services and as a Community Service & Media Officer. In 2015, John began working in his current position with the OPP’s Anti-Rackets Branch (ARB), investigating major economic crimes, Cyber-Enabled fraud and political corruption. In 2021, John was seconded for almost three years to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) as a Detective Sergeant working as a law enforcement Liaison Officer nationally and internationally. John is a spokesperson for the OPP’s Financial Crime Services, presents at the Ontario and Canadian Police Colleges on cyber-enable and financial crimes. In September 2024, John was the recipient of Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada’s (FINTRAC) Partnership award.

Michael Fawcett works as Crown Counsel and is the provincial coordinator for cybercrime within the Ministry of the Attorney General for Ontario. He also is team lead for the country’s first and only dedicated group of cybercrime Crowns. He provides legal assistance on various cyber- and crypto-related law enforcement investigations, and also appears in court regularly on cybercrime, search and seizure, and digital-privacy related matters. Michael teaches cybercrime law at the University of Ottawa and Osgoode Hall Law School. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 2008, Michael practiced law in Washington, D.C., and clerked for the United States Court of Appeal for the District of Columbia Circuit, before returning to Canada and joining the Attorney General’s Office.

Guy Paquet is a highly experienced law enforcement professional currently serving as the Lieutenant and Head of the Québec Module at UPAC. With a strong background in public safety and police techniques, he has extensive expertise in narcotics investigations, homicides, and economic crimes. Throughout his career, Guy has held various significant roles, including Team Leader at UPAC, Trainer at the École Nationale de Police du Québec, and Head of Crimes Against Persons and Economic Crimes at the Sûreté du Québec. His dedication, adaptability, and rigorous work ethic have made him a respected figure in the field.

Éric Coulombe is a police officer with 34 years of experience, currently serving as a Sergeant-Investigator at the Permanent Anti-Corruption Unit (UPAC). Throughout his career, he has worked with various police organizations, including the Quebec City Police Service (SPVQ), where he held numerous roles such as Inspector-Commander of Police Affairs, Captain of Major Crimes, and Captain of Network Crimes. He also has international experience, having served as the Chief of IDP Camps and Chief of Judicial Police for the United Nations in Haiti. Éric's extensive background in law enforcement and his dedication to fighting corruption make him a highly respected figure in his field.

Kavin Tondreau is a police officer with 18 years of experience, currently serving as a Team Leader at the Permanent Anti-Corruption Unit (UPAC). Over his career, he has collaborated with various police organizations, including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Quebec City Police Service. His past assignments include roles as a narcotics investigator and organized crime investigator, specializing in Italian, Turkish, and biker gang organized crime. At the Quebec City Police Service, he focused on serious crimes such as murder, kidnapping, and arson. Since joining the Commissioner for the Fight Against Corruption, he has served as a Sergeant-Investigator and now leads the investigations and intelligence team, supervising and supporting investigators while planning and evaluating necessary resources for operations.

Alysa Holmes joined the Ministry of the Attorney General as Crown Counsel in 2021. Her legal practice includes a mix of police advisory work, trial and appellate litigation, and prosecution support. She has been a member of the Complex Prosecution Bureau’s Cybercrime Team since its inception in February 2023, where she advises on complex cybercrime investigations and other cyber-related issues, including cryptocurrency seizures and restraints.

Jeff Thomson has been with the RCMP for 23 years and is currently the acting manager in charge of the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre

Chris Lynam is currently the Director General of the National Cybercrime Coordination Centre (NC3) and Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre within the RCMP. From 2016 to 2018, he led extensive work and consultations with other government departments, law enforcement partners across Canada and the private sector to conceptualize and design a national cybercrime coordination mechanism for Canada. He previously worked for Public Safety Canada and within the Security and Intelligence Secretariat of the Privy Council Office where he was part of the team that supported the National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister. Outside the RCMP, he is a member of the Army Reserve and previously served as the Lieutenant-Colonel Commanding of the Governor General’s Foot Guards, an Infantry Regiment based in Ottawa. He is veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces’ operations in Afghanistan along with several domestic operational deployments. He is a graduate of the Royal Canadian Military College in Kingston, Ontario and holds a Master’s degree in International Affairs from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University and an Executive Certificate in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School.

Sergeant Nicolas St-Antoine has been a member of the RCMP since 2008. He has extensive experience in money laundering investigations and has been involved in this field for over 10 years. He currently works with RCMP’s Federal Policing Criminal Operations Financial Crime branch.