Revenue Canada Assistant Deputy Minister Barry Lacombe Retires.A special gathering was arranged by Revenue Canada and members of the Canadian government to mark the retirement of Assistant Deputy Minister Barry Lacombe and recognize Mr. Lacombe's achievements. Joining Governor General Romeo Leblanc at the event were TEI's Vice President of Canadian Affairs Canadian Affair is the trading name of a privately owned company called The Airline Seat Company Limited – a tour operator offering flights and package holidays between the UK and Canada. Pierre Bocti, Munir Suleman, John Allinotte, David Burn David Burn (c.1799 – 14 June 1875) was a Tasmanian pioneer and dramatist. Burn was born about the end of the eighteenth century and after being in the navy emigrated to Tasmania in 1825. , Peter Kastner, and Brent Mooney. Mr. Bocti spoke on behalf of the Institute. His remarks are reprinted below. "Your excellency, Mr. and Mrs. Lacombe, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. My name is Pierre Bocti, and I am Vice President of Canadian Affairs for Tax Executives Institute. It is quite an honor for me to be here representing Tax Executives Institute. I am also quite honored to be invited to say a few words. I would not have missed this opportunity on a personal basis, as well. "TEI 1. (communications) TEI - Terminal Endpoint Identifier. 2. (text, project) TEI - Text Encoding Initiative. is an international organization of approximately 5,000 tax professionals in Canada and the United States The United States and Canada share a unique legal relationship. U.S. law looks northward with a mixture of optimism and cooperation, viewing Canada as an integral part of U.S. economic and environmental policy. . Canadians make up approximately 10 percent of the TEI membership with chapters based in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, and Vancouver. Toronto is the third largest chapter in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Some of our members are also here to participate in this special event, including Munir Suleman, incoming president of the Toronto Chapter. "Barry has always made time to meet with us to discuss areas of concern to our members. He has been a strong supporter of TEI, both in Canada and the United States. He has been a strong advocate of closer communication between taxpayers and Revenue Canada. For that we are grateful. "Barry had a great vision and has been instrumental in modernizing Revenue Canada to become client oriented and technologically advanced to the point where our system borders on being the most advanced in the industrialized in·dus·tri·al·ize v. in·dus·tri·al·ized, in·dus·tri·al·iz·ing, in·dus·tri·al·iz·es v.tr. 1. To develop industry in (a country or society, for example). 2. world. Without these changes, real time audit would not be possible. "Barry has always been innovative. He improved the R&D reporting process and made it simpler for all taxpayers, including small- and medium-sized firms. Again, he was very dedicated and always available to talk to us either in Canada or south of the border. "Lester Ezrati, TEI's International President, wishes you well and thanks you for your support. "Aux cours des annees ayant travailler en etroite collaboration avec Barry et les representants de Revenu Canada, nous avons developpe dé·vel·op·pé n. A ballet movement in which one leg is raised to the knee of the supporting leg and fully extended. [French, from past participle of développer, to develop; see develop.] avec eux des relations empreintes de respect mutuel. "Barry, you gained respect of all TEI members, and, of course, you gained my respect as well. "Bonne n. 1. A female servant charged with the care of a young child. chance Barry et meilleurs voeux de la part de tous nos membres." |
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