Canadian Securities Regulation, 5th Edition

His Excellency, the Right Honourable David Johnston, B.A., LL.B., C.C., served as the 28th Governor General since Confederation from 2010 to 2017. He began his professional career as an assistant professor in the Faculty of Law at Queen's University in 1966, moving to the University of Toronto's Faculty of Law in 1968. He became dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Western Ontario in 1974. In 1979, he was named principal and vice-chancellor of McGill University, and in July 1994, he returned to teaching as a full-time professor in the McGill Faculty of Law. In June 1999, he became the fifth president of the University of Waterloo. Mr. Johnston has served on many provincial and federal task forces and committees, and has also served on the boards of two dozen public companies. He was president of the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada and of the Conférence des recteurs et des principaux des universités du Québec. He was the founding chair of the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy, and chaired the federal government's Information Highway Advisory Council. His academic specializations include securities regulation, information technology and corporate law. Mr. Johnston holds an LL.B. from Queen's University (1966); an LL.B. from the University of Cambridge (1965); and a B.A. from Harvard University (1963). While at Harvard, he was twice selected for the All-American hockey team and was named to Harvard's Athletic Hall of Fame. He was the first non-American to chair Harvard's Board of Overseers. He is the author or co-author of three dozen books (including new editions), holds honorary doctorates or fellowships from three dozen universities or institutions, and is a Companion of the Order of Canada. He is a co-author of Communications Law in Canada.

Kathleen Rockwell, B.Comm. (UBC), J.D. (UBC), LL.M. (McGill), worked as Legal Counsel at the Court of Queen's Bench in Calgary for several years. She is now with the Alberta Securities Commission as Senior Special Counsel to the Vice-Chairs, where her work includes conducting research and providing advice on securities law, administrative law and procedural matters. She has also taught securities law at the University of Calgary and previously practised securities law with a major Canadian law firm.

Cristie Ford, B.A. (Alberta), J.D. (Victoria), LL.M. (Columbia), J.S.D. (Columbia), practised securities and administrative law for several years in both Vancouver and New York, and taught in various capacities at Columbia Law School between 2000 and 2005. She joined the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law in 2005. She teaches and writes in the areas of securities and financial regulation, administrative law, and regulatory theory and governance.