Alberta Appointees to TILMA Disputes Roster:

Phyllis Smith

• Partner in the law firm Emery Jamieson.
• Acknowledged expert in administrative law and labour arbitration.
• Past President of the Law Society of Alberta and Federation of Law Societies of Alberta.

Michelle Veeman

• Professor Emeritus, Department of Rural Economy, University of Alberta.
• Areas of study include markets, policy and trade.
• Member of numerous government-industry coordinating and advisory groups.

John Burns

• Partner in the legal firm Gowlings.
• Areas of practice include corporate, corporate finance, and securities law.
• Member of the Law Societies of Alberta and Upper Canada.
• Member of the Calgary and Canada Bar Associations.

Louis Hyndman

• Partner in the law firm Field, Atkinson, Perraton, areas of practice include administrative law; government relations; policy and legislation development; health care law; also provides alternative dispute resolution services.
• Chancellor of the University of Alberta: 1994-1998.
• Officer of the Order of Canada: 1993.
• Honourary Doctor of Laws, University of Alberta.
• Chair, Royal Commission on National Passenger Transportation: 1991.
• Member of the Alberta Legislature, 1967-1986, served as Minister of Education, Minister of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs, Government House Leader and Provincial Treasurer.

James Horsman

• Lawyer with extensive experience in government, politics, business and negotiation.
• Member of the Order of Canada: 2007.
• Order of Merit, Alberta Order of Excellence: 2006.
• Former Chancellor, University of Lethbridge.
• National and international speaker on constitutional law, senate reform and free trade.
• Member of the Advisory Board of the Association for Canadian Studies in the U.S.
• Honourary Doctor of Laws, University of Lethbridge.
• Member of the Alberta Legislature, 1975-1993, served as Minister of Advanced Education, Minister of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs, Attorney General, and Deputy Premier.