Karen Atkinson, a tax partner at Ernst & Young, and a member of the ITAC Board of Directors, will represent our association when she appears before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance Oct. 7.

She will be part of a five-person panel discussing how to increase the competitiveness of Canadian businesses through research, development, innovation and commercialization. ITAC’s appearance is part of the government’s Pre-Budget Consultations hearings.