Cybercrime Task Force

Overview

The Cybercrime Task Force will study the impact of cybercrime on Albertans and recommend actions that could help address the growing problem of:

• fraud
• identity theft, and
• extortion

The task force will be comprised of representatives with knowledge and experience in technology, consumer protection and law enforcement. The group will also include community group representatives with experience addressing the impacts of fraud, identity theft and extortion on Albertans.

Mandate

The taskforce will explore ways to protect people from scammers who impersonate or use threats or deception to make people give up their personal information or make payments to the scammer. The group will explore both legislative and regulatory options and advocacy with the federal government, with a focus on consumer protection and public safety.

Task force members

• Jason Stephan, MLA for Red Deer-South, Chair
• Jackie Lovely, MLA for Camrose
• Peter Singh, MLA for Calgary-East
• Mike Lalande, Staff Sergeant, Cybercrime Support Team, Calgary Police Service
• Dayna Bulas, Detective, Financial Crimes Unit, Edmonton Police Service
• Bret Napper, Constable, Economic Crimes Unit, Lethbridge Police Service
• John Lamming, Sergeant, Provincial Financial Crime Team, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• Simon Dwyer, Director, Government Affairs, Bell Canada
• Marie-Eve Charron, Senior Director of Fraud, Investigations, Collections, Quebecor Inc. (Freedom Mobile)
• Jad Barsoum, Vice President, Institutional Affairs, Quebecor Inc. (Freedom Mobile)
• Courtney Cathcart, Director, Government Relations, Rogers Communications Inc.
• Sangeeta Lalli, Public Policy Director, Agriculture & Consumer Goods, TELUS Communications Inc.
• Jacqueline (Jacqui) Biggart, Director, Security, TELUS Communications Inc.
• Ranbir Singh Parmar, Community Representative
• Jagdeep Grewal, Community Representative
• Jagdeep Gill, Community Representative
• Julie Matthews, Consumer Protection Expert and Fraud Prevention Educator