Deborah Honig

Founded in 1988, Beacon Securities Ltd. is an independent investment dealer located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The firm specializes in research, underwriting, trading and sales. Their research focuses on companies with a connection to Atlantic Canada and with income trusts, both in Atlantic Canada and throughout Canada. Beacon's fixed-income team is involved in underwriting, origination, trading and sales. They have significant expertise in the Canadian fixed-income market with a focus on Eastern Canadian provincial, municipal and corporate debt.

Laurentian Bank Securities is an independent broker/dealer located in Montreal. They are a subsidiary of Laurentian Bank of Canada (TOR:LB). The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research.

Founded in 1994, Salman Partners, Inc. is an independent, research-driven investment dealer serving institutional, corporate and individual clients. Their analysts provide coverage of companies in mining, oil and gas, forestry, coal, industrial products and services, consumer products, special situations, technology, healthcare and biotechnology. Salman Partners is headquartered in Vancouver with additional offices in Calgary and Toronto.