TEI Liaison Meeting with the Canadian Department of Finance and Canada Revenue Agency on Excise Lax Questions December 7-8, 2010 (Tax Executives Institute‪)‬

On December 7 and 8, 2010, representatives of Tax Executives Institute met separately with officials from Canada Revenue Agency and the Canadian Department of Finance on excise tax matters. The agenda was prepared under the auspices of the Canadian Commodity Tax Committee, whose chair is Kim N. Berjian of Conoco Phillips Canada. Committee Vice Chair Carol Felepchuk of TD Bank Financial Group was the project manager for the agenda. Mary Lou Fahey, TEI General Counsel and legal staff liaison to the committee, coordinated the preparation of the agenda, with the assistance of Daniel J. De Jong, Tax Counsel. The minutes of the liaison meeting will be posted on TEI's website when they become available. Tax Executives Institute, Inc. (hereinafter "TEI" or "the Institute") welcomes the opportunity to present the following questions on Canadian commodity tax issues, which will be discussed with representatives of Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and the Department of Finance during TEI's December 7-8, 2010, liaison meetings. If you have any questions about the agenda, please do not hesitate to call Rodney C. Bergen, TEI's Vice President for Canadian Affairs, at 604.488.5231 (or Bergen@ jp-group.com), or Kim N. Berjian, Chair of TEI's Canadian Commodity Tax Committee, at 403.233.3807 (or kim.n.berjian@conocophillips.com). (1)