[1] This is an order under sections 161(1) and 161(6)(d) of the Securities Act, RSBC 1996, c. 418 (Act).

 

[2] By permitting a reciprocal order to be made in certain circumstances, section 161(6) facilitates cooperation between the Commission and other securities regulatory authorities. 

 

[3] The executive director of the Commission has applied for an order reciprocating the market prohibition sanctions agreed to by Kurtis Francis Robinson and others on September 11, 2019 in a Settlement Agreement and Undertaking with the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) cited as Re Lutheran Church-Canada, the Alberta-British Columbia District, 2019 ABASC 140 (the Settlement Agreement).

 

[4] The executive director tendered as evidence the Settlement Agreement and made written submissions to the Commission. 

 

[5] Robinson was given an opportunity to be heard.  Robinson was represented by counsel and made written submissions to the Commission, but did not tender any evidence. 

 

[6] The Commission makes reciprocal orders under section 161(6) of the Act in the public interest, to protect investors and the capital markets in British Columbia.