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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear Ms. Hill:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Unfortunately, we have encountered some challenges in accessing the Public Comments section of ICANN’s website; therefore, we are using this venue (email) to submit our response to comments posted by the Internet Commerce Association on December 21, 2018.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Please see the attached letter from the Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre (CIIDRC), as well as an attachment with CIIDRC’s Panelists Profiles. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>If you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact me or Ina Ergasheva. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Hon. Barry Penner, QC <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Managing Director</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><a href="http://ecovideo.ca/cli/bcicac/barry.penner/vbc/"><span style='color:#244061;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=371 height=229 id="Picture_x0020_8" src="cid:image002.png@01D4A441.0DB3BE60" alt="cid:image003.png@01D394FB.A2399060"></span></a></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br></span><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'>500 - 666 Burrard Street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Vancouver, BC V6C 3P6<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Tel: 604-684-2821 Fax: 604-736-9233<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><a href="http://www.bcicac.com/"><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#002060'>bcicac.com</span></b></a></span><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'>This E-mail may contain legally privileged and confidential information <br>intended only for the individual or entity named in the message. If you are<br>not the intended recipient or the agent responsible to deliver it to the<br>intended recipient, and this communication was received in error, please<br>notify us by reply E-mail and delete the original message.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'>Please consider the environment before printing this email. </span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>