Order: In the Matter of Irwin Boock et al.

      WHEREAS on October 16, 2008, the Commission commenced this proceeding by issuing a Notice of Hearing pursuant to sections 127 and 127.1 of the Securities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.5, as amended (the “Act”);

      AND WHEREAS the Notice of Hearing named as respondents the above-named individuals (the “Individual Respondents”) and the above-named corporate entities (the “Corporate Respondents”);

      AND WHEREAS the Notice of Hearing gave notice that the Commission would hold a hearing pursuant to sections 127 and 127.1 of the Act, at the offices of the Commission, commencing on November 24, 2008 at 10 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the hearing could be held, to consider whether it is in the public interest to make orders against the Respondents, as particularized in the Notice of Hearing and by reason of the allegations of Staff set out in the Statement of Allegations of Staff dated October 16, 2008 and any such additional allegations as counsel may advise and the Commission may permit;

      AND WHEREAS prior to the commencement of this proceeding, the Commission made temporary orders on May 18, May 22, May 30, 2007 and May 5 and May 14, 2008 against certain of the Individual Respondents and against all of the Corporate Respondents (the “Temporary Orders”);

      AND WHEREAS the Temporary Orders were modified and extended from time to time by further orders of the Commission;

      AND WHEREAS the Temporary Orders in effect as of November 24, 2008, among other things, required pursuant to sections 127(1) and (5) the Act that:

            i) trading in the securities of the Corporate Respondents shall cease; and

            ii) all trading in any securities by Stanton DeFreitas and Irwin Boock shall cease;

      AND WHEREAS on November 24, 2008, the Temporary Orders in respect of the Corporate Respondents and in respect of Boock and DeFreitas were extended until the conclusion of this proceeding or until further order of the Commission with an exception allowing Boock to trade in his existing RRSP account in securities that are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange or New York Stock Exchange, provided that Boock provides to Staff copies of the monthly account statements for the RRSP account on a timely basis;

      AND WHERAS on January 20, 2009 the hearing was adjourned until February 17, 2009 for the purpose of having a pre-hearing conference on that date;

      AND WHERAS a pre-hearing conference was held on February 17, 2009;

      AND WHERAS a second pre-hearing conference was held on April 3, 2009;

      AND WHEREAS pursuant to Rule 6.7 of the Rules of Procedure of the Ontario Securities Commission, the Panel presiding at a prehearing conference may make certain orders;

      IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the hearing of this matter on the merits shall be held on Monday, October 19, 2009 through to Friday, November 13, 2009, excluding Wednesday, November 11, 2009, commencing each day at 10:00 a.m. at the offices of the Commission on the 17th floor, 20 Queen Street West in Toronto.

DATED at Toronto this 22^nd day of April, 2009.

" Paul K. Bates " Paul K. Bates