Brett Capwell is a Canadian tax lawyer and federal tax policy subject matter expert working for the Parliament of Canada’s non-partisan research service. Brett works directly for Parliamentary Committees – currently the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance – as well as individual Parliamentarians to provide confidential legal research, advice and analysis in all areas of taxation. This work has included national budgetary policy, personal and corporate tax measures, tax reforms and treaties, cryptocurrency regulation, and anti-money laundering policy.
Brett has also worked as the senior advisor to the Canada–United States Inter-Parliamentary Group, a group of Canadian MP’s and Senators who engage their U.S. counterparts to address cross-border issues, such as the renegotiation of NAFTA/CUSMA.