The Alberta Securities Commission has extended an Aug. 20, 2007 interim cease trade order against Calgary resident David Del Bianco until a hearing is concluded and a decision rendered.

The ASC panel heard evidence that Del Bianco had engaged in a trade of Equal Rights Legal Defence Alliance Inc. shares in May 2007 to a Sylvan Lake resident, and that he solicited further investments on August 8, 2007. In its decision, the ASC panel determined that Del Bianco’s continued activity in the Alberta capital market “poses a current threat to the investing public and the integrity of our capital markets as a whole.”

The interim cease trade order prohibits Del Bianco from trading in all securities and from using any Alberta securities law exemptions. No order was made against Equal Rights as its securities are subject to an ongoing cease trade order dating back to Feb. 14, 2003.