Industry: Vegetable
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Closing submission: BCVMC’s Recommendation on MPL Agency Designation
The BCVMC submitted a closing statement regarding the recommendation to grant MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc. an agency designation.
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Submission: MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc. − Agency Designation Supervisory Review
MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc. submits closing arguments supporting its application for agency designation by the BCVMC. The submission argues that the designation aligns with sound marketing policy and benefits the regulated vegetable industry in B.C.
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Submission: Hunter Litigation Chambers to BCFIRB — Allegations supervisory review phase 2 procedure
Counsel for Prokam Enterprises Ltd. submits objections to the proposed procedural modifications for phase 2 of the supervisory review, arguing that the changes introduce procedural fairness issues and increase costs.
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Email: Affleck Hrabinsky Burgoyne LLP to BCFIRB — B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission response to MPL BC submission
Counsel for the B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission acknowledges a letter from MPL BC, confirming that BCVMC takes no position on the matters raised.
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Closing statement: Windset Farms and Greenhouse Grown Foods Inc. on MPL BC Agency Designation Supervisory Review
Windset Farms and Greenhouse Grown Foods Inc. challenge the BCVMC’s decision to designate MPL BC as an agency, citing procedural unfairness and lack of evidence supporting the designation’s benefit to the industry. They argue that MPL BC’s designation could disrupt orderly marketing and harm producer returns.
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Letter: BCFIRB to MPL BC − MPL BC Agency Prior Approval Process Hearing Participation
BCFIRB responds to Dentons Canada LLP regarding MPL BC’s objections to the participation of new parties in the supervisory review hearing process.
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Letter: BCFIRB to parties — Revised order of presentation
BCFIRB outlines the revised order of presentation and questioning for the supervisory review hearing, based on participants’ witness lists and summonses.
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Letter: Mitha Law Group to BCFIRB — Extension of deadline for responses to hearing counsel
Hearing counsel requests responses to their April 26, 2023 letter by May 31, 2023.
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Submission: BCfresh to BCFIRB — Response to Hearing Counsel’s Phase 2 investigation plan
BCfresh Vegetables Inc. responds to Hearing Counsel’s Phase 2 investigation plan for the “Bad Faith” supervisory review, urging them to interview all storage crop agencies, not just Prokam.
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Letter: MPL BC to BCFIRB — Objection to new participants in MPL BC agency designation prior approval process
Counsel for MPL BC objects to the inclusion of ten new participants in the MPL BC agency designation prior approval process, citing procedural unfairness due to the late stage of their submissions.