Category: Supervisory review
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Letter: Windset Farms (Canada) Ltd. to BCFIRB — Pre-hearing procedural conference
Counsel for Windset Farms (Canada) Ltd. and Greenhouse Grown Foods Inc. requests that BCFIRB schedule a procedural conference to address evidentiary and procedural issues related to the MPL BC designated agency prior approval process.
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Submissions: Applications from eligible participants to participate in MPL BC agency designation supervisory hearing
Applications from various interest holders to participate in the supervisory hearing regarding MPL BC’s agency designation.
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Email: MPL BC to BCFIRB — Pre-hearing procedural conference
Counsel for MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc. expresses their view that a case planning conference is unnecessary and/or premature.
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Letter: Lawson Lundell LLP to BCFIRB — Response to applications for non-disclosure orders
Counsel for Windset Farms (Canada) Ltd. and Greenhouse Grown Foods Inc. responds to non-disclosure applications by the B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission and MPL BC, arguing that the applications lack sufficient evidence and advocating for minimal non-disclosure to ensure fairness and transparency.
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Letter: Affleck Hrabinsky Burgoyne LLP to BCFIRB — Non-disclosure application
Counsel for the B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission submits a reply to BCFIRB regarding the MPL prior approval process, addressing objections from Greenhouse Grown Foods Inc. and Windset Farms concerning the non-disclosure application.
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Letter: MPL BC to BCFIRB — Reply to submissions regarding application for non-disclosure orders
Counsel for MPL BC requests BCFIRB to grant a non-disclosure order for MPL’s confidential information, arguing that disclosure could harm MPL’s commercial interests. The letter addresses opposition from other participants and emphasizes the supervisory nature of the approval process.
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Letter: MPL BC to BCFIRB — Application for non-disclosure orders
Counsel for MPL BC reiterates its support for the B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission’s request that BCFIRB issue a non-disclosure order for confidential information in MPL’s agency application and related documents, to protect MPL’s commercial interests and maintain confidentiality in proceedings.
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Letter: BCFIRB to parties — Phase 2 schedule confirmation
BCFIRB confirms the schedule for Phase II as outlined in hearing counsel’s letter dated March 6, 2023.
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Letter: BCFIRB to parties — Panel questions for written submissions
BCFIRB requests written submissions from eligible participants regarding the MPL BC agency designation process, focusing on issues and deficiencies in the BCVMC’s process.
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Letter: Mitha Law Group to BCFIRB — Phase 2 process recommendation
Hearing counsel recommends proceeding with phase 2 of the supervisory review process as outlined in their March 6, 2023 letter.