Category: Supervisory review
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Amended decision: MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc. (MPL BC) agency prior approval process — Non-disclosure order application
BCFIRB rescinded a requirement for the B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission to provide an unredacted email string, clarifying that redactions were made to protect solicitor-client privilege.
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Reply: MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc. − Agency Designation Process
MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc. submits a reply addressing procedural fairness and sufficiency of reasons in the BCVMC’s decision to designate MPL as an agency.
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Reply Submission − BCVMC’s Response to MPL Agency Designation Application
The BCVMC submits a reply regarding the procedural fairness and substantive rights in the application for MPL BC Distributors Inc.’s agency designation. The submission addresses concerns about procedural irregularities and the sufficiency of reasons provided in the Commission’s decision.
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Letter: BCVMC to BCFIRB — Order requiring production of information protected by solicitor-client privilege
Counsel for the B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission seeks clarification from BCFIRB regarding an order requiring the production of unredacted documents, questioning the authority to compel disclosure of information protected by solicitor-client privilege.
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Decision: MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc. (MPL BC) agency prior approval process — Non-disclosure order application
BCFIRB issues a decision on the non-disclosure order application related to MPL BC’s agency designation process, addressing the protection of confidential and proprietary information.
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Letter: BCFIRB to Chicken Industry Associations — Submission on BCCMB long-term pricing recommendation
BCFIRB rejects a direct submission from three national associations regarding the B.C. Chicken Marketing Board’s pricing recommendation, directing them to submit their concerns through the PPPABC per BCFIRB’s established process. Recipients include the Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers, Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors, and Restaurants Canada.
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Cover letter: Lawson Lundell LLP to BCFIRB — Windset Farms (Canada) Ltd. and Greenhouse Grown Foods Inc. submissions
Counsel for Windset Farms (Canada) Ltd. and Greenhouse Grown Foods Inc. provides written submissions in response to BCFIRB’s questions regarding the MPL BC prior approval process.
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Submission: Response of the B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission to BCFIRB questions
BCVMC responds to BCFIRB’s questions regarding its recommendation for MPL BC Distributors Inc.’s agency designation. The response addresses the SAFETI-based process, information considered and public interest arguments.
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Letter: PPPABC to BCFIRB — Requesting confirmation of submission deadline extension for all participants
Responding to BCFIRB’s December 11 letter, the Primary Poultry Processors Association of BC requests confirmation that the pricing submission deadline is extended for all participants.
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Application: PPPABC to BCFIRB — Request for confidentiality order for pricing recommendation submissions
The PPPABC formally applies to BCFIRB for a confidentiality order under s. 42 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, seeking to file redacted evidence.