Industry: Vegetable
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Transcript: BCFIRB Supervisory review of Allegations of Bad Faith and Unlawful Activity
Transcript excerpts from a BCFIRB supervisory review hearing investigating allegations of bad faith and unlawful activity by B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission members regarding Prokam and MPL.
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Letter: BCFIRB to parties — Submissions on hearing counsel recommendations
BCFIRB requests submissions on hearing counsel’s recommendations regarding the allegations of bad faith and unlawful activity supervisory review.
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Letter: Dentons Canada LLP to BCFIRB — Concerns regarding MPL BC agency designation process
Counsel for MPL BC expresses concerns regarding BCFIRB’s decision to pause MPL’s agency designation approval process, pending findings and directions from the allegations of bad faith and unlawful activity supervisory review.
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Letter: Hira Rowan LLP to BCFIRB — Response to hearing counsel recommendations
Counsel for B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission general manager Andre Solymosi responds to hearing counsel’s submission regarding whether Prokam and MPL acted in bad faith when they filed their civil claims. They suggest that hearing counsel also consider whether Bajwa Farms Ltd. also acted in bad faith.
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Letter: BCFIRB to parties — Draft terms of reference update
BCFIRB informs participants that the panel will meet to discuss and finalize the draft terms of reference in light of BCFIRB’s allegations of bad faith and unlawful activity supervisory review decision.
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Letter: BCFIRB to parties — MPL BC agency prior approval process on hold pending allegations review completion
BCFIRB informs the parties that the MPL BC agency prior approval process is on hold pending the completion of the supervisory review into allegations of bad faith and unlawful activity.
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Letter: Mitha Law Group to BCFIRB — Allegations of bad faith and unlawful activity supervisory review decision and next steps
Hearing counsel addresses the BCFIRB’s decision on allegations of bad faith and unlawful activities, requesting written submissions on appropriate next steps.
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Letter: Lawson Lundell LLP to BCFIRB — Greenhouse Grown Foods Inc. and Windset Farms (Canada) Ltd. v. B.C Vegetable Marketing Commission appeals and draft terms of reference
Counsel for Windset Farms (Canada) Ltd. and Greenhouse Grown Foods Inc. submits concerns and recommendations regarding the draft terms of reference for the MPL BC agency designation prior approval supervisory review.
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Letter: Dentons Canada LLP to BCFIRB — Draft terms of reference for MPL BC agency designation prior approval process
Counsel for MPL BC submits comments to BCFIRB regarding the draft terms of reference for MPL’s agency designation, emphasizing the focus on the SAFETI-based process and public interest. The letter also addresses concerns about the relevance of the allegations of bad faith and unlawful activity supervisory review.
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Email: Affleck Hrabinsky Burgoyne LLP to Wanda Gorsuch — MPL draft terms of reference
Counsel for the B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission confirms the commission’s acceptance of the draft terms of reference for the supervisory review examining MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc.’s designation as an agency.