Industry: Vegetable
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Final Rules of Practice and Procedure — BCVMC Allegations of Bad Faith and Unlawful Activity
BCFIRB issues the final Rules of Practice and Procedure for the supervisory review into allegations of bad faith and unlawful activity by the B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission.
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Letter: Hunter Litigation Chambers to B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission — Response regarding panel composition
Counsel for Thomas Fresh and Prokam Enterprises Ltd. responds to BCVMC’s letter regarding the composition of a commission panel and the reversion of Thomas Fresh’s licence to Class 1.
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Letter: BCVMC to Island Vegetable Cooperative Association, Prokam Enterprises Ltd. and Thomas Fresh — 2019 reconsideration of licensing decisions
The B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission requests views from IVCA, Prokam and Thomas Fresh on the composition of a panel for reconsidering licensing decisions, as directed by BCFIRB.
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Allegations of bad faith and unlawful activity — interim orders
The BCFIRB issued interim orders restricting the B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission’s activities during the supervisory review into allegations of bad faith and unlawful activity. The orders prevent certain commissioners from participating in decisions affecting Prokam, CFP and MPL.
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Decision: MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc. v. British Columbia Vegetable Marketing Commission
Appeal of BCVMC’s decision to deny MPL’s request for an extension of the deadline for greenhouse vegetable producers to transfer agencies. MPL argued the denial effectively rejected their application for a Class 1 Agency designation for the 2021 growing season. The decision was related to the BCVMC’s grower transfer policy.
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Letter: Dentons Canada LLP to BCFIRB — MPL BC request to participate in supervisory review
Counsel for MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc. submits MPL’s request to participate in the BCFIRB’s 2021 supervisory review, seeking leave to extend the timeline for witness list submission and to call additional witnesses.
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Directive: BCFIRB to B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission − Vegetable Review Directions on Conflict of Interest, code of conduct and Agency Data
BCFIRB issues directions to the BCVMC to review and submit conflict of interest forms and codes of conduct, and to make necessary orders for agency data reporting.
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Decision: BCFIRB — Implementation and compliance of Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs)
BCFIRB reviews the rationales from five commodity boards for not implementing Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs) for biosecurity programs. BCFIRB rejects the rationales from the B.C. Turkey Marketing Board, B.C. Hog Marketing Commission, and B.C. Milk Marketing Board (BCMMB), and directs them to take further steps toward developing AMPs or justifying their positions.
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Approval: BCFIRB to B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission — Extension requests for work plan deadlines
BCFIRB approves the BCVMC’s requests for extensions on deadlines related to administrative monetary penalties (AMPs), election policy review, agency accountability, and compliance reporting. The extensions accommodate the commission’s progress and challenges due to flooding impacts in the Abbotsford area.
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Document disclosure order extension: Allegations of bad faith and unlawful activity supervisory review
BCFIRB grants MPL BC an extension until August 27, 2021 to produce documents for the supervisory review of allegations of bad faith and unlawful activities.