Industry: Vegetable
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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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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.
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Allegations of bad faith and unlawful activity — interim orders on B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission panels
BCFIRB issued interim orders regarding allegations of bad faith and unlawful activity by BCVMC. The orders address panel composition and decision-making processes during the supervisory review.
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Letter: Dentons Canada LLP to BCFIRB — Request for extension of document disclosure order
Counsel for MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc. requests an extension of the deadline to respond to a Document Disclosure Order issued by BCFIRB on August 13, 2021, due to concerns about procedural fairness and the impact on concurrent litigation proceedings.
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2021 PARP reporting guide and templates for boards
BCFIRB provides the 2021 Public Accountability and Reporting Project (PARP) Reporting Guide and Excel templates for the 2020 reporting period. Sets out revised definitions, reporting measures, instructions and deadlines.
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Submission: BCfresh to BCFIRB — Offer to act as interim agency for Prokam
In response to an August 18 letter from Prokam’s counsel, BCfresh Vegetables Inc. offers to BCFIRB to act as the interim agency for Prokam’s 2021 harvest in the interest of orderly marketing.