Industry: Vegetable
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Acknowledgement: BCFIRB to B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission — Receipt of 2019 first PARP report
BCFIRB acknowledged receipt of BCVMC’s first PARP report.
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Decision: Prokam Enterprises Ltd and Thomas Fresh Inc. v. British Columbia Vegetable Marketing Commission
Appeal of BCVMC’s decision to issue cease and desist orders and revoke licenses. The appellants challenged the BCVMC’s authority to apply minimum pricing rules to interprovincial sales and alleged bias due to Commission members’ ties to BC Fresh.
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Letter: Prokam Enterprises Ltd. to BCFIRB — Objection to ex parte communications in supervisory review
Prokam Enterprises Ltd. (Prokam) formally objects to BCFIRB’s supervisory review process, alleging procedural unfairness and a reasonable apprehension of bias.
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Letter: BCfresh to BCFIRB — Response to questions re: Prokam Enterprises Ltd.
BCfresh Vegetables Inc. responds to BCFIRB’s December 4, 2019, letter, confirming the viability of its Grower Marketing Agreement (GMA) with Prokam but strongly opposing a producer-shipper licence.
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Submission: BCfresh to BCFIRB — Reply to Prokam and BCVMC submissions
BCfresh Vegetables Inc. files its reply submission in the Vegetable Supervisory Review, requesting that its confidential marketing information be accepted on a redacted basis.
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Letter: B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission to BCFIRB — Vegetable supervisory review and Prokam Enterprises Ltd.
BCVMC submits a response to BCFIRB regarding Prokam Enterprises Ltd.’s application for a producer-shipper order, arguing against the application and emphasizing the importance of maintaining the orderly marketing system.
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Follow-up: BCFIRB to Regulated marketing boards and commissions — Outcomes of December 9, 2019 PARP meeting
BCFIRB thanked PARP representatives for their input at the December 9, 2019 meeting and summarized key issues. BCFIRB will revise definitions, measures, and templates, with finalized reporting templates distributed by January 2020.
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Letter: Hunter Litigation Chambers to BCFIRB — Vegetable supervisory review and Prokam Enterprises Ltd.
Counsel for Prokam Enterprises Ltd. provides Prokam’s response to submissions from the B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission and BC Fresh.
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Letter: Hunter Litigation Chambers to BCFIRB — Appeal Hearing Order for Thomas Fresh Inc. and Prokam Enterprises Ltd. v. BCVMC
Hunter Litigation Chambers requests BCFIRB to reconsider the in camera hearing order for the appeal involving Thomas Fresh Inc. and Prokam Enterprises Ltd. against BCVMC, arguing that the exclusion of appellants from the hearing without evidence supporting the need for such an order risks procedural unfairness.
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Letter: BCFIRB to B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission, Prokam Enterprises Ltd. and BC Fresh Vegetables Inc. — Vegetable supervisory review and Prokam Enterprises Ltd.
BCFIRB acknowledges Prokam Enterprises Ltd’s request for clarification on issues raised in appeals that were deferred during a supervisory review. It directs Prokam, BCVMC, BCfresh to provide answers to specific questions relating to the Grower Marketing Agreement, and the risks and benefits of issuing Prokam a producer-shipper licence.