Supervisory Review: MPL BC Agency Designation Approval (2022)
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Supplementary closing submissions — MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc.
MPL BC provides additional submissions in support of their application for designation as an agency, responding to submissions made by Village Farms.
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Letter: BCFIRB to parties — Panel and hearing dates
BCFIRB informs participants about the panel and hearing dates for the MPL BC agency prior approval process, including the appointment of a new panel chair and the scheduling of an in-person hearing.
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Letter: BCFIRB to parties — MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc. (MPL BC) agency prior approval process
BCFIRB informs participants that the MPL BC agency prior approval process will proceed. The process was previously suspended pending the conclusion of phase 2 of the supervisory review into allegations of bad faith and unlawful activity.
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Letter: BCFIRB to parties — Supplemental written submissions
BCFIRB requests supplemental written submissions from eligible participants on the implications of the January 25, 2023 ruling in the allegations of bad faith and unlawful activity supervisory review, specifically regarding the voluntary reporting requirement agreed to by MPL BC.
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Letter: BCFIRB to parties — Supplemental written submissions extension
BCFIRB confirms the extension of deadlines for supplemental written submissions and final replies regarding the MPL BC agency designation process to September 6, 2023, following requests from various participants.
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Submission: Windset Farms and Greenhouse Grown Foods Inc. — Response to BCFIRB questions on MPL BC agency designation
Windset Farms and Greenhouse Grown Foods Inc. respond to BCFIRB’s questions regarding the B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission’s decision to recommend MPL BC be designated as an agency. They argue the process was procedurally unfair and did not adequately consider interest holder submissions.
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Book of authorities: MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc.
MPL BC provide the precedents, statutes and policies they intend to rely on during the supervisory review of their agency designation.
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Letter: BCFIRB to parties — Eligible participants application
BCFIRB confirms eligible participants for the supervisory hearing regarding MPL BC’s agency designation and invites applications for participation in the in-person hearing.
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Letter: BCFIRB to parties — Hrabinsky and Ferris correspondence
BCFIRB addresses correspondence from counsel for MPL BC and the B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission, emphasizing the de novo nature of the supervisory hearing and the need for the commission to demonstrate a SAFETI-based process.
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Letter: BCVMC to BCFIRB — Request for further clarification
Counsel for the B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission requests clarification from BCFIRB regarding the nature of the MPL prior approval process, specifically whether it constitutes a de novo review and the commission’s responsibility to demonstrate a SAFETI-based process and sound marketing policy.