Supervisory Review: MPL BC Agency Designation Approval (2022)
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Letter: BCFIRB to Affleck Hrabinsky Burgoyne LLP — MPL BC agency designation prior approval process — BCFIRB questions
BCFIRB responds to counsel for the B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission’s letter regarding the BCVMC’s process for MPL BC’s agency designation, clarifying the supervisory process and the commission’s responsibilities.
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Book of documents relied on by the B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission in coming to its January 12, 2022 decision
BCVMC submits correspondence, orders and other documents that the commission used in making its decision regarding MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc.’s agency designation application.
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Email: Windset Farms (Canada) Ltd. to parties — Request to disallow submission
Counsel for Windset Farms (Canada) Ltd. and Greenhouse Grown Foods Inc. expresses concern about the B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission making submissions without prior permission, which they believe go beyond a request for clarification and seeks to persuade the board.
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Letter: Affleck Hrabinsky Burgoyne LLP to BCFIRB — Amended non-disclosure application decision
Counsel for the B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission addresses inaccuracies in a BCFIRB letter regarding the MPL prior approval process and non-disclosure application.
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Submission: MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc. — MPL BC agency designation prior approval process
MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc. submits a formal request for BCFIRB to approve its agency designation application, following the B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission’s SAFETI-based assessment and recommendation.
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Amended decision: MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc. (MPL BC) agency prior approval process — Non-disclosure order application
BCFIRB rescinded a requirement for the B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission to provide an unredacted email string, clarifying that redactions were made to protect solicitor-client privilege.
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Reply: MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc. − Agency Designation Process
MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc. submits a reply addressing procedural fairness and sufficiency of reasons in the BCVMC’s decision to designate MPL as an agency.
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Reply Submission − BCVMC’s Response to MPL Agency Designation Application
The BCVMC submits a reply regarding the procedural fairness and substantive rights in the application for MPL BC Distributors Inc.’s agency designation. The submission addresses concerns about procedural irregularities and the sufficiency of reasons provided in the Commission’s decision.
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Letter: BCVMC to BCFIRB — Order requiring production of information protected by solicitor-client privilege
Counsel for the B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission seeks clarification from BCFIRB regarding an order requiring the production of unredacted documents, questioning the authority to compel disclosure of information protected by solicitor-client privilege.
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Decision: MPL British Columbia Distributors Inc. (MPL BC) agency prior approval process — Non-disclosure order application
BCFIRB issues a decision on the non-disclosure order application related to MPL BC’s agency designation process, addressing the protection of confidential and proprietary information.