Tribunal qualifies two expert witnesses over objections of bias and conflict of interest in aggregate licence transfer.
The Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry referred the proposed transfer of an aggregate licence to the Tribunal after the current licensee objected.
On a motion to qualify expert witnesses, the Tribunal considered objections to two proposed experts based on alleged conflicts of interest.
The Tribunal qualified both experts, finding that the aggregate industry executive's general financial interest in the industry did not disqualify him, and that the Ministry employee's role was sufficiently detached to allow him to provide impartial evidence.
Two other proposed witnesses were conceded to be factual witnesses only.
1386146 Ontario Inc. v. Ontario (Natural Resources and Forestry), 2024 CanLII 33112