Rogers Communications Inc. brought an unopposed motion for a sealing order and to file a redacted record in its appeal of a confidential arbitration award involving BCE Inc. and Glentel Inc. The court dismissed the motion, finding that Rogers failed to meet the strict test for limiting the open court principle set out in Sherman Estate.
The court held that merely treating agreements as confidential in a private arbitration does not establish a serious risk to an important public interest justifying a sealing order in a public court proceeding.
