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CCAA stay extended and $10 million DIP facility increase approved for Laurentian University's restructuring.
The applicant, Laurentian University, brought a motion within its CCAA proceedings to extend the stay of proceedings, approve an amendment to its DIP facility increasing the available funds by $10 million, and approve settlement agreements with its faculty association, staff union, and Huntington University.
The court found that the applicant had acted in good faith and with due diligence, making significant progress in its restructuring.
Despite opposition from Thorneloe University and the University of Sudbury regarding the DIP amendment, the court approved the requested relief, finding the DIP conditions reasonable and the extension necessary for the applicant's continued operations and restructuring efforts.
Supreme Court restores Agency order requiring VIA Rail to retrofit rail cars for personal wheelchair accessibility.
The Council of Canadians with Disabilities filed a complaint with the Canadian Transportation Agency regarding VIA Rail's purchase of 139 Renaissance rail cars that were inaccessible to personal wheelchairs.
The Agency ordered VIA Rail to modify 30 of the cars to accommodate personal wheelchairs, finding that the inaccessible design constituted an undue obstacle.
The Federal Court of Appeal set aside the Agency's decision as patently unreasonable.
The Supreme Court of Canada allowed the appeal and restored the Agency's decision, holding that the Agency reasonably applied human rights principles, including the duty to accommodate to the point of undue hardship, within its statutory mandate under the Canada Transportation Act.
