Tuesday, February 08, 2005

Afternoon session begins with DFO documents

Lawyers for Chris Birch continued their oral arguments before Justice Lane, Justice Jarvice and Madame Justice Swinton just after the morning recess.

At the break, it was clear that Birch wanted to discuss the mornings events with his lawyers. Iit was clear that they were focussed on their upcoming presentation.

Former Chair of the DFO Gordon Coukell's testimony from the Ontario Agriculture and Rural Affairs Tribunal where he claimed there was a risk to Ontario farmers from retalliation from US and. New Zealand at WTO table. Lawyers argued this was not provincial jurisdiction but federal.

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