Friday, May 26, 2023

Tribunal frustrations

I like to follow and sometimes listen in on public hearings hosted by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal.

But a week ago, when I tried to sign on to the ZOOM site for the appeal by Paul Tzellos, 1264354 Ontario Limited, Premier Kosher Inc., and 1264353 Ontario Inc. against the Chicken Farmers of Ontario marketing board, the link the tribunal provided would not work.

Then this week, without so much as a single day of advance notice on its website, the tribunal hosted a hearing on a complaint by the Association of Ontario Chicken Processors against Chicken Farmers of Ontario. No details on the nature of either appeal were provided, but I assume Tzellos is seeking access to more chickens and the processors are appealing over pricing.

The tribunal did not provide a ZOOM link for the processors' Appeal.

So, as far as I know, the public hearings were not public, but secret.

I e-mailed the tribunal for information. No response.