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Court File No.: CV-16-125371-00 ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE B E T W E E N GAVIN DOWNING, DIRECTOR APPOINTED UNDER THE MILK ACT, R.S.O. 1990, c M.12 Applicant - and - AGRI-CULTURAL RENEWAL CO-OPERATIVE INC. o/a GLENCOLTON FARMS, ELISA VANDER HOUT, MARKUS CHRISTIAN SCHMIDT, JOHANNES OSTHAUS NIKOLAUS ALEXANDER, JOHN DOE(S), JANE DOE(S) and PERSONS UNKNOWN Respondents - and - OUR FARM OUR FOOD COOPERATIVE INC. Intervener SUPPLEMENTARY APPLICATION RECORD (Application returnable on May 29 and 30, 2017) Date: May 9, 2017 ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ONTARIO Crown Law Office (Civil) 8-720 Bay Street Toronto, ON M7A 2S9 Tel.: 416-326-4086 Fax: 416-326-4181 Sunil S. Mathai, LSUC No. 49616O [email protected] Ananthan Sinnadurai, LSUC No. 60614G [email protected] Nansy Ghobrial, LSUC No. 68740N [email protected] Counsel for the applicant, Gavin Downing, Director appointed under the Milk Act, R.S.O. 1990, c M.12

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Court File No.: CV-16-125371-00

ONTARIO

SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE

B E T W E E N

GAVIN DOWNING, DIRECTOR APPOINTED

UNDER THE MILK ACT, R.S.O. 1990, c M.12

Applicant

- and -

AGRI-CULTURAL RENEWAL CO-OPERATIVE INC. o/a GLENCOLTON FARMS,

ELISA VANDER HOUT, MARKUS CHRISTIAN SCHMIDT, JOHANNES OSTHAUS

NIKOLAUS ALEXANDER, JOHN DOE(S), JANE DOE(S) and PERSONS UNKNOWN

Respondents

- and -

OUR FARM OUR FOOD COOPERATIVE INC.

Intervener

SUPPLEMENTARY APPLICATION RECORD (Application returnable on May 29 and 30, 2017)

Date: May 9, 2017 ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ONTARIO

Crown Law Office (Civil)

8-720 Bay Street

Toronto, ON M7A 2S9

Tel.: 416-326-4086

Fax: 416-326-4181

Sunil S. Mathai, LSUC No. 49616O

[email protected]

Ananthan Sinnadurai, LSUC No. 60614G

[email protected]

Nansy Ghobrial, LSUC No. 68740N

[email protected]

Counsel for the applicant,

Gavin Downing, Director appointed under

the Milk Act, R.S.O. 1990, c M.12

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TO: HUMMINGBIRD LAWYERS LLP

8800 Dufferin Street, Suite 301

Vaughan, Ontario, L4K 0C5

Tel.: 905-731-1911

Fax: 905.731.1913

Darren Smith, LSUC No. 49677U

[email protected]

Counsel to the Respondents,

Agri-Cultural Renewal Co-operative

Inc. and Markus Schmidt

AND TO: ELISA VANDER HOUT

R.R. #1, 393889 Concession 2

Durham, ON N0G 1R0

Self-represented Respondent

AND TO: NIKOLAUS OSTHAUS

R.R. #1, 394633 Concession 1 NGW

Durham, ON N0G 1R0

Self-represented Respondent

AND TO: MICHAEL SCHMIDT

R.R. #1, 393889 Concession 2

Durham, ON N0G 1R0

Self-represented Respondent

AND TO: LEWIS TAYLOR

10 Valley View Court

Kleinburg, ON L0J 1C0

Representative of the Intervener,

Our Farm Our Food Cooperative Inc.

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Court File No.: CV-16-125371-00

ONTARIO

SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE

B E T W E E N

GAVIN DOWNING, DIRECTOR APPOINTED

UNDER THE MILK ACT, R.S.O. 1990, c M.12

Applicant

- and -

AGRI-CULTURAL RENEWAL CO-OPERATIVE INC. o/a GLENCOLTON FARMS,

ELISA VANDER HOUT, MARKUS CHRISTIAN SCHMIDT, JOHANNES OSTHAUS

NIKOLAUS ALEXANDER, JOHN DOE(S), JANE DOE(S) and PERSONS UNKNOWN

Respondents

- and -

OUR FARM OUR FOOD COOPERATIVE INC.

Intervener

INDEX

TAB DOCUMENT PAGE

1. Order of Justice Mullins, dated September 26, 2016 (re: OFOF granted leave

to intervene)

1

2. Order of Justice Mullins, dated September 26, 2016 (re: conversion of

application to action)

4

3. Endorsement of Justice Edwards, dated December 6, 2016 7

4. Exhibits to the Cross-Examination of Elisa Vander Hout held on April 20,

2017

A. Exhibit 2: Photo DCS_2206, taken June 9, 2015 11

B. Exhibit 3: Photo DCS_1994, taken June 9, 2015 12

C. Exhibit 4: Photo DCS_2147, taken June 9, 2015 13

D. Exhibit 5: Video –the Office at Glencolton Farms, dated October 2, 2015 14

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5. Exhibit of the Cross-Examination of Michael Schmidt held on April 20, 2017

A. Exhibit 2: Video –edited YouTube video taken on October 2, 2017 at

Glencolton Farms

15

6. Answers to undertakings given during the Cross-Examination of Gavin

Downing, held on April 25, 2017

16

7. Answers to undertakings given during the Cross-Examination of Rock Bond,

held on April 18, 2017

20

8. Answers to undertakings given during the Cross-Examination of Glenn Jarvie,

held on April 19, 2017

21

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ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE

(NEWMARKET)

CV-16-125371-00

THE HONOURABLE

JUSTICE MULLINS

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MONDAY, THE 26TH AND TUESDAY, THE 27TH OF

SEPTEM BER, 2016

BETWEEN: Jllllfi/111././//M

~,~tl tOURi OF. ~ #~ ~~········ .. ~u.,.;=- GAVIN DOWNING, DIRECTOR APPOINTED ~~_..-~···.~~ UNDER THE MILK ACT, R.S.0.1990, c M.12 ~ c;, : • --.. s . . .-§·· . ;:: ~ : !IU:;::: ~C')~ :u~ ~~ \ u ••• / #;~ Applicant! Responding Party

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~"~fLY:!uLTURAL RENEWAL CO-OPERATIVE INC. o/a GLENCOLTON FARMS, ELISA VANDER HOUT, MARKUS CHRISTIAN SCHMIDT,

NIKOLAUS ALEXANDER JOHANNES OSTHAUS, JOHN DOE(S), JANE DOE(S) and PERSONS UNKNOWN

Respondents I Moving Parties

ORDER

THIS MOTION made by the proposed intervenor Our Farm, Our Food

Inc. ("OFOF") seeking leave to intervene in the within application was heard this day at

the Courthouse at 50 Eagle St. West in Newmarket, Ontario.

UPON READING the motion record of OFOF, the Book of Authorities of the

Applicant, Gavin Downing, Director appointed under the Milk Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M. 12,

and upon hearing the oral submissions of the parties present:

1

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CV-16-125371-00

1. THIS COURT ORDERS that OFOF be and is hereby granted leave to

intervene in the within application as a party, with full participation rights ;

2. THIS COURT ORDERS that OFOF be and is hereby subject to the terms

of any costs orders made by this Court during the course of the within application ;

3. THIS COURT ORDERS that OFOF has such rights of appeal as are

available to intervenors as provided under the provisions of the Courts of Justice Act,

R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43 and the Rules of Civil Procedure, R.R.O. 1990, Reg 194;

4. THIS COURT ORDERS that leave is granted to OFOF to be represented

in the within application by Lewis Taylor, a non-lawyer; and,

5. THIS COURT ORDERS that no costs be awarded for this motion.

Mullins J.

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ONTARIO SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE

(NEWMARKET)

CV-16-125371-00

THE HONOURABLE

JUSTICE MULLINS

MONDAY, THE 26TH AND TUESDAY, THE 27TH OF

SEPTEM BER, 2016

BETWEEN:

GAVIN DOWNING, DIRECTOR APPOINTED UNDER THE MILK ACT, R.S.O. 1990, c M.12

Applicant I Responding Party -and -

AGRI-CULTURAL RENEWAL COuOPERATIVE INC. ola GLENCOL TON FARMS, ELISA VANDER HOUT, MARKUS CHRISTIAN SCHMIDT,

NIKOLAUS ALEXANDER JOHANNES OSTHAUS, JOHN DOE(S), JANE DOE(S) and PERSONS UNKNOWN

Respondents I Moving Parties

ORDER

THIS MOTION made by the Respondents for an Order converting this

application to an action was heard this day at the Courthouse at 50 Eagle St. West in

Newmarket, Ontario .

UPON READING the motion record , factum and book of authorities of the

Respondents, and the responding motion record, factum and book of authorities of the

applicant, Gavin Downing, Director appointed under the Milk Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M. 12,

and upon consent of the parties:

4

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CV-16-125371 -00

1. THIS COURT ORDERS that the motion by the respondents to convert the

within application into an action be and is hereby withdrawn, without prejudice to the

Respondents' right to bring a further motion for the relief sought;

2. THIS COURT ORDERS that the costs of this motion are payable by the

Respondents to the applicant, Gavin Downing, Director Appointed Under The Mill< Act,

R.S.O. 1990, c M.12, in any event of the cause, if requested; and ,

3. THIS COURT ORDERS that no costs are awarded against the intervenor,

Our Farm, Our Food Inc., in respect of this motion.

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CITATION: Regional Municipality of York v. Michael Schmidt eta!., 2016 ONSC 7580 COURT FILE NO.: CV-16-125371-00

cv -16-125250-00 DATE: December 6, 2016

SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE- ONTARIO

RE: GAVIN DOWNING, DIRECTOR APPOINTED UNDER THE MILK ACT, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.l2, Applicant

AND:

AGRI-CULTURAL RENEWAL CO-OPERATIVE INC. o/a GLENCOLTON FARMS, ELISA VANDER ROUT, MARKUS CHRISTIAN SCHMIDT, NIKOLAUS ALEXANDER JOHANNES OSTHAUS, JOE DOE(S), JANE DOE(S), and PERSONS UNKNOWN, Respondents

AND:

THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF YORK, Applicant

AND:

MICHAEL SCHMIDT, ELlS VANDER ROUT, MARKUS CHRISTIAN SCHMIDT, AGRI-CULTURAL RENEWAL CO-OPERATIVE INC., NIKOLAUS ALEXANDER JOHANNES OSTHAUS, JOHN DOE, JANE DOE and PERSONS UNKNOWN and THE CHURCH OF THE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY IN CANADA, Respondents

BEFORE: Justice M.L. Edwards

COUNSEL: Douglas 0. Smith, Counsel for the Regional Municipality of York Sunil Mathai, Counsel for the Ministry of the Attorney General Darren Smith, Counsel for the Defendant Agri-Cultural Renewal Co-Operative Inc. and The Church of the Christian Community in Canada Davin Charney, Counsel for Markus Schmidt Lewis Taylor, Self-Represented Michael Schmidt, Self-Represented

HEARD: In Writing

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ENDORSEMENT

[1] I am in receipt of various pieces of correspondence from counsel and the parties addressing the chronology in the above-noted matters. As I indicated to counsel and the parties in our last case conference call, I would be conducting a form of "baseball arbitration" in the fixing of the timetable.

[2] Given the lapse of time since the various communications and my delay in response, largely caused as a result of my involvement in a criminal trial, I have made some minor alterations to the timetable proposed in Mr. Smith's letter to me of November 7, 2016. I have considered the various representations made by Mr. Taylor, as well as Darren Smith's letter to me of November 4, 2016.

[3] This case has been outstanding for some considerable period of time and, in my view, the timetable proposed in Mr. Smith's letter is the one that will bring about the most timely, fair and orderly conclusion to these proceedings. The timetable that the parties will therefore comply with is set forth as follows:

Remaining Steps to be Completed Deadline for Completion

Motions re production of documents to be On or before January 10, 2017, subject to heard in writing or via teleconference by availability of Justice Edwards Justice Edwards

Respondents and OFOF serve and file motion material re challenge of On or before January 15, 2017 admissibility of evidence obtained during search of the Farm ("s. 8 Motion")

Applicants serve and file any material in On or before January 27, 2017 response to the s. 8 Motion

Cross-examinations on affidavit material On or before February 14, 2017 served in respect of the s. 8 Motion

Facta served and filed by Respondents and On or before February 21,2017 OFOF in respect of the s. 8 Motion

Facta served and filed by Applicants Ill On or before February 28, 2017 respect of the s. 8 Motion

Hearing of the s. 8 Motion March of 2017, subject to Court availability for a one day motion

Delivery of Responding Application materials by the Respondents and On or before March 31, 2017 Intervener

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Delivery of any Reply Material by the On or before April 7, 2017 Director and the Region

Cross-examinations on affidavit material in On or before April 14, 2017 respect of the Application

Delivery of facta of Region and Director in By April18, 2017 respect of the Application

Delivery of facta of Respondents and By April 21, 2017 OFOF in respect of the Application

Hearing of the Applications May Sittings

Respondents and OFOF deliver Notice of Constitutional Question "NCQ", and all ByMay31,2017 evidence to be relied on in support of the NCQ, if necessary

Delivery of material in response to NCQ On or before July 30, 2017

Delivery of material m reply by On or before August 15,2017 Respondents and OFOF

Completion of all cross-examinations re On or before August 31, 2017 NCQ

Service of factum and authorities of On or before September 22, 2017 Respondents and OFOF re NCQ

Service factum and authorities in response On or before October 20, 2017 toNCQ

Hearing of Motion re NCQ November 2017 Trial Sittings

[ 4] With respect to any motion for productions that I have indicated should be completed before January 10, 2017, if there are any issues in this regard I will deal with them by teleconference at a time to be arranged through my assistant Diane Massey, at [email protected]. As for the hearing of the s. 8 motion, the parties are to consult amongst themselves and provide me with three dates during the month of March 2017 that can be agreed upon, and I will endeavour to ensure that the Court makes available a day that reflects one of the three dates that the parties have agreed upon. Similarly, with respect to the hearing of the applications and the hearing of the motion regarding NCQ to be heard respectively during the May and November sittings, counsel and the parties are to consult and provide me with three dates during the May and November sittings and I will endeavour to ensure that the Court has availability for one of the dates selected by you.

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[ 5] If there are any other issues that are not addressed by the timetable or anything else that arises that may require further case management, please let me know and we will arrange an 8:30a.m. telephone conference to address those concerns.

Justice M.L. Edwards

Date: December 6, 2016

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Tab 4D:

CD containing Exhibit 5: Video –the Office at Glencolton Farms, dated October 2, 2015

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Tab 5A:

CD containing Exhibit 2: Video –edited YouTube video taken on October 2, 2017 at Glencolton Farms

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regu

latio

n in

any

or a

ll re

spec

ts o

f the

qua

lity

of m

ilk, m

ilk p

rodu

cts a

nd fl

uid

milk

pr

oduc

ts w

ithin

Ont

ario

. R

.S.O

. 199

0, c

. M.1

2, s.

2.

With

in th

e A

ct, l

icen

cing

and

per

mit

requ

irem

ents

set o

ut in

ss

15 a

nd 1

6 es

tabl

ish

a ba

se fo

r whi

ch fo

od sa

fety

in a

pla

nt is

ac

hiev

ed. F

urth

er, s

afet

y re

quire

men

ts m

ay b

e im

pose

d un

der

seve

ral p

arag

raph

s und

er s

19(1

) of t

he A

ct.

The

Act

als

o em

pow

ers t

he O

ntar

io F

arm

Pro

duct

s Mar

ketin

g

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Com

mis

sion

with

regu

latio

n m

akin

g po

wer

s. O

.Reg

761

co

ntai

ns se

vera

l pro

visi

ons t

hat g

over

n fo

od sa

fety

at a

pla

nt,

incl

udin

g: p

lant

con

stru

ctio

n (s

77)

; pla

nt e

quip

men

t (ss

78-

79);

proc

essi

ng in

a p

lant

(ss 8

0-81

); pa

steu

rizat

ion

requ

irem

ents

for

spec

ific

prod

ucts

(ss 8

2-85

); cl

eani

ng (s

86)

; and

the

plan

t lic

enci

ng a

nd p

erm

ittin

g pr

oces

s (ss

95-

102,

109

). Fu

rther

, cl

ause

100

(1)(

f) p

rovi

des t

hat t

he D

irect

or m

ay re

fuse

to is

sue

or

rene

w a

lice

nce

for t

he o

pera

tion

of a

pla

nt “

whe

re th

e ap

plic

ant

does

not

com

ply

with

the

Hea

lth P

rote

ctio

n an

d Pr

omot

ion

Act

an

d th

e re

gula

tions

ther

eund

er”.

Ju

stic

e Te

tley,

in h

is d

ecis

ion

on R

v S

chm

idt,

2011

ON

CJ 4

82,

reco

gniz

ed th

at th

e pu

rpos

e of

the

Milk

Act

, in

part,

is th

e sa

fety

an

d qu

ality

of m

ilk p

rodu

cts:

74 …

In su

ppor

t of t

his c

onte

ntio

n th

e A

ttorn

ey G

ener

al

subm

its b

oth

the

H.P

.P.A

. and

the

Milk

Act

are

dire

cted

, at

leas

t in

part,

to th

e re

gula

tion

of th

e sa

fety

and

qua

lity

of m

ilk p

rodu

cts i

n O

ntar

io. T

he H

.P.P

.A. h

as a

s its

br

oade

r obj

ectiv

e th

e pr

even

tion

of th

e sp

read

of d

isea

se

and

the

prom

otio

n an

d pr

otec

tion

of th

e he

alth

of t

he

peop

le o

f Ont

ario

. The

Milk

Act

als

o co

ntai

ns le

gisl

ated

di

rect

ives

gov

erni

ng a

ll as

pect

s of t

he p

rodu

ctio

n an

d m

arke

ting

of m

ilk a

nd m

ilk p

rodu

cts i

n th

e pr

ovin

ce.

Dep

endi

ng o

n th

e na

ture

of t

he is

sues

at h

and,

oth

er p

rovi

sion

s of

the

Milk

Act

and

the

regu

latio

ns th

ereu

nder

may

be

appl

icab

le.

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Und

er A

dvis

emen

ts:

No.

Q

uest

ion

Ans

wer

1.

To p

rovi

de a

cop

y of

the

regu

lato

ry c

ompl

ianc

e au

dit

chec

klis

t. A

cop

y of

the

com

plia

nce

audi

t che

cklis

t is a

ttach

ed a

t Tab

C.

2.

To

adv

ise

whe

re in

the

HPP

A th

ere

is re

fere

nce

to th

e qu

ality

of m

ilk a

nd m

ilk p

rodu

cts.

Sect

ion

2 of

the

Hea

lth P

rote

ctio

n an

d Pr

omot

ion

Act (

HPP

A)

sets

out

the

purp

ose

of th

e A

ct a

s fol

low

s:

Pu

rpos

e 2.

The

pur

pose

of t

his A

ct is

to p

rovi

de fo

r the

or

gani

zatio

n an

d de

liver

y of

pub

lic h

ealth

pro

gram

s and

se

rvic

es, t

he p

reve

ntio

n of

the

spre

ad o

f dis

ease

and

the

prom

otio

n an

d pr

otec

tion

of th

e he

alth

of t

he p

eopl

e of

O

ntar

io.

R.S

.O. 1

990,

c. H

.7, s

. 2.

Sect

ions

13,

16,

17

and

18 o

f HPP

A a

lso

addr

ess t

he sa

fety

and

qu

ality

of f

ood

prod

ucts

, inc

ludi

ng m

ilk.

Furth

er R

egul

atio

n 56

2 to

the

HPP

A re

gula

tes f

ood

prem

ises

. Sec

tion

42-5

3 of

R

egul

atio

n 56

2 se

t out

spec

ific

requ

irem

ents

in re

latio

n to

milk

an

d m

ilk p

rodu

cts.

D

epen

ding

on

the

natu

re o

f the

issu

e at

han

d, o

ther

pro

visi

ons o

f th

e H

PPA

and

the

regu

latio

ns th

ereu

nder

may

be

appl

icab

le.

3.

To p

rovi

de a

job

desc

riptio

n fo

r a d

airy

pla

nt sp

ecia

list.

A p

ositi

on d

escr

iptio

n re

port

for D

airy

Pla

nt S

peci

alis

t is

atta

ched

at T

ab D

.

4.

To

look

thro

ugh

Dire

ctor

Dow

ning

’s re

cord

s to

see

if he

is

abl

e to

loca

te th

e in

form

atio

n he

rece

ived

from

the

Ont

ario

Pub

lic H

ealth

that

info

rm O

ntar

io’s

regu

lato

ry

effo

rts a

nd p

rodu

ce c

opie

s of s

ame.

Whi

le n

ot c

once

ding

the

rele

vanc

e of

the

ques

tion,

Dire

ctor

D

owni

ng h

as se

arch

ed h

is fi

les a

nd h

as c

onfir

med

that

he

rece

ived

a su

mm

ary

of il

lnes

s ass

ocia

ted

with

the

cons

umpt

ion

of ra

w m

ilk o

n O

ctob

er 8

, 201

5. A

cop

y of

the

sum

mar

y is

at

tach

ed a

t Tab

E.

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Ref

usal

s:

No.

Q

uest

ion

Ans

wer

1.

Adv

ise

in 2

006,

who

in th

e M

inis

ter’

s off

ice

Dire

ctor

D

owni

ng re

porte

d to

. D

irect

or D

owni

ng d

id n

ot re

port

to th

e M

inis

ter’

s off

ice

in 2

006

on th

e da

iry fi

le.

2.

A

dvis

e in

200

6, w

ho in

cab

inet

off

ice

did

Dire

ctor

D

owni

ng re

port

to.

Dire

ctor

Dow

ning

did

not

repo

rt to

Cab

inet

off

ice

in 2

006

on th

e da

iry fi

le.

3.

R

efer

ence

to V

ol 3

of M

icha

el S

chm

idt’s

Res

pond

ing

reco

rd, T

ab H

, pg

6, 3

rd p

arag

raph

– re

fere

nce

to a

ch

ange

in a

ppro

ach

by re

gula

tory

age

ncie

s in

2007

in

the

Aff

idav

it of

Jam

es M

cLar

en. I

s tha

t in

refe

renc

e to

D

irect

or D

owni

ng?

Ref

used

– w

itnes

s can

not s

peak

to w

hat J

ames

McL

aren

was

re

fere

ncin

g in

his

Aff

idav

it.

4.

R

efer

ring

to th

e ar

ticle

foun

d at

Exh

ibit

I of D

irect

or

Dow

ning

’s A

ffid

avit

– ev

eryt

hing

in th

at a

rticl

e is

he

arsa

y, c

orre

ct?

The

artic

le fo

und

at E

xhib

it I t

o D

irect

or D

owni

ng’s

Aff

idav

it is

he

arsa

y.

5.

D

oes D

irect

or D

owni

ng re

gula

te a

ll fa

rmer

s?

Ref

used

– n

ot re

leva

nt to

the

Dire

ctor

’s A

pplic

atio

n an

d th

e qu

estio

n, a

s fra

med

, is o

verly

bro

ad.

6.

Is

ther

e a

dist

inct

ion

betw

een

priv

ate

indi

vidu

als a

nd th

e ge

nera

l pub

lic a

s far

as D

irect

or D

owni

ng o

r OM

AFR

A

is c

once

rned

with

resp

ect t

o th

e en

forc

emen

t of t

he M

ilk

Act a

nd th

e R

egul

atio

ns?

The

defin

ition

s of “

plan

t” a

nd “

proc

essi

ng”

unde

r the

Act

are

br

oad

and

appl

y irr

espe

ctiv

e of

who

acc

ess m

ilk o

r milk

pr

oduc

ts.

As f

ound

by

the

Cou

rt of

App

eal i

n R.

v. S

chm

idt,

“[t]h

e M

ilk A

ct m

akes

no

exce

ptio

n fo

r “pr

ivat

e” o

pera

tions

” (s

ee p

ara.

27)

.

7.

To

hav

e D

irect

or D

owni

ng c

onta

ct th

e ch

ief m

edic

al

offic

er’s

off

ice,

ask

for t

he so

urce

s of i

nfor

mat

ion

that

is

cont

aine

d in

Dr.

Will

iam

’s m

emo

of N

ovem

ber 1

0,

2015

, and

pro

duce

sam

e if

rece

ived

.

Ref

used

– n

ot re

leva

nt to

the

Dire

ctor

’s A

pplic

atio

n.

8.

To

adv

ise

whe

ther

Dire

ctor

Dow

ning

is a

war

e of

oth

er

unlic

ense

d fa

cilit

ies o

pera

ting

in O

ntar

io.

Whi

le n

ot c

once

ding

the

rele

vanc

e of

the

ques

tion,

Dire

ctor

D

owni

ng is

aw

are

of o

ther

unl

icen

ced

faci

litie

s in

Ont

ario

.

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Cro

ss-E

xam

inat

ion

of R

ick

Bon

d –

Apr

il 18

, 201

7

Und

erta

king

s:

No.

Q

uest

ion

Ans

wer

1.

To a

dvis

e as

to w

ho c

omm

issi

ons M

r. B

ond’

s Aff

idav

it.

Mr.

Bon

d’s A

ffid

avit

was

com

mis

sion

ed S

hann

on D

eLes

kie

(cou

nsel

with

OM

AFR

A).

Ms.

DeL

eski

e co

mm

issi

oned

all

thre

e af

fidav

its fi

led

in su

ppor

t of t

he D

irect

or’s

app

licat

ion.

20

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Cro

ss-E

xam

inat

ion

of G

lenn

Jar

vie

– A

pril

19, 2

017

Und

erta

king

s:

No.

Q

uest

ion

Ans

wer

1.

To re

view

Exh

ibit

F to

Mr.

Jarv

ie’s

Aff

idav

it an

d co

nfirm

the

date

of t

he tr

ansf

er o

f Lot

s 48

& 4

9 fr

om

Schm

idt t

o Sc

hilly

.

Mr.

Jarv

ie h

as re

view

ed T

ab F

and

con

firm

s tha

t the

dat

e of

the

trans

fer i

s Sep

tem

ber 2

2, 1

993.

21

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GAVIN DOWNING, DIRECTOR APPOINTED

UNDER THE MILK ACT, R.S.O. 1990, c M.12

Applicant

- and -

Court File No.: CV-16-125371-00

AGRI-CULTURAL RENEWAL CO-OPERATIVE INC. o/a GLENCOLTON

FARMS, ELISA VANDER HOUT, MARKUS CHRISTIAN SCHMIDT, JOHANNES

OSTHAUS NIKOLAUS ALEXANDER, JOHN DOE(S), JANE DOE(S) AND

PERSONS UNKNOWN

Respondents

ONTARIO

SUPERIOR COURT OF JUSTICE

PROCEEDINGS COMMENCED AT

NEWMARKET

SUPPLEMENTARY APPLICATION

RECORD

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ONTARIO

Crown Law Office (Civil)

8-720 Bay Street

Toronto, ON M7A 2S9

Tel. 416-326-4086

Fax: 416-326-4181

Sunil Mathai, LSUC No. 49616O

[email protected]

Ananthan Sinnadurai, LSUC No. 60614G

[email protected]

Nansy Ghobrial, LSUC No. 68740N

[email protected]

Counsel for the applicant,

Gavin Downing, Director appointed under

the Milk Act, R.S.O. 1990, c M.12