Friday 7 February 2020

A Three Week Preponement

Yesterday notice went up that the next hearing before Justice McEwen is scheduled for February 20th -- a full 3 weeks earlier than originally scheduled.

Intriguing, yes! But not very informative.

We know from news reports that this month the parties have been intensively negotiating. As the TYEE put it "a small army of lawyers are meeting this month in Toronto [in January] as part of a mediation process aimed at settling lawsuits launched by 10 provinces, as well as class action suits and individual actions."

Have they cooked up a deal? Agreed to an earlier extension so they can all enjoy March break with their kids?

Generally material is posted ahead of such hearings by one week. Perhaps by this time next week we will know what this hearing is about.