Manufacturers fell to minus 34. The Previous Survey was minus 8. The index shows the difference between the percentage of companies saying business is good and those says its bad. The index declined for the sixth straight quauarter to its lowes since 2009. Thats due to a sharp drop in exports and production in april and may when japan was under a state of emergency. Business sentiment also worsened among nonmanufacturing sectors such as tourism and retail. Turning to hong kong. Residents are waking up on this anniversary of the handover from britain. It is the first day that chinas National Security law for hong kong is in effect marking a new historic day for the territory. The committee unanimously approved the law on tuesday. The law defines four criminal acts that it says endangers National Security, secession, subversionon, organizatation an terrorist activities and collusion with a foreign country or with external elements. People convicted could face up to life imimprisonment. M
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has confirmed that the Supreme Court of Canada s decision in Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd, 2019 SCC 5 [Redwater], applies in Saskatchewan. The Court of Appeal also affirmed that orders made in failed proceedings in Alberta under the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act did not have effect in subsequent receivership proceedings in Saskatchewan. The Court held that the CCAA proceedings did not impose payment obligations on Bow River outside of the statutory requirements already present. Additionally, the CCAA proceedings did not establish a trust that favored the Rural Municipalities.