Lawyers for insolvent Laurentian University continue to defend against a Speaker’s warrant issued by the Ontario Legislature that aims to force the Sudbury school to give up privileged information to the auditor general.
Lawyers for Laurentian aim to stop the execution of Speaker’s warrants that would compel the Sudbury, Ont., university to release a long list of documentation, and communications, some covered by solicitor-client privilege, by Feb. 1.
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Lawyers for Laurentian University say insolvency proceedings are about whether the school can be ‘saved’ and that politics should play no role in the process.
“With respect, this is not a political issue,” D.J. Miller said during a hearing on Wednesday before Superior Court Chief Justice Geoffrey Morawetz. “This proceeding is about whether or not Laurentian University can be saved. This is not a platform for political or policy platforming to take place.”
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