HBC challenges Ontario s irrational lockdown rules in court
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A lawyer for Hudson s Bay Co. says Ontario regulations that force some retailers to close while others that sell similar merchandise are allowed to remain open are irrational and arbitrary.
The province s regulations make no rational distinction between department stores and some big box and discount retailers, Jonathan Lisus told a video hearing with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on Thursday.
He said there are hundreds of chain retail stores open for business that look just like HBC with the sole distinction that they sell an unspecified, undefined amount of so-called groceries.
HBC challenges Ontario s irrational lockdown rules in court
The Canadian Press VIDEO SIGN OUT
A lawyer for Hudson s Bay Co. says Ontario regulations that force some retailers to close while others that sell similar merchandise are allowed to remain open are irrational and arbitrary.
The province s regulations make no rational distinction between department stores and some big box and discount retailers, Jonathan Lisus told a video hearing with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on Thursday.
He said there are hundreds of chain retail stores open for business that look just like HBC with the sole distinction that they sell an unspecified, undefined amount of so-called groceries.
Ontario court hears Hudson Bay s request for review of regulations keeping retailer closed
by Michael Ranger, Lucas Casaletto
Posted Dec 18, 2020 8:00 am EDT
Last Updated Dec 18, 2020 at 8:04 am EDT
An empty parking lot outside the Hudson s Bay store at Sherway Gardens. (Mark Douglas/680NEWS)
Hudson’s Bay Company’s court challenge against the province’s lockdown continues today.
The company is fighting what it says are the Ontario government’s “irrational and arbitrary” COVID-19 rules on store closings.
Last week, the retailer – one of the country’s most prominent department stores – sought a review into the province’s decision to shut down non-essential retailers in Toronto and Peel while the regions are in ‘
TORONTO A lawyer for Hudson s Bay Co. says Ontario regulations that force some retailers to close while others that sell similar merchandise are allowed to remain open are irrational and arbitrary. The province s regulations make no rational distinction between department stores and some big box and discount retailers, Jonathan Lisus told a video hearing with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on Thursday. He said there are hundreds of chain retail stores open for business that look just like HBC with the sole distinction that they sell an unspecified, undefined amount of so-called groceries. Lisus noted, for example, that Walmart and Costco sell very similar products to HBC, while the majority of goods at discount retailer Dollarama are non-essential with its food offerings consisting mostly of candies, sweets and some canned goods not fresh groceries.
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