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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 li...

HBC and Ontario government battle in court over retailer's bid to reopen Panel of Ontario Superior Court judges said they will soon rule on whether the lockdown arbitrarily penalizes Hudson's Bay Co Author of the article: Barbara Shecter Publishing date: Dec 17, 2020  •  December 17, 2020  •  3 minute read  •  An HBC lawyer said there is little logic to the government’s lockdown order, which allows and encourages people to crowd and linger in some big-box stores while others are forced to be closed. Photo by Peter J. Thompson/National Post Article content A panel of Ont...

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 li...

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 s...

  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 "...