215: CV-11-436012. The legal claim was initiated against the government of Dalton McGuinty in 2011. In 2015 Trillium Power uncovered evidence that evidence that been in the possession of the Government of Ontario had been destroyed and mislabelled (to not be found in searches) and presented this information to the court. The court then allowed Trillium Power to amend its litigation claims to include the claim of spoliation. A decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal is presently pending from the January 19, 2023 hearing.
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Corporation gave notice to the McGuinty Government that if its action against Trillium Power was not corrected it would initiate litigation against the Government of Ontario for CDN$ 2.25 billion. No correction was made as requested. Therefore, on
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