Jump to full article: CBC News (ca), 2005-12-14
Author: CBC News
Intro: The federal government is appealing a ruling that the Bank of Canada governor, David Dodge, must testify at the fraud trial of tobacco company JTI-Macdonald Corp.
Ottawa's appeal is slated to be heard Thursday by Justice Marc Labrosse of the Ontario Court of Appeal.
Ontario Superior Court Justice Paul Rivard ruled Dec. 7 that Dodge, who was federal deputy minister of finance from 1992 to 1997, can be called by the company.
Dodge was among 15 former and current lawyers and staff of the governments of Canada and Quebec who were subpoenaed by JTI-Macdonald. Rivard ruled that all but two of the people called must testify.
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