The lawyer for an individual known to the public only as “Person X” is fighting to keep his client’s identity secret after the client was named in an affidavit in the bread price-fixing scandal that has engulfed Canada’s two largest bread producers and five major retailers.
Lawyer Scott Fenton, who represents “Person X,” argued in an Ottawa court Thursday that there has already been “robust” public access to an affidavit outlining the allegations, which was partially unsealed by court order in January.
Tae Mee Park, a lawyer for a media consortium which includes Postmedia, is fighting to have the eight remaining redacted paragraphs, which would reveal the individual’s identity, unsealed by the court.
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