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opinion testimony on the projected financial operational and product
marketing analysis of sawmills, including cogeneration facilities, and
in particular the sawmill owned and operated by the plaintiffs in
Watson Lake; as a gentleman with experience and a long work
history in wood product sales and marketing, both domestic and
international; wood product company and sawmill business plan
development; and wood product company and sawmill financial and
operational analysis.
Subject to that, unless there are questions relating to that last matter,
those are my questions of Mr. Van Leeuwen.
2010 FC 495 (CanLII)
JUSTICE: Thank you. And I understood that defence counsel
took the position they were not challenging the qualifications of Mr.
Van Leeuwen as an expert. Am I right or wrong in that
MR. FLORENCE: We’re not challenging his qualifications as an
expert. We may address some of the information he obtained from
the - -
JUSTICE:
Oh, yes. But that’s just per usual.
MR. FLORENCE:
Yes, okay.
[1211] I am satisfied that on the basis of his education and work experience, as set out in his
curriculum vitae that was entered as Exhibit P-14, that Mr. Van Leeuwen is qualified to offer the
opinions that were set out in his report, Exhibit P-15, and I recognize Mr. Van Leeuwen as an expert
witness.
[1212] The evidence of Mr. Van Leeuwen was offered in support of the Plaintiffs’ claim for
damages but the final decision in that regard lies with the Court. It is for the Court to assess the
value and utility of the expert evidence that was tendered; see the decision in Fraser River Pile &
Dredge Ltd. v. Empire Tug Boats Ltd. et al. (1995), 95 F.T.R. 43 (T.D.).