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OSC Bulletin The Ontario Securities Commission OSC Bulletin May 6, 2021 Volume 44, Issue 18 (2021), 44 OSCB The Ontario Securities Commission administers the Securities Act of Ontario (R.S.O. 1990, c. S.5) and the Commodity Futures Act of Ontario (R.S.O. 1990, c. C.20) The Ontario Securities Commission Published under the authority of the Commission by: Cadillac Fairview Tower Thomson Reuters 22nd Floor, Box 55 One Corporate Plaza 20 Queen Street West 2075 Kennedy Road Toronto, Ontario Toronto, Ontario M5H 3S8 M1T 3V4 416-593-8314 or Toll Free 1-877-785-1555 416-609-3800 or 1-800-387-5164 Contact Centre – Inquiries, Complaints: Fax: 416-593-8122 TTY: 1-866-827-1295 Office of the Secretary: Fax: 416-593-2318 42869950 The OSC Bulletin is published weekly by Thomson Reuters Canada, under the authority of the Ontario Securities Commission. 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Advertisements are limited to tombstone announcements and professional business card announcements by members of, and suppliers to, the financial services industry. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher. The publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting or other professional advice. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Printed in the United States by Thomson Reuters. © Copyright 2021 Ontario Securities Commission ISSN 0226-9325 Except Chapter 7 ©CDS INC. Address Customer Support One Corporate Plaza 1-416-609-3800 (Toronto & International) 2075 Kennedy Road 1-800-387-5164 (Toll Free Canada & U.S.) Toronto, Ontario Fax 1-416-298-5082 (Toronto) M1T 3V4 Fax 1-877-750-9041 (Toll Free Canada Only) Email [email protected] Table of Contents Chapter 1 Notices ................................................... 3735 2.2.10 Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. 1.1 Notices .......................................................... 3735 and Horizons US 7-10 Year Treasury Bond 1.1.1 Notice of Adoption – Amended and Restated CAD Hedged ETF .......................................... 3785 CPC Operating Agreement ............................. 3735 2.3 Orders with Related Settlement 1.2 Notices of Hearing ........................................ 3736 Agreements .................................................... (nil) 1.2.1 Strike Holdings Inc. et al. – ss. 127(8), 2.4 Rulings ............................................................ (nil) 127(1) ............................................................. 3736 1.3 Notices of Hearing with Related Chapter 3 Reasons: Decisions, Orders and Statements of Allegations ........................... 3737 Rulings .................................................... (nil) 1.3.1 Plateau Energy Metals Inc. et al. – ss. 127, 3.1 OSC Decisions ............................................... (nil) 127.1 .............................................................. 3737 3.2 Director’s Decisions ...................................... (nil) 1.4 Notices from the Office of the Secretary ............................................ 3745 Chapter 4 Cease Trading Orders .......................... 3787 1.4.1 Alvin Jones ..................................................... 3745 4.1.1 Temporary, Permanent & Rescinding 1.4.2 Buffalo Grand Hotel Inc. et al. ........................ 3745 Issuer Cease Trading Orders ...................... 3787 1.4.3 StableView Asset Management Inc. and 4.2.1 Temporary, Permanent & Rescinding Colin Fisher .................................................... 3746 Management Cease Trading Orders ........... 3787 1.4.4 StableView Asset Management Inc. and 4.2.2 Outstanding Management & Insider Colin Fisher .................................................... 3746 Cease Trading Orders ................................. 3787 1.4.5 Strike Holdings Inc. et al. ................................ 3747 1.4.6 StableView Asset Management Inc. and Chapter 5 Rules and Policies .................................. (nil) Colin Fisher .................................................... 3747 1.4.7 Bridging Finance Inc. et al. ............................. 3748 Chapter 6 Request for Comments .......................... (nil) 1.4.8 Solar Income Fund Inc. et al. .......................... 3748 1.4.9 Strike Holdings Inc. et al. ................................ 3749 Chapter 7 Insider Reporting .................................. 3789 1.4.10 Aurelio Marrone .............................................. 3749 1.4.11 Plateau Energy Metals Inc. et al. .................... 3750 Chapter 9 Legislation ............................................... (nil) 1.5 Notices from the Office of the Secretary with Related Chapter 11 IPOs, New Issues and Secondary Statements of Allegations ............................ (nil) Financings ............................................. 3857 Chapter 2 Decisions, Orders and Rulings ............ 3751 Chapter 12 Registrations ......................................... 3867 2.1 Decisions ...................................................... 3751 12.1.1 Registrants ................................................... 3867 2.1.1 Evolve Funds Group Inc. ................................ 3751 2.1.2 Global Crossing Airlines Group Inc. ............... 3754 Chapter 13 SROs, Marketplaces, 2.1.3 Tempered Investment Management Ltd. ....... 3757 Clearing Agencies and 2.1.4 Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. Trade Repositories ............................... 3869 et al. ............................................................... 3765 13.1 SROs ............................................................... (nil) 2.1.5 Purpose Investments Inc. .............................. 3769 13.2 Marketplaces ................................................ 3869 2.1.6 Starlight Investments Capital LP and the 13.2.1 TSX Inc. and TSX Venture Exchange Inc. – Top Funds ...................................................... 3774 Alternative Closing Price – Notice of 2.2 Orders............................................................ 3778 Approval ......................................................... 3869 2.2.1 Alvin Jones ..................................................... 3778 13.3 Clearing Agencies ......................................... (nil) 2.2.2 Buffalo Grand Hotel Inc. et al. – ss. 127(8), 13.4 Trade Repositories ........................................ (nil) 127(1) ............................................................. 3778 2.2.3 StableView Asset Management Inc. and Chapter 25 Other Information ................................. 3871 Colin Fisher .................................................... 3779 25.1 Consents ...................................................... 3871 2.2.4 StableView Asset Management Inc. and 25.1.1 Debut Diamonds Inc. – s. 4(b) of Ont. Colin Fisher .................................................... 3779 Reg. 289/00 under the OBCA ........................ 3871 2.2.5 Cuspis Capital Ltd. ......................................... 3780 2.2.6 Bridging Finance Inc. et al. – ss. 127(1), Index ................................................................ 3873 127(5) ............................................................. 3781 2.2.7 Strike Holdings Inc. et al. – ss. 127(8), 127(1) ............................................................. 3783 2.2.8 Bluma Wellness Inc. ....................................... 3783 2.2.9 Premier Gold Mines Limited ........................... 3784 May 6, 2021 (2021), 44 OSCB Chapter 1 Notices 1.1 Notices 1.1.1 Notice of Adoption – Amended and Restated CPC Operating Agreement NOTICE OF ADOPTION AMENDED AND RESTATED CPC OPERATING AGREEMENT May 6, 2021 On May 3, 2021, pursuant to section 143.10 of the Securities Act (Ontario), amendments to the operating agreement between the TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV), the Ontario Securities Commission, the Alberta Securities Commission, the British Columbia Securities Commission, the Manitoba Securities Commission, the Financial and Consumer Services Commission (New Brunswick), the Office of the Superintendent of Securities (Northwest Territories), the Nova Scotia Securities Commission, the Office of the Superintendent of Securities (Prince Edward Island), the Autorité des marchés financiers, the Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan, and the Office of the Yukon Superintendent of Securities that sets out the standards the TSXV will apply in its review of capital pool company prospectuses and qualifying transactions under the TSXV’s Policy
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