Order: In the Matter of Bridging Finance Inc. et al.

IN THE MATTER OF
BRIDGING FINANCE INC., DAVID SHARPE, NATASHA SHARPE and
ANDREW MUSHORE

File No. 2022-9

December 2, 2022

ORDER

WHEREAS on November 28, 2022, the Capital Markets Tribunal held a hearing by videoconference;

ON HEARING the submissions of the representatives for Staff of the Ontario Securities Commission and for each of the receiver of Bridging Finance Inc., David Sharpe, Natasha Sharpe and Andrew Mushore, and on reading the written submissions delivered by those parties on November 30, 2022;

IT IS ORDERED, for reasons to follow, that:

1. the motions for disclosure brought by each of David Sharpe and Natasha Sharpe are scheduled to be heard by videoconference on January 30, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., or on such other date and time as may be agreed to by the parties and set by the Governance & Tribunal Secretariat, and materials for the motions shall be delivered as follows:
   1. Natasha Sharpe shall serve and file her motion record by 4:30 p.m. on December 2, 2022;
   2. Staff of the Ontario Securities Commission shall serve and file its responding motion record, if any, by 4:30 p.m. on December 16, 2022;
   3. David Sharpe and Natasha Sharpe shall each serve and file a reply record, if any, and written submissions by 4:30 p.m. on January 6, 2023;
   4. Staff of the Ontario Securities Commission shall serve and file responding written submissions by 4:30 p.m. on January 18, 2023; and
   5. David Sharpe and Natasha Sharpe shall each serve and file reply written submissions, if any, by 4:30 pm. on January 24, 2023;
2. the motions for a stay of this proceeding brought by each of David Sharpe and Natasha Sharpe are scheduled to be heard by videoconference on May 23, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., or on such other date and time as may be agreed to by the parties and set by the Governance & Tribunal Secretariat; and
3. the merits hearing shall take place by videoconference and commence on June 26, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., and continue on June 27, 28 and 29, July 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 31, September 12, 13, 14, 26, 27, 28 and 29, October 2, 3, 4, 5, 23, 24, 25 and 26 and December 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. on each day, or on such other dates and times as may be agreed to by the parties and set by the Governance & Tribunal Secretariat.