Rogers) 'must consult widely and earnestly with the Primary Beneficiaries and the Advisory Committee and with the trustees of the Rogers Ownership Trust before making a decision.' She referred to The Memorandum of Wishes that Ted Rogers prepared for the trustees and advisory committee of the Control Trust that holds almost all of the voting power at RCI.Īmong his wishes, the family patriarch said the chair of the control trust (a role currently held by Mr. Rogers of undermining the wishes of his father, Ted Rogers, who founded what is now Canada's largest wireless telecommunications operator. Rogers expressed disappointment that a family feud has burst into the mainstream, particularly so because she accuses Mr.

(One of those peers, BCE Inc., owns BNN Bloomberg through its Bell Media division.) Rogers’ attempt to oust Rogers’ chief executive officer, Joe Natale, last month after arguing RCI was underperforming its peers under his leadership. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments after Edward Rogers petitioned to have his hand-picked board of directors validated as the rightful governance body overseeing the company. Her words are landing just a few days before the B.C. 'But I feel compelled to do so in light of Edward's conduct.' 'It brings me no joy to swear this affidavit,' Mrs. Supreme Court on Friday, Loretta Rogers used her deceased husband's own words to decry the behaviour of their son amid the power struggle at Rogers Communications Inc.

In a detailed affidavit filed with the B.C.

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