* Study and explore the possibility
of the development
of a
judicial protocol with the aim to: * Allow for communication among judges in overlapping class actions proceedings * Coordinate and harmonize
activities in proposed overlapping class proceedings in order to maximize efficiency, reduce
costs and avoid the duplication
of effort; * Honour the independence and integrity
of the superior courts while promoting inter-provincial cooperation and respect for comity; * Implement a framework
of general principles to address basic administrative issues arising out
of national and multijurisdictional class actions; and * Provide for nationally - accepted carriage motions.