138.3 (1) Where a responsible issuer or a person or company with actual, implied or apparent authority to act on behalf of a responsible issuer releases a document that contains a misrepresentation, a person or company who acquires or disposes of the issuer’s security during the period between the time when the document was released and the time when the misrepresentation contained in the document was publicly corrected has, without regard to whether the person or company relied on the misrepresentation, a right of action for damages against, (a) the responsible issuer; (b) each director of the responsible issuer at the time the document was released; (c) each officer of the responsible issuer who authorized, permitted or acquiesced in the release of the document; (d) each influential person, and each director and officer of an influential person, who knowingly influenced, (i) the responsible issuer or any person or company acting on behalf of the responsible issuer to release the document, or (ii) a director or officer of the responsible issuer to authorize, permit or acquiesce in the release of the document; and (e) each expert where, (i) the misrepresentation is also contained in a report, statement or opinion made by the expert, (ii) the document includes, summarizes or quotes from the report, statement or opinion of the expert, and (iii) if the document was released by a person or company other than the expert, the expert consented in writing to the use of the report, statement or opinion in the document.  2002, c. 22, s. 185; 2004, c. 31, Sched. 34, s. 12 (1, 2). Public oral statements by responsible issuer (2) Where a person with actual, implied or apparent authority to speak on behalf of a responsible issuer makes a public oral statement that relates to the business or affairs of the responsible issuer and that contains a misrepresentation, a person or company who acquires or disposes of the issuer’s security during the period between the time when the public oral statement was made and the time when the misrepresentation contained in the public oral statement was publicly corrected has, without regard to whether the person or company relied on the misrepresentation, a right of action for damages against, (a) the responsible issuer; (b) the person who made the public oral statement; (c) each director and officer of the responsible issuer who authorized, permitted or acquiesced in the making of the public oral statement; (d) each influential person, and each director and officer of the influential person, who knowingly influenced, (i) the person who made the public oral statement to make the public oral statement, or (ii) a director or officer of the responsible issuer to authorize, permit or acquiesce in the making of the public oral statement; and (e) each expert where, (i) the misrepresentation is also contained in a report, statement or opinion made by the expert, (ii) the person making the public oral statement includes, summarizes or quotes from the report, statement or opinion of the expert, and (iii) if the public oral statement was made by a person other than the expert, the expert consented in writing to the use of the report, statement or opinion in the public oral statement.  2002, c. 22, s. 185; 2004, c. 31, Sched. 34, s. 12 (3). Influential persons (3) Where an influential person or a person or company with actual, implied or apparent authority to act or speak on behalf of the influential person releases a document or makes a public oral statement that relates to a responsible issuer and that contains a misrepresentation, a person or company who acquires or disposes of the issuer’s security during the period between the time when the document was released or the public oral statement was made and the time when the misrepresentation contained in the document or public oral statement was publicly corrected has, without regard to whether the person or company relied on the misrepresentation, a right of action for damages against, (a) the responsible issuer, if a director or officer of the responsible issuer, or where the responsible issuer is an investment fund, the investment fund manager, authorized, permitted or acquiesced in the release of the document or the making of the public oral statement; (b) the person who made the public oral statement; (c) each director and officer of the responsible issuer who authorized, permitted or acquiesced in the release of the document or the making of the public oral statement; (d) the influential person; (e) each director and officer of the influential person who authorized, permitted or acquiesced in the release of the document or the making of the public oral statement; and (f) each expert where, (i) the misrepresentation is also contained in a report, statement or opinion made by the expert, (ii) the document or public oral statement includes, summarizes or quotes from the report, statement or opinion of the expert, and (iii) if the document was released or the public oral statement was made by a person other than the expert, the expert consented in writing to the use of the report, statement or opinion in the document or public oral statement.  2002, c. 22, s. 185; 2004, c. 31, Sched. 34, s. 12 (4). Failure to make timely disclosure (4) Where a responsible issuer fails to make a timely disclosure, a person or company who acquires or disposes of the issuer’s security between the time when the material change was required to be disclosed in the manner required under this Act or the regulations and the subsequent disclosure of the material change has, without regard to whether the person or company relied on the responsible issuer having complied with its disclosure requirements, a right of action for damages against, (a) the responsible issuer; (b) each director and officer of the responsible issuer who authorized, permitted or acquiesced in the failure to make timely disclosure; and (c) each influential person, and each director and officer of an influential person, who knowingly influenced, (i) the responsible issuer or any person or company acting on behalf of the responsible issuer in the failure to make timely disclosure, or (ii) a director or officer of the responsible issuer to authorize, permit or acquiesce in the failure to make timely disclosure.  2002, c. 22, s. 185; 2004, c. 31, Sched. 34, s. 12 (5); 2006, c. 33, Sched. Z.5, s. 15. Multiple roles (5) In an action under this section, a person who is a director or officer of an influential person is not liable in that capacity if the person is liable as a director or officer of the responsible issuer.  2002, c. 22, s. 185; 2004, c. 31, Sched. 34, s. 12 (6). Multiple misrepresentations (6) In an action under this section, (a) multiple misrepresentations having common subject matter or content may, in the discretion of the court, be treated as a single misrepresentation; and (b) multiple instances of failure to make timely disclosure of a material change or material changes concerning common subject matter may, in the discretion of the court, be treated as a single failure to make timely disclosure.  2002, c. 22, s. 185; 2004, c. 31, Sched. 34, s. 12 (7). No implied or actual authority (7) In an action under subsection (2) or (3), if the person who made the public oral statement had apparent authority, but not implied or actual authority, to speak on behalf of the issuer, no other person is liable with respect to any of the responsible issuer’s securities that were acquired or disposed of before that other person became, or should reasonably have become, aware of the misrepresentation.  2004, c. 31, Sched. 34, s. 12 (8). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2002, c. 22, s. 185 - 31/12/2005 2004, c. 31, Sched. 34, s. 12 (1-8) - 31/12/2005 2006, c. 33, Sched. Z.5, s. 15 - 20/12/2006 Burden of proof and defences