A BC Supreme Court Justice has handed effective control of Rogers Communications to the son of the founding family, giving Edward Rogers the power to replace five independent directors without holding a shareholder meeting. The Rogers family has been at war with itself over the fate of the multi-billion dollar company, which plans a takeover of Calgary-based Shaw Communications in a deal that would reshape Canada’s cable and wireless markets. Paul Johnson reports.
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