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From the Catribunal transcript from May 30th and as I stated yesterday Microsoft can closed in Canada because the waiting period under Canadian law has expired meaning Microsoft is free to close in Canada whenever as confirmed by Daniel Beard below who is leading counsel for Microsoft in the appeal trail.

“Just to deal with the three jurisdictions that the CMA refers to, it says: well approval has not been granted by Canada and New Zealand, but of course, the CMA doesn't know the outcome of those processes, or we assume it doesn't, because we don't.

In those situations, with Canada, for example, in fact the waiting period that exist under Canadian law has expired, and so far as Canada is concerned, although there is a pending investigation, in fact the deal can be closed so far as Canadian law is concerned at the moment.”