Question juridique clé
Whether the appellant could be personally attributed responsibility for the pollution-related conduct carried out in the course of the company’s farm management
Solution extraite
Yes. He was the principal responsible person for the business, and the conduct was attributable to him as behavior carried out in the exercise of the company's commercial activity.
Motifs extraits
The Court held that his exact corporate position was irrelevant because he was evidently the main, if not sole, responsible person. The owner/operator distinction did not shield him, since the LEaux also captures the person responsible for operation as a conduct-based polluter.