Joe Smith is in the business of providing equipment and services for clean-up and recovery operations following oil spills and other disasters. Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. (CNR) is a producer of natural gas and crude oil. It occasionally hired Smith for clean-up and recovery after a spill. CNR became a member of Western Canadian Spill Services Ltd., an industry cooperative that responds to and contains spills. Membership in this group enabled CNR to rent clean-up and other equipment at no cost. CNR stopped hiring Smith for clean-up and recovery. Smith is considering filing a statement of claim seeking damages for financial losses as a result of CNR’s change in business practices and claiming that CNR was operating its equipment in an unsafe manner. How much time does Smith have in which to file his statement of claim? What is Smith’s cause of action? If Smith is successful, what will he receive as a remedy? Who is entitled to costs and on what basis?