Bonspille v. Mohawk Council of Kanesatake
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Bonspille v. Mohawk Council of Kanesatake Court (s) Database Federal Court Decisions Date 2002-07-31 Neutral citation 2002 FCT 831 File numbers T-824-02 Decision Content Date: 20020731 Dockets: T-824-02 and T-1150-02 Neutral citation: 2002 FCT 831 Montréal, Quebec, July 31, 2002 Present: The Honourable Mr. Justice Lemieux Docket: T-824-02 BETWEEN: LOUISE BONSPILLE AND BRENDA ETIENNE Applicants and MOHAWK COUNCIL OF KANESATAKE, MAVIS KATSI'TSEN:HAWE ÉTIENNE, JOCELYN BONSPILLE, KANERAHTENHA:WI HILDA NICHOLAS and THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA for The Solicitor General of Canada Respondents Docket: T-1150-02 BETWEEN: LOUISE BONSPILLE, BRENDA ETIENNE, CATHERINE BEAUVAIS and GABRIELLE LAMOUCHE-TOMLINSON Applicants and MOHAWK COUNCIL OF KANESATAKE, MAVIS KATSI'TSEN:HAWE ÉTIENNE, JOCELYN BONSPILLE, KANERAHTENHA:WI HILDA NICHOLAS and THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA for The Solicitor General of Canada Respondents REASONS FOR ORDER AND ORDER [1] I authorize the Attorney General of Quebec to intervene in these two cases with all the rights of a party. I am of the opinion that his application fulfills the requirements of section 109 of the Federal Court Rules, 1998 and the cases, in particular Canadian Union of Public Employees (Airline Division) v. Canadian Airlines International Limited, [2000] F.C.J. No. 220. [2] The backdrop to both of these applications for judicial review is the tripartite agreement signed by the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake, the Government of Quebec and the Governm…
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Bonspille v. Mohawk Council of Kanesatake Court (s) Database Federal Court Decisions Date 2002-07-31 Neutral citation 2002 FCT 831 File numbers T-824-02 Decision Content Date: 20020731 Dockets: T-824-02 and T-1150-02 Neutral citation: 2002 FCT 831 Montréal, Quebec, July 31, 2002 Present: The Honourable Mr. Justice Lemieux Docket: T-824-02 BETWEEN: LOUISE BONSPILLE AND BRENDA ETIENNE Applicants and MOHAWK COUNCIL OF KANESATAKE, MAVIS KATSI'TSEN:HAWE ÉTIENNE, JOCELYN BONSPILLE, KANERAHTENHA:WI HILDA NICHOLAS and THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA for The Solicitor General of Canada Respondents Docket: T-1150-02 BETWEEN: LOUISE BONSPILLE, BRENDA ETIENNE, CATHERINE BEAUVAIS and GABRIELLE LAMOUCHE-TOMLINSON Applicants and MOHAWK COUNCIL OF KANESATAKE, MAVIS KATSI'TSEN:HAWE ÉTIENNE, JOCELYN BONSPILLE, KANERAHTENHA:WI HILDA NICHOLAS and THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA for The Solicitor General of Canada Respondents REASONS FOR ORDER AND ORDER [1] I authorize the Attorney General of Quebec to intervene in these two cases with all the rights of a party. I am of the opinion that his application fulfills the requirements of section 109 of the Federal Court Rules, 1998 and the cases, in particular Canadian Union of Public Employees (Airline Division) v. Canadian Airlines International Limited, [2000] F.C.J. No. 220. [2] The backdrop to both of these applications for judicial review is the tripartite agreement signed by the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake, the Government of Quebec and the Government of Canada concerning the setting up of a Kanesatake Mohawk police force (the tripartite agreement). The principle at issue is the independence of the Comité de sécurité publique de Kanesatake and the Mohawk police force of Kanesatake. [3] This Court will be interpreting the tripartite agreement, and this is cause for the Attorney General of Quebec to be heard and to make submissions on all questions of fact and of law. "François Lemieux" Judge Certified true translation Suzanne M. Gauthier, C. Tr., LL.L FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA TRIAL DIVISION Date: 20020731 Dockets: T-824-02 and T-1150-02 Docket: T-824-02 BETWEEN: LOUISE BONSPILLE AND BRENDA ETIENNE Applicants and MOHAWK COUNCIL OF KANESATAKE, MAVIS KATSI'TSEN:HAWE ÉTIENNE, JOCELYN BONSPILLE, KANERAHTENHA:WI HILDA NICHOLAS and THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA for The Solicitor General of Canada Respondents Docket: T-1150-02 BETWEEN: LOUISE BONSPILLE, BRENDA ETIENNE, CATHERINE BEAUVAIS and GABRIELLE LAMOUCHE-TOMLINSON Applicants and MOHAWK COUNCIL OF KANESATAKE, MAVIS KATSI'TSEN:HAWE ÉTIENNE, JOCELYN BONSPILLE, KANERAHTENHA:WI HILDA NICHOLAS and THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA for The Solicitor General of Canada Respondents REASONS FOR ORDER AND ORDER FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA TRIAL DIVISION NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD DOCKETS: T-824-02 and T-1150-02 Docket: T-824-02 STYLE: LOUISE BONSPILLE AND BRENDA ETIENNE and MOHAWK COUNCIL OF KANESATAKE, MAVIS KATSI'TSEN:HAWE ÉTIENNE, JOCELYN BONSPILLE, KANERAHTENHA:WI HILDA NICHOLAS and THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA for The Solicitor General of Canada Docket: T-1150-02 STYLE: LOUISE BONSPILLE, BRENDA ETIENNE, CATHERINE BEAUVAIS and GABRIELLE LAMOUCHE-TOMLINSON and MOHAWK COUNCIL OF KANESATAKE, MAVIS KATSI'TSEN:HAWE ÉTIENNE, JOCELYN BONSPILLE, KANERAHTENHA:WI HILDA NICHOLAS and THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA for The Solicitor General of Canada WRITTEN MOTION EXAMINED WITHOUT APPEARANCE OF PARTIES REASONS FOR ORDER AND ORDER: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE LEMIEUX DATED: July 31, 2002 WRITTEN REPRESENTATIONS: Peter Annis FOR THE APPLICANTS Martin W. Mason FOR THE RESPONDENTS MOHAWK COUNCIL OF KANESATAKE ET AL. Annick Pelletier FOR THE RESPONDENT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA René Bourassa Mario Normandin FOR THE INTERVENER THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF QUEBEC SOLICITORS OF RECORD: Vincent Dagenais Gibson Ottawa, Ontario FOR THE APPLICANTS Gowling Lafleur Henderson Ottawa, Ontario FOR THE RESPONDENTS MOHAWK COUNCIL OF KANESATAKE ET AL. Morris Rosenberg Deputy Attorney General of Canada Ottawa, Ontario FOR THE RESPONDENT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA Bernard, Roy & Associates Department of Justice of Quebec Litigation Division, Attorney General of Quebec Montréal, Quebec FOR THE INTERVENER THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF QUEBEC
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