Ontario v. Canadian Pacific Ltd.

[1995] 2 SCR 1028 Court SCC Decision date 1995-01-24 Docket 23721 English

PartiesCanadian Pacific Limited Appellant·Her Majesty The Queen in Right of Ontario Respondent·The Attorney General of Quebec Interveners·the Attorney General of Manitoba Interveners·the Attorney General for Saskatchewan and Canadian Environmental Law Association Interveners

Judges Lamer, Antonio; La Forest, Gérard V.; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley; Iacobucci, Frank; Major, John C.

Delivered by Lamer C.J.

On appeal from Ontario

Subjects Constitutional law

Contents

Lamer C.J.

Lamer C.J. ‑‑ We are all of the view that the judgment Canadian Pacific Railway Co. v. Corporation of the Parish of Notre Dame de Bonsecours, [1899] A.C. 367, governs the first issue in this appeal and, accordingly, the appeal with respect to that ground fails, and the first constitutional question is answered in the affirmative:

Footnotes

[1] * See [1995] 2 S.C.R. 1031.

Cases cited

A.C. 367 A.C. 367 ¶ 1