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A.G. of Que. and Keable v. A.G. of Can. et al.

[1979] 1 SCR 218 Court SCC Decision date 1978-10-31 English

PartiesAttorney General of the Province of Quebec and Jean Keable Appellants·The Attorney General of Canada and The Solicitor General of Canada Respondents·The Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Mis en cause

Counsel (22)
Gérald Tremblay and Rodolphe Bilodeau, for the Attorney General of Quebec.
Michel Décary and Jean-Pierre Lussier, for Jean Keable.
Joseph Nuss, Q.C., and G. H. Waxman, for the Attorney General of Canada.
Michel Robert and Louyse Cadieux, for the Solicitor General of Canada.
Pierre Lamontagne, Q.C., and Victoria A. Per­cival, for the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
J. D. Watt, D. W. Mundell, Q.C., and L. E. Weinrib, for the Attorney General of Ontario.
H. Hazen Strange, Q.C., and Patricia L. Cumming, for the Attorney General of New Brunswick.
M. Samphir and B. W. Dreyer, for the Attorney General of Manitoba.
Louis Lindholm, for the Attorney General of British Columbia.
S. Kujawa, Q.C., and K. W. MacKay, for the Attorney General of Saskatchewan.
Ross' Paisley, Q.C., and W. Henkel, Q.C., for the Attorney General of Alberta.
Solicitors for the Attorney General of Quebec: Gérald Tremblay and Rodolphe Bilodeau, Mon­treal.
Solicitors for Jean Keable: Michel Décary and Jean-Pierre Lussier, Montreal.
Solicitors for the Attorney General of Canada: Ahern, Nuss & Drymer, Montreal.
Solicitors for the Solicitor General of Canada: Robert, Dansereau, Barre, Marchessault & Thi­beault, Montreal and Réjean F. Paul, Montreal.
Solicitors for the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police: Courtois, Clarkson, Parsons & Tétrault, Montreal.
Solicitor for the Attorney General of Ontario: Allan Leal, Toronto.
Solicitors for the Attorney General of New Brunswick: Gordon F. Gregory and H. Hazen Strange, Fredericton.
Solicitor for the Attorney General of Manitoba: G. E. Pilkey, Winnipeg.
Solicitor for the Attorney General of British Columbia: Louis F. Lindholm, Victoria.
Solicitor for the Attorney General of Saskat­chewan: Serge Kujawa, Regina.
Solicitors for the Attorney General of Alberta: R. W. Paisley and W. Henkel, Edmonton.

Judges Martland, Ronald; Ritchie, Roland Almon; Spence, Wishart Flett; Pigeon, Louis-Philippe; Dickson, Robert George Brian; Beetz, Jean; Estey, Willard Zebedee; Pratte, Yves

Delivered by Majority

On appeal from Quebec

Subjects Administrative law Constitutional law State

Contents

The judgment of Martland, Ritchie, Pigeon, Dickson and Beetz JJ. was delivered by

[1977] S.C. 982.

Footnotes

  1. [1] [1978] C.A. 44.
  2. [2] [1977] S.C. 982.
  3. [3] [1969] S.C.R. 607.
  4. [4] [1971] S.C.R. 756.
  5. [5] [1965] S.C.R. 12.
  6. [6] [1935] S.C.R. 441.
  7. [7] [1978] 1 S.C.R. 1048.
  8. [8] (1977), 74 D.L.R. (3d) 422.
  9. [9] (1915), 23 D.L.R. 225.
  10. [10] [1914] A.C. 237.
  11. [11] [1978] 1 S.C.R. 152.
  12. [12] [1976] 2 S.C.R. 9.
  13. [13] (1873), L.R. 4 P.C. 599.
  14. [14] (1909), 28 N.Z.L.R. 405.
  15. [15] [1931] 4 D.L.R. 475.
  16. [16] [1932] A.C. 318.
  17. [17] [1949] A.C. 110.
  18. [18] [1978] 1 S.C.R. 61.
  19. [19] [1977] 2 S.C.R. 1054.
  20. [20] [1948] S.C.R. 57.
  21. [21] (1917), 56 S.C.R. 176.
  22. [22] [1954] S.C.R. 479.
  23. [23] [1921] 3 K.B.1.
  24. [24] [1923] 2 D.L.R. 542.
  25. [25] (1941), 71 Que. K.B. 325.
  26. [26] [1972] R.P. 209.
  27. [27] [1942] A.C. 624.
  28. [28] [1968] A.C. 910.
  29. [29] [1978] 2 S.C.R. 638.
  30. [30] (1975), 64 D.L.R. (3d) 477.
  31. [31] [1972] 2 All E.R. 1057.
  32. [32] [19761 2 S.C.R. 9.
  33. [33] [1978] 1 S.C.R. 152.
  34. [34] [1965] S.C.R. 465.
  35. [35] [1976] 2 S.C.R. 9.

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