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"...the launching of pleasure craft and their removal from the water are matters that fall within Parliament’s jurisdiction over navigation.  These acts are necessary for and may involve the navigation of such craft in Canadian waters." [Supreme Court of Canada- Isen v. Simms, [2006] 2 S.C.R. 349, 2006 SCC 41]

[translation] "Regarding the aspect of Bylaw 535-2 which restricts access to lakes [...] the Court is of the opinion that these restrictive measures are still within an acceptable degree of subordination in that they do not impede the vital and essential elements of exclusive federal jurisdiction in matters of navigation." [Superior Court of Québec - Chalets St-Adolphe inc. v. St-Adolphe d'Howard (Municipalité de) - 2009 QCCS 182]

"...a provincial legislation cannot, even in the pursuit of provincial objects, legislate in a manner that can interfere with an exclusively federal competence (...) The provinces cannot, for any reason whatsoever, suppress the public right to navigate..." [Superior Court of Quebec]

"The municipality can only exercise the powers that are expressly delegated to it by the province (…). The province cannot delegate powers to the municipality or a competence that it cannot itself exercise under the terms of sharing of competences sanctioned by the Constitutional Law of 1867." [Quebec Court of Appeal]

"(...)the exclusive Legislative Authority of the Parliament of Canada extends to all Matters coming within the Classes of Subjects next hereinafter enumerated; that is to say,
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10. Navigation and Shipping
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And any Matter coming within any of the Classes of Subjects enumerated in this Section shall not be deemed to come within the Class of Matters of a local or private Nature comprised in the Enumeration of the Classes of Subjects by this Act assigned exclusively to the Legislatures of the Provinces. [The Consitution Act of 1867, Article 91]


Documents on line:

Request for Declaratory Judgement (By-Laws 523, 535, 535-1, 535-2) (All documents in French)

BRIEF OF THE INTERVENANT

BRIEF OF THE APPELLANTS AND ANNEXES

JUDGEMENT (REQUEST OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL OF CANADA TO OBTAIN LEAVE TO VOLUNTARILY INTERVENE IN THE APPEAL)

REQUEST OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL OF CANADA TO OBTAIN LEAVE TO VOLUNTARILY INTERVENE IN THE APPEAL (Granted 2009-05-22)

INSCRIPTION IN APPEAL

JUDGEMENT (REQUEST FOR DECLARATORY JUDGEMENT AMENDED)

JUDGEMENT (APPEAL OF THE INTERLOCUTORY JUDGEMENT TO DECLARE IRRECEIVABLE THE EXPERT REPORT SUBMITTED BY THE DEFENSE)

EXPOSE OF THE RESPONDENTS/PLAINTIFFS (APPEAL OF THE INTERLOCUTORY JUDGEMENT TO DECLARE IRRECEIVABLE THE EXPERT REPORT SUBMITTED BY THE DEFENSE)

JUDGEMENT (INTERLOCUTORY REQUEST TO DECLARE IRRECEIVABLE THE EXPERT REPORT SUBMITTED BY THE DEFENSE)

INTERLOCUTORY REQUEST TO DECLARE IRRECEIVABLE THE EXPERT REPORT SUBMITTED BY THE DEFENSE

REQUEST FOR DECLARATORY JUDGEMENT AMENDED

Demand Letter

Boating restriction application (All documents in French)

Letter from Transport Canada adressed to the Director-General on October 14, 2008

Letter from Transport Canada adressed to the Director of Culture and Leisure on April 15, 2008

Letter from l'Association des sports nautiques des lacs St-Joseph et Ste-Marie to Kevin Monahan (Transport Canada) on August 27, 2008

Letter from l'Association des sports nautiques des lacs St-Joseph et Ste-Marie to ministers Lawrence Cannon (Tranport, federal) and Nathalie Normandeau (Municipal affairs and Regions, provincial) on April 28, 2008

Letter from Transport Canada addressed to the Mayor on December 7, 2006

Email from Transport Canada dated November 9, 2006

Letter from l'Association des sports nautiques des lacs St-Joseph et Ste-Marie to ministers Lawrence Cannon (Tranport, federal) and Nathalie Normandeau (Municipal affairs and Regions, provincial) on October 2, 2006

Open letter to Pierre Roy, Mayor of Saint Adolphe d'Howard

Letter of resignation from the nautical consultative committee (in French)

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