Perron v. Canada (Attorney General), [2003] O.T.C. 275 (SC)

• Judge: C. Campbell, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: April 04, 2003
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2003] O.T.C. 275 (SC)

Perron v. Can. (A.G.), [2003] O.T.C. 275 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2003] O.T.C. TBEd. AP.037

Connie Perron, Michael Perron on his own behalf, Michael Perron and Leslie Perron in their capacity as Joint Litigation Guardians on behalf of Minors, Jacob Michael Perron, Jesse Dylon Perron, Shoshanah Kay Perron and Magnolia Lee Perron (plaintiffs) v. Attorney General of Canada (defendant)

(Court File No. 01-CV-219938CP)

Indexed As: Perron v. Canada (Attorney General)

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

C. Campbell, J.

April 4, 2003.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Administrative Law - Topic 3701

Judicial review - Mandamus - Mandamus to government and executive - General - See paragraphs 74 to 78.

Indians, Inuit and Métis - Topic 3

General - Duty owed to Indians by Crown - Fiduciary duty - See paragraphs 57 to 73.

Indians, Inuit and Métis - Topic 164

General - Registration - Entitlement (incl. persons entitled) - See paragraphs 1 to 120.

Indians, Inuit and Métis - Topic 6005

Aboriginal rights - General - Nature and scope of - See paragraphs 28 to 56.

Practice - Topic 209.3

Persons who can sue and be sued - Individuals and corporations - Status or standing - Class actions - Certification - Considerations (incl. when class action appropriate) - See paragraphs 79 to 119.

Practice - Topic 2230

Pleadings - Striking out pleadings - Grounds - Failure to disclose a cause of action or defence - See paragraphs 1 to 120.

Cases Noticed:

Hunt v. T & N plc et al., [1990] 2 S.C.R. 959; 117 N.R. 321; 4 C.C.L.T.(2d) 1; 43 C.P.C.(2d) 105; 49 B.C.L.R.(2d) 273; 74 D.L.R.(4th) 321; [1990] 6 W.W.R. 385, refd to. [para. 26, footnote 13].

Hunt v. Carey Canada Inc. - see Hunt v. T & N plc et al.

Canadian Union of Public Employees - C.L.C., Ontario Hydro Employees Union, Local 1000 v. Ontario Hydro (1995), 86 O.A.C. 37; 26 O.R.(3d) 401 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 26, footnote 14].

MacDonald v. Ontario Hydro - see Canadian Union of Public Employees - C.L.C., Ontario Hydro Employees Union, Local 1000 v. Ontario Hydro.

Jane Doe v. Board of Police Commissioners of Metropolitan Toronto et al. (1990), 40 O.A.C. 161; 74 O.R.(2d) 225 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 27, footnote 15].

Nash v. Ontario (1995), 27 O.R.(3d) 1 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 27, footnote 16].

R. v. Van der Peet (D.M.), [1996] 2 S.C.R. 507; 200 N.R. 1; 80 B.C.A.C. 81; 130 W.A.C. 81; 137 D.L.R.(4th) 289; 109 C.C.C.(3d) 1; 50 C.R.(4th) 1, refd to. [para. 32, footnote 17].

Mitchell v. Minister of National Revenue, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 911; 269 N.R. 207, refd to. [para. 33, footnote 18].

R. v. Sparrow, [1990] 1 S.C.R. 1075; 111 N.R. 241; 56 C.C.C.(3d) 263; 70 D.L.R.(4th) 385, refd to. [para. 34, footnote 19].

Delgamuukw et al. v. British Columbia et al., [1997] 3 S.C.R. 1010; 220 N.R. 161; 99 B.C.A.C. 161; 162 W.A.C. 161; 153 D.L.R.(4th) 193; [1998] 1 C.N.L.R. 14, refd to. [para. 34, footnote 19].

Ontario (Attorney General) v. Bear Island Foundation (1984), 15 D.L.R.(4th) 321 (Ont. H.C.), refd to. [para. 34, footnote 19].

Casimel et al. v. Insurance Corp. of British Columbia, [1994] 2 C.N.L.R. 22; 30 B.C.A.C. 279; 49 W.A.C. 279 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 39, footnote 21].

Oregon Jack Creek Indian Band Chief v. Canadian National Railway Co., [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1069; 102 N.R. 76, refd to. [para. 44, footnote 23].

Beattie et al. v. Canada (2000), 197 F.T.R. 209 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 46, footnote 25].

Oregon Jack Creek Indian Band Chief v. Canadian National Railway Co., [1990] 2 C.N.L.R. 85 (B.C.C.A.), refd to. [para. 47, footnote 26].

Rice, P.C.J. v. New Brunswick (2002), 282 N.R. 201; 245 N.B.R.(2d) 299; 636 A.P.R. 299; 209 D.L.R.(4th) 564 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 53, footnote 27].

Mackin, P.C.J. v. New Brunswick (Minister of Finance) - see Rice, P.C.J. v. New Brunswick.

Reference Re Secession of Quebec, [1998] 2 S.C.R. 217; 228 N.R. 203; 161 D.L.R.(4th) 385, refd to. [para. 58].

Wewayakum Indian Band v. Canada and Wewayakai Indian Band (2002), 297 N.R. 1 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 59, footnote 29].

Guerin v. Canada, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 335; 55 N.R. 161; [1985] 1 C.N.L.R. 120; 13 D.L.R.(4th) 321, refd to. [para. 61, footnote 30].

Tuplin v. Registrar of Indian and Northern Affairs (2001), 207 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 292; 620 A.P.R. 292 (P.E.I.T.D.), refd to. [para. 64, footnote 31].

Reference Re Canada Assistance Plan (B.C.), [1991] 2 S.C.R. 525; 127 N.R. 161; 1 B.C.A.C. 241; 1 W.A.C. 241; 83 D.L.R.(4th) 297, refd to. [para. 68, footnote 32].

Lucas v. Toronto Police Service Board et al. (2001), 148 O.A.C. 215; 54 O.R.(3d) 715 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 68, footnote 32].

Corbière et al. v. Canada (Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs) et al., [1999] 2 S.C.R. 203; 239 N.R. 1; 173 D.L.R.(4th) 1, refd to. [para. 71, footnote 34].

Centre d'information et d'animation communitaire (CIAC) et al. v. Canada et al., [1984] 2 F.C. 866; 61 N.R. 117 (F.C.A.), refd to. [para. 75, footnote 35].

R. v. Leong Ba Chai, [1954] S.C.R. 10, refd to. [para. 75, footnote 36].

Ominayak and Lubicon Lake Indian Band v. Canada (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), [1987] 3 F.C. 174; 11 F.T.R. 75 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 75, footnote 36].

Western Canadian Shopping Centres Inc. et al. v. Dutton et al., [2001] 2 S.C.R. 534; 272 N.R. 135; 286 A.R. 201; 253 W.A.C. 201 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 82, footnote 38].

Hollick v. Metropolitan Toronto (Municipality) et al., [2001] 3 S.C.R. 158; 277 N.R. 51; 153 O.A.C. 279, refd to. [para. 87, footnote 41].

Bywater v. Toronto Transit Commission (1998), 83 O.T.C. 1 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 87, footnote 41].

Guimond v. Québec (Procureur général), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 347; 201 N.R. 380, refd to. [para. 96, footnote 42].

Buffett v. Ontario (Attorney General) (1998), 79 O.T.C. 38; 42 O.R.(3d) 53 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 97, footnote 43].

Chadha v. Bayer Inc. et al. (2001), 147 O.A.C. 223; 54 O.R.(3d) 520 (Div. Ct.), affd. (2003), 168 O.A.C. 143 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 100, footnotes 44, 45].

Mouhteros v. DeVry Canada Inc. (1998), 70 O.T.C. 138; 41 O.R.(3d) 63 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 101, footnote 46].

Abdool et al. v. Anaheim Management Ltd. et al. (1995), 78 O.A.C. 377; 21 O.R.(3d) 453 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 105, footnote 48].

Pearson v. Inco Ltd. et al., [2002] O.T.C. 515 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 105, footnote 48].

Holmes v. London Life Insurance Co. et al., [2000] O.T.C. 701; 50 O.R.(3d) 388 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 112, footnote 50].

Statutes Noticed:

Indian Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. I-5, sect. 6 [para. 2].

Counsel:

Mary Eberts, Q.C., for the plaintiffs;

Charlotte A. Bell, Q.C., Owen Young and Dale Yurka, for the defendant.

This matter was heard on December 12, 13 and 17, 2002, before C. Campbell, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on April 4, 2003.

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