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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA ATTORNEY GENERAL OF QUÉBEC

12 Feb 2024

40619 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA (On Appeal from the Court of Appeal of Québec) B E T W E E N: ATTORNEY GENERAL OF QUÉBEC Appellant -and- PEKUAKAMIULNUATSH TAKUHIKAN Respondent -and- ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA Intervener NOTICE OF MOTION OF THE PROPOSED INTERVENER, FIRST NATIONS CHILD AND FAMILY CARING SOCIETY OF CANADA (Pursuant to Rule 55 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada) TAKE NOT. [...] The Caring Society has specialized expertise that will assist the Court: (a) The Caring Society has unique experience through navigating both the viewpoints of First Nations agencies and communities, and the internal operations of the federal government in negotiating and implementing funding promises. [...] The Caring Society will provide useful and distinct submissions on the issues raised in this appeal: (a) First, the Caring Society will submit that the honour of the Crown is engaged when Crown conduct amounts to a promise made to a First Nations, Inuit or Métis group that accords them a tangible benefit, with the overarching purpose of reconciling the interests of First Nations, Inuit or Métis gr. [...] (b) Second, the Caring Society will submit that the Court’s analysis of the honour of the Crown should be anchored in two duties that flow from it: the duty of diligence and the duty to negotiate honourably. [...] (b) Second, the Caring Society will submit that the Court’s analysis of the honour of the Crown should be anchored in two duties that flow from it: the duty of diligence and the duty to negotiate honourably.

Authors

Michelle Thibert

Pages
6
Published in
Canada