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Intervener – Attorney General of the Northwest Territories Court File No.: 35203 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA IN THE MATTER OF Section 53 of the Supreme Court Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. S-26; AND IN THE MATTER OF a Reference by the Governor in Council concerning reform of the Senate, as set out in Order in Council P.C. 2013-70, dated February 1,2013 FACTUM OF ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (Pursuant to Rule 46 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada) ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE NORTHWEST GOWLING LAFLEUR HENDERSON LLP TERRITORIES Barristers and Solicitors Legal Division, Department of Justice 160 Elgin Street, Suite 2600 4903 - 49th Street Ottawa, ON KiP 1C3 PO Box 1320 Telephone: (613) 233-1781 Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9 Facsimile: (613) 563-9869 Telephone: (867) 920-3248 Email: [email protected] Facsimile: (867) 873-0234 Email: [email protected] Bradley Patzer Brian A. Crane, Q.C. Anne Walker Ottawa Agents for the Attorney General of Counsel for the Attorney General of the the Northwest Territories Northwest Territories DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CANADA 234 Wellington Street, Room 1161 Ottawa, ON KIA OH8 Telephone: (613) 957-4763 Facsimile: (613) 954-1920 Email: [email protected] Robert J. Frater Christopher M. Rupar Warren J. Newman Counsel for the Attorney General of Canada HUNTER LITIGATION CHAMBERS LAW SUPREME ADVOCACY LLP CORPORATION Barristers and Solicitors 1040 Georgia Street West, Suite 2100 397 Gladstone Avenue, Suite I Vancouver, BC V6E 4HI Ottawa, ON K2P OY9 Telephone: (604) 891-2401 Telephone: (613) 695-8855 Facsimile: (604) 647-4554 Facsimile: (613) 695-8580 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] John J. L. Hunter, Q.C. Marie-France Major Amicus Curiae Counsel for the Amicus Curiae John J.L. Hunter, Q.C. PROFESSOR DANIEL JUTRAS SUPREME ADVOCACY LLP University of McGill Barristers and Solicitors 3644 Peel Street 397 Gladstone Avenue, Suitel Montreal, QC H3A I W9 Ottawa, ON K2P OY9 Telephone: (514) 398-6604 Telephone: (613) 695-8855 Facsimile: (514) 398-4659 Facsimile: (613) 695-8580 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Amicus Curiae Marie-France Major Counsel for the Amicus Curiae Professor Daniel Jutras ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ALBERTA GOWLING LAFLEUR HENDERSON LLP Constitutional Law Branch Barristers and Solicitors 9833 - 109 Street, 4th Floor 160 Elgin Street, 26th Floor Edmonton, AB, T5J 3S8 Ottawa, ON KIP lC3 Telephone: (780) 427-0072 Telephone: (613) 786-0139 Facsimile: (780) 425-0307 Facsimile: (613) 563-9869 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Ms. Margaret Unsworth, Q.c. Henry S. Brown, Q.C. Counsel for the Attorney General of Alberta Ottawa Agents for the Counsel for the Attorney General of Alberta ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW BRUNSWICK GOWLING LAFLEUR HENDERSON LLP Legal Services Branch Barristers and Solicitors Centennial Building, Room 447 160 Elgin Street, 26th Floor P.O. Box 6000 Ottawa, ON KIP lC3 Fredericton, NB E3B SHI Telephone: (613) 786-0139 Telephone: (506) 453-2222 Facsimile: (613) 563-9869 Facsimile: (506) 453-3275 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Henry S. Brown, Q.C. [email protected] Ottawa Agents for the Counsel for the David E. Eidt Attorney General of New Brunswick Denis G. Theriault Counsel for the Attorney General of New Brunswick ATTORNEY GENERAL OF SASKATCHEWAN GOWLING LAFLEUR HENDERSON LLP Constitutional Law Branch Barristers and Solicitors 1874 Scarth Street, Suite 820 160 Elgin Street, 26th Floor Regina, SK S4P 4B3 Ottawa, ON KIP lC3 Telephone: (306) 787-8385 Telephone: (613) 786-0139 Facsimile: (306) 787-9111 Facsimile: (613) 563-9869 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Mr. Graeme G. Mitchell Q.C. Henry S. Brown, Q.C. Counsel for the Attorney General of Ottawa Agents for the Counsel for the Saskatchewan Attorney General of Saskatchewan ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NOYA SCOTIA GoWLING LAFLEUR HENDERSON LLP 5151 Terminal Road, 4th Floor Barristers and Solicitors P.O. Box 7, Central Station 160 Elgin Street, 26th Floor Halifax, NS B3J 2L6 Ottawa, ON KIP 1C3 Telephone: (902) 424-4024 Telephone: (6l3) 786-0139 Facsimile: (902) 424-1730 Facsimile: (613) 563-9869 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Mr. Edward A. Gores, Q.c. Henry S. Brown, Q.C. Counsel for the Attorney General of Nova Scotia Ottawa Agents for the Counsel for the Attorney General of Nova Scotia ATTORNEY GENERAL OF PRINCE EDWARD GOWLING LAFLEUR HENDERSON LLP ISLAND Barristers and Solicitors th STEWART MCKELYEY 160 Elgin Street, 26 Floor Barristers and Solicitors Ottawa, ON KIP 1C3 65 Grafton Street Telephone: (613) 786-0139 PO Box 2140, Central Station Facsimile: (613) 563-9869 Charlottetown, PE CIA 8B9 Email: [email protected] Telephone: 902-629-4549 Henry S. Brown, Q.c. Facsimile: 902-566-5283 Ottawa Agents for the Counsel for the Email: [email protected] Attorney General of Prince Edward Island D. Spencer Campbell, Q.C. Counsel for the Attorney General of Prince Edward Island ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MANITOBA GOWLING LAFLEUR HENDERSON LLP Constitutional Law Branch Barristers and Solicitors 405 Broadway, Suite 1205 160 Elgin Street, 26th Floor Winnipeg, MB R3C 3L6 Ottawa, ON KIP lC3 Telephone: (204) 945-0717 Telephone: (6l3) 786-0l39 Facsimile: (204) 945-0053 Facsimile: (613) 563-9869 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Ms. Heather S. Leonoff, Q.C. Henry S. Brown, Q.c. Counsel for the Attorney General of Manitoba Ottawa Agents for the Counsel for Attorney General of Manitoba ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NUNAVUT GOWLING LAFLEUR HENDERSON LLP Legal & Constitutional Law Division Barristers and Solicitors PO Box 1000, Station 500 160 Elgin Street, Suite 2600 Iqaluit, NS XOA OHO Ottawa, ON KIP IC3 Telephone: (867) 975-6332 Telephone: (613) 233-1781 Facsimile: (867) 975-6349 Facsimile: (613) 563-9869 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Mr. Norman M. Tarnow Brian A. Crane, Q.C. Counsel for the Attorney General ofNunavut Ottawa Agents for the Counsel for the Attorney General of Nunavut BERNARD, ROY & ASSOCIli:S NOEL & ASSOCIli:S Barristers and Counsels Barristers and Counsels I Notre-Dame Street East, Suite 800 III Champlain Street Montreal, QC H2Y IB6 Gatineau, QC J8X 3Rl Telephone: (514) 393-2336 Ext: 51467 Telephone: (819) 771-7393 Facsimile: (514) 873-7074 Facsimile: (819) 771-5397 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Jean-Yves Bernard Pierre Landry Marise Visocchi Agents for the Counsel for the Attorney Counsels for the Attorney General of Quebec General of Quebec ATTORNEY GENERAL OF BRITISH COLUMBIA BURKE-ROBERTSON 1001 Douglas Street Barristers and Solicitors P.O. Box 9280 Stn Prov Govt 441 Maclaren Street, Suite 200 Victoria, BC V8W 9J7 Ottawa, ON K2P 2H3 Telephone: (250) 356-5597 Telephone: (613) 236-9665 Facsimile: (250) 356-9154 Facsimile: (613) 235-4430 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Nancy E. Brown Robert E. Houston, Q.C. Counsel for the Attorney General of British Ottawa Agents for the Counsel for the Columbia Attorney General of British Columbia ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ONTARIO BURKE-ROBERTSON 720 Bay Street, 7th Floor Barristers and Solicitors Toronto, ON M5G 2K1 441 Maclaren Street, Suite 200 Telephone: (416) 326-4454 Ottawa, ON K2P 2H3 Facsimile: (416) 326-4015 Telephone: (613) 236-9665 Email: [email protected] Facsimile: (613) 235-4430 Email: [email protected] Michel Y. Helie Joshua Hunter Robert E. Houston, Q.C. Counsel for the Attorney General of Ontario Ottawa Agents for the Counsel for the Attorney General of Ontario ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEWFOUNDLAND BURKE-ROBERTSON AND LABRADOR Barristers and Solicitors 4th Floor, East Block 441 Maclaren Street, Suite 200 Confederation Bldg. Ottawa, ON K2P 2H3 St. John's, NL AlB 4J6 Telephone: (613) 236-9665 Telephone: (709) 729-2869 Facsimile: (613) 235-4430 Facsimile: (709) 729-2129 Email: [email protected] Barbara Barrowman Robert E. Houston, Q.C. Counsel for the Attorney General of Ottawa Agents for the Counsel for the Newfoundland and Labrador Attorney General of Newfoundland and Labrador THE HONOURABLE SERGE JOYAL, SENATOR,PC 250 East Block Parliament of Canada Ottawa, ON KIA OA4 Telephone: (613) 943-0434 Facsimile: (613) 943-0441 Email: [email protected] Intervener HEENAN BLAIKIE LLP Barristers and Counsels 55 Metcalfe Street, Suite 300 Ottawa, ON KIP 6L5 Telephone: (613) 236-7908 Facsimile: (866) 296-8395 Email: [email protected] Mark C. Power Jennifer Klinck Perri Ravon Sebastien Grammond, Ad.E. Counsels for the Intervener Federation des communautes francophones et acadienne du Canada COX&PALMER HEENAN BLAIKIE LLP Barristers and Connsels Barristers and Counsels 644 Main Street, Suite 500 55 Metcalfe Street, Suite 300 Moncton, NB EIC lE2 Ottawa, ON KIP 6L5 Telephone: (506) 856-9800 Telephone: (613) 236-8071 Facsimile: (506) 856-8150 Facsimile: (613) 236-9632 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Christian E. Michaud Perri Ravon Serge Rousselle Ottawa Agents for the Counsels for th( Connsels for the Intervener Intervener Societe de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick inc. Societe de l'Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick inc. STIKEMAN ELLIOTT LLP Barristers and Solicitors 50 O'Connor Street, Suite 1600 Ottawa, ON KIP 6L2 Telephone: (613) 566-0546 Facsimile: (613) 230-8877 Email: [email protected] Nicholas McHaffie Counsel for the Intervener The Honourable Anne C. Cools, Senator, P.C. TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I FACTS 2 I. Development of Federal Responsibility for the 2 Administration of Peace, Order and Good Government in the Northwest Territories II. Development of Responsible Government in the 7 Northwest Territories III. Present status ofthe Government of the Northwest 11 Territories IV. Senate Representation for the Northwest Territories 16 V. The Role ofthe Senate 17 VI. Participation by Northwest Territories in Discussions 20 on Constitutional Amendment and Senate Reform 1.
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