File No. 35945 SUPREME COURT of CANADA BETWEEN: HARRY
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File No. 35945 SUPREME COURT OF CANADA (ON APPEAL FROM THE FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL) BETWEEN: HARRY DANIELS, GABRIEL DANIELS, LEAH GARDINER, TERRY JOUDREY and THE CONGRESS OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLES APPELLANTS (Respondents on Cross-Appeal) - and- HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN as represented by THE MINISTER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS AND NORTHERN DEVELOPMENT and THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA RESPONDENTS (Appellants on Cross-Appeal) -and- ATTORNEY GENERAL OF SASKATCHEWAN, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ALBERTA, NATIVE COUNCIL OF NOVA SCOTIA, NEW BRUNSWICK ABORIGINAL PEOPLES COUNCIL AND NATIVE COUNCIL OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, METIS SETTLEMENTS GENERAL COUNCIL, TE'MEXW TREATY ASSOCIATION, METIS FEDERATION OF CANADA, ASENIWUCHE WINEWAK NATION OF CANADA, CHIEFS OF ONTARIO, GIFT LAKE METIS SETTLEMENT, NATIVE ALLIANCE OF QUEBEC, ASSEMBLY OF FIRST NATIONS and METIS NATIONAL COUNCIL INTERVENERS FACTUM OF THE INTERVENER ASENIWUCHE WINEWAKNATION OF CANADA Counsel for Intervener Aseniwuche Agent For Intervener Aseniwuche Winewak Winewak Nation of Canada Nation Of Canada JFK Law Corporation Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP 340 - 1122 Mainland Street 2600 - 160 Elgin Street Vancouver, B.C. V6B 5Ll Ottawa, Ontario KIP 1C3 Karey M. Brooks Guy Regimbald Tel.: 604-687-0549 Tel: 613-786-0197 Fax: 604-687-2696 Fax: 613-563-9869 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] TO: THE REGISTRAR AND TO: AND TO: Counsel for the Appellants Agent for the Appellants University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP 357 ~ 57 Louis Pasteur Street 2600 -160 Elgin Street Ottawa, Ontario KIN 6N5 Box 466 Station D Joseph Eliot Magnet Ottawa, Ontario KIP lC3 Andrew K. Lokan Brian A. Crane, Q.C. Lindsay Scott Tel: 613-233-1781 Tel: 613-562-5800 Ext 3315 Fax: 613-563-9869 Fax: 613-562-5124 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] AND TO: Counsel for the Respondent, Her Majesty the Queen as represented by The Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Attorney General of Canada 50 O'Connor Street, Suite 500, Room 557 Ottawa, Ontario KIA OHS Christopher M. Rupar Shauna K. Bedingfield Mark R. Kindrachuk, Q.c. Tel: 613-670-6290 Fax: 613-954-1920 Email: [email protected] AND TO: Counsel for the Respondent, Attorney General of Canada Attorney General of Canada 50 O'Connor Street, Suite 500, Room 557 Ottawa, Ontario KIA OH8 Christopher M. Rupar Shauna K. Bedingfield Mark R. Kindrachuk, Q.c. Tel: 613-670-6290 Fax: 613-954-1920 Email: [email protected] AND TO: AND TO: Counsel for Attorney General of Alberta Agent for Attorney General of Alberta Attorney General of Alberta Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP 1000 ~ 10025 - 1 02A Avenue 2600 - 160 Elgin Street Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2Z2 Ottawa, Ontario KIP lC3 Angela Edgington D. Lynne Watt Neil Dobson Tel: 613-786-8695 Tel: 780-427-1482 Fax: 613-788-3509 Fax: 780-643-0852 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] AND TO: AND TO: Counsel Metis Settlements General Council Agent for Metis Settlement General Council Whitten LLP Supreme Advocacy LLP 2500 - 10303 Jasper Avenue 100 - 340 Gilmour Street Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N6 Ottawa, Ontario K2P 0R3 Gary Appelt Marie-France Major Keltie Lambert Tel: 613-695-8855 Ext. 102 Tel: 780-428-0501 Fax: 613-695-8580 Fax: 780-429-2559 Email: [email protected] AND TO: AND TO: Counsel for Gift Lake Metis Settlement Agent for Gift Lake Metis Settlement Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP 2600 - 160 Elgin Street 2600 - 160 Elgin Street Ottawa, Ontario KIP 1C3 Ottawa, Ontario KIP lC3 Maxime Faille Guy Regimbald Paul Seaman Tel: 613-786-0197 Tel: 613-233-1781 Fax: 613-563-9869 Fax: 613-563-9869 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] AND TO: AND TO: Counsel for Metis National Council Agent for Metis National Council Metis National Council Power Law Unit 4 - 340 MacLaren 1103 - 130 Albert Street Ottawa, Ontario K2P OM6 Ottawa, Ontario KIP 5G4 Clement Chartier, Q.c. Francois Laroque Marc Leclair Tel: 613-702-5560 Kathy L. Hodgson-Smith Fax: 888-404-2227 Tel: 613-232-3216 Email: [email protected] Fax: 613-232-4262 AND TO: AND TO: Counsel for Manitoba Metis Federation Agent for Manitoba Metis Federation P ape Salter T eillet Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP 546 Euclid Avenue 2600 - 160 Elgin Street Toronto, Ontario M6G 2T2 Ottawa, Ontario KIP lC3 Jason Madden Jeffrey W. Beedell Tel: 416-916-2989 Tel: 613-786-0171 Fax: 416-916-3726 Fax: 613-788-3587 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] AND TO: AND TO: Counsel for Metis Nation of Ontario Agent for Metis Nation of Ontario Pape Salter Teillet Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP 460 - 220 Cambie Street 2600 - 160 Elgin Street Vancouver, B.C. V6B 2M9 Ottawa, Ontario KIP lC3 Jean M. Teillet Jeffrey W. Beedell Tel: 604-681-3002 Tel: 613-786-0171 Fax: 604-681-3050 Fax: 613-788-3587 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] AND TO: AND TO: Counsel for Native Council of Nova Scotia, Agent for Native Council of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick Aboriginal Peoples Council New Brunswick Aboriginal Peoples Council and Native Council of Prince Edward Island and Native Council of Prince Edward Island Burchell Hayman Parish Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP 1800 -1801 Hollis Street 2600 - 160 Elgin Street Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3N4 Ottawa, Ontario KIP 1C3 D. Bruce Clarke Jeffrey W. Beedell Tel: 902-423-6361 Tel: 613-786-0171 Fax: 902-420-9326 Fax: 613-788-3587 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] AND TO: Counsel for Metis Federation of Canada Devlin Gailus Westaway 200 -736 Broughton Street Victoria, BC V8W lEI Christopher G. Devlin Tel: 250-361-9469 Fax: 250-361-9429 Email: [email protected] AND TO: AND TO: Counsel for Te'mexw Treaty Association Agent for Te'mexw Treaty Assocation JFK Law Corporation Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP 816 - 1175 Douglas Street 2600 - 160 Elgin Street Victoria, BC V8W 2El Ottawa, Ontario KIP lC3 Robert J.M. Janes Guy Regimbald Tel: 250-405-3460 Tel: 613-786-0197 Fax: 250-381-8567 Fax: 613-563-9869 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] AND TO: AND TO: Counsel for Peavine Metis Settlement, East Agent for Peavine Metis Settlement, East Prairie Metis Settlement, Elizabeth Metis Prairie Metis Settlement, Elizabeth Metis Settlement and Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement and Paddle Prairie Metis Settlement Settlement Hajduk Gibbs LLP 331 Somerset Street West 202 Platinum Place Ottawa, Ontario K2P OJ8 10120 -118 StreetN.W. Michael J. Sobkin Edmonton, Alberta T5K I Y4 Tel: 613-282-1712 Richard B. Hajduk Fax: 613-288-2896 Rodger C. Gibbs Email: [email protected] Tel: 780-428-4258 Fax: 780-425-9439 Email: [email protected] AND TO: AND TO: Counsel for Chiefs of Ontario Agent for Chiefs of Ontario Nahwgahbow, Corbiere Genoodmagejig Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP 109 - 5884 Rama Road 2600 - 160 Elgin Street Rama, Ontario L3V 6H6 Ottawa, Ontario KIP lC3 David C. Nahwegahbow Guy Regimbald Tel: 705-325-0520 Tel: 613-786-0197 Fax: 705-325-7204 Fax: 613-563-9869 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] AND TO: AND TO: Counsel for Native Alliance of Quebec Agent for Native Alliance of Quebec Gagne, Letarte, S.E.N.C. Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP 79, bouL Rene-Levesque Est, Bureau 400 2600 - 160 Elgin Street Quebec, Quebec GIR 5N5 Ottawa, Ontario KIP lC3 Marc Watters Guy Regimbald Tel: 418-522-7900 Tel: 613-786-0197 Fax: 418-523-7900 Fax: 613-563-9869 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] AND TO: AND TO: Counsel for Attorney General of Agent for Attorney General of Saskatchewan Saska tchewan Attorney General for Saskatchewan Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP Aboriginal Law Branch 2600 - 160 Elgin Street 820 - 1874 Scarth Street Ottawa, Ontario KIP IC3 Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 4B3 D. Lynne Watt P. Mitch McAdam, Q.C. Tel: 613-786-8695 Tel: 306-787-7846 Fax: 613-788-3509 Fax: 306-787-9111 Email: [email protected] AND TO: AND TO: Counsel for Assembly of First Nations Agent for Assembly of First Nations Assembly of First Nations Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP 1600 - 55 Metcalfe Street 2600 - 160 Elgin Street Ottawa, Ontario Kl P 6L5 Ottawa, Ontario KIP 1 C3 Stuart Wuttke Guy Regimbald Tel: 613-241-6789 Tel: 613-786-8695 Fax: 613-241-5808 Fax: 613-788-3509 Email: [email protected] AND TO: AND TO: Counsel for Chief Raymond Wilson on his Agent for Chief Raymond Wilson on his own own behalf and as Chief of Hwlitsum First behalf and as Chief of Hwlitsum First Nation and on behalf of Hwlitsum First Nation and on behalf of Hwlitsum First Nation and all its members Nation and all its members Rath & Company 331 Somerset Street West Box 44 Site 8 RR 1 Ottawa, Ontario K2P OJ8 Priddis, Alberta TOL 1WO Michael J. Sobkin Jeffrey R.W. Rath, David Khan & Paul Reid Tel: 613-282-1712 Tel: 403-931-4047 Fax: 613-288-2896 Fax: 403-931-4048 Email: [email protected] OPENING STATEMENT A broad definition of "Indians" for the purpose of section 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867 is consistent with the original intention of the provision to give the federal government broad power to deal with all Aboriginal people (including non-status Indians and the Metis) under section 91(24) and the need to achieve consistency in the manner in which Aboriginal people are treated by the federal government. Thus, an interpretation of s. 91(24) that includes all Aboriginal people including non-status Indians reflects the appropriate historical context, resolves constitutional confusion, and avoids arbitrary distinctions.