S.C.C. Court File No. 37897 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA (ON APPEAL FROM THE FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL) BETWEEN: NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NFL INTERNATIONAL LLC and NFL PRODUCTIONS LLC Appellants (Appellants) - and - ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA Respondent (Respondent) - and - CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Intervener (Pursuant to Rule 22(3)(c)(iv)) ______________________________________________________________________ FACTUM OF THE APPELLANTS (NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NFL INTERNATIONAL LLC and NFL PRODUCTIONS LLC) (Pursuant to Section 40(1) of the Supreme Court Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. S-26 and Rules 35 and 42 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada, S.O.R./2002-156) ______________________________________________________________________ MCCARTHY TÉTRAULT LLP GOWLING WLG (CANADA) LLP Suite 5300, TD Bank Tower Suite 2600, 160 Elgin Street Toronto, ON M5K 1E6 Ottawa, ON K1P 1C3 Steven G. Mason (
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[email protected]) Tel: (416) 601-8200 Ottawa Agent for Counsel to the Appellants Fax: (416) 868-0673 Counsel for the Appellants ORIGINAL TO: THE REGISTRAR Supreme Court of Canada 301 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0J1 COPIES TO: Counsel Agent Department of Justice Canada Attorney General of Canada Ontario Regional Office Department of Justice Canada The Exchange Tower Civil Litigation Section, 130 King Street West Suite 500 Suite 3400, Box 36 50 O'Connor St. Toronto, ON M5X 1K6 Ottawa, ON K1A 0H8 Per: Michael H. Morris Per: Christopher M. Rupar Tel.: (416) 973-9704 (
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