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R. v. Van der Peet

[1996] 2 SCR 507 Court SCC Decision date 1996-08-21 Docket 23803 English

PartiesDorothy Marie Van der Peet Appellant·Her Majesty The Queen Respondent·The Attorney General of Quebec Interveners·the Fisheries Council of British Columbia Interveners·the British Columbia Fisheries Survival Coalition and the British Columbia Wildlife Federation Interveners·the First Nations Summit Interveners·Delgamuukw et al., Howard Pamajewon Interveners·Roger Jones, Arnold Gardner, Jack Pitchenese Interveners·Allan Gardner Interveners

Judges Lamer, Antonio; La Forest, Gérard V.; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley; Iacobucci, Frank; Major, John C.

Delivered by Lamer C.J.

On appeal from British Columbia

Subjects Constitutional law

Contents

Lamer C.J.

The Chief Justice --