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Comeau's Sea Foods Ltd. v. Canada (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans)

[1997] 1 SCR 12 Court SCC Decision date 1997-01-30 Docket 24682 English

PartiesComeau’s Sea Foods Limited, a body corporate Appellant·Her Majesty The Queen in Right of Canada Respondent

Judges La Forest, Gérard V.; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley; Iacobucci, Frank; Major, John C.

Delivered by Major J.

On appeal from Federal Court of Appeal

Subjects Administrative law State

Contents

Major J.

Major J. -- The appellant commenced an action against the respondent arising out of the failure of the respondent Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (“the Minister”) to issue certain lobster fishery licences which had previously been authorized to be issued under s. 7 of the Fisheries Act , R.S.C., 1985, c. F-14 .

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