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Timestamp: 2018-07-23 05:40:29
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Court Documents | Witness For The Peace
West Moberly and Prophet River First Nations Legal Challenge Documents
Notice of Civil Claims
Injunction Evidence
BC Hydro's Applications and Responses Against the West Moberly and Prophet River First Nations
20 March 2018​
Hydro tries to exclude the expert witness affidavits filed by WMFN of Annette Muttray, Petr Komers (affidavit #1), Petr Komers (affidavit #2), Sheri Gutsell, Megan Thompson, Marc Eliesen, Harry Swain
Hydro seeks more particulars from WMFN and costs of this application. The NoA claims “At present, the Notice of Civil Claim and particulars delivered to date fail to properly identify the alleged rights and corresponding infringements that the [WMFN] seek to have adjudicated” (Part 2, para 2).
23 March 2018 - No. 2
Hydro responds to the NoA filed by the AG of Canada on 16 March 2018 (seeking to strike certain paragraphs of the Swain affidavit). Hydro consents to granting of orders requested in Part 1, paragraph 1 of the NoA; does not oppose any orders requested; takes no position on orders requested in Part 1, para 2 of the NoA
Hydro wants WMFN to produce within 2 days of this order, numerous documents including all retainer letters and instructing letters to the experts referred to in Schedule A; a list of every document relied on by the Expert in forming his or her opinion; notes, recordings and transcripts of interviews and oral histories referred to in some of the expert reports.
Hydro wants to move the court case from Victoria to Vancouver.
BC Hydro’s Response to the Injunction.
Province of British Columbia's Applications and Responses Against the West Moberly and Prophet River First Nations
Province seeks court orders for WMFN to provide further information concerning the Notice of Civil Claim, including more details about what has been violated, cumulative impacts they have experienced, the boundaries of their traditional territory, and why the Peace is of unique and central significance to the cultures annd traditions.
Application Response: Province agrees with Hydro to exclude the affidavits by Swain, Komers, Muttray, Gutsell, Thompson, Eliesen. The Province agrees with and reiterates a summary of Hydro’s arguments for striking these affidavits. BC consents to granting of all orders.
Application Response: Province once again agrees entirely with and rubber stamps BC Hydro.
Province of BC’s Response to the Injunction
Attorney General of Canada’s Applications and Responses Against the West Moberly and Prophet River First Nations
7 March 2018 - No. 1
AG Canada responds to BC Hydro’s Notice of Application (NoA) filed 28 February 2018 consenting to the orders set out in Part 1, paragraph 1 of that NoA, opposing none of the orders in the NoA, and taking no position on the orders sought in Part 1, paras 2-3 of the NoA.
7 March 2018 - No. 2
AG Canada: responds to the Province’s Notice of Application filed 28 February 2018 consenting to orders set out in Part 1, paragraph 1 of the NoA, not opposing any orders sought in the NoA, and taking no position on the orders set out in Part 1, para 2 of the NoA.
In regards to Harry Swain’s affidavit, the federal government seeks an order striking paras 7, 10, 12, 13, 16, 20, 21, 23, 27, 29, and 30 of Swain’s 31 January 2018 Report/Affidavit on the basis that these paras breach deliberative secrecy privilege.
AG Canada responds to BC Hydro’s NoA filed 15 March 2018 noting that Canada does not consent to any of the orders sought in the NoA, nor does it oppose any orders sought in the NoA, Canada takes no position on granting of orders set out in Part 1, paragraphs 1 and 2 of the NoA.
AG Canada responds to BC Hydro regarding production of WMFN’s expert files. Canada doesn’t consent to or oppose any orders sought in the NoA. Canada takes no position on the granting of orders set out in Part 1 paras 1-6 of the NoA.
Attorney General of Canada’s Response to the Injunction