Federal Court of Appeal Decisions

Date: 20060626

Docket: 06-A-18

Citation: 2006 FCA 239

Present:           NADON J.A.

BETWEEN:

CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA

and NATIONAL ANTI-POVERTY ORGANIZATION

Applicants

and

CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Respondent

and

ALIANT TELECOM INC., BELL CANADA, MTS ALLSTREAM INC.,

SASKATCHEWAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TÉLÉBEC, SOCIÉTÉ EN

COMMANDITE, TELUS COMUNICATIONS INC., TELUS COMMUNICATIONS

(QUÉBEC) INC., ARCH (A LEGAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH

DISABILITIES) AND THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF

Respondents

Dealt with in writing without appearance of parties.

Order delivered at Ottawa, Ontario, on June 26, 2006.

REASONS FOR ORDER BY:                                                                                       NADON J.A.

Date: 20060626

Docket: 06-A-18

Citation: 2006 FCA 239

Present:           NADON J.A.

BETWEEN:

CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA

and NATIONAL ANTI-POVERTY ORGANIZATION

Applicants

and

CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Respondent

and

ALIANT TELECOM INC., BELL CANADA, MTS ALLSTREAM INC.,

SASKATCHEWAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TÉLÉBEC, SOCIÉTÉ EN

COMMANDITE, TELUS COMUNICATIONS INC., TELUS COMMUNICATIONS

(QUÉBEC) INC., ARCH (A LEGAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR PERSONS WITH

DISABILITIES) AND THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF

Respondents

REASONS FOR ORDER

NADON J.A.

[1]                After carefully reviewing the material submitted by the parties and after careful consideration of their respective submissions, I am unable to conclude that the applicants would suffer irreparable harm should their motion for a stay not be granted. As a result, the motion for a stay of Telecom Decision CRTC 2006-9 dated February 16, 2006, will be dismissed.

"M. Nadon"

FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL

NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD

DOCKET:                                                                               06-A-18

STYLE OF CAUSE:                                                               Consumers' Assoc. of Canada et al. v. CRTC and Alliant Telecom Inc. et al

MOTION DEALT WITH IN WRITING WITHOUT APPEARANCE OF PARTIES

REASONS FOR ORDER BY:                                              NADON J.A.

DATED:                                                                                  June 26, 2006

WRITTEN REPRESENTATIONS BY:

M. Janigan	FOR the Applicants
J.B. Laskin, A. Ali N. Finkelstein, D. Kidd, C. Reagan Floor D.M. Campbell Q.C., K.A. Kindred D. McAllister J.E. Lowe	FOR the Respondent CRTC FOR the Respondent Bell Canada FOR the RespondentAliant Telecom FOR the Respondent ARCH FOR the Respondents Telus Comm. and Telus (Québec) Comm.

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:

Public Interest Advocacy Centre Ottawa, Ontario	FOR the Applicants
Torys LLP Toronto, Ontario Blake Cassels & Graydon LLp Toronto, Ontario Cox Hanson O'Reilly Matheson Halifax, Nova Scotia ARCH Disability Law Centre Toronto, ON Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP Calgary, Alberta	FOR the Respondent CRTC FOR the Respondent Bell Canada FOR the Respondent Aliant Telecom FOR the Respondent ARCH FOR the Respondent Telus Comm. and Telus (Québec) Comm.