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Respondent
- Parties: The applicants were William Gordon Glendale, in his capacity as chief of Band Council of the Da'naxda'xw First Nation and as a member of the Hereditary Chiefs Council, and Michael Jacobson-Weston and Annie Glendale in their capacity as councillors of the Da'naxda'xw First Nation. The respondents were Bill Peters, Norman Glendale, and Robert Duncan.
- Subject Matter: William Gordon Glendale, a hereditary chief of the Da’naxda’xw First Nation (DFN), solely brought two motions. The first motion sought to enforce the Federal Court judge’s order in Da’naxda’xw First Nation v Peters, 2021 FC 360 under rr. 423 and 431 of the Federal Courts Rules, SOR/98-106 and sought to compel performance of that order under r. 431. The second motion, citing r. 104(1)(b), sought to add Ruby Mannila as a party to files T-1282-19 and T-1725-19 and as a respondent to the first motion.
- Ruling: The court ruled in the respondents’ favour and dismissed Glendale’s motion under rr. 423 and 431 to enforce the order in Da’naxda’xw First Nation v Peters, 2021 FC 360 and Glendale’s r. 104(b) motion seeking to add Manilla as a respondent to T-1282-19. The court noted that the DFN elections should be conducted under the Election Code.
- Date: The hearing was set on Mar. 14, 2023. The court released its decision on Mar. 21, 2023.
- Venue: This was a federal case before the Federal Court.
- Amount: The court awarded Robert Duncan his costs based on column II of Tariff B.
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Federal CourtCase Number
T-1282-19Practice Area
Aboriginal lawAmount
$ 0Winner
RespondentTrial Start Date
06 August 2019Download documents