Sierra Club of Canada v. Canada ( Minister of Finance )
T-85-97
Rouleau J.
23/5/97
5 pp.
Application for directions and orders requiring respondents to provide certified copy of material requested in applicant's revised request for material-Applicant filed originating notice of motion challenging federal government's decision not to conduct environmental assessment under Canadian Environmental Assessment Act-Respondent Ministers authorizing Export Development Corporation to give financial assistance to support sale of two CANDU nuclear reactors to China by Atomic Energy of Canada Limited-At time of filing originating notice of motion, applicant included request for material pursuant to R. 1612(2)-Applicant's revised request for material outside scope of RR. 1612, 1613-Essence of applicant's complaint CEAA should have been applied, environmental assessment conducted-Applicant permitted to request material relevant to that question only-Not entitled to any other material unnecessary, extraneous to relief sought, grounds which cannot affect Court's decision-Application dismissed-Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, S.C. 1992, c. 37-Federal Court Rules, C.R.C., c. 663, RR. 1612 (as enacted by SOR/92-43, s. 19), 1613 (as enacted idem).