The applicant, Gulf Oil Corporation, applied to the Supreme Court of Canada under s. 43 of the Canada Evidence Act to enforce letters rogatory issued by United States courts.
The letters sought the production of documents held by the applicant's Canadian subsidiaries for use in US anti-trust litigation regarding a uranium cartel.
The Canadian government opposed disclosure on public policy grounds, citing the Uranium Information Security Regulations and Canadian sovereignty.
The Court assumed jurisdiction but dismissed the application, holding that it would be a wrongful exercise of discretion to enforce the letters rogatory contrary to the stated public policy of the Canadian government.
