Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point v. Canada (Attorney General), 1998 CanLII 824 (SCC), [1998] 1 SCR 756
The Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point Appellant
v.
The Attorney General of Canada,
The Corporation of the Township of Bosanquet,
Paul Hendrick Wilmink, Joanne Cecilia Wilmink,
Joyce Van Geel, Martha Jean Morrison, Paul L. Wagner,
Agnes J. Wagner et al. (as shown in Schedule 1) Respondents
Indexed as: Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point v. Canada (Attorney General)
1998: May 19.
Present: Lamer C.J. and Gonthier, Cory, McLachlin, Iacobucci, Major and Bastarache JJ.
on appeal from the court of appeal for ontario
Indians ‑‑ Indian lands ‑‑ Surrender ‑‑ Irregularities in surrender process ‑‑ Surrender valid.
APPEAL from a judgment of the Ontario Court of Appeal (1996), 1996 CanLII 753 (ON CA), 31 O.R. (3d) 97, 141 D.L.R. (4th) 1, 95 O.A.C. 365, 6 R.P.R. (3d) 185, [1997] 3 C.N.L.R. 65, [1996] O.J. No. 4188 (QL), dismissing an appeal from a judgment of Killeen J. (1995), 1995 CanLII 7096 (ON SC), 24 O.R. (3d) 654, [1996] 1 C.N.L.R. 54, [1995] O.J. No. 2630 (QL), granting respondents’ motion for summary judgment and dismissing pleadings against validity of surrender. Appeal dismissed.
Paul G. Vogel, Russell M. Raikes and Carol Godby, for the appellants.
Charlotte A. Bell, Q.C., and Gary Penner, for the respondent the Attorney General of Canada.
Angus L. McKenzie, Q.C., for the respondent the Corporation of the Township of Bosanquet.
Gerard T. Tillmann, for the respondents the Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, CIBC Mortgage Corporation, Canada Trustco Mortgage Company, National Trust Company and Toronto‑Dominion Bank.
Written submission only by Albert M. Lockyer for the respondents Cynthia Marie Thoren and Frank Thoren, Christopher Thomas Allan King, 876709 Ontario Ltd., Robert Beverly McDonald, Elizabeth Christina McDonald, Synda Louise Lockyer and Albert Maxwell Lockyer.
Jeff G. Cowan, for the respondents (not otherwise represented) Paul Hendrick Wilmink et al. (as shown in Schedule 2).
//Cory J.//
The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by
1Cory J. -- On this appeal we are not concerned with the issue of the Crown’s fiduciary duty. The sole question before us is the validity of the surrender and on this issue we are in agreement with the reasons of Laskin J.A. The appeal is therefore dismissed with costs.
Judgment accordingly.
Solicitors for the appellant: Cohen, Highley, Vogel & Dawson, London.
Solicitors for the respondent the Attorney General of Canada: The Attorney General of Canada, Ottawa.
Solicitors for the respondent the Corporation of the Township of Bosanquet: McKenzie, Nash, Bryant, London.
Solicitors for the respondents the Bank of Montreal, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, CIBC Mortgage Corporation, Canada Trustco Mortgage Company, National Trust Company and The Toronto‑Dominion Bank: Pensa & Associates, London.
Solicitor for the respondents Cynthia Marie Thoren and Frank Thoren, Christopher Thomas Allan King, 876709 Ontario Ltd., Robert Beverly McDonald, Elizabeth Christina McDonald, Synda Louise Lockyer and Albert Maxwell Lockyer: Albert M. Lockyer, Forest.
Solicitors for the respondents (not otherwise represented and shown in Schedule 2) Paul Hendrick Wilmink et al.: Weir & Foulds, Toronto.
Schedule 1
Schedule 1
Remaining Respondents
Leon Edward St. John
Margaret J. St. John
Daniel Albert Vincent Rusciolelli
Rachel Emma Rusciolelli
Domenico Ambrogio
Maurina Ambrogio
William Walter Ellison
Gail Ann Ellison
National Trust Company
Joseph John Huybers
Joanne Maria Huybers
Karl Huetter
Inge Huetter
Annie Jeanette Dunston
Grace Marie Lasenby
Jack Harold Lasenby
Amin Mussani, In Trust
Donald Bruce Gray
Juliaan Alfons D’Hanyns
Simonne Clara D’Hanyns
Brian Bernard McGowan
Margaret Ann McGowan
Mary Lou LaPratte
Christopher Thomas Allan King
William John Harkness
Frances Curry Harkness
Barbara L. St. Louis
Eugene M. Sorin
Bank of Montreal
Frank Thoren
Cynthia Marie Thoren
Toronto‑Dominion Bank
Daniel Leo Bosnak
Ellen J. Bosnak
Edward G. Paschalidis
Veronika E. Paschalidis
Jack Malcolm Galbraith
Margaret Irene Galbraith
John Archibald Pedden
Dorothy Harriet Pedden
Gloria Ann Redmond
Carolyn Jane Sheprak
Diana Mary Susan Sheprak
Lotte Nachtnebel
Josef Szela
Erika Szela
Roy Francis Giroux
Madonna Giroux
Derek Leslie Barker
Nan Francis Barker
George C. Wallis
Janet Wallis
Bernardus Josephus Veel
Hendrika Petronella Veel
St. Willibrord Community Credit Union Limited
David A. Voll
Diane M. Voll
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CIBC Mortgage Corporation
Pierre Conrad Morisset
876709 Ontario Ltd.
Keith Leslie Orchard
Maisie Norine Orchard
Michael Robert DeHetre
David George Burgoyne
Karine Gerd Burgoyne
Daniel Ernest Zigar
Lola Louise Zigar
Stanley William Ulch
Lillian Ulch
George Edward Hext
Sherrill Lynn Hext
John O. Chessman
Rosa Jeannette Chessman
Glenn Edward McCann
Sandra Joy McCann
Leo Moyer Arrand
Alma Louraine Arrand
Wilfrid John O’Donnell
Judith Lynn O’Donnell
Richard Andrigo
Kenneth O’Hagan
Canada Trustco Mortgage Company
Linda Alice Williams
Olive Adeline Topping
Edward Joseph Miller
Joan Kristine Miller
Lloyd Howard Kerr
Joan Marie Kerr
Wayne Grant Hopson
Barbara Ann Hopson
Dudley Kent Wilcox
Jerry Theodore Vandergoot
Diane Jocelyn Vandergoot
Norman Charles William Hoch
Ruth Elizabeth Hoch
Richard L. Schultz
Kenneth Walter Stewart
Rosemary Kathleen Stewart
Cyril Woodward Bamford
Kenneth Wilbur Heslop
Fern Doreen Heslop
Edward Hurd James
Donna Fay James
Ralph C. Beal
Irene I. Beal
Rose Marie Giffen
Alexander Edwin Colvin
Betty May Townshend
Ross Franklin Hoover
John M. Thyret
Royal Bank of Canada
John Maximilian Thyret
Susan Maes‑Thyret
Brian Davy
Sandra Davy
Robert Harris Lavery, Jr.
Elizabeth Ellen Lavery
Lynn Ellen Green
Karen Elise Green
Robert Edward Cook
Majorie Ann Cook
Jacqueline A. Wagner
Robert E. Cook, Jr.
Lois Joy Denning
James W. Sinkule
Elaine D. Sinkule
Ruth Anne Sinkule
Barbara Jean Sinkule
Cathy Salisbury
Gerard Deluct
106119 Canada Limited
June Alethea Steepe
David Frederick Blay
Gorden Glenn Blay
Frank Ervin Joksas
Stephen P. Kennedy
Alice R. Kennedy
Wayne Frederick Walker
Mareta Ann Walker
Melvin Dean Dailey
Ralph B. Dailey
Raymond K. Dailey
Lester Alexander Chedore
Norman Heitbohmer
Florence Heitbohmer
Dorothy G. Smith
Clara Elizabeth Chedore
Donald Angus Galbraith
William Louis McDace
Barbara Jane McDace
Edmund Heier
Mary Anne Heier
William Isaac Jones
Mary Isabel Jones
Elizabeth Anne Saunders
Victor Myra Anderson
Gertrude Smith
Janet Lynn Jariott
Synda Louise Lockyer
Robert Beverly McDonald
Elizabeth Christina McDonald
Albert Maxwell Lockyer
Warren W. Sanford
Beverly M. Sanford
Margaret Hahn
Kimberly Rudy Marion
James William White
Rita Verna White
John Distler
Mary Distler
Martin Mueller
Maria Mueller
Anton Bauer
Katherine Bauer
James Ronald Speiran
Sharon Lorraine Speiran
William David Teeple
Sheila Jean Teeple
Dianne Brown
Ronald Howard Tomlinson
Betty Ann Tomlinson
William George Henry Sawyer
Norma Luella Sawyer
Harold Edwin Robinson
Stanislav Sustarsic
Franciska Sustarsic
John David Livingston
Audrey Mary Livingston
George Kniess
Theresa Kniess
John Putschli
Magdolena Putschli
John Eberhard
Teresa Eberhard
Thomas William Eyre
Janet Elizabeth Eyre
Thomas Henry
Theresa Henry
Norval Harvey Dix
Barbara Anna Lee Dix
Peter Robinson
Norma Janet Wight Robinson
Rudi Deskau
Lisa Deskau
Robert P. Hartop
Gertrude V. Hartop
Ada A. Wakefield
Mary Louise Dunn
William James Wakefield
Roy E. Dickerson
Flonteenia M. Dickerson
Melvin A. Colo
Joan M. Colo
Ronald Hugh McIntyre
Margaret Ann McIntyre
Mervin Lawrence Behm
Margaret Gail Behm
Douglas C. Coleman
Margaret F. Coleman
Glen Alvin Leach
Frank Richard George Van De Peer
Margaret Elizabeth Van De Peer
Schedule 2
Schedule 2
Respondents Represented by Weir & Foulds, Toronto
Paul Hendrick Wilmink
Joanne Cecilia Wilmink
Joyce Van Geel
Martha Jean Morrison
Paul L. Wagner
Agnes J. Wagner
Leon Edward St. John
Margaret J. St. John
Daniel Albert Vincent Rusciolelli
Rachel Emma Rusciolelli
Domenico Ambrogio
Maurina Ambrogio
William Walter Ellison
Gail Ann Ellison
Joseph John Huybers
Joanne Maria Huybers
Karl Huetter
Inge Huetter
Annie Jeanette Dunston
Grace Marie Lasenby
Jack Harold Lasenby
Amin Mussani, In Trust
Donald Bruce Gray
Juliaan Alfons D’Hanyns
Simonne Clara D’Hanyns
Brian Bernard McGowan
Margaret Ann McGowan
Mary Lou LaPratte
William John Harkness
Frances Curry Harkness
Barbara L. St. Louis
Eugene M. Sorin
Daniel Leo Bosnak
Ellen J. Bosnak
Edward G. Paschalidis
Veronika E. Paschalidis
Jack Malcolm Galbraith
Margaret Irene Galbraith
John Archibald Pedden
Dorothy Harriet Pedden
Gloria Ann Redmond
Carolyn Jane Sheprak
Diana Mary Susan Sheprak
Lotte Nachtnebel
Josef Szela
Erika Szela
Roy Francis Giroux
Madonna Giroux
Derek Leslie Barker
Nan Francis Barker
George C. Wallis
Janet Wallis
Bernardus Josephus Veel
Hendrika Petronella Veel
David A. Voll
Diane M. Voll
Pierre Conrad Morisset
Keith Leslie Orchard
Maisie Norine Orchard
Michael Robert DeHetre
David George Burgoyne
Karine Gerd Burgoyne
Daniel Ernest Zigar
Lola Louise Zigar
Stanley William Ulch
Lillian Ulch
George Edward Hext
Sherrill Lynn Hext
John O. Chessman
Rosa Jeannette Chessman
Glenn Edward McCann
Sandra Joy McCann
Leo Moyer Arrand
Alma Louraine Arrand
Wilfrid John O’Donnell
Judith Lynn O’Donnell
Richard Andrigo
Kenneth O’Hagan
Olive Adeline Topping
Edward Joseph Miller
Joan Kristine Miller
Lloyd Howard Kerr
Joan Marie Kerr
Wayne Grant Hopson
Barbara Ann Hopson
Dudley Kent Wilcox
Jerry Theodore Vandergoot
Diane Jocelyn Vandergoot
Norman Charles William Hoch
Ruth Elizabeth Hoch
Richard L. Schultz
Kenneth Walter Stewart
Rosemary Kathleen Stewart
Cyril Woodward Bamford
Kenneth Wilbur Heslop
Fern Doreen Heslop
Edward Hurd James
Donna Fay James
Ralph C. Beal
Irene I. Beal
Rose Marie Giffen
Alexander Edwin Colvin
Betty May Townshend
Ross Franklin Hoover
John M. Thyret
John Maximilian Thyret
Susan Maes‑Thyret
Brian Davy
Sandra Davy
Robert Harris Lavery, Jr.
Elizabeth Ellen Lavery
Lynn Ellen Green
Karen Elise Green
Robert Edward Cook
Majorie Ann Cook
Jacqueline A. Wagner
Robert E. Cook, Jr.
Lois Joy Denning
James W. Sinkule
Elaine D. Sinkule
Ruth Anne Sinkule
Barbara Jean Sinkule
Cathy Salisbury
Gerard Deluct
106119 Canada Limited
June Alethea Steepe
David Frederick Blay
Gorden Glenn Blay
Frank Ervin Joksas
Stephen P. Kennedy
Alice R. Kennedy
Wayne Frederick Walker
Mareta Ann Walker
Melvin Dean Dailey
Ralph B. Dailey
Raymond K. Dailey
Lester Alexander Chedore
Norman Heitbohmer
Florence Heitbohmer
Dorothy G. Smith
Clara Elizabeth Chedore
Donald Angus Galbraith
William Louis McDace
Barbara Jane McDace
Edmund Heier
Mary Anne Heier
William Isaac Jones
Mary Isabel Jones
Elizabeth Anne Saunders
Victor Myra Anderson
Gertrude Smith
Janet Lynn Jariott
Margaret Hahn
Kimberly Rudy Marion
James William White
Rita Verna White
John Distler
Mary Distler
Martin Mueller
Maria Mueller
James Ronald Speiran
Sharon Lorraine Speiran
William David Teeple
Sheila Jean Teeple
Dianne Brown
Ronald Howard Tomlinson
Betty Ann Tomlinson
William George Henry Sawyer
Norma Luella Sawyer
Harold Edwin Robinson
Stanislav Sustarsic
Franciska Sustarsic
John David Livingston
Audrey Mary Livingston
George Kniess
Theresa Kniess
John Putschli
Magdolena Putschli
John Eberhard
Teresa Eberhard
Thomas William Eyre
Janet Elizabeth Eyre
Thomas Henry
Theresa Henry
Norval Harvey Dix
Barbara Anna Lee Dix
Rudi Deskau
Lisa Deskau
Robert P. Hartop
Gertrude V. Hartop
Ada A. Wakefield
Mary Louise Dunn
William James Wakefield
Roy E. Dickerson
Flonteenia M. Dickerson
Melvin A. Colo
Joan M. Colo
Ronald Hugh McIntyre
Margaret Ann McIntyre
Mervin Lawrence Behm
Margaret Gail Behm
Douglas C. Coleman
Margaret F. Coleman
Glen Alvin Leach
Frank Richard George Van De Peer
Margaret Elizabeth Van De Peer