Challenge of Decision of Minister issuing license for scallop fishing

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Challenge of Decision of Minister issuing license for scallop fishing - Judicial Review

Giroux v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 FC 683

In Fish Cases, Judicial Review/Crown Liability on November 23, 2015 (Updated November 23, 2015)

This case involved a challenge by group of commercial scallop fishers from one area when the Minister of Fisheries issued licenses to another group that allowed the other group to fish in the first groups historical area. This application was denied on the grounds that the Minister had very broad discretion to manage fisheries and issue licenses in doing so. …

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