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Larocque v. Canada, 2006 FCA 237

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

This case involved the failure of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans ("DFO") in 2003 to negotiate a co-management arrangement with the snow crab fleet, which would have provided funding for scientific research related the snow crab fishery. As a result of that failure, DFO decided to undertake research itself by hiring a private contractor and paying him by issuing …

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