“ Rule 109 of the Federal Court Rules, 1998 provides that the court may grant leave to any person to intervene in a proceeding. In granting leave, the court must give directions regarding the service of documents, and the role of the intervenor. ”

“ The remaining applicants for standing have shown a strong private interest to support the public interest aspect of the decision under review, and in particular, the motions brought recently by the Applicant for judicial review to stay the Tribunal's proceedings. ”

“ On April 1, 1998, the Respondent, the Attorney General of Canada, brought a motion to stay the judicial review application, pending the Tribunal's hearing.
[5] On April 9, 1998, the Applicant amended his motion to stay by also seeking a declaration under the Charter that the Tribunal proceedings be stayed as an abuse of process; again the Applicant relied on the Bell Canada decision. ”