What is the role of intervenor in an appeal?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ocean Wise Conservation Association v Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation, 2017 BCSC 1650 (CanLII):
In Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), 2012 BCCA 502 at para. 15 Nielsen J.A. wrote: Finally, an intervenor is to make principled submissions on points pertinent to the appeal. It is not to argue for a particular result or support the position of one party or the other… [Emphasis Added.]
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