One of the authorities relied upon by Binnie J. in Will-Kare was Harel v. Quebec (Deputy Minister of Revenue) (1977), 1977 CanLII 10 (SCC), [1978] 1 S.C.R. 851 (S.C.C.) where De Granpré J. stated at p. 859: Once again, I am not saying that the administrative inter-pretation could contradict a clear legislative text; but in a situation such as I have just outlined, this interpretation has real weight and, in case of doubt about the meaning of the legislation, becomes an important factor.
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