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Too much reading? We’ve got you. Check out our new Legal Audio Generator on our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Communications law — Telecommunications — Access to transmission lines on public property(00:00:32) Summary(00:03:37) Held (Côté and Martin JJ. dissenting)(00:03:42) Per Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Rowe, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ.(00:11:08) Per Côté and Martin JJ. (dissenting)(00:18:47) Reasons for Judgment: Moreau J. (Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Rowe, Kasirer, Jamal and O’Bonsawin JJ. concurring)(00:18:58) I. Overview – 1(00:22:23) II. Background – 6(00:22:25) A. The Technology – 6(00:24:31) B. The Relevant Statutory Scheme – 9(00:29:34) C. Procedural History – 15(00:29:36) (1) CRTC Consultation and Decision – 15(00:32:43) (2) Federal Court of Appeal, 2023 FCA 79, 16 Admin. L.R. (7th) 32 (de Montigny, Locke and LeBlanc JJ.A.) – 20(00:34:41) III. Issue – 24(00:34:56) IV. Standard of Review – 25(00:35:29) V. Positions of the Parties – 26(00:38:09) VI. Analysis – 30(00:38:12) A. Principles of Statutory Interpretation – 30(00:42:02) B. The Proper Interpretation of “Transmission Line” – 38(00:42:22) (1) The Ordinary Meaning of “Transmission Line” – 39(00:47:25) (2) The Access Regime – 48(00:50:12) (3) The Broader Context – 53(01:01:27) (4) The Purposes of the Act – 68(01:06:59) (5) Absurd Consequences – 75(01:10:35) (6) Federalism Concerns – 81(01:12:45) (7) Legislative Review Panels – 84(01:14:08) VII. Conclusion – 86(01:14:47) Dissenting Reasons: Côté J. (Martin J. concurring)(01:14:54) I. Overview – 88(01:19:36) II. Background – 94(01:22:02) III. Relevant Statutory Scheme – 99(01:28:21) IV. Analysis – 104(01:30:57) A. Grammatical and Ordinary Meaning of the Words “Transmission Line” – 108(01:31:21) (1) An Interpretation Requiring a Physical Connection Line May Include 5G Small Cells – 109(01:36:57) (2) The Grammatical and Ordinary Meaning Supports a Broader Interpretation of “Transmission Line” – 117(01:40:19) B. Context of the Provision – 126(01:40:41) (1) External Context: Interplay Between the Two Statutes – 127(01:52:05) (2) Internal Context of the Telecommunications Act – 142(02:00:27) C. Object and Purpose of the Telecommunications Act – 155(02:09:42) V. Conclusion – 171

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