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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

A second response to the question of how to determine legislative intent is currently labelled intentionalism. Like textualism, this theory makes the legislature's intention the primary touchstone of interpretation. But unlike textualism, it does not rely exclusively on the text of the legislation for evidence of that intent. Intentionalists are willing to consider and, in a proper case, rely on any evidence of legislative intent, so long as it meets a threshold test of relevance and reliability.  1, record 1, English, - intentionalism

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS

The intention of the [CWQA is] to : create a single Canadian voice for water treatment dealers, manufacturers and stakeholders within the water treatment industry; assist all levels of government in understanding our industry and serve as a unified voice in government and public relations and staying in close contact with federal regulatory and legislative officials(not only warning of impending legislation but also acting before laws are passed) ;[and] deliver clean safe water to all Canadians.  3, record 2, English, - Canadian%20Water%20Quality%20Association

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS

Mission. To train, educate and certify water quality professionals; to serve as a unified and credible voice to our membership, government and the public; [and] to be the resource for industry information and statistics.  3, record 2, English, - Canadian%20Water%20Quality%20Association

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 3,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

The Court added that a plausible and liberal interpretation of the word "institution", based on analysis of the ordinary meaning of the wording of the provision, was not consistent with the legislative intent and so had to be rejected.  3, record 3, English, - legislative%20intent

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT

La Cour a ajouté qu'une interprétation plausible et libérale du terme «institution», fondée sur l'analyse du seul sens ordinaire du libellé de cette disposition ne s'harmonisait pas avec l'intention du législateur et devait donc être rejetée.  2, record 3, French, - intention%20du%20l%C3%A9gislateur

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 4,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT

In that case, which involved the interpretation of the Radiocommunication Act, the Court did a contextual and purposive analysis of the Act in order to determine whether the provision in issue was ambiguous. It concluded that it is only when genuine ambiguity arises between two or more plausible readings, each equally in accordance with the legislative intention, that the courts need to resort to the subsidiary principles of interpretation, such as the “Charter values” presumption.  1, record 4, English, - contextual%20analysis

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Dans cette affaire qui mettait en cause l'interprétation de la Loi sur la radiocommunication, la Cour s'est livrée à l'analyse contextuelle et téléologique de la loi afin de décider si la disposition en question était ambiguë. Elle a conclu que c'est uniquement lorsqu'au moins deux interprétations plausibles, qui s'harmonisent chacune également avec l'intention du législateur, créent une ambiguïté véritable que les tribunaux doivent recourir à des principes subsidiaires d'interprétation, tels que le principe de la présomption de respect des « valeurs de la Charte ».  1, record 4, French, - analyse%20contextuelle

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Record 5,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT

... the municipality had not been empowered to fashion a new tort liability and the inadequacy of the penalty demonstrated a legislative benevolence toward homeowners rather than an intention to impose an additional civil sanction.... the Nova Scotia Court... refused to create a civil duty toward pedestrians on the basis of the by-law.  1, record 5, English, - civil%20duty

Record 5,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT

[...] la municipalité n'avait pas reçu le pouvoir de créer un nouveau délit civil, et le caractère inadéquat de la peine prévue dénotait de la part des autorités une certaine mansuétude à l'égard des propriétaires plutôt qu'une intention d'infliger une sanction civile additionnelle. [...] le tribunal de la Nouvelle-Écosse refusa donc, [...] de créer une nouvelle obligation civile à l'égard des piétons en se fondant sur le règlement en cause.  2, record 5, French, - obligation%20civile

Record 5,  Textual support,  Spanish