Transfer of land in Kahnawake: The MRC de Roussillon file a cancellation request Decree Thursday, June 27, 2013 Saint-Constant - The MRC de Roussillon and the towns of Saint-Constant, St Catherine of Châteauguay and the municipality of Saint-Isidore jointly filed a petition today asking the Quebec Superior Court cancellation of decree issued by the Government of Quebec on June 5 for the transfer of the highway adjacent to nip between Kahnawake and Highway 30 to the leaders of the Aboriginal reserve land. "Our lawyers have confirmed that the transfer of the usufruct of the land of the Ministry of Transport (MTQ) for Kahnawake by the decree violated several laws, such as the fact that the Quebec government expressly states that the beneficiaries be exempt from the laws governing the municipal territory while these lands are still parts. In addition, the transfer was made without any consultation or agreement of the municipalities concerned " , said Nathalie Simon Reeve of the MRC de Roussillon and Mayor of Châteauguay. The request also clearly demonstrates that the Quebec government has never negotiated fairly on the issue of transfer of land at Kahnawake with the MRC de Roussillon, the City of Saint-Constant, the City of Sainte-Catherine, the City of Châteauguay and the municipality of Saint-Isidore. "The lands in question were removed to municipalities without any negotiation. As elected officials, we have a duty to enforce our rights and defend the interests of our people. We decided to act by placing a first step with the filing of this petition " , said Gilles Pepin, mayor of Saint-Constant. The petition filed by the MRC and cities also seeks annulment of condition number 3 of Government Decree, which provides that the rights exercised on land transferred are the same as within an Indian reservation. The plaintiffs believe that this requirement is unconstitutional and illegal and must be challenged because it attempts to allow land users to exclude their activities of general laws of Quebec. The entire order because so significant damage to affected municipalities that did not fail to remind Jocelyne Bates, Mayor of St. Catherine. "We have always been willing to negotiate in good faith and we regularly advised the Government in recent years, except that the latter has decided to go it alone by imposing the decree. This is unacceptable and it is not consistent with the information that we received at first. " This unfair transfer was made for the wrong reasons and will be fought: "For the sake of transparency and sound management, we will inform orderly and factual situation of our citizens that the government has created and the consequences it engenders . Subsequently, we will develop a campaign to protest that exceed the legal process currently underway " , concluded the mayor of Saint-Isidore, Gilles Yelle. - 30 - Information Dany St-Jean Hansen, Public Affairs 514 212-5457 dstjean@hansenaffairespubliques Source Communications Department, MRC de Roussillon Communique_ MRCRoussillon_RequeteAnnulationDecret_27-6-13-finale.pdf Version (301.51 KB)
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 22:40:37 +0000
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