Telecom - Staff Letter addressed to Véronique Bélair (Counsel to The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated) and Mathieu Quenneville (Counsel to Vidéotron Ltée)
Gatineau, 24 October 2025
Our reference: 8690-V3-202504704
BY EMAIL
Véronique Bélair
Counsel to The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated
1 Place Ville Marie, Suite 3900
Montréal QC H3B 4M7
veronique.belair@dentons.com
Mathieu Quenneville
Counsel to Vidéotron LTÉE
612 Saint-Jacques Street
Montréal QC H3C 4M8
m.quenneville@pfdavocats.com
Subject: Part 1 application filed by Vidéotron Ltd. for the Commission to order The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated to reimburse costs for relocating transmission equipment — Procedural request
Dear Ms. Bélair and Mr. Quenneville,
In connection with the above-mentioned application, The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated (JCCBI) filed a letter dated 20 October 2025, introducing a request for declinatory exception (procedural request) on the grounds that Vidéotron’s application constitutes solely a civil dispute under the Superior Court of Québec’s jurisdiction. JCCBI therefore argues that the Commission should decline jurisdiction to decide on that application.
In a letter filed on 21 October 2025, Vidéotron requested 15 days to answer JCCBI’s request.
To ensure procedural fairness and that Vidéotron has the opportunity to comment on the arguments raised in JCCBI’s request, Commission staff:
- Invites Vidéotron to file an answer to JCCBI’s request no later than 5 November 2025. Please serve a copy on all other parties to the proceeding when filing any intervention.
- Suspends the answer and reply deadlines set out in the staff letter dated 25 September 2025, while the Commission reviews the procedural request.
As set out in section 39 of the Act and in Broadcasting and Telecom Information Bulletin CRTC 2010-961, Procedures for filing confidential information and requesting its disclosure in Commission proceedings, persons may designate certain information as confidential. A detailed explanation as to why the designated information is confidential and why its disclosure would not be in the public interest must be provided, including why the specific direct harm that would be likely to result from the disclosure would outweigh the public interest in disclosure.
In addition to the confidential version, an abridged version of the document omitting only the confidential information must be filed. Alternatively, reasons why an abridged version cannot be filed must be provided.
This letter, and any related correspondence, will be placed on the public record of this proceeding.
Sincerely,
Original signed by
Suneil Kanjeekal
Director, Dispute Resolution and Regulatory Implementation
Telecommunications Sector, CRTC
c.c.: Joël Beaupré, CRTC, joel.beaupre@crtc.gc.ca
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