Telecom - Staff Letter addressed to Véronique Bélair (Counsel to The Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Incorporated) and Mathieu Quenneville (Counsel to Videotron Ltd.)
Gatineau, 5 Novembre 2025
Our reference: 8690-V3-202504704
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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 Videotron Ltd.
612 Saint-Jacques Street
Montréal QC H3C 4M8
m.quenneville@pfdavocats.com
Subject: Part 1 application filed by Videotron 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 Videotron’s application constitutes solely a civil dispute under the Superior Court of Quebec’s jurisdiction. JCCBI therefore argues that the Commission should decline jurisdiction to decide on that application.
In a letter sent on 21 October 2025, Videotron requested that the deadlines set out in the staff letter of 24 October 2025 be adjusted to allow PJCCI to submit the arguments to accompany its procedural request and thus allow a full debate on the question of the Commission's jurisdictional authority. Commission Staff hereby states that the deadlines set out in this letter replace those set out in the letter of 24 October 2025. To this end, Commission Staff:
- Invite PJCCI to file their arguments in support of their procedural request no later than 17 November 2025.
- Invite Videotron to file a response to JCCBI’s procedural request no later than 2 December 2025.
- Invite PJCCI to file a response no later than 7 December 2025.
- Suspends the processing of Videotron’s Part 1 application while the Commission considers the procedural request.
Please serve a copy on all other parties to the proceeding when filing your responses.
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, individuals 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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