What is the role of an intervenor in a civil matter?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Ahousaht Indian Band and Nation v. Canada (Attorney General), 2018 BCCA 413 (CanLII):
It is important to note that the role of an intervenor is not to support the position of a party. While an intervenor’s submission may support one party’s position, its purpose is to make principled submissions on pertinent points of law: see Araya at para. 12, citing Friedmann v. MacGarvie, 2012 BCCA 109 at para. 28.
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