Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada

54 (1) Within 10 days after service of the motion, a respondent to the motion may respond to the motion by

• (a) serving a response on all moving parties and other respondents to the motion; and

• (b) filing with the Registrar the original and 14 copies of the response.

(2) Unless it is served and filed in the form of correspondence of no longer than two pages, the response shall be bound and consist of the following, in the following order:

• (a) a memorandum of argument in accordance with paragraph 25(1)(c), with any modifications that the circumstances require; and

• (b) if, in support of the response, the respondent intends to rely on transcripts or evidence from the record filed with the court appealed from, the relevant excerpts of the transcripts or evidence, including exhibits.

(3) Parts I to V of the memorandum of argument shall not exceed 20 pages.

(4) After the response to the motion is filed or at the end of the 10-day period referred to in subrule (1), the Registrar shall send a notice of hearing of the motion in Form 69, with any modifications that the circumstances require, to all parties.