As it happened, this was also the summer of the Charlottetown Accord where each citizen was given the opportunity to vote on whether to adopt the constitutional amendments.
The Elections Act provided that the voter must reside in the district on the day of enumeration.
For Quebec voters were required to live in the province for the last six months.
In September Haig brought an application against the Queen and the Chief Electoral Officer for a declaration under section 3 of the Elections Act on the basis that his ineligibility was in violation of sections 2(b), 3, 6, and 15(1) of the Charter.
Both Cory J. and Mclachlin J. wrote separate concurring opinions.