Does the Attorney General have the authority to intervene in a civil matter?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Alberta (Attorney General) v. Grocutt, 1977 CanLII 649 (AB QB):
In the appeal of Regina v. Leonard, Smith C.J.A. stated [at p. 348]: “In the case at bar, while the attorney-general originally refused to intervene, he did intervene on December 13, 1961, and apply to have the information withdrawn and has thereby become the prosecutor. For the reasons I have set forth I am of the view that the attorney-general, when he intervened, was entitled in his discretion to enter a stay of proceedings.” (The italics are mine.)
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