Maritime Electric Company, Limited v Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission and Government of PEI

Decided: 2026-10-30. Docket: S1-CA-1571. Citation: 2026 PECA 19 (CanLII). Procedure — Intervention — Rule 13.03 — Added party — Whether the Government should be permitted to intervene as an added party in an appeal — Prince Edward Island Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 13 — Intervention limited to stated grounds, record taken as it stands — Factum and oral submissions permitted on terms — Motion granted | Procedure — Intervention — Sufficient interest — Adversely affected — Whether the Government has a direct and substantial interest in the subject matter of the appeal — Administrator of the Electric Power Act, ratepayer impacts, affordability, electricity system resilience — Interest in interpretation and operation of electricity rates framework — “Determination of the dispute will directl