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November 5, 2004 1653 - 1673                                                           le 5 novembre 2004

CONTENTS                                                     TABLE DES MATIÈRES

Vivian Assaf

Vivian Assaf

v. (30579)

Estate of Edward Assaf, deceased, by its Executor, Robert Bosada, et al.  (Ont.)

Bernard Burton

FILING DATE   28.9.2004

Andrea Lori Torchia

Alfred M. Kwinter

Singer, Kwinter

v. (30577)

Royal & Sunalliance Insurance Company of Canada  (Ont.)

Jamieson Halfnight

Poss & Halfnight

FILING DATE   29.9.2004

Crestwood Lake Limited, et al.

James W.W. Neeb, Q.C.

v. (30576)

Robert Pizzey, et al.  (Ont.)

Milton A. Davis

Davis Innes

FILING DATE   21.10.2004

Guy Lavoie

Paul-Claude Bérubé

Bérubé, Hébert

c. (30583)

Bon L Canada Inc.  (Qc)

Gérard Dugré

Fraser Milner Casgrain

DATE DE PRODUCTION   22.10.2004

Jessica Darlene Greenhalgh

Donald L. Granatstein, Q.C.

v. (30582)

ING Halifax Insurance Company (Ont.)

Chris T. Blom

Miller Thomson

FILING DATE   25.10.2004

Denis Laroche

Christian Desrosiers

Desrosiers, Turcotte, Massicotte, Vauclair

c. (30491)

Sa Majesté la Reine (Qc)

Jacques Mercier

P.G. du Québec

DATE DE PRODUCTION   26.10.2004

Jack Klundert

Douglas Christie

v. (30578)

Her Majesty the Queen (Ont.)

Marie Comiskey

A.G. of Canada

FILING DATE   26.10.2004

NOVEMBER 1, 2004 / LE 1 NOVEMBRE 2004

                                                CORAM:  Chief Justice McLachlin and Binnie and Charron JJ.

La juge en chef McLachlin et les juges Binnie et Charron

Mirhashem Seyed‑Fatemi

v. (30432)

Her Majesty the Queen (Crim.) (B.C.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal Law (Non Charter) - Trial - Jury Charge -  Defences- Whether defences of automatism, intoxication and provocation ought to have been withdrawn from the jury on the ground that they did not have an air of reality  - Whether trial judge erred in charging the jury that evidence on automatism and intoxication did not justify their consideration of these defences - Whether instructions to the jury erred with respect to the common sense inference that a sane and sober person intends the natural consequences of his or her actions.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Local Union No. 1005 United Steelworkers of America, Local Union No. 5328

United Steelworkers of America and Local Union No. 8782 United Steelworkers of America

                                                                                                v. (30447)

Stelco Inc., CHT Steel Company Inc., Stelpipe Ltd., Stelwire Ltd. and

Welland Pipe Ltd. (collectively "STELCO")

and

CIT Business Credit Canada Inc., GE Commercial Finance and Fleet Capital Canada

(collectively the "Senior Lenders") (Ont.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Commercial law - Creditor and debtor - Bankruptcy - What are the appropriate tests for “inability insolvency”? - What are the appropriate tests for “balance sheet insolvency”? - Are the ordinary rules of evidence applicable to a contest as to whether a company meets the tests for Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act , R.S.C. 1985, c. C-36  protection?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Charles B. Loewen

v. (30412)

Her Majesty the Queen (F.C.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Taxation - Assessment - Statutes - Interpretation - Income Tax Act , R.S.C. 1985 (5th Supp.), c. 1, s. 152(9)  - Whether the Federal Court of Appeal improperly overlooked this Court’s decision in Continental Bank, the legislative history of s. 152(9), and the language of the provision - Whether it misinterpreted the limits on the Minister’s power to reassess after the applicable limitation period has expired - Whether it improperly defined “assessment”, “basis for a reassessment” and “argument” - Whether its reasons permit the  Minister to appeal from his own assessment - Whether its reasons permit the Minister to act in excess of his or her statutory jurisdiction by permitting the Minister to reassess after the expiry of the applicable limitation period - Whether its reasons provide the Minister with the ability to use the appeal process to rectify his or her own errors by reassessing outside the limitation period - Whether it is appropriate to permit the Minister to plead notice of new bases that the taxpayer has never had the opportunity to canvass with the Minister or to plead new bases that were expressly considered and rejected by the Minister at the reassessment stage - Whether the Federal Court of Appeal’s reasons will allow discovery to become a  fishing expedition during which the Minister can attempt seek evidence to support new bases for the reassessment.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Northwest Communications Ltd. dba Northwest Imaging & FX

                                                                                                v. (30344)

Minds Eye Entertainment Ltd. and its Subsidiaries, Royal Bank of Canada,

Investment Saskatchewan Inc., and Crocus Investment Fund (Sask.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Commercial law - Creditor and debtor -Whether a secured creditor can be included in the class of unsecured creditors in a proceeding under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act , R.S.C. 1985, c. C-36 .

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

CORAM:  Major, Fish and Abella JJ.

Les juges Major, Fish et Abella

James P. Turner

v. (30479)

Her Majesty the Queen

- and between -

Jagroop S. Gill

v. (30479)

Her Majesty the Queen (F.C.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural law – Appeal – Evidence – Applicants’ motion to file additional documents not before trial judge in Tax Court of Canada, dismissed by Federal Court of Appeal – Application of rules of disclosure per R. v, Stinchcombe – Whether decision of Federal Court of Appeal unjust and therefore of public importance warranting review by Supreme Court of Canada.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Daniel I. Carroll

                                                                                                v. (30379)

Jean Marie Hildinger (Ont.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Family law - Divorce - Custody - Parallel parenting - Whether the lower courts erred in holding that legal disagreements between mothers and fathers could amount to harm for the purposes of determining the best interests of a child - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in not granting the Applicant’s request for parallel parenting - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in determining that the only two options were both parents exercising joint custody or one parent exercising sole custody.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Yuying Wang Li, Guangshu Li, Guangxia Li and Guanghwa Li

                                                                                                v. (30403)

Nina Li, Kiki Li and Karen Li (Ont.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedure law - Costs - Property law - Estates - Security for costs - Children of first marriage bringing claims against the estate of their deceased father, on behalf of their non-resident mother, his first wife - Court dismissing claims subject to one potential claim, and ordering security for costs - Subsequent applications dismissed due to failure to pay costs.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Rainer Zenner

                                                                                                v. (30422)

Prince Edward Island College of Optometrists (P.E.I.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Labour law - Law of professions - Optometrists - Respondent refused to provide Applicant with a licence to practice optometry in Prince Edward Island until Applicant complied with the requirements of the Optometry Act, R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. O-6, s. 12(1)(e) - Whether Applicant was entitled to an order requiring the Respondent to issue a licence or otherwise process the application.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

CORAM:  Bastarache, LeBel and Deschamps JJ.

Les juges Bastarache, LeBel et Deschamps

Sheldon Taylor

v. (30506)

Her Majesty the Queen (Crim.) (Ont.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal Law - Defence - Statutes - Interpretation - Whether section 231(5)(e) of the Criminal Code , R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46  requires more than the restraint incidental to a robbery to classify a murder as first degree murder?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Sylvio Belmonte, Giovanni Dipeco, Jean Langlois, Stéphane Boutin, Nancy Bélanger,

Jessica Laroque, Louis Roy, Marc Bessette et Judith Côté

                                                                                                c. (30365)

Syndicat des débardeurs et Association des employeurs maritimes (C.F.)

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Procédure - Procédure civile - La Cour fédérale a-t-elle erré en rejetant la requête en prorogation de délai au motif que la demande n’avait pas de chance de succès? - Le Conseil canadien des relations industrielles a-t-il erré en concluant au rejet préliminaire de la plainte sans tenir d’audition? - Le syndicat intimé a-t-il l’obligation d’agir en conformité avec le Code canadien du travail , L.R.C. (1985), ch. L-2 , envers les salariés membres et non-membres de son unité d’accréditation? - Les demandeurs peuvent-ils alléguer que le syndicat n’applique pas des règles justes et non discriminatoires dans l’embauche au terme de l’art. 69 C.c.t.? - L’exclusion des demandeurs de l’unité d’accréditation syndicale est-elle justifiée au terme de la Charte?

HISTORIQUE DES PROCÉDURES

Mélanie Alix

                                                                                                c. (30425)

Procureur général du Québec (Qc)

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Procédure – Saisie – Secret professionnel – Documents saisis dans un bureau de notaire – Le privilège de confidentialité entre le notaire et son client survit-il à la mort du client et est-il transmissible à ses héritiers? – La Cour supérieure a‑t‑elle imposé à la demanderesse un fardeau de preuve incompatible avec la procédure prise en vertu de l’art. 488.1 (3)  C.cr .?

HISTORIQUE DES PROCÉDURES

André Tremblay

                                                                                                c. (30424)

Sa Majesté la Reine (C.F.)

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Procédure – Droit administratif – Actions – Contrôle judiciaire – Action intentée par le demandeur mis à la retraite obligatoire en vertu de la législation fédérale – Réintégration dans l’emploi et dommages-intérêts demandés par action – Validité constitutionnelle de la législation fédérale contestée par action – La Cour d’appel fédérale a-t-elle erré en jugeant que le demandeur devait procéder par contrôle judiciaire en vertu de l’art. 18 de la Loi sur les cours fédérales, L.R.C. (1985), ch. F-5, et non par voie d’action en vertu de l’art. 17 de la même loi?

HISTORIQUE DES PROCÉDURES

NOVEMBER 4, 2004 / LE 4 NOVEMBRE 2004

30327                    CC Havanos Corporation Ltd. v. Her Majesty the Queen (FC) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram:                    Major, Fish and Abella JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Number A‑565‑02, dated March 17, 2004, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel fédérale, numéro A‑565‑02, daté du 17 mars 2004, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Commercial law – Statutes – Interpretation – Subsection 116(2)  of the Excise Act , R.S.C. (1985), c. E-14  – Whether the Federal Court of Appeal erred by finding that the trial judge had no discretion in ordering the remittal of part of the forfeited material – Whether the trial judge was bound by the decision of this Court in the case of The King v. Krakowec et al., [1931] S.C.R. 134.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

30421                     Shaw Communications Inc. v. Don Lum (N.B.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram:                    Major, Fish and Abella JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick, Number 169/02/CA, dated April 29, 2004, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel du Nouveau‑Brunswick, numéro 169/02/CA, daté du 29 avril 2004, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Labour Law - Employment Law - Reasonable Notice - Dismissal without just cause - Whether the statutory severance or termination pay received by an employee upon termination must be deducted from any wrongful dismissal damages - Whether mitigation earnings received by a former employee must be deducted from any wrongful dismissal damages - The objective of statutory severance and termination pay - Whether a court can refuse to deduct termination and severance pay in order to compensate an employee for accepting a position with lesser salary and benefits following a termination - Whether a court can refuse to deduct mitigation earnings in order to compensate an employee for accepting a position with lesser salary and benefits - Whether there is conflicting appellate authority on the issue of the deductibility of  statutory termination and severance pay.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

30409                    Sa Majesté la Reine c. Luis Deschênes (Qc) (Criminelle) (Autorisation)

Coram:                    Les juges Bastarache, LeBel et Deschamps

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel du Québec (Québec), numéro 200‑10‑001470‑033, daté du 26 avril 2004, est rejetée sans dépens.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Quebec), Number 200‑10‑001470‑033, dated April 26, 2004, is dismissed without costs.

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Droit criminel - Procédure - Appel - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en droit en concluant que l’art. 676(1) a) du Code criminel , L.R.C. (1985), ch. C-46 , régit les appels de dossier dont la poursuite a été introduite par déclaration de culpabilité par procédure sommaire? - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en droit en affirmant que ce faisant, le poursuivant ne peut en appeler d’une décision que pour le seul motif qu’elle serait erronée en droit?

HISTORIQUE DES PROCÉDURES

30434                     2849‑7378 Québec Inc. c. Le Groupe Commerce, compagnie d'assurance (Qc) (Civile) (Autorisation)

Coram:                    Les juges Bastarache, LeBel et Deschamps

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel du Québec (Montréal), numéro 500‑09‑011964‑020, daté du 20 mai 2004, est rejetée avec dépens.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montreal), Number 500‑09‑011964‑020, dated May 20, 2004, is dismissed with costs. 

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Droit commercial – Assurance – Obligation de divulgation imposée à l’assuré – Obligation de renseignement imposée à l’assureur – Assurance contractée par l’administrateur et actionnaire unique d’une société pour le compte de cette dernière – Société vendue à un tiers – Quelle est l’obligation de l’acheteur des actions d’une société face à la couverture d’assurance? – La modification d’une police d’assurance entraîne-t-elle novation? – La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en rejetant l’appel de l’intimée?

HISTORIQUE DES PROCÉDURES

25.10.2004

Before / Devant:   THE REGISTRAR

Motion to extend the time in which to serve and file the applicant's reply

Jean (Guy) Tremblay

v. (30466)

Her Majesty the Queen (Alta.)

Requête en prorogation du délai imparti pour signifier et déposer la réplique du demandeur

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE    Time extended to October 4, 2004.

25.10.2004

Before / Devant:   THE CHIEF JUSTICE

Motion to extend the time in which to serve and file the notice of appeal

David George Stender

v. (30551)

Her Majesty the Queen (Ont.)

Requête en prorogation du délai imparti pour signifier et déposer l'avis d'appel

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE    Time extended to October 5, 2004.

26.10.2004

Before / Devant:   LEBEL J.

Motion for leave to intervene

BY / PAR:              Fédération des ordres professionnels de juristes du Canada

IN / DANS:            Procureur général du Québec, et al.

 c. (30477)

Conférence des juges du Québec, et al. (Qc)

Requête en autorisation d'intervention

Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Alberta, et al.

v. (29525)

Chereda Bodner, et al. (Alta.)

Provincial Court Judges’ Association of New Brunswick, et al.

v. (30006)

Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of New Brunswick as represented by the Minister of Justice (N.B.)

The Ontario Judges’ Association, et al.

v. (30148)

Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Ontario, as represented by the Chair of Management Board (Ont.)

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE

À LA SUITE DE LA DEMANDE de la Fédération des ordres professionnels de juristes du Canada visant à obtenir la prorogation de délai d’intervention et l’autorisation d’intervenir dans les appels susmentionnés;

ET APRÈS AVOIR LU la documentation déposée;

L’ORDONNANCE SUIVANTE EST RENDUE;

La demande de prorogation de délai pour demander l’autorisation d’intervenir et la demande d’autorisation d’intervenir présentées par la Fédération des ordres professionnels de juristes du Canada sont accordées; la requérante aura le droit de signifier et déposer un seul mémoire de 20 pages au plus tard le 1^er novembre 2004.

La demande visant à présenter une plaidoirie sera examinée après la réception et l’examen de l’argumentation écrite des parties et de l’intervenante.

L’intervenante n’aura pas le droit de produire d’autres éléments de preuve ni d’ajouter quoi que ce soit aux dossiers des parties.

Conformément au par. 59(1)(a) des Règles de la Cour suprême du Canada, l’intervenante paiera aux appelants et aux intimés tous débours supplémentaires résultant de leur intervention.

The motion for an extension of time to apply for leave to intervene and the motion for leave to intervene of the applicant, Federation of Law Societies of Canada, are granted and the applicant shall be entitled to serve and file a single factum not to exceed 20 pages in length on or before November 1, 2004.

The request to present oral argument is deferred to a date following receipt and consideration of the written arguments of the parties and the intervener.

The intervener shall not be entitled to adduce further evidence or otherwise to supplement the record of the parties.

Pursuant to Rule 59(1)(a) the intervener shall pay to the appellants and respondents any additional disbursements occasioned to the appellants and respondents by their intervention.

28.10.2004

Royal Bank of Canada

v. (30275)

State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (Ont.)

29.10.2004

Philip Neil Wiles

v. (30199)

Her Majesty the Queen (N.S.)

29.10.2004

Michael Ian Beardall Alexander

v. (30231)

State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (Ont.)

1.11.2004

Her Majesty the Queen

v. (30349)

Thomas Turcotte (B.C.)

25.10.2004

BY/PAR:                Procureur général du Nouveau-Brunswick

IN/DANS:              Procureur général du Québec, et autre

 c. (30477)

Conférence des juges du Québec, et autres (Qc)

1.11.2004

CORAM:               Chief Justice McLachlin and Major, Bastarache, Binnie, LeBel, Deschamps, Fish, Abella and

Charron JJ.

Daryl Milland Clark

v. (29976)

Her Majesty the Queen (B.C.) (Criminal) (By Leave)

G.D. McKinnon, Q.C. for the appellant.

Joyce DeWitt-Van Oosten and Kenneth D. Madsen for the respondent.

Christine Bartlett-Hughes for the intervener Attorney General of Ontario.

RESERVED / EN DÉLIBÉRÉ

Nature of the case:

Criminal Law - Offences - Indecent act in public place - Accused found guilty of wilfully doing an indecent act in a public place in the presence of one or more persons - Whether there are circumstances which can convert the living room of a private residence into a “public place” - Whether the Court of Appeal misapprehended the facts and/or improperly interfered with the trial judge’s finding of fact - The mens rea requirement for the offence - Criminal Code , R.S.C. 1985, s. C-46, s. 173(1)(a).

Nature de la cause:

Droit criminel - Infractions - Action indécente dans un endroit public - Accusé reconnu coupable d’avoir volontairement commis une action indécente dans un endroit public en présence d’une ou de plusieurs personnes - Existe-t-il des circonstances qui permettent de convertir le salon d’une résidence privée en un « endroit public » ? - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle mal compris les faits ou a-t-elle modifié à tort les conclusions du juge de première instance ? - Mens rea de l’infraction - Code criminel, L.R.C. 1985, ch. C-46, al. 173(1) a).

2.11.2004

CORAM:               Chief Justice McLachlin and Major, Bastarache, Binnie, Deschamps, Fish and Charron JJ.

Theresa Marche, Gary Fitzgerald

v. (29754)

The Halifax Insurance Company (N.S.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Derrick J. Kimball, Nash T. Brogan and H. Heidi Foshay Kimball for the appellants.

Scott C. Norton, Q.C., and Daniela Bassan for the respondent.

RESERVED / EN DÉLIBÉRÉ

Nature of the case:

Commercial law - Insurance - Exclusions from coverage - Statutory conditions - Appellants claiming under fire insurance policy with Respondent insurer - Insurer denying coverage on basis that Appellants had failed to notify it of material change in risk - Trial judge granting judgment to Appellants, but Court of Appeal allowing insurer’s appeal -  Whether s. 171 of Insurance Act,

Nature de la cause:

Droit commercial - Assurance - Exclusions de la couverture - Conditions prescrites par la loi - Réclamation faite par les appelants auprès de l’assureur intimé en vertu d’une police d’assurance incendie - Couverture refusée par l’assureur au motif que les appelants ne l’avaient pas avisé du changement important des risques - Jugement en première instance

R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 231, applies to statutory conditions which form part of standard insurance policy.

 favorable aux appelants, mais décision de la Cour d’appel en faveur de l’assureur - L’article 171 de l’Insurance Act, R.S.N.S. 1989, ch. 231, s’applique-t-il aux conditions prescrites par la loi qui font partie de la police type d’assurance ?

4.11.2004

CORAM:               Chief Justice McLachlin and Major, Bastarache, Binnie, LeBel, Deschamps, Fish, Abella and

Charron JJ.

J.J.

v. (29717)

Nova Scotia (Minister of Health) (N.S.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Claire McNeil and Susan Young for the appellant.

Edward A. Gores for the respondent.

Graham Webb and Judith A. Wahl for the intervener Advocacy Group for the Elderly.

Phyllis Gordon, Dianne Wintermute and Roberto Lattanzio for the interveners People First of Canada and Canadian Assoc. For Community Living.

RESERVED / EN DÉLIBÉRÉ

Nature of the case:

Statutes - Interpretation - Adult in need of protection - Welfare of the adult -Whether the courts have jurisdiction under the Adult Protection Act, R.S.N.S. 1989 c. 2, to make an order requiring the Minister of Health to implement a plan of care for an adult in need

of protection.

Nature de la cause:

Législation - Interprétation - Adulte ayant besoin de protection - Bien-être de l’adulte - Les tribunaux sont-ils compétents, en application de l’Adult Protection Act, R.S.N.S. 1989 c. 2, pour rendre une ordonnance obligeant le Ministre de la santé à mettre en oeuvre un plan de soins destiné à un adulte ayant besoin de protection.

4.11.2004

CORAM:               Major, Bastarache, Binnie, LeBel, Deschamps, Abella and Charron JJ.

Vasiliki Tsiaprailis

v. (29777)

Her Majesty the Queen (FC) (Civil) (By Leave)

Donald W. Leschied, Myron Shulgan and Crista L. Rea for the appellant.

Gordon Bourgard and Wendy Burnham for the respondent.

RESERVED / EN DÉLIBÉRÉ

Nature of the case:

Taxation - Assessment - Statutes - Interpretation - Should a permanently disabled person in receipt of alump sum settlement of a claim against her group disability insurance insurer be taxed on that sum merely

Nature de la cause:

Droit fiscal - Évaluation - Législation - Interprétation - Une personne ayant une invalidité permanente qui a reçu une somme forfaitaire en règlement d’une réclamation contre son assureur de régime d’assurance invalidité de

because the benefits sued for were “payable on a periodic basis”? - Should tax liability be imposed on the basis of the party’s legal transactions or should the legal form of a transaction be disregarded in favour of an emphasis on so-called underlying economic or business realities?

groupe devrait-elle être imposable sur cette somme du simple fait que les prestations réclamées étaient « payables périodiquement » ? - Pour l’assujettissement à l’impôt, faut-il considérer la forme juridique des opérations de la partie ou en faire abstraction et mettre plutôt l’accent sur les réalités économiques ou commerciales fondamentales ?

                                                 SUPREME COURT OF CANADA SCHEDULE

                                                      CALENDRIER DE LA COUR SUPREME

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             10/06/04

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