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May 11, 2001  855 - 872                                                                      le 11 mai 2001


CONTENTS                                                   TABLE DES MATIÈRES

 

 

 

Applications for leave to appeal

filed

 

Applications for leave submitted

to Court since last issue

 

Oral hearing ordered

 

Oral hearing on applications for

leave

 

Judgments on applications for

leave

 

Judgment on motion

 

Motions

 

Notices of appeal filed since last

issue

 

Notices of intervention filed since

last issue

 

Notices of discontinuance filed since

last issue

 

Appeals heard since last issue and disposition

 

Pronouncements of appeals reserved

 

 

Rehearing

 

Headnotes of recent judgments

 

Agenda

 

Summaries of the cases

 

Appeals inscribed ‑ Session

beginning

 

Notices to the Profession and

Press Release

 

Deadlines: Motions before the Court

 

Deadlines: Appeals

 

Judgments reported in S.C.R.

 

855

 

 

856 - 859

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

860 - 864

 

 

-

 

865 - 869

 

870

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

871

 

872

 

-

 

Demandes d'autorisation d'appel

déposées

 

Demandes soumises à la Cour depuis la dernière parution

 

Audience ordonnée

 

Audience sur les demandes d'autorisation

 

 

Jugements rendus sur les demandes                                                                                  d'autorisation

 

Jugement sur requête

 

Requêtes

 

Avis d'appel déposés depuis la dernière parution

 

Avis d'intervention déposés depuis la                                                                                    dernière parution

 

Avis de désistement déposés depuis la     dernière parution

 

Appels entendus depuis la dernière

parution et résultat

 

Jugements rendus sur les appels en

délibéré

 

Nouvelle audition

 

Sommaires des arrêts récents

 

Calendrier

 

Résumés des affaires

 

Appels inscrits ‑ Session

commençant le

 

Avis aux avocats et communiqué

de presse

 

Délais: Requêtes devant la Cour

 

Délais: Appels

 

Jugements publiés au R.C.S.



APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL FILED

 

DEMANDES D'AUTORISATION D'APPEL DÉPOSÉES


                                                                                                                                                                                                                  


 

Il Nam Cho

Jacqueline An

 

v. (28551)

 

Her Majesty the Queen (Ont.)

Michael Kyne

Regional Municipality of Peel

 

FILING DATE 17.4.2001

 

 

Pilot Insurance Company

Claude M. Pensa, Q.C.

Harrison Pensa

 

v. (28552)

 

John Christopher Taggard, by his litigation guardian Thomas Tessier et al. (Ont.)

Jerry O’Brien

Paroian, Raphael, Courey, Cohen & Houston

 

FILING DATE 27.4.2001

 

 

Northwood Inc.

Peter G. Voith

Davis & Company

 

v. (28550)

 

Forest Practices Board (B.C.)

Mark G. Underhill

Arvay Finlay

 

FILING DATE 27.4.2001

 


 


 



APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE 

SUBMITTED TO COURT SINCE LAST ISSUE

 

 

DEMANDES SOUMISES À LA COUR DEPUIS LA DERNIÈRE PARUTION


 

MAY 7, 2001 / LE 7 MAI 2001

 

                                          CORAM:  Chief Justice McLachlin and Iacobucci and Bastarache JJ. /

Le juge en chef McLachlin et les juges Iacobucci et Bastarache

 

Ruth A. Laseur

 

v. (28370)

 

Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia and Nova Scotia Workers' Compensation Appeals Tribunal (N.S.)

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms  - Administrative Tribunals - Authority to apply the Charter  - Equality Rights - Workers’ Compensation - Whether the Worker’s Compensation Appeals Tribunal of Nova Scotia has the authority to refuse on Charter  grounds to apply benefits provisions of its enabling statute - Whether the chronic pain provisions of the Worker’s Compensation Act, S.N.S. 1994-95, c.10, and the Functional Restoration (Multi-Faceted Pain Services) Program Regulations, N.S. Reg.57/96 infringe the equality rights guaranteed under section 15 (1)  of the Charter ? - Whether the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal erred in  upholding the Nova Scotia Workers’ Compensation Board’s policies which exclude chronic pain as a category of compensable injury?

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 


January 31, 2000

Nova Scotia Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal

(L.M. Rodwell Hayes, A. Green  and M.R. Margolian)

 

Appeal allowed in part

 

 

 

November 8, 2000

Nova Scotia Court of Appeal

(Freeman, Flinn and Cromwell JJ.A.)

 

Appeal against decision of the Worker’s Compensation Appeals Tribunal allowed;

Applicant’s cross-appeal dismissed

 

 

 

January 5, 2001

Supreme Court of Canada

 

Application for leave to appeal filed

 

 

 


 

Donald Martin

 

v. (28372)

 

Workers' Compensation Board of Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Workers' Compensation Appeals Tribunal (N.S.)

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 


Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms  - Administrative Tribunals - Authority to apply the Charter  - Equality Rights - Workers’ Compensation - Whether the Worker’s Compensation Appeals Tribunal of Nova Scotia has the authority to refuse on Charter  grounds to apply benefits provisions of its enabling statute - Whether the chronic pain provisions of the Worker’s Compensation Act, S.N.S. 1994-95, c.10, and the Functional Restoration (Multi-Faceted Pain Services) Program Regulations, N.S. Reg.57/96 infringe the equality rights guaranteed under section 15 (1)  of the Charter ? - Whether the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal erred in  upholding the Nova Scotia Workers’ Compensation Board’s policies which exclude chronic pain as a category of compensable injury?

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 


January 31, 2000

Nova Scotia Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal

(A.M Boucher, L.M. Rodwell Hayes and A. Hickey)

 

Appeal allowed; Applicant entitled to temporary earnings replacement benefits from August 6, 1996 to October 15, 1996 and medical aid up to October 15, 1996

 

 

 

November 8, 2000

Nova Scotia Court of Appeal

(Freeman, Flinn and Cromwell JJ.A.)

 

Appeals against decisions of the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal allowed; Applicant’s cross-appeal dismissed

 

 

 

January 5, 2001

Supreme Court of Canada

 

Application for leave to appeal filed

 

 

 


 

CORAM:   L’Heureux-Dubé, Arbour and LeBel JJ. /

Les juges L’Heureux-Dubé, Arbour et LeBel

 

Tembec Inc.

 

v. (28214)

 

American Home Assurance Company, New Hampshire Insurance Company and Commonwealth Insurance Company (Que.)

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Commercial law - Insurance - Damages - All-risk insurance policy - Whether the trial judge and the Court of Appeal erred in denying indemnity to the Applicant under the terms of the all-risk insurance policy issued by the Respondents.

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 


January 31, 1997

Superior Court of Quebec

(Décarie J.)

 

Applicant’s claim seeking compensation under the “Multi-peril-subscription policy” dismissed 

 

 

 

August 29, 2000

Court of Appeal of Québec

(Brossard, Rochette and Philippon [ad hoc] JJ.A.)

 

Appeal dismissed

 

 

 

October 27, 2000

Supreme Court of Canada

 

Application for leave to appeal filed

 

 

 



Constance Clara Fogal and The Defence of Canadian Liberty Committee /

Le comité de la liberté canadienne

 

v. (28351)

 

Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, Secretary of State, The Minister of External Affairs, The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, The Right Honourable Sergio Marchi, The Right Honourable Jean Chrétien and Other Members of Cabinet (F.C.)

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Administrative law - Judicial review - Procedural law - Mootness -  Respondents’ motion to dismiss Applicants’ application for judicial review for mootness granted - Federal Court of Appeal affirming decision - Whether Court of Appeal erred in creating new class of “non-moot” but “academic” or “hypothetical” constitutional issues which Federal Court had a “discretion” not to hear - Whether Court of Appeal erred in upholding motion judge’s decision that, notwithstanding that some of the issues were not moot, he was nonetheless not going to hear them.

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 


January 21, 1999

Federal Court of Canada, Trial Division

(Dubé J.)


Applicants’ motion for recusal dismissed


April 22, 1999

Federal Court of Canada, Trial Division

(McKeown J.)

 

Applicants’ application for judicial review dismissed; Respondents’ motion to dismiss application for mootness granted

 

 

 

June 12, 2000

Federal Court of Appeal

(Isaac, Robertson and Sharlow JJ.A.)

 

Appeals dismissed

 

 

 

 

January 4, 2001

Supreme Court of Canada

 

Application for leave to appeal and motion to extend time filed

 

 

 


 

CORAM:   Gonthier, Major and Binnie JJ. /

Les juges Gonthier, Major et Binnie

 

Golden Flight Travel Ltd.

 

v. (28341)

 

Jowaks Developments Limited, Fredwaks Developments Limited, Robadams Developments Limited, Suzadams Developments Limited, Howadams Developments Limited, Eladams Developments Limited, Franbee Holdings Limited, Carbee Holdings Limited and Michabee Holdings Limited (Ont.)

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Procedural law - Appeal - Summary judgment - Evidence - Admission of fresh evidence on appeal - Whether Court of Appeal erred in dismissing appeal from order for summary judgment and in refusing to admit fresh evidence

 


PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 


March 20, 2000

Superior Court of Justice

(Nordheimer J.)

 

Respondents’ motion for summary judgment granted; Applicant’s motion for leave to admit fresh evidence dismissed

 

 

 

October 19, 2000

Court of Appeal for Ontario

(Catzman, Borins and Feldman JJ.A.)

 

Appeal dismissed

 

 

 

December 29, 2000

Supreme Court of Canada

 

Application for leave to appeal and to extend time filed

 

 

 


 

Chee K. Ling

 

v. (28315)

 

Her Majesty the Queen (B.C.)

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms  - Taxation - Self-incrimination - Assessment - Income tax audit conducted pursuant to Income Tax Act - Statutorily compelled evidence obtained from audit used against taxpayer - Use and derivative use immunity in a subsequent tax evasion prosecution in which that person’s liberty interest is at stake. 

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 


July 21, 1997

Provincial Court of British Columbia (Voir dire)

(Graham Prov. Ct. J.)


Information found during income tax audit to be admissible


August 7, 1997

Provincial Court of British Columbia

(Graham Prov. Ct. J.)


Applicant convicted of 5 offences under section 239(1)a) of the Income Tax Act, Canada; conditional stay of proceedings entered on a sixth count


June 5, 1998

Supreme Court of British Columbia

(Millward J.)

 

Appeal from conviction allowed and matter remitted for a new trial on all counts

 

 

 

October 19, 2000

Court of Appeal of British Columbia

(McEachern C.J. and Rowles and Hall JJ.A.)

 

Appeal dismissed

 

 

 

December 15, 2000

Supreme Court of Canada

 

Application for leave to appeal filed

 

 

 


 



JUDGMENTS ON APPLICATIONS

FOR LEAVE

 

JUGEMENTS RENDUS SUR LES DEMANDES D'AUTORISATION


 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

 

MAY 10, 2001 / LE 10 MAI 2001

 

28373                    RICHARD FREEMAN ‑ v. ‑ HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (B.C.) (Criminal)

 

CORAM:               The Chief Justice, Iacobucci and Bastarache JJ.

 

The application for an extension of time is granted and the application for leave to appeal is dismissed.

 

La demande d’autorisation de prorogation de délai est accordée et la demande d’autorisation d’appel est rejetée.

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Criminal law (Non Charter) - Sexual assault - Evidence - Credibility - Whether trial judge misapprehended material parts of the evidence which went to her assessment of the credibility of the complainant and the accused - Whether Court of Appeal’s failure to order a new trial in conflict with  jurisprudence.

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 


June 24, 1997

Supreme Court of British Columbia

(Dillon J.)

 

Applicant convicted of three counts of sexual assault contrary to s. 246.1 of the Criminal   Code 

 

 

 

March 19, 1999

British Columbia Court of Appeal

(McEachern C.J.B.C., Lambert and Esson JJ.A.)

 

Appeal against conviction on Count 2 dismissed; appeal against conviction on Counts 3 and 4 allowed and acquittal entered

 

 

 

February 16, 2000

British Columbia Court of Appeal

(McEachern C.J.B.C., Lambert and Esson JJ.A.)

 

Applicant’s application for an order setting aside the March 19, 1999 decision on Count 2, dismissed

 

 

 

January 24, 2001

Supreme Court of Canada

 

Application for leave to appeal filed

 

 

 


 

28392                    KYLE BRENDON STROSHEIN ‑ v. ‑ HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (Sask.) (Criminal)

 

CORAM:               The Chief Justice, Iacobucci and Bastarache JJ.

 

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.

 

La demande d’autorisation d’appel est rejetée.

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 


Criminal law - Sentencing - Custodial and conditional sentences - Armed robbery involving small amount of cash - Applicant, notwithstanding a previous conviction, given conditional sentence involving monitored house arrest, curfew and community service - Co-accused in separate proceedings given custodial sentence - Whether court of Appeal should have replaced conditional sentence with custodial sentence without considering all the provisions articulated in s. 742.1  of the Criminal Code  - Whether conditional  sentence demonstrably unfit when it was equivalent to the term of incarceration substituted.

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 


May 15, 2000

Provincial Court of Saskatchewan

(Kolenick J.)

 

Applicant sentenced to a 18-month conditional sentence with 6 months of electronic monitoring

 

 

 

February 9, 2001

Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan

(Tallis, Vancise [dissenting] and Jackson JJ.A.)

 

Respondent’s appeal against sentence allowed; sentence set aside; imposition of a 10-month sentence

 

 

 

February 28, 2001

Supreme Court of Canada

 

Application for leave to appeal filed

 

 

 


 

28278                    DIANE BOUCHER ‑ v. ‑ GASTON DOIRON ET ROGER DOIRON (N.B.) (Civil)

 

CORAM:               The Chief Justice, Iacobucci and Bastarache JJ.

 

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed with costs.

 

La demande d’autorisation d’appel est rejetée avec dépens.

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Civil Procedure - Procedural Law - Evidence - Whether findings at trial were based upon credibility - Whether interjections of trial judge caused unfairness.

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 


November 18, 1999

Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick

(Creaghan, J.)

 

Damages of $298,906 awarded to applicant for personal injuries in motor vehicle accident

 

 

 

October 5, 2000

Court of Appeal of New Brunswick

(Ryan, Turnbull and Drapeau, JJ.A.)

 

Appeal allowed in part, damages for past loss of  housekeeping increased; Cross-appeal dismissed

 

 

 

November 30, 2000

Supreme Court of Canada

 

Application for leave to appeal filed

 

 

 



28355                    SA MAJESTÉ LA REINE ‑ c. ‑ DANIEL BRUNETTE (Qué.) (Criminelle)

 

CORAM:               Le Juge en chef et les juges Iacobucci et Bastarache

 

La demande d’autorisation d’appel est rejetée.

 

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.

 

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

 

Droit Criminel - Détermination de la peine - Emprisonnement avec sursis -  La Cour d’appel du Québec a-t-elle erré en droit en substituant une peine d’emprisonnement avec sursis à une peine d’emprisonnement continu alors que celle-ci, malgré qu’une erreur de droit aurait été commise, n’était pas manifestement déraisonnable? - Subsidiairement, dans un cas où le premier juge omet lors de l’imposition de la peine de prendre en compte l’emprisonnement avec sursis prévu par l’art. 742.1  du Code criminel , L.R.C. 1985, ch. C-46 , la Cour d’appel doit-elle lui retourner le dossier afin que l’examen de cette peine soit effectué selon les principes prescrits à l’article 718  du Code criminel  et conformément à ceux émis par cette Cour dans les arrêts R. c. Proulx, [2000] 1 R.C.S. 61, R. c. R.A.R., [2000] 1 R.C.S. 163 et R.c. R.N.S., [2000] 1 R.C.S. 149?

 

HISTORIQUE PROCÉDURAL

 


Le 8 mai 1998

Cour du Québec (Chambre criminelle et pénale)

(Cadieux j.c.q.)

 

Intimé condamné à 18 mois d’emprisonnement pour agression sexuelle

 

 

 

Le 17 novembre 2000

Cour d'appel du Québec

(Beauregard, Proulx et Pelletier jj.c.a.)

 

Appel accueilli; ordonnance que la peine de 18 mois d’emprisonnement soit purgée dans la collectivité

 

 

 


Le 15 janvier 2001

Cour suprême du Canada


Demande d’autorisation d’appel déposée


 

28301                    ANDRZEJ MACIOROWSKI ‑ v. ‑ LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY (Ont.) (Civil)

 

CORAM:               The Chief Justice, Iacobucci and Bastarache JJ.

 

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed with costs.

 

La demande d’autorisation d’appel est rejetée avec dépens.

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Commercial law - Insurance - Insurer’s duty to defend - Tort action against insured - Alleged breach of statutory condition - Insurer denying liability and added to action as statutory third party - Insured seeking costs of independent defence from insurer - Whether issue of insurer’s duty to defend an insured, in a case where the insurer alleges a breach of condition, is to be determined on a case-by-case basis - Whether Nichols v. American Home Assurance , [1990] 1 S.C.R. 801, should have been applied - Alternatively, whether there were clear and uncontested breaches of condition  - Alternatively, whether the matter should have been remanded to motions judge for determination, on a full hearing of all the evidence and case law.


PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 


November 16, 1999

Superior Court of Justice

(Kiteley J.)

 

Applicant’s motion for order compelling Respondent to provide and pay for defence of action dismissed

 

 

 

October 3, 2000

Court of Appeal for Ontario

(Catzman, Abella and Rosenberg JJ.A.)

 

Appeal dismissed

 

 

 

December 4, 2000

Supreme Court of Canada

 

Application for leave to appeal filed

 

 

 


 

28326                    WAWANESA MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY ‑ v. ‑ BRENT SHEPHERD AND BARBARA WEIR SHEPHERD (Alta.) (Civil)

 

CORAM:               The Chief Justice, Iacobucci and Bastarache JJ.

 

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed with costs.

 

La demande d’autorisation d’appel est rejetée avec dépens.

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Commercial law - Insurance - Exclusions - Notice - Court of Appeal finding that insurer was in breach of s. 203(1) of Insurance Act, R.S.A. 1980, c. I-5, and therefore could not rely on exclusions in policy - Whether purpose of s. 203(1) is to impose a duty on an insurer to provide real and actual notice of policy exclusions to an insured, so as to protect that insured from suffering real prejudice by virtue of being uninformed.

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 


December 17, 1998

Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta

(Belzil J.C.Q.B.A.)

 

Action against the Applicant dismissed

 

 

 

October 23, 2000

Court of Appeal of Alberta

(McFadyen, Picard and Costigan JJ.A.)

 

Appeal allowed

 

 

 

December 22, 2000

Supreme Court of Canada

 

Application for leave to appeal filed

 

 

 



28319                    RAVI DEVGAN ‑ v. ‑ NASIM JIWANI AND RAJABLI JIWANI (Ont.) (Civil)

 

CORAM:               The Chief Justice, Iacobucci and Bastarache JJ.

 

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed with costs.

 

La demande d’autorisation d’appel est rejetée avec dépens.

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Commercial law - Bankruptcy - Applicant defaulted on debt - Respondents obtained civil judgment - Applicant declared bankruptcy - Applicant convicted of fraud in relation to debt and ordered to make compensation under (former) s. 725(1)  of the Criminal Code  - Declaration made that civil judgment survives bankruptcy - Whether there was excessive delay in bringing an application before the Bankruptcy Court - Whether a criminal compensation order and a civil judgment can be made in respect of the same debt.

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 


February 26, 2000

Superior Court of Justice

(Farley J.)

 

Declaration that the Applicant’s discharge from bankruptcy did not release the debt owed to  Respondents

 

 

 

October 20, 2000

Court of Appeal for Ontario

(Catzman, Charron and MacPherson JJ.A.)

 

Appeal dismissed

 

 

 

December 18, 2000

Supreme Court of Canada

 

Application for leave to appeal filed

 

 

 


 



MOTIONS

 

REQUÊTES

 


 

30.4.2001

 

Before / Devant:  THE REGISTRAR

 


Motion to extend the time in which to serve and file the factum of the intervener the Attorney General of Newfoundland

 

Her Majesty the Queen

 

v. (27717)

 

Ford Ward (Nfld.)


Requête en prorogation du délai imparti pour signifier et déposer le mémoire de l’intervenant le Procureur général de Terre-Neuve


 

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE    Time extended to April 20, 2001.

 

 

30.4.2001

 

Before / Devant:  THE REGISTRAR

 


Motion to extend the time in which to serve and file the appellants factum, record and book of authorities

 

Robert Martin Friedland

 

v. (27773)

 

United States of America, et al. (Ont.)


Requête en prorogation du délai imparti pour signifier et déposer les dossier, mémoire et recueil de jurisprudence et de doctrine de l’appelant


 

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE    Time extended to August 31, 2001.

 

 

1.5.2001

 

Before / Devant:  IACOBUCCI J.

 


Further order on motion for leave to intervene

 

BY/PAR:                La Procureure générale du Québec

Canadian Judges Conference

 

IN/DANS:              Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of New Brunswick as represented by The Minister of Finance, et al.

 

v. (27722)

 

Ian P. Mackin, et al. (N.B.)


Autre ordonnance sur une requête en autorisation d'intervention


GRANTED / ACCORDÉE

 

UPON APPLICATION by the Attorney General of Québec and the Canadian Judges Conference / Conférence canadienne des juges for leave to intervene in the above appeal and pursuant to the orders of February 9, 2001 and March 7, 2001;

 

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED THAT the said interveners are granted permission to present oral argument at the hearing of the appeal not to exceed the time allowed respectively to each of them as follows:

 

-               Attorney General of Québec                                              10 minutes

-               Canadian Judges Conference                                            10 minutes

 

 

À LA SUITE D’UNE DEMANDE de la Procureure générale du Québec et la Conférence canadienne des juges / Canadian Judges Conference visant à obtenir l’autorisation d’intervenir dans l’appel susmentionné et suite aux ordonnances du 9 février 2001 et 7 mars 2001;

 

IL EST EN OUTRE ORDONNÉ que les plaidoiries des intervenants soient respectivement limitées de la façon  suivante:

 

-               Procureure générale du Québec                                        10 minutes

-               Conférence canadienne des juges                                    10 minutes

 

 

1.5.2001

 

Before / Devant:  THE REGISTRAR

 


Motion to extend the time to serve and file a notice of intention to intervene

 

BY/PAR:                Attorney General of Saskatchewan

 

IN/DANS:              Chief Councillor Mathew Hill, also known as Tha-Iathatk, on his own behalf and on behalf of all other members of the Kitkatla Band, et al.

 

v. (27801)

 

The Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture, et al. (B.C.)


Requête en prorogation du délai imparti pour signifier et déposer un avis d’intention d’intervenir


 

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE    Time extended to April 17, 2001, nunc pro tunc.

 

 


1.5.2001

 

Before / Devant:  GONTHIER J.

 


Miscellaneous motion

 

Sa Majesté la Reine

 

c. (27581)

 

Neil Peters (Crim.)(Qué.)


Autre requête


 

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE

 

La requête de la part de l’intimé Neil Peters pour signifier et déposer le “mémoire des intimés mémoire d’appel incident (règle 29(3) de la Cour suprême)” et le “respondent’s factum” dans leur état actuel est accordée sous réserve du jugement rendu ce jour dans le dossier 27579.

 

 

1.5.2001

 

Before / Devant:  GONTHIER J.

 


Motion by the appellant to strike out

 

Sa Majesté la Reine

 

c. (27579)

 

Roger Craig Denton (Crim.)(Qué.)

 

and

 

Sa Majesté la Reine

 

c. (27581)

 

Neil Peters (Crim.)(Qué.)


Requête en radiation de la part de l’appelante


 

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE

 

Vu l’art. 29(3) des règles de la Cour suprême du Canada, la requête est accordée, ordre est donné de radier les par. 167 à 174 du mémoire de l’intimé Denton, sauf à se pourvoir.

 

 


1.5.2001

 

Before / Devant:  THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR

 


Motion to extend the time in which to serve and file the factum and book of authorities of the intervener the Attorney General of Saskatchewan

 

Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of New Brunswick as represented by The Minister of Finance, et al.

 

v. (27722)

 

Ian P. Mackin, et al. (N.B.)


Requête en prorogation du délai imparti pour signifier et déposer les mémoire et recueil de jurisprudence et de doctrine de l’intervenant le Procureur général de la Saskatchewan


 

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE    Time extended to April 19, 2001, nunc pro tunc.

 

 

2.5.2001

 

Before / Devant:  MAJOR J.

 


Motions to strike out

 

Manickavasagam Suresh

 

v. (27790)

 

The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, et al. (F.C.)


Requêtes en radiation


 

GRANTED IN PART / ACCORDÉE EN PARTIE

 

The respondents’ motion to strike subparagraphs 14(v) and 14(vi) of the factum of the intervener, the Federation of Associations of Canadian Tamils is granted in part.  Only subparagraph 14(v) is struck from the factum.

 

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE

 

The respondents’ motion to strike paragraphs 40, 42 and 44 of the factum and tabs 44 and 47 of the book of authorities of the intervener, the Canadian Council for Refugees is granted.

 

 


3.5.2001

 

Before / Devant:  THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR

 


Motion to extend the time in which to serve and file the factum of the intervener the Attorney General of Alberta

 

Chief Councillor Mathew Hill, also known as Tha-Iathatk, on his own behalf and on behalf of all other members of the Kitkatla Band, et al.

 

v. (27801)

 

The Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture, et al. (B.C.)


Requête en prorogation du délai imparti pour signifier et déposer le mémoire de l’intervenant le Procureur général de l’Alberta


 

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE    Time extended to June 12, 2001.

 

 

3.5.2001

 

Before / Devant: THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR

 


Motion to extend the time in which to file the respondents factum, record and book of authorities

 

Ka Lam Law, et al.

 

c. (27870)

 

Sa Majesté la Reine (Crim.)(N.-B.)


Requête en prorogation du délai imparti pour déposer les mémoire, dossier et recueil de jurisprudence et de doctrine de l’intimée


 

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE    Délai prorogé au 15 juin 2001.

 

3.5.2001

 

Before / Devant:  THE DEPUTY REGISTRAR

 


Motion to extend the time in which to serve and file a response to the application for leave

 

Richard Freeman

 

v. (28373)

 

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


Requête en prorogation du délai imparti pour signifier et déposer une réponse à la demande en autorisation


 

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE    Time extended to March 12, 2001.

 

 



NOTICE OF APPEAL FILED SINCE LAST ISSUE

 

AVIS D’APPEL DÉPOSÉS DEPUIS LA DERNIÈRE PARUTION


                                                                                                                                                                                                                  


9.4.2001

 

Howard Burke

 

v. (28546)

 

Her Majesty the Queen (Ont.)

 

AS OF RIGHT

 

 

19.4.2001

 

Michael Derrick Robicheau

 

v. (28545)

 

Her Majesty the Queen (N.S.)

 

AS OF RIGHT

 

 

30.4.2001

 

Hughes Communications Inc.

 

v. (28070)

 

Spar Aerospace Limited, et al. (Que.)

 

 

 


 




DEADLINES: MOTIONS

 

 

DÉLAIS: REQUÊTES

 



 

BEFORE THE COURT:

 

Pursuant to Rule 23.1 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada, the following deadlines must be met before a motion before the Court can be heard:

 

 

DEVANT LA COUR:

 

Conformément à l'article 23.1 des Règles de la Cour suprême du Canada, les délais suivants doivent être respectés pour qu'une requête soit entendue par la Cour :

 

 

 

Motion day     :         May 14, 2001

 

Service            :         April 23, 2001

Filing              :         April 27, 2001

Respondent     :         May 4, 2001

 

 

Motion day     :         June 11, 2001

 

Service            :         May 18, 2001

Filing              :         May 25, 2001

Respondent     :         June 1, 2001

 

 

 

Audience du  :         14 mai 2001

 

Signification     :         23 avril 2001

Dépôt              :         27 avril 2001

Intimé              :         4 mai 2001

 

 

Audience du  :         11 juin 2001

 

Signification     :         18 mai 2001

Dépôt              :         25 mai 2001

Intimé              :         1 juin 2001


 

 

 



DEADLINES:  APPEALS

 

 

DÉLAIS:  APPELS


                                                                                                                                                               


 

The Fall Session of the Supreme Court of Canada will commence October 1, 2001.

 

Pursuant to the Supreme Court Act and Rules, the following requirements for filing must be complied with before an appeal can be inscribed for hearing:

 

Appellants record; appellants factum; and appellants book(s) of authorities  must be filed within four months of the filing of the notice of appeal.

 

Respondents record (if any); respondents factum; and respondents book(s) of authorities must be filed within eight weeks of the date of service of the appellant's factum.

 

Intervener's factum and interveners book(s) of authorities, if any, must be filed within four weeks of the date of service of the respondent's factum, unless otherwise ordered.

 

 

Parties condensed book, if required, must be filed on or before the day of hearing of the appeal.

 

 

Please consult the Notice to the Profession of October 1997 for further information.

 

The Registrar shall inscribe the appeal for hearing upon the filing of the respondent's factum or after the expiry of the time for filing the respondent's factum.

 

 

 

La session dautomne de la Cour suprême du Canada commencera le 1er octobre 2001.

 

Conformément à la Loi sur la Cour suprême et aux Règles, il faut se conformer aux exigences suivantes avant qu'un appel puisse être inscrit pour audition:

 

Le dossier de lappelant, son mémoire et son recueil de jurisprudence et de doctrine doivent être déposés dans les quatre mois du dépôt de lavis dappel.

 

Le dossier de lintimé (le cas échéant), son mémoire et son recueil de jurisprudence et de doctrine doivent être déposés dans les huit semaines suivant la signification du mémoire de lappelant.

 

Le mémoire de l'intervenant et son recueil de jurisprudence et de doctrine, le cas échéant, doivent être déposés dans les quatre semaines suivant la signification du mémoire de l'intimé, sauf ordonnance contraire.

 

Le recueil condensé des parties, le cas échéant, doivent être déposés au plus tard le jour de laudition de lappel.

 

Veuillez consulter lavis aux avocats du mois doctobre 1997 pour plus de renseignements.

 

Le registraire inscrit l'appel pour audition après le dépôt du mémoire de l'intimé ou à l'expiration du délai pour le dépôt du mémoire de l'intimé.


 

 


                                                                                                                       

SUPREME COURT OF CANADA SCHEDULE

CALENDRIER DE LA COUR SUPREME

 

2000

 

 

OCTOBER - OCTOBRE

 

 

 

NOVEMBER - NOVEMBRE

 

 

 

DECEMBER - DECEMBRE

 

S

D

 

M

L

 

T

M

 

W

M

 

T

J

 

F

V

 

S

S

 

 

 

S

D

 

M

L

 

T

M

 

W

M

 

T

J

 

F

V

 

S

S

 

 

 

S

D

 

M

L

 

T

M

 

W

M

 

T

J

 

F

V

 

S

S

 

 

1

 

M

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

6

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1

 

 

 2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 1

 

 

 2

 

 

 8

 

H

 9

 

 

 10

 

 

 11

 

 

12

 

 

13

 

 

 14

 

 

 

 

 5

 

 M

 6

 

 

 7

 

 

 8

 

 

 9

 

 

10

 

 

 11

 

 

 

 

 3

 

M

 4

 

 

5

 

 

6

 

 

7

 

 

8

 

 

9

 

 

 15

 

 

16

 

 

17

 

 

18

 

 

19

 

 

20

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

12

 

H

13

 

 

14

 

 

15

 

 

16

 

 

17

 

 

18

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

11

 

 

12

 

 

13

 

 

14

 

 

15

 

 

16

 

 

22

 

 

23

 

 

24

 

 

25

 

 

26

 

 

27

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

20

 

 

21

 

 

22

 

 

23

 

 

24

 

 

25

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

18

 

 

19

 

 

20

 

 

21

 

 

22

 

 

23

 

 

29

 

 

30

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

27

 

 

28

 

29

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

H

25

 

H

26

 

 

27

 

 

28

 

 

29

 

 

30

 

31

 

- 2001 -

 

 

JANUARY - JANVIER

 

 

 

FEBRUARY - FÉVRIER

 

 

 

MARCH - MARS

 

S

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M

 

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S

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S

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M

L

 

T

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W

M

 

T

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F

V

 

S

S

 

 

 

H

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

 

7

 

 

8

 

 

9

 

 

10

 

 

11

 

 

12

 

 

13

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

6

 

 

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8

 

 

9

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

6

 

 

7

 

 

8

 

 

9

 

 

10

 

 

14

 

M

15

 

 

16

 

 

17

 

 

18

 

 

19

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

11

 

M

12

 

 

13

 

 

14

 

 

15

 

 

16

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

11

 

M

12

 

 

13

 

 

14

 

 

15

 

 

16

 

 

17

 

 

21

 

 

22

 

 

23

 

 

24

 

 

25

 

 

26

 

 

27

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

19

 

 

20

 

 

21

 

 

22

 

 

23

 

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

19

 

 

20

 

 

21

 

 

22

 

 

23

 

 

24

 

 

28

 

 

29

 

 

30

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

26

 

 

27

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

26

 

 

27

 

 

28

 

 

29

 

 

 30

 

 

31

 

 

APRIL - AVRIL

 

 

 

MAY - MAI

 

 

 

JUNE - JUIN

 

S

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1

 

 

2

 

 

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7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

3

 

R

4

 

R

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

8

 

 

9

 

 

10

 

 

11

 

 

12

 

H

13

 

 

14

 

 

 

R

6

 

 

7

 

 

8

 

 

9

 

 

10

 

 

11

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

4

 

 

5

 

 

6

 

 

7

 

 

8

 

 

9

 

 

15

 

H

16

 

M

17

 

 

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19

 

 

20

 

 

21

 

 

 

 

13

 

M

14

 

 

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10

 

M

11

 

 

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21

 

 

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26

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

18

 

 

19

 

 

20

 

 

21

 

 

22

 

 

23

 

 

29

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

28

 

 

29

 

 

30

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

25

 

 

26

 

 

27

 

 

28

 

 

29

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sittings of the court:

Séances de la cour:

 

 

 

    18  sitting weeks / semaines séances de la cour 

     78  sitting days / journées séances de la cour

       9   motion and conference days /   journées requêtes, conférences 

       3   holidays during sitting days / jours fériés durant les sessions

 

 

Motions:

Requêtes:

 

M

 

Holidays:

Jours fériés:

 

H

 


 

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