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December 12, 2003 1931 - 1984                                                       Le 12 décembre 2003

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William Patrick Thomson, et al.

Marvin R. Bloos

Beresh, Depoe, Cunningham

v. (29974)

Her Majesty the Queen in the name of the Alberta Transportation and Safety Board and Alberta Driver Control Board, et al. (Alta.)

Sean McDonough

A.G of Alberta

FILING DATE : 25.11.2003

U L Canada Inc.

Gérald R. Tremblay, Q.C.

McCarthy, Tétrault

v. (30065)

Attorney General of Quebec, et al. (Que.)

Jean-François Jobin

Bernard, Roy & Ass.

FILING DATE : 27.11.2003

Jean-Roch Massé

Jean-Roch Massé

c. (29153)

Le Receveur général du Canada (C.F.)

Valérie Tardif

P.G. du Canada

DATE DE PRODUCTION : 28.11.2003

Siemens Electric Ltd.

J. Patrick Peacock, Q.C.

Peacock, Linder & Halt

v. (30070)

Daishowa-Marubeni International Ltd., et al. (Alta.)

Eric P. Groody

Code, Hunter

-and between -

Toshiba International Corporation

Kenneth F. Bailey, Q.C.

Parlee, McLaws

v. (30070)

Siemens Electric Ltd, et al. (Alta.)

J.P. Peacock, Q.C.

Peacock, Linder & Halt

FILING DATE : 28.11.2003

H.G.

Mark Brayford, Q.C.

Brayford, Shapiro

v. (29986)

Her Majesty the Queen (Sask.)

W. Dean Sinclair

A.G. for Saskatchewan

FILING DATE : 14.11.2003

Christopher Carter et Gilles Dextradeur

Catherine Mandeville

McCarthy, Tétrault

c. (30060)

Louise Glegg (Qué.)

Kalman Samuels

Kalman, Samuels, Q.C. & Assoc.

DATE DE PRODUCTION : 24.11.2003

Smith & Nephew Inc., et autres

Richard Wagner

Lavery, De Billy

c. (30060)

Louise Glegg (Qué.)

Kalman Samuels

Kalman, Samuels, Q.C. & Assoc.

DATE DE PRODUCTION : 25.11.2003

Abram Thiessen

Peter D. Messner, Q.C.

Messner & Company

v. (30062)

Columbia Shuswap Regional District (B.C.)

Jeffery Locke

Fulton & Company

FILING DATE : 25.11.2003

Her Majesty the Queen

Alexander M. Cameron

A.G. of Nova Scotia

v. (30063)

Stephen Frederick Marshall, et al. (N.S.)

Bruce H. Wildsmith, Q.C.

FILING DATE : 27.11.2003

Cité de Dorval

Guy Pépin, c.r.

Bélanger, Sauvé

c. (30076)

Gaz Métropolitain Inc., et autres (Qué.)

Robert W. Mason

Lavery, De Billy

DATE DE PRODUCTION : 28.11.2003

Sandeep Singh Toor

Peter J. Wilson, Q.C.

Wilson, Buck, Butcher & Sears

v. (29961)

Her Majesty the Queen (B.C.)

W.J. Scott Bell

A.G. of British Columbia

- and between -

Sukhjit Singh Grewall

Matthew A. Nathanson

Gibbons, Fowler, Nathanson

v. (29961)

Her Majesty the Queen (B.C.)

W.J. Scott Bell

A.G. of British Columbia

FILING DATE : 28.11.2003

The Ship “Sabina”, et al.

Peter G. Pamel

Borden, Ladner, Gervais

v. (30066)

Champion International Corporation (F.C.)

Louis Buteau

Robinson, Sheppard, Shapiro

FILING DATE : 28.11.2003

Confédération des syndicats nationaux, et autre

Edward Kravitz

Pepin et Roy

c. (30069)

Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail, et autres (Qué.)

Maurice Cloutier

Panneton, Lessard

DATE DE PRODUCTION : 28.11.2003

Gouvernement du Maroc

Gabrielle Azran

Azran & Associés

c. (30068)

Rhita El Ansari (Qué.)

Rhita El Ansari

DATE DE PRODUCTION : 28.11.2003

Her Majesty the Queen

Jennifer Woollcombe

A.G. of Ontario

v. (30079)

Marvin Sazant (Ont.)

Alan Gold

Gold & Associates

FILING DATE : 1.12.2003

DECEMBER 8, 2003 / LE 8 DÉCEMBRE 2003

                                   CORAM:  Chief Justice McLachlin and Major and Fish JJ.

                                      La juge en chef McLachlin et les juges Major et Fish

Daryl Milland Clark

v. (29976)

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

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal Law (Non Charter) - 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” - The mens rea requirement for the offence - Criminal  Code , R.S.C. 1985, s. C-46, s. 173(1)(a).

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

A. Ted Ewachniuk

v. (29835)

The Law Society of British Columbia (B.C.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Administrative law -- Appeal -- Labour law – Barristers and Solicitors – Member of the Law Society of B.C. found guilty of professional misconduct – Whether the decision of the B.C. Court of Appeal dismissing the appeal from a decision of the Law Society Disciplinary Panel, which found the member guilty of professional misconduct and resulted in disbarment, is correct?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Pacific Forest Products Limited

v. (29840)

AXA Pacific Insurance Company (B.C.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Commercial law - Insurance - Procedural law - Actions - Pre-trial procedure - Preliminary motion to dismiss action as misconstrued - Action brought on a subrogated basis for the benefit of an insurer - Two insurance policies covering same loss - Whether Court of Appeal erred in finding that there was “double insurance”- Whether Court of Appeal erred in failing to find that subrogated claims may be prosecuted against a primary insurer whose obligations were paid by an excess insurer - Whether Court of Appeal erred in finding that the only remedy available for an excess insurer who pays the obligation of a primary insurer is a separate action in equity for contribution.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Terry Power, Raymond Power, Cindy Mason, Patrick Fewer and Joan Green

v. (29886)

Attorney General of Canada (Nfld. & Lab.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Constitutional Law - Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Civil - Civil Rights- Equality Rights - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in law, in holding that the Applicants did not establish an infringement of section   15   (1)  of the Charter  by failing to defer to the Applicants’ identification of the appropriate comparator group prior to engaging in the comparator group analysis and engaging in a modification and refinement of the comparator group identified by the Applicants - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in law, in holding that the Applicants did not establish an infringement of section   15   (1)  of the Charter , by failing to appropriately characterize the Atlantic Groundfish Strategy (“TAGS”) program as a disaster relief program for the purpose of s.   15  of the Charter  and mischaracterizing the TAGS program as primarily a program of income replacement - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in law, in holding that the Applicant Green, did not establish an infringement of section   15   (1)  of the Charter  on the basis of marital status or sex - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in law, in holding that the Applicant Joan Green, did not establish an infringement of section   15   (1)  of the Charter , alternatively on the enumerated ground of physical disability or a ground analogous thereto.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Liquid Carbonic Inc., Praxair Canada Inc., Kenneth M. Hibbert, Neil F. Weaver,

and Vernon N. S. Lorish (Appellants)

v. (29782)

British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Boundary Hospital Society, Burnaby Hospital Society, Burns Lake and District Hospital Society, Campbell River & District General Hospital Society, Cariboo Memorial Hospital Society, Chilliwack General Hospital Society, The Cowichan District Hospital Association, Cranbrook Regional Hospital Society, The Creston Valley Hospital Association, Dawson Creek and District Hospital Society, Delta Centennial Hospital Society, Fort Nelson Hospital Society, Fort St. John and District Hospital Society, The Fraser Burrard Hospital Society (doing business as Eagle Ridge Hospital and Royal Columbia Hospital),  The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada (doing business as Grace Hospital), G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital Society, Greater Victoria Hospital Society, Kimberley and District Hospital Society, Ladysmith and District Hospital Association, Langley Memorial Hospital, Matsqui‑Sumas‑Abbotsford General Hospital Society, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Society, Nicola Valley Health Care Society, The North and West Vancouver Hospital Society (doing business as Lions' Gate Hospital), 100 Mile District Hospital Society, Peace Arch District Hospital Society, Penticton Hospital Society, Port Hardy Hospital Society, Powell River Hospital Society, The Prince George and District Hospital Society, Prince Rupert Regional Hospital Association, Revelstoke District Health Society (doing business as Queen Victoria Hospital), Richmond Hospital Society, Royal Inland Hospital, Saanich Peninsula Hospital Society, Shuswap Community Health Care Society (doing business as Shuswap Lake General Hospital), South Okanagan Hospital Society, Sparwood General Hospital Society, St. Paul's Hospital, St. Vincent's Health Care Society, Surrey Memorial Hospital Society, Terrace Regional Hospital Care Society (doing business as Mills Memorial Hospital), The Bishop of Victoria: A Corporation Sole (doing business as St. Joseph's General Hospital), The United Church of Canada (doing business as Wrinch Memorial Hospital), University Hospital Society, Vancouver General Hospital, West Coast General Hospital, The Windermere District Hospital Association (prior to August 15, 1991, Invermere and District Hospital Association) (Appellants by Cross-Appeal)

- and -

Air Products Canada Ltd./Prodair Canada Ltée, Canadian Liquid Air Ltd.‑ Air Liquide Canada Ltée, Boc Canada Ltd./Boc Canada Ltée (formerly Canadian Oxygen Limited/La compagnie canadienne d'oxygene limitée), Union Carbide Canada Limited, Medigas Inc., Medigas Pacific Limited, Haida Welding Supplies Ltd., Diamond Welding Supplies Ltd., Norweld Oxygen Inc., Western Welding Supplies Ltd., B.C. Welding Supplies Ltd., Alfred Dyke, Robin A. Scott, Rene J. Mandeville, T. John Tindale, David S. Watson (Respondents)

- and between -

Air Products Canada Ltd./Prodair Canada Ltee and Robin A. Scott (Appellants)

v. (29782)

British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Boundary Hospital Society, Burnaby Hospital Society, Burns Lake and District Hospital Society, Campbell River & District General Hospital Society, Cariboo Memorial Hospital Society, Chilliwack General Hospital Society, The Cowichan District Hospital Association, Cranbrook Regional Hospital Society, The Creston Valley Hospital Association, Dawson Creek and District Hospital Society, Delta Centennial Hospital Society, Fort Nelson Hospital Society, Fort St. John and District Hospital Society, The Fraser Burrard Hospital Society (doing business as Eagle Ridge Hospital and Royal Columbia Hospital),  The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada (doing business as Grace Hospital), G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital Society, Greater Victoria Hospital Society, Kimberley and District Hospital Society, Ladysmith and District Hospital Association, Langley Memorial Hospital, Matsqui‑Sumas‑Abbotsford General Hospital Society, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Society, Nicola Valley Health Care Society, The North and West Vancouver Hospital Society (doing business as Lions' Gate Hospital), 100 Mile District Hospital Society, Peace Arch District Hospital Society, Penticton Hospital Society, Port Hardy Hospital Society, Powell River Hospital Society, The Prince George and District Hospital Society, Prince Rupert Regional Hospital Association, Revelstoke District Health Society (doing business as Queen Victoria Hospital), Richmond Hospital Society, Royal Inland Hospital, Saanich Peninsula Hospital Society, Shuswap Community Health Care Society (doing business as Shuswap Lake General Hospital), South Okanagan Hospital Society, Sparwood General Hospital Society, St. Paul's Hospital, St. Vincent's Health Care Society, Surrey Memorial Hospital Society, Terrace Regional Hospital Care Society (doing business as Mills Memorial Hospital), The Bishop of Victoria: A Corporation Sole (doing business as St. Joseph's General Hospital), The United Church of Canada (doing business as Wrinch Memorial Hospital), University Hospital Society, Vancouver General Hospital, West Coast General Hospital, The Windermere District Hospital Association (prior to August 15, 1991, Invermere and District Hospital Association) (Appellants by Cross-Appeal)

- and -

Canadian Liquid Air Ltd.‑ Air Liquide Canada Ltée, Boc Canada Ltd./Boc Canada Ltée (formerly Canadian Oxygen Limited/La compagnie canadienne d'oxygene limitée), Union Carbide Canada Limited, Medigas Inc., Medigas Pacific Limited, Haida Welding Supplies Ltd., Diamond Welding Supplies Ltd., Norweld Oxygen Inc., Western Welding Supplies Ltd., B.C. Welding Supplies Ltd., Alfred Dyke, Robin A. Scott, Rene J. Mandeville, T. John Tindale, David S. Watson (Respondents)

- and between -

BOC Canada Ltd./BOC Canada Ltee (formerly Canadian Oxygen Limited/ La Compagnie Canadienne d’Oxygene Limitee), David S. Watson and T. John Tindale (Respondents)

v. (29782)

British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Boundary Hospital Society, Burnaby Hospital Society, Burns Lake and District Hospital Society, Campbell River & District General Hospital Society, Cariboo Memorial Hospital Society, Chilliwack General Hospital Society, The Cowichan District Hospital Association, Cranbrook Regional Hospital Society, The Creston Valley Hospital Association, Dawson Creek and District Hospital Society, Delta Centennial Hospital Society, Fort Nelson Hospital Society, Fort St. John and District Hospital Society, The Fraser Burrard Hospital Society (doing business as Eagle Ridge Hospital and Royal Columbia Hospital),  The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada (doing business as Grace Hospital), G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital Society, Greater Victoria Hospital Society, Kimberley and District Hospital Society, Ladysmith and District Hospital Association, Langley Memorial Hospital, Matsqui‑Sumas‑Abbotsford General Hospital Society, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Society, Nicola Valley Health Care Society, The North and West Vancouver Hospital Society (doing business as Lions' Gate Hospital), 100 Mile District Hospital Society, Peace Arch District Hospital Society, Penticton Hospital Society, Port Hardy Hospital Society, Powell River Hospital Society, The Prince George and District Hospital Society, Prince Rupert Regional Hospital Association, Revelstoke District Health Society (doing business as Queen Victoria Hospital), Richmond Hospital Society, Royal Inland Hospital, Saanich Peninsula Hospital Society, Shuswap Community Health Care Society (doing business as Shuswap Lake General Hospital), South Okanagan Hospital Society, Sparwood General Hospital Society, St. Paul's Hospital, St. Vincent's Health Care Society, Surrey Memorial Hospital Society, Terrace Regional Hospital Care Society (doing business as Mills Memorial Hospital), The Bishop of Victoria: A Corporation Sole (doing business as St. Joseph's General Hospital), The United Church of Canada (doing business as Wrinch Memorial Hospital), University Hospital Society, Vancouver General Hospital, West Coast General Hospital, The Windermere District Hospital Association (prior to August 15, 1991, Invermere and District Hospital Association) (Appellants by Cross-Appeal) (B.C.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural law - Evidence - Privilege - Are concluded settlement agreements in multi-party litigation covered by a blanket or class privilege.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

June 16, 2003

Supreme Court of Canada

Conditional application for leave to cross-appeal filed

CORAM:  Iacobucci, Binnie and Arbour JJ.

Les juges Iacobucci, Binnie et Arbour

Esho Yousef

v. (29951)

The United States of America (Crim.) (Ont.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Canadian Charter  - Criminal - Criminal  Law  ‑ Extradition - Whether a self‑conscriptive statement taken in violation of the right to counsel under the Charter  should be admitted into evidence in an extradition hearing - Whether international treaty obligations are a relevant factor to consider in determining whether to admit into evidence in an extradition hearing a self‑conscriptive statement obtained in violation of the Charter .

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Sehdev Kumar

v. (29815)

The Mutual Assurance Company of Canada and the Prudential Assurance Company Limited (Ont.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Commercial law  - Insurance  - Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6  - Statutory interpretation -  Definition of “common issue”- Whether the Court of Appeal erred in finding that the Applicant had not provided an evidentiary basis for establishing the existence of a common issue -  Whether the Court erred in its use of the evidentiary record in determining whether there were common issues -  Whether the Court erred in failing to find that certification of the common issues would meet the judicial goals of judicial economy and access to justice – Whether the Court erred in finding that a trial of the common issues was not the preferable procedure for resolving these issues when there is no other viable procedure available - Whether the Court erred in awarding costs to the Respondent -  Whether the Court erred in misinterpreting the manner in which sections 5, 6, 25 and 31 of the Class Proceedings Act operate.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

George Zicherman

v. (29816)

The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada (Ont.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Commercial law - Insurance - Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 6 - Statutory interpretation - Definition of “common issue” - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in finding that the Applicant had not provided an evidentiary basis for establishing the existence of a common issue - Whether the Court erred in its use of the evidentiary record in determining whether there were common issues - Whether the Court erred in failing to find that certification of the common issues would meet the judicial goals of judicial economy and access to justice - Whether the Court erred in finding that a trial of the common issues was not the preferable procedure for resolving these issues when there is no other viable procedure available - Whether the Court erred in finding an identifiable class of two or more persons that would be represented by the representative plaintiff - Whether the Court erred in awarding costs to the Respondent - Whether the Court erred in misinterpreting the manner in which sections 5, 6, 25 and 31 of the Class Proceedings Act operate.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

James Stewart Tyhurst

v. (29828)

Jill Gorman (B.C.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Torts - Intentional torts - Breach of fiduciary duty and breach of contract - Psychiatrist/patient relationship - Psychiatrist “treating” patient with whipping sessions and degrading language - Procedural law - Actions -  Similar fact evidence - Trial judge allowing admission of evidence of other former patients subjected to similar treatment - Whether Court of Appeal created a modified rule and standard for admissibility of similar fact evidence in civil cases from rule and standard in criminal proceedings - Appeal - Judgments and orders - Whether Court of Appeal entitled to review the record itself or should have remitted the matter back for a new trial after finding trial judge erred in not conducting an acceptable, careful analysis as required by R. v. Handy, 2002 SCC 56.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Commission des lésions professionnelles

c. (30009)

Louise Bourassa et Hydro‑Québec (Qué.)

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Droit administratif - Droit du travail - Contrôle judiciaire - Lésions professionnelles - Santé et sécurité au travail - Indemnisation - Quelle est la norme de contrôle applicable à l’égard de la décision de la Commission des lésions professionnelles ? 

HISTORIQUE DES PROCÉDURES

CORAM:  Bastarache, LeBel and Deschamps JJ.

                                             Les juges Bastarache, LeBel et Deschamps

Khalid Hasan

v. (30003)

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

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal Law (Non Charter) - Evidence - Appeal - Statutes - Whether the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick erred in law in applying the wrong test in deciding whether fresh evidence should have been admitted pursuant to s.   683(1) (d) of the Criminal Code of Canada .

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

La Banque de Nouvelle‑Écosse

c. (30015)

Les Promotions Atlantiques inc. (Qué.)

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Droit commercial - Banques - Cautionnement - Devoir de renseignement - La Banque demanderesse n’a-t-elle pas droit de refuser de livrer à une caution des évaluations privées qu’elle aurait ou n’aurait pas dans son dossier concernant les autres garanties détenues ? - En accueillant la requête pour preuve nouvelle, en permettant l’introduction de faits postérieurs au jugement de la Cour supérieure, la décision dont appel est requis ne viole-t-elle pas la règle du respect du dossier en état ainsi que les termes des articles 509 et 483 C.p.c ? - Le principe de la chose jugée n’interdit-il pas que soit renversé le jugement interlocutoire sur la requête ne révision de précisions, lequel dispensait la banque demanderesse de fournir ses évaluations des autres garanties qu’elle pouvait détenir ? - L’absence de toute preuve de préjudice pour la caution n’empêche-t-elle pas d’annuler la totalité de l’obligation de la caution envers la banque, contrairement à tous les enseignements de la doctrine et de la jurisprudence ?

HISTORIQUE DES PROCÉDURES

Don Deptuck

v. (29814)

Her Majesty the Queen (F.C.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Taxation - Income tax — Computation of income — Non-arm's length transactions — What constitutes arm's length — Partnerships — Capital gains and losses — Fair market value — Income Tax Act, R.S.C. 1 985 (5th Supp.), c.1, as amended, ss.69(1)(a), 96(1)(a), 248(1), 251(1)(a), 251(2)(a), 251(2)(c) and 251(6)(b) — Income Tax Regulations, s.1102(1a) — British Columbia Partnership Act, R.S.B.C. 1979, c. 312, s. 2. — Should the arm’s length rule at paragraph 69(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act be applied at the partner level in accordance with the Chutka 2001 DTC 5093 (FCA) decision or at the partnership level in accordance with the Deptuck 2003 FCA 177 (FCA) decision ? — Is section 96 of the Income Tax Act effective to deem a partnership to be a “person” for the purposes of applying the arm’s length rule contained in subsection 251(1) of the Income Tax Act? — Is a partnership a “taxpayer” for the purposes of paragraph 69(1)(a) of the Income Tax Act? — Was the “directing mind”test properly applied to the limited partnership in question ? — Was the fair market value of the processing equipment 6.85 million or $422,000 ?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Ville de Montréal (en reprise d’instance de Ville de Saint-Laurent et

de la Communauté urbaine de Montréal)

c. (30034)

150460 Canada Inc., Garadex Inc., Lapray Realties Ltd., Corporation immobilière Montriche, Corporation d'investissement Hilou (Qué.)

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Droit administratif - Appel - Compétence - Législation - Interprétation - Droit transitoire - Dispositions transitoires de la Loi sur l’application de la Loi sur la justice administrative, L.Q. 1997, ch. 43 - La Cour d’appel du Québec a-t-elle erré en déclarant qu’elle est sans compétence pour entendre les présents dossiers au motif que les jugements entrepris n’étaient pas susceptibles d’appel?

HISTORIQUE DES PROCÉDURES

Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre

v. (29813)

Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario (through her representative, the Minister of Finance) (Ont.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Taxation — Sales and service taxes — Sales tax — Taxing powers, interpretation — Interest of justice, equity and fairness — Exemptions — Interpretation — Statutory appeal or review — Retail Sales Tax Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. R.31, s. 1.1. — Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c. 12, ss. 4(1), 21, 21(1), 21(2). — Sunnybrook Hospital Act, 1966, S.O. 1966, c. 150, s. 10(3). — Does section 1.1 of the Ontario Retail Sales Tax Act (“RSTA”) enacted December 5, 2001 override the Applicant’s judicially-recognized immunity from retail sales tax ? - Does this issue require the Court to consider application of the concept of “dialogue” between courts and legislatures in the situation where the legislature responded to a judicial decision and attempted to implicitly override a broad statutory tax immunity ?  - Does this issue require the Court to apply its decision in Québec (Communauté urbaine) v. Corporation Notre-dame de Bon Secours regarding the degree of clarity required in order for the Government to carry its burden of showing “that the taxpayer is clearly covered by the wording of the legislative provision which it sought to apply” to a situation where the Government is attempting to impose taxation by implication ? — Does this issue raise constitutional implications in relation to (i) the interplay of sections   53  and 90  of the Constitution Act, 1867 ; and (ii) the similarity between the Hospital’s statutory tax immunity and the constitutional inter-governmental immunity contained in section   125  of the Constitution Act , 1867  and the immunity afforded First Nations under section 87 of the Indian Act? - Is the Court of Appeal’s interpretation of “expressly mentions” in section 1.1 RSTA likely to affect the interpretation of analogous provisions of the Interpretation Act, R.S.C. c. I-23 and of the Interpretation Acts in every province ?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

DECEMBER 11, 2003 / LE 11 DÉCEMBRE 2003

29658               Wesley Gordon Davidson v. Her Majesty the Queen (Alta.) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Coram:              McLachlin C.J. and Major and Fish JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Alberta (Edmonton), Number 0103‑0471‑A3, dated January 10, 2003, is dismissed.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Alberta (Edmonton), numéro 0103‑0471‑A3, daté du 10 janvier 2003, est rejetée.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal Law (Non Charter) - Procedural Law - Sexual Assault - Reasonable Doubt - Reasons for Judgment - Whether trial judge failed to apply proper test with respect to reasonable doubt - Whether trial judge failed to provide reasons which were sufficiently intelligible to permit appellate review. 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29703               Mervat S.A. Rashwan and Magdy A. Rashwan v. Women's College Hospital and Staff (Ont.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram:              McLachlin C.J. and Major and Fish JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C38758, dated February 20, 2003, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C38758, daté du 20 février 2003, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural law - Summary judgment - Expert evidence - Medical malpractice - Whether the opinion of an expert witness is a must in a simple medical malpractice case or is the ordinary experience of the court sufficient and is it within the competence of the court to deal with the issues - Whether the motions judge erred in law in dismissing the action on a summary judgment motion because the applicants relied on the expert witness opinion of the respondent and did not provide their own expert witness opinion - Whether the motions judge can assess the credibility of the expert witness or is the credibility of the witness an issue for trial - Whether the motions judge erred in law by assessing the credibility of the expert witness and put too much weight on the expert’s conclusion which was not in line with the facts of his own report - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in law in dismissing the appeal

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29742               Incorporated Broadcasters Limited, Mae Management Corporation, Seymour Epstein and Paul Morton v. Canwest Global Communications Corp., Global Television Network Inc., Canvideo Television Sales (1983) Limited, Global Communications Limited, Canwest Global Broadcasting Inc. and Israel Asper (Ont.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram:              McLachlin C.J. and Major and Fish JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C37464, dated February 24, 2003, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C37464, daté du 24 février 2003, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural law - Actions - Pretrial procedure - Jurisdiction -  Forum coveniens - Oppression action by minority shareholders under s. 241  Canada Business Corporations Act , R.S.C. 1985, c.   C‑44  - Whether Court of Appeal for Ontario applied the improper legal test for whether Ontario was a convenient forum for this proceeding.- Whether Court of Appeal for Ontario failed to take into account the purpose of the Canada Business Corporations Act  in developing and applying the legal test for whether Ontario is a convenient forum for this proceeding.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29764               Paul Stacey Dixon and, Hendrik Keesmaat, The Executors of the Estate of the Late Bertram Leggat v. Douglas Leggat (Ont.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram:              McLachlin C.J. and Major and Fish JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Numbers C36236 and C36237, dated March 6, 2003, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéros C36236 et C36237, daté du 6 mars 2003, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Torts - Negligence - Vicarious liability - Maritime law - Shipping - Action for damages brought following boating accident - Driver of boat found liable - Trial judge finding that provisions of Canada Shipping Act , R.S.C. 1985, c. S‑9 , imposed liability on owner of boat as well - Whether owners of pleasure craft should be vicariously liable for loss or damage sustained by any person by reason of negligence in the operation of the pleasure craft.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29809               Excelsior Mortgage Corporation Ltd. and Alberta Corporation 200333680 operating as The Lord Nelson Inn v. Jake Dufault, Suzanne Dufault and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Alberta (Alta.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram:              McLachlin C.J. and Major and Fish JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Alberta (Edmonton), Number 0203‑0153‑AC, dated April 10, 2003, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Alberta (Edmonton), numéro 0203‑0153‑AC, daté du 10 avril 2003, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Torts - Negligence -  Damages -  Occupier’s liability - Occupier’s Liability Act, R.S.A. 1980, c. O-3 – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in holding that a hotel or any privately-owned business allowing the public on its premises should be held to the standard of an insurer and held strictly liable for dangers created by the acts of third parties on its premises, even when the consequences of such acts cannot be prevented by additional security -  Whether the Court erred in concluding that, under the circumstances of this case, a “cry of distress” had been sent out such that the “rescuer” doctrine was applicable

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29822               Le procureur général du Québec, la Commission de la construction du Québec, et la Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail c. Raymond Chabot Inc., ès qualités de syndic à la faillite de D.I.M.S. Construction Inc. (Qué.) (Civile) (Autorisation)

Coram:              La juge en chef McLachlin et les juges Bastarache et Deschamps

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel du Québec (Montréal), numéro 500‑09‑010064‑004, daté du 10 avril 2003, est accordée avec dépens en faveur des demandeurs quelle que soit l'issue de l'appel.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montreal), Number 500‑09‑010064‑004, dated April 10, 2003, is granted with costs to the applicants in any event of the cause.

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Droit commercial - Faillite - Créanciers - Ordre de priorité - Les principes émis par la Cour suprême dans Husky Oil Operations Ltd c. Ministre du Revenu national, [1995] 3 R.C.S. 453, vont-ils jusqu’à commander l’inapplicabilité, dans un contexte de faillite, de dispositions législatives provinciales imposant à un tiers la responsabilité de la dette d’un failli, lorsqu’il découle de ces dispositions que le législateur a voulu et prévu que cette responsabilité puisse s’appliquer indépendamment des possibilités pour ce tiers de récupérer les sommes qu’il a payées? - Article 316 de la Loi sur les accidents du travail et les maladies professionnelles, L.R.Q., ch. A-3.001; art. 54 de la Loi sur les relations du travail, la formation professionnelle et la gestion de la main-d’oeuvre dans l'industrie de la construction, L.R.Q., ch. R-20; Loi sur la faillite et l'insolvabilit é , L.R.C. 1985, ch. B-3 .

HISTORIQUE DES PROCÉDURES

29738               Dutch Industries Ltd. v. Barton No‑Till Disk Inc. and Flexi‑Coil Ltd., The Commissioner of Patents (FC) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram:              Iacobucci, Binnie and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Numbers A‑573‑01 and A‑574‑01, dated March 7, 2003, is dismissed with costs to the respondents Barton No‑Till Disk Inc. and Flexi‑Coil Ltd.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel fédérale, numéros A‑573‑01 et A‑574‑01, daté du 7 mars 2003, est rejetée avec dépens en faveur des intimés Barton No‑Till Disk Inc. et  Flexi‑Coil Ltd.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Property law - Patents - Patent Office procedure - Abandonment - Maintenance fees - Payment of fees required to maintain patents in force -Whether Commissioner authorized to accept payments on account of underpaid maintenance fees after prescribed time for payment - Whether Court of Appeal erred in allowing appeal - Patent Act , R.S.C. 1985, c. P-4  - Patent Rules, SOR/96-423

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29812               Aurora Quarrying Limited, Charlie Lackie v. Her Majesty the Queen (Ont.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram:              Iacobucci, Binnie and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C38767, dated April 10, 2003, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C38767, daté du 10 avril 2003, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms  (Civil ) – Constitutional law  - Procedural law – Jurisdiction – Judicial discretion  -  Crown discretion -  Charter  principles under ss. 7 , 11(b)  and 11(d)  -  Charter  rights of the accused and the administration of justice. Occupational Health and Safety Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.1  -  Provincial Offences Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.33 - Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. 43 – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in failing to recognize the constitutional right of an accused to be tried by a Provincial Judge and not a Justice of the Peace  – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in failing to hold that, in serious and complex cases involving the death of a worker, where an accused faces incarceration, the most qualified Officer of the Court should hear the case – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in allowing the Ministry of Labour to unilaterally control whether the trial of the accused would be heard by a legally educated and experienced Provincial Court Judge or by a Justice of the Peace

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29817               Richard L. Corriveau c. Sa Majesté la Reine (Qué.) (Criminelle) (Autorisation)

Coram:              Les juges Iacobucci, Binnie et Arbour

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel du Québec (Québec), numéro 200‑10‑001277‑016, daté du 14 juillet 2003, est rejetée.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Quebec), Number 200‑10‑001277‑016, dated July 14, 2003, is dismissed.

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Droit criminel - Défense - Procédure - Procès - Fraude - Quels sont les éléments distinctifs des infractions de vol et de fraude ? - Le consentement de la victime demeure-t-il une distinction entre les deux infractions ? - Que signifie l’emploi du mot « frauduleusement » à l’art. 322(1)  C.cr . ? - La défense de croyance sincère mais erronée est-elle admissible quant à ces deux infractions ? Quelle est la limite entre l’infraction disciplinaire et les infractions de vol et de fraude ? - Quelle évolution les tribunaux provinciaux ont-ils donné 10 ans plus tard aux décisions R. c. Théroux,  [1993] 2 R.C.S. 5  et R. c. Zlatic, [1993] 2 R.C.S. 29 ? - Quel est le niveau de connaissance nécessaire pour que l’accusé ait conscience du risque de préjudice pour la victime ? - Quelles sont les limites à la souveraineté du juge des faits d’évaluer la crédibilité à l’égard des principes émis par cette Cour dans l’affaire R. c. W. (D), [1991] 1 R.C.S. 742 ? - Des infractions nécessitant la preuve de l’intention spécifique de l’accusé (vol et fraude) devraient-elles faire l’objet de procès séparés lorsqu’elles concernent des événements distincts ? - La mise en garde de type vétrovec s’applique-t-elle à un juge seul sans jury ? - Quelle est la portée des principes émis par cette Cour dans l’affaire R. c. Jolivet, [2000] 2 R.C.S. 751, relativement à la volte-face de la poursuite de faire entendre un témoin annoncé ? 

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29882               Juliette H. Stewart v. Matthew Charles Stewart (B.C.) (Civil ) (By Leave)

Coram:              Iacobucci, Binnie and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver), Number CA029826, dated May 6, 2003, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de la Colombie‑Britannique (Vancouver), numéro CA029826, daté du 6 mai 2003, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Family law - Division of property - Pension - Rutherford formula - Minutes of settlement - Procedural law - Judgments and orders - Consent order - Interpretation of pension provisions - Intention of parties - Whether Court of Appeal erred in holding that consent orders that specify the “Rutherford Formula” as a basis to split a pension are not actually specifying a formula for how the pension is to be split other than on a deferred benefit basis - Whether Court of Appeal erred in holding that  lawyers may  negotiate and agree upon the terms of a consent order after the court had already pronounced the order - Whether Court of Appeal erred in holding that the Supreme Court had erred in applying Rule 41(24) of the Rules of Court to amend a consent order.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29928               Jean‑Yves Migneault c. Commission nationale des libérations conditionnelles (C.F.) (Civile) (Autorisation)

Coram:              Les juges Iacobucci, Binnie et Arbour

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel fédérale, numéro A‑368‑02, daté du 27 juin 2003, est rejetée avec dépens.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Number A‑368‑02, dated June 27, 2003, is dismissed with costs.

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Droit administratif - Contrôle judiciaire - Nouvelle preuve - Appel théorique - Règle 351 des Règles de la Cour fédérale, 1998 DORS/98-106 - Commission nationale des libérations conditionnelle du Canada - Libération d’office - Inobservation de conditions - Loi sur le syst è me correctionnel et la mise en libert é  sous condition , L.C. 1992, ch. 20  - La Cour d’appel fédérale a-t-elle commis une erreur de droit en acceptant en preuve un affidavit? - La Cour d’appel fédérale a-t-elle commis une erreur de droit en considérant cet affidavit dans l’appel à l’encontre du jugement de la section de première instance puisque les informations contenues dans cet affidavit n’existaient pas, étant une décision rendue deux ans après la révocation de la libération d’office? - La Cour d’appel fédérale a-t-elle erré en droit en traitant cette affaire comme si elle lui était transmise en premier lieu, et cela par son admission de l’affidavit comme preuve, en sachant que cette preuve n’existait pas pour le jugement qui avait été rendu en section de première instance? - La Cour d’appel fédérale a-t-elle commis une erreur d’interprétation de la décision Glaxo Wellcome PLC c. Canada (Ministre du Revenu national), [1998] A.C.F. No 358? - La Cour d’appel fédérale a-t-elle commis une erreur de droit en ne rendant pas une conclusion sur la décision de première instance?

HISTORIQUE PROCÉDURAL

29940               Steven Thresh c. Sa Majesté la Reine (Qué.) (Criminelle) (Autorisation)

Coram:              Les juges Iacobucci, Binnie et Arbour

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel du Québec (Montréal), numéro 500‑10‑001873‑007, daté du 2 septembre 2003, est rejetée.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montreal), Number 500‑10‑001873‑007, dated September 2, 2003, is dismissed.

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Droit criminel - Procédure - Preuve - Contrat de délation - Crédibilité de témoin - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en décidant que l’introduction en preuve principale, par le ministère public, du contrat de délation de son propre témoin, ne contrevient pas à la règle interdisant de rehausser la crédibilité de son témoin ? - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en confirmant les directives du juge du procès au jury par lesquelles le juge a limité la portée de la thèse de la défense en invitant le jury à délibérer uniquement sur une partie de la preuve ?

HISTORIQUE DES PROCÉDURES

29963               Crescent Chau and La Presse Chinoise Eastern Inc. v. Jia Qiang Zhang, Xiao Yan Sun and Hui Yang et al. (Que.) (Civil ) (By Leave)

Coram:              Iacobucci, Binnie and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montreal), Number 500‑09‑012322‑020, dated June 27, 2003, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel du Québec (Montréal), numéro 500‑09‑012322‑020, daté du 27 juin 2003, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural Law - Contempt of Court - Judgments and orders - Vagueness - Whether civil contempt is to be judged strictissime juris as is criminal contempt - Whether the purpose of contempt of court in civil law is the enforcement of the judgment.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

28.11.2003

Before / Devant : DESCHAMPS J.

GRANTED IN PART WITHOUT COSTS / ACCORDÉE EN PARTIE SANS DÉPENS

UPON APPLICATION by the respondent for an order 1) striking paragraph 6(i) and the reference to the affidavit of James Halpert in the factum of the interveners, Internet Commerce Coalition, European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association, European Internet Service Providers’ Association; Australian Internet Industry Association, Telecom Services Association, U.S. Internet Industry Association; 2) striking Tab 11 of the book of authorities of the Interveners,  Internet Commerce Coalition, European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association, European Internet Service Providers’ Association; Australian Internet Industry Association, Telecom Services Association, U.S. Internet Industry Association; 3) stating that the parties and the interveners may not refer to the affidavit of James Halpert at the hearing of this appeal on December 3, 2003; 4) for costs of this motion;

AND HAVING READ the material filed;

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

The motion is granted in part without costs.  In view of the undertaking of counsel for the interveners, Internet Commerce Coalition, European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association, European Internet Service Providers’ Association, Australian Internet Industry Association, Telecom Services Association, U.S. Internet Industry Association, the affidavit of James Halpert shall be withdrawn from the book of authorities and the reference thereto is deemed struck from the interveners’ factum.  No reference shall be made to the affidavit of James Halpert at the hearing of this appeal scheduled to be heard on December 3, 2003.

28.11.2003

Before / Devant : DESCHAMPS J.

DISMISSED WITH COSTS / REJETÉE AVEC DÉPENS

UPON APPLICATION by the appellants for an order 1) striking certain paragraphs of the factum of the interveners, the Canadian Recording Industry Association and International Federation of the Phonogram Industry; 2) striking Tab 4 of the Book of Authorities of the interveners, the Canadian Recording Industry Association and International Federation of the Phonogram Industry; 3) for costs of this motion to be payable forthwith;

AND HAVING READ the material filed;

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

The motion is dismissed with costs to the interveners, the Canadian Recording Industry Association and International Federation of the Phonogram Industry.

1.12.2003

Before / Devant : THE REGISTRAR

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE   Time extended to November 19, 2003.

1.12.2003

Before / Devant : THE REGISTRAR

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE   Time extended to November 20, 2003.

1.12.2003

Before / Devant : THE REGISTRAR

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE   Délai prorogé au 19 décembre 2003.

1.12.2003

Before / Devant : THE REGISTRAR

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE   Time extended to December 19, 2003.

1.12.2003

Before / Devant : THE REGISTRAR