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January 31, 2003 118 - 194                                                                 le 31 janvier 2003

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Melba Florine Manson, et al.

Melba Florine Manson

v. (29512)

Her Majesty the Queen as represented by the Minister of National Revenue, et al.  (F.C.)

Kerry Boyd

A.G. of Canada

FILING DATE 29.11.2002

Sa Majesté la Reine

Michel Pennou

P.G. du Québec

c. (29541)

David Carr (Qué.)

Stephen Angers

Angers et Associés

DATE DE PRODUCTION 3.1.2003

Serge Audette

Josée Ferrari

Pariseau, Olivier

c. (29557)

Sa Majesté la Reine (Qué.)

Jean-Marie Tanguay

P.G. du Québec

DATE DE PRODUCTION 15.1.2003

Earl Cameron Creighton

Anthony T. Keller

Keller, Morrison & Putman

v. (29558)

Charlotte Bjornson (Ont.)

Gary S. Joseph

MacDonald & Partners

FILING DATE 16.1.2003

Carol Campbell

George W. MacDonald, Q.C.

McInnes Cooper

v. (29528)

Burnley A. Jones, et al.   (N.S.)

William L. Ryan, Q.C.

Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales

FILING DATE 20.12.2002

Luu Thong Vuong and My Kien Vuong, both personally and as Executors of the Estate of Yen Bach Vuong, Deceased, et al.

Joseph Markin

v. (29565)

Toronto East General & Orthopaedic Hospital, et al.  (Ont.)

John J. Morris

Borden Ladner Gervais

FILING DATE 3.1.2003

R.F.

Bruce T. MacIntosh, Q.C.

MacIntosh, MacDonnell & MacDonald

v. (29555)

Registered Nurses Association of Nova Scotia (N.S.)

Marjorie A. Hickey, Q.C.

Patterson Palmer

FILING DATE 13.1.2003

Her Majesty the Queen

Frederick B. Woyiwada

A.G. of Canada

v. (29559)

Penner International Inc., et al.  (F.C.)

Israel A. Ludwig

Duboff Edwards Haight & Schachter

FILING DATE 17.1.2003

Dupont Canada Inc.

Jeffrey S. Leon

Fasken Martineau DuMoulin

v. (29561)

Her Majesty the Queen (F.C.)

David W. Chodikoff

A.G. of Canada

FILING DATE 20.1.2003

Steven Lewin

Marc Watters

Gagné, Letarte

c. (29562)

Sa Majesté la Reine (C.F.)

Sophie-Lyne Lefebvre

P.G. du Canada

DATE DE PRODUCTION 20.1.2003

James Farmer

Gaétan Bourassa

Centre communautaire juridique de Montréal

c. (29552)

Ministre de la Justice du Canada, et autre  (Qué.)

Pierre E. Labelle

P.G. du Canada

DATE DE PRODUCTION 27.1.2003

JANUARY 27, 2003 / LE 27 JANVIER 2003

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

La juge en chef McLachlin et les juges Bastarache et Deschamps

Nelson Runnalls

v. (29503)

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

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal Law - Whether the term “course of justice” includes investigations - Whether professional discrimination is incorrect, or may police procedures be varied accordingly - How will an individual who has a violent aggressive problem, and the police fail to properly distinguish this, ever take responsibility

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Léo‐Paul Roy

c. (29219)

Me Louise Comeau, ès qualités de syndique du Barreau du Québec, et Me Bernard E. Blanchard,

ès qualités de syndic ad hoc du Barreau du Québec (Qué.)

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Droit du travail - Droit des professions - Droit administratif -  Sanctions disciplinaires - Divulgation de la preuve - Délai d’avis d’audition - Compétence - Contrôle judiciaire - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en introduisant, en droit disciplinaire professionnel, des considérations de droit en matière de divulgation et de communication de la preuve qui sont particulières au droit criminel et non pertinentes en droit disciplinaire ? La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en substituant son opinion à celle de la Cour supérieure sur la question de la suffisance de l’avis d’audition ? La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en disposant sommairement de l’appel incident par référence à une décision de la Cour supérieure par son intitulé seulement et sans expliciter des motifs précis ?

HISTORIQUE PROCÉDURAL

Director, Income Maintenance Branch, Ministry of Community and Social Services

and Attorney General of Ontario

v. (29294)

Sandra Falkiner, Deborah Sears, Cynthia Johnston‐Pepping and Claude Marie Cadieux (Ont.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Canadian Charter  – Civil – Civil rights – Social welfare – Constitutional law – Statutes – Interpretation – Definition of “spouse” in determining eligibility for social assistance benefits –  Presumption of spousal relationship where persons of opposite sex living together unless evidence provided to contrary – Whether “receipt of social assistance” constitutes an analogous ground under s. 15(1)  of Charter  – Whether definition unjustifiably infringes s.15(1) equality rights on basis of sex, marital status and/or receipt of social assistance – Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 15(1) , 1  – Ontario Regulation 366 (Family Benefits Act), R.R.O.1990, s. 1(1)(d), as amended.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The Minister of Human Resources Development Canada

v. (29351)

Betty Hodge (F.C.A.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Canadian Charter  - Civil – Civil rights – Social welfare – Constitutional law – Statutes – Definition of “spouse” in determining eligibility for survivor benefit under Canada Pension Plan  – Common law spouses not cohabiting with contributor spouse at time of contributor’s death not eligible for survivor benefit – Married spouses not having same cohabitation requirement – Whether definition is unjustifiably discriminatory under s. 15(1)  of the Charter  on ground of marital status – Canada Pension Plan , R.S.C., 1985, c. C‐8, s. 2(1) .

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

L.D.

c. (29468)

R.B. (Qué.)

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Procédure - Jugements et ordonnances - Droit de la famille - Partage des biens - Régime matrimonial applicable - Parties mariées en Ontario et résidant au Québec - Requête en rétractation de jugement en vertu de l’art. 483 du Code de procédure civile, L.R.Q., ch. C-25 - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en refusant de recevoir la demande en rétractation de jugement du demandeur alors qu’elle a jugé ultra petita? - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle outrepassé ses pouvoirs en soulevant de son propre chef la question du régime matrimonial des parties?

HISTORIQUE PROCÉDURAL

Omineca Enterprises Ltd.

v. (29333)

The Minister of Forests (B.C.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Statutes - interpretation - Whether the appellate court erred in its interpretation of s. 62 of the Forest Act, RSBC 1979 chap. 140 - Whether s. 62 applied to limit rent payable on the Applicant’s timber sale harvesting licences (TSHLs) - Whether the TSHLs were under suspension - Whether the Applicant was obliged to make rent payments for the period during which the TSHLs cutting rights were suspended.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The Minister of Forests and The Attorney

General of British Columbia on behalf of Her Majesty

the Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia

v. (29419)

Council of the Haida Nation and Guujaaw,

on their own behalf and on behalf of all members of the Haida Nation (B.C.)

AND BETWEEN:

Weyerhaeuser Company Limited

v.

 Council of the Haida Nation and Guujaaw,

on their own behalf and on behalf of all members of the Haida Nation (B.C.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Administrative law - Native law - Judicial review - Ministerial decision - Nature and scope of duty to consult with First Nations - Whether Provincial Crown in exercising its powers and duties in the management of natural resources, owe constitutional or fiduciary duties to First nations to consult and to seek accommodations prior to the determination of disputed claims of aboriginal rights and title - If such duty exists, standard of review and applicable tests for determining whether decision makers have discharged their duty- Whether private persons or corporations operating on Crown lands, as licensees of the Crown, owe fiduciary or other legal duties to consult with and accommodate First Nations who claim Aboriginal rights or title may be infringed by the licensees’ actions and if so, the source, nature and extent of those duties

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Bruno Riendeau

c. (29433)

La Ville de Québec (Qué.)

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Droit municipal - Interprétation - Textes réglementaires - Droit acquis - Exploitation d’un terrain de stationnement - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en jugeant la nature de l’activité du demandeur contraire au  règlement municipal VQZ-3 de la Ville de Québec?

HISTORIQUE PROCÉDURAL

Lawrence E. Pierce

v. (29317)

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

NATURE OF THE CASE

Administrative Law - Judicial Review - Natural Justice - Delay - Professional disciplinary hearings - Jurisdiction of Law Society - Lawyer’s disciplinary hearing held more than three years after date of complaint - Some evidence not given to lawyer until two-and-one-half years after initial complaint - Whether delay in notice, providing evidence, issuing citation or holding of hearing denied natural justice or deprived Law Society of jurisdiction -  Whether failure to produce relevant documents denied natural justice - Correct standard of review - Whether a continuum type of approach should be applied to questions of administrative procedural propriety - Applicability of  Blencoe v. British Columbia (Human Rights Commission) 2000 SCC 44.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

CORAM:  Gonthier, Major and Arbour JJ. /

Les juges Gonthier, Major et Arbour

Her Majesty the Queen

v. (29376)

Kenneth Roy Hurrell (Crim.) (Ont.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms  ‐ Constitutional law ‐ Search and seizure ‐ Unsworn affidavit ‐ Statutory interpretation ‐ Criminal Code  of Canada ‐ Whether the Court of Appeal erred in determining that s. 117.04(1)  of the Criminal Code  was inconsistent with s. 8  of the Charter  ‐ Whether the Court of Appeal, in interpreting that s. 117.04(1) is inconsistent with section 8  of the Charter , erred in failing to grant a "reading in" or "reading down" remedy which would have preserved the constitutionality of the section without jeopardizing public safety ‐ Hunter v. Southam, [1984], 2 S.C.R. 532

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Sarg Oils Ltd

v. (29314)

The Energy Resources Conservation Board, Victor M. Naimish, Victor M. Naimish Professional

Corporation, Frederick W. Dent and Parlee McLaws, Barristers and Solicitors (Alta)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Administrative law - Procedural law - Torts - Appeal - Courts - Collateral attack in civil proceeding to which administrative body a party - Applicability of collateral attack rules - Negligence - Solicitors - Elements in trust condition necessary to impose obligation on solicitor.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Robert Silver and Deanna Silver

v. (29381)

The Business Development Corporation formely known as The Federal Business

Development Bank and The Bank of Montreal (N.S.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural law - Judgments and orders - Order striking Applicants’ statement of claim - Whether Court of Appeal erred in concluding that motions judge’s function and power was to try issues of fact and law - Whether Court of Appeal erred in upholding order striking statement of claim

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Dr. Kazi K. Bakht

v. (29340)

Minister of Human Resources Development Canada (F.C.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Administrative law - Judicial review - Taxation - Determination by Minister relating to the computation of Guaranteed Income Supplement entitlement under the Old Age Security Act  - Whether the decision of the Court of Appeal to dismiss the application for judicial review was correct - Old Age Security Act ,  R.S.C. 1985, c. O-9  - Income Tax Act , R.S.C. 1985, c. 1 (5 ^th  Supp .)

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

John Howard Teskey

v. (29402)

Mike Grzelak (Ont.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Commercial Law - Contracts - Contract executed using name of unincorporated entity, Vacations Brokers Club Inc., instead of similar names of incorporated entities, Vacation Broker C‐L‐U‐B Inc. and Vacation Brokers Inc. - Whether use of unincorporated name defeats contract -  Extent to which non-compliance with technical requirements should stand in the way of legitimate business practices - Whether contractual obligations may be shirked - Whether fairness in business relationships should assist enterprises that need protection to same extent that it protects consumers - Whether business realities of particular industries should be recognized and supported.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Enid Robitaille, John Stevenson

v. (29363)

Anspor Construction Limited, Nuberg & Dale Construction Limited

trading as Nuspor Investments (Ont.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural law - Evidence - Admissibility of hospital records - Prior inconsistent statements - Applicant injured in a slip and fall accident - Applicant’s testimony conflicting with mechanism of fall evidence contained in hospital and ambulance records - Whether hospital records properly admitted into evidence -Whether hospital records were created in the ordinary course of business - Whether hospital records can be admitted as prima facie proof of how the accident occurred - Whether hospital records can be used as prior inconsistent statements where there is no attribution to the alleged deponent - Ontario Evidence Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.23, s.35

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Krystyna Brebric, Steven Brebric and Krystyna Brebric as

Litigation Guardian for Tomy Brebric, a minor

v. (29388)

Ivan Niksic (Ont.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Canadian Charter  - Civil - Civil Rights - Right to equality - Definition of “spouse” in s. 29 of Family Law Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. F.3, including unmarried couples who have cohabited continuously for a period of not less than three year - Applicant challenging constitutionality of definition as it applies to s. 61 of Act to define who may make a claim for damages in tort for the death or injury of a family member through the negligence of a third party - Whether imposition of three-year limitation period for cohabitation an appropriate bar to a dependant’s right to claim damages pursuant to s. 61 - Whether definition of “spouse” violates s. 15(1)  of Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms .

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Archean Resources Ltd.

v. (29390)

Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Newfoundland and Labrador, as represented by the

Honourable the Minister of Finance for the Province of Newfoundlant and Labrador and

Her Majesty's Attorney General for Newfoundland and Labrador (Nfld.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Taxation - Statutes - Interpretation - Mining and mineral rights - Applicant seeking declaration that net smelter royalty it had negotiated was not subject to taxation - Whether “the right to engage in mining operations” in s. 9(1)(a) of the Mining and Mineral Rights Tax Act, R.S.N. 1990, c. M-16, encompasses the rights of a licensee under a licence to explore for minerals issued under the Mineral Act, R.S.N. 1990, c. M-12 - Appropriate principles governing the interpretation of taxation statutes.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Myra M.D. Simanek

v. (29384)

Garry Lamourie (Ont.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Torts - Negligence - Solicitor’s negligence - Whether solicitor’s representation of client fell below the applicable standard of care - Whether the Court of Appeal erred concluding that the trial judge had not committed any reversible errors in dismissing the Applicant’s action

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

October 10, 2001

Ontario Superior Court of Justice

(Keenan J.)

Applicant’s action for negligent legal representation and breach of fiduciary trust, dismissed

July 18, 2002

Court of Appeal for Ontario

(Rosenberg, Moldaver and Gillese JJ.A.)

Appeal dismissed

September 27, 2002

Supreme Court of Canada

Application for leave to appeal filed

                                                                  CORAM:  Iacobucci, Binnie and LeBel JJ. /

Les juges Iacobucci, Binnie et LeBel

Krishnaveni Chavali and Rajagopal Chavali

v. (29494)

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

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal law (Non-Charter) - Evidence - Admissibility of Reply Evidence - Whether the court of appeal erred by permitting a trial to stand in which the Crown was allowed to split its case and call improper reply evidence - Whether the court of appeal erred by finding that the admission of the reply evidence caused no substantial wrong or miscarriage of justice because it “did not materially advance” the Crown’s case and caused “no unfairness” - Whether there are issues of public importance raised.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Denis Lizotte

c. (29493)

Sa Majesté la Reine (Crim.) (Qué.)

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Charte canadienne des droits et libert é s   - Droit criminel - Fouilles, perquisitions et saisies - Fouille accessoire à une arrestation - Exclusion de la preuve - Une fouille systématique, incluant une fouille à nu, appliquée dans le cadre d’une procédure d’écrou au comptoir du poste de police, est-elle autorisée en vertu du pouvoir de common law de procéder à une fouille accessoire à une arrestation? - Une telle procédure systématique de fouille contrevient-elle à la protection prévue à l’article 8  de la Charte ? - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en déclarant que les fouilles à nu subies en l’instance respectaient les limites énoncées par cette Cour? - Si cette Cour déclare les fouilles abusives, doit-elle intervenir à la décision en première instance d’exclure la preuve?

HISTORIQUE PROCÉDURAL

A.H.

c. (29220)

Paul‐André Lafleur (Qué.)

- et -

Institut Philippe Pinel de Montréal, Hôtel-Dieu de Sorel et Dr Yves Dion

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Procédure - Procédure civile - Requête pour obtenir la communication des dossiers médicaux du demandeur - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en refusant la requête pour permission d’en appeler d’un jugement interlocutoire statuant sur la communication des dossiers médicaux ?

HISTORIQUE PROCÉDURAL

Irene Whitney

v. (29366)

Her Majesty the Queen (F.C.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Taxation - Whether the Federal Court of Appeal, in overturning the decision of the Tax Court of Canada, misinterpreted the provisions of s. (5) (1) and paragraphs 56 (1) (V) and 110 (1) (G) of the Income Tax Act ? - Whether the Federal Court of Appeal, erred in differentiating for tax purposes, between compensation benefits received by injured workers from self insured employers and benefits received from employers who pay premiums under worker compensation legislation?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Dale Kroppmanns and Allison Muriel Currie

v. (29345)

Pamela Jean Townsend (B.C.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Torts - Damages  - Motor vehicle accident - Personal injury - Whether the trier of fact is prohibited in law from considering evidence of a plaintiff’s legal fees and known capital expenditures, or whether those known expenditures should be deducted from the fund available for investment and management

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Association of Architectural Technologists of Ontario

v. (29318)

Ontario Association of Architects (F.C.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Property Law - Trade marks - Administrative Law - Judicial Review - Standard of review - Statute prohibits adopting as a trade-mark any official mark adopted and used by a public authority if Registrar gives public notice of public authority’s adoption and use of the mark - Registrar gives public notice of adoption and use of official marks by applicant - Respondent brings application for judicial review to set aside notice - Whether applicant is a public authority under public benefit and governmental control test - Whether applicant subject to sufficient governmental control to be a public authority - Amount of governmental control required to satisfy the test for a public authority -  Standard of review in reviewing lower court decisions with respect to the application of test - Whether  Federal Court of Appeal erred in applying correctness to trial judge’s findings  -  Whether members of respondent prevented from using marks as a result of public notice.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Sudbury Downs Holding, a Division of Macranald Enterprise Incorporated

v. (29259)

Ontario Harness Horse Association (Ont.)

- and -

The Ontario Racing Commission

NATURE OF THE CASE

Administrative law - Judicial review - Jurisdiction - Jurisdiction of the Ontario Racing Commission to hold hearing in relation to exclusion of members from overnight racing at Sudbury Downs - Whether the court of appeal erred in ordering the Ontario Racing Commission to hold a hearing - Whether the court of appeal erred in reversing the decision of the Ontario Racing Commission and Divisional Court that the Racing Commission Act, 2000 S.O. 2000, c. 20 does not remove the common law and statutory rights of the owner/lisencee of the race track to exclude persons from its property and that the Commission has no jurisdiction to abrogate the rights of the owner/lisencee to control access to the track -  Racing Commission Act, 2000 S.O. 2000, c. 20.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Dans l’affaire de la liquidation de: Les Coopérants, Société mutuelle d’assurance-vie/Coopérants, Mutual Life Insurance Society

La Fondation Artisans et Claude Lévesque

c. (29156)

Raymond Chabot Inc., ès qualités de liquidateur de Les Coopérants, Société

mutuelle d'assurance‐vie/Coopérants, Mutual Life Insurance Society (Qué.)

- et -

L’Inspecteur général des institutions financières du Québec et le Curateur public du Québec

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Droit commercial - Faillite - Association - Personnalité juridique - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle commis une erreur de droit en décidant que les sommes détenues entre les mains du liquidateur de la débitrice devaient être incluses dans le processus de liquidation forcé de cette dernière et mises au profit de la masse des créanciers, se trouvant ainsi à nier tout attribut de personnalité juridique à la  Fondation Artisans et à dénaturer la raison d’être de la collecte et l’utilisation de ces fonds qui étaient et sont pour des fins éducatives seulement et non pour des créanciers étrangers à ces finalités? - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle commis une erreur de droit en substituant sa propre opinion dans l’appréciation des faits à celle du juge de première instance? 

HISTORIQUE PROCÉDURAL

Hawker Siddeley Canada Inc.

v. (29075)

Canadian Steel Foundries Ltd. and Atchison Casting Corporation (Que.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Commercial Law - Statutes - Contracts - Interpretation - Pensions - Whether the Court of Appeal ignored a material fact that was specifically admitted in writing by the parties - Whether the Court of Appeal misconstrued the provisions of the Supplemental Pension Plans Act, R.S.Q., ch. R-15.1, by implying that the provisions of the Act must be substituted for a clear and unequivocal clause in a contract that is later found to be contrary to the Act - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in law by imposing on the Applicant conditions that were not stipulated in the contract without granting him corresponding compensation?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

JANUARY 30, 2003 / LE 30 JANVIER 2003

29214                    Edmonton Journal Group Inc. v. Her Majesty the Queen, Terrance McIntosh Mousseau (Alta.) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Coram: Gonthier, Major and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta, Number 006135131Q2, dated March 20, 2002, is dismissed.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour du Banc de la Reine de l'Alberta, numéro 006135131Q2, daté du 20 mars 2002, est rejetée.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal law - Publication ban - Publication ban on information tending to identify witness - Witness incarcerated when testimony given - Whether the motions judge erred in holding that the Crown had proven that a publication ban order was necessary in order to prevent a serious risk to the proper administration of justice because reasonably alternative measures would not prevent the risk - Whether the motions judge erred in holding that the Crown had proven that the salutary effects of the publication ban outweighed the deleterious effects on the rights and interests of the parties and the public - Whether additional considerations apply because the witness is a jailhouse informant.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29225                     Jane Hamilton v. Open Window Bakery Limited and Gail Agasi (Ont.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: Gonthier, Major and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C35731, dated March 27, 2002, is granted with costs to the Applicant in any event of the cause.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C35731, daté du 27 mars 2002, est accordée avec dépens en faveur de la demanderesse quelle que soit l'issue de l'appel.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Commercial Law - Contracts - Damages - Repudiation - Appropriate measure of damages for a fixed-term agency agreement - Whether an early termination provision within a fixed-term contract limits damages if the contract is repudiated - Whether a party to a contract can repudiate the contract and later claim a special advantage under it.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29418                     Walter Stadnick, Donald Stockford v. Her Majesty the Queen (Que.) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Coram: Gonthier, Major and Arbour JJ.

 The applications for extensions of time and the application for leave to appeal from the judgments of the Superior Court of Quebec, Number 500‐01‐003088‐017, dated October 24, 2001 and December 19, 2001 are denied.  Even had the extensions of time been granted, the Court would have dismissed the application for leave to appeal.

 Les demandes de prorogation de délai et la demande d'autorisation d'appel des jugements de la Cour supérieure du Québec, numéro 500‐01‐003088‐017, datés du 24 octobre 2001 et du 19 décembre 2001 sont rejetées.  Même si les prorogations de délai avaient été accordées, la Cour aurait rejeté la demande d'autorisation d'appel.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Canadian  Charter  - Criminal Law - Defence - Disclosure of evidence - Language - Right to full answer and defence - Whether the applicants’ rights to full disclosure and to make full answer and defence are denied unless full and complete disclosure is provided to each of the applicants in the only language they understand - Whether the applicants’ right to counsel and the language abilities of the chosen counsel are relevant to the applicants’ right to full disclosure and right to comprehend the evidence to be adduced by the Crown - Whether the applicants’ right to a trial in reasonable time can limit their right to full disclosure - Whether the applicants should proceed and await the possibility of an appeal after trial - Whether the Supreme Court of Canada has jurisdiction to hear the case.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29420                     Michel Rose v. Her Majesty the Queen (Que.) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Coram: Gonthier, Major and Arbour JJ.

 The application for an extension of time and the application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Superior Court of Quebec, Number 500‐01‐003088‐017, dated January 23, 2002, is denied.  Even had the extension of time been granted, the Court would have dismissed the application for leave to appeal.

 La demande de prorogation de délai et la demande d'autorisation d'appel du jugement de la Cour supérieure du Québec, numéro 500‐01‐003088‐017, daté du 23 janvier 2002, sont rejetées.  Même si la prorogation de délai avait été accordée, la Cour aurait rejeté la demande d'autorisation d'appel.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Canadian  Charter  - Criminal Law - Defence - Disclosure of evidence - Language - Right to full answer and defence - Whether the applicant’s rights to full disclosure and to make full answer and defence and counsel of choice are denied unless full and complete disclosure is provided to him in English - Whether the motions’ judge could consider a potential Charter  application regarding unreasonable delay, as a reason for not ordering the translation - Whether the motions’ judge erred in considering, without any evidence, the cost and time which he estimated the translations would take - Whether the applicant should proceed and await the possibility of an appeal after trial - Whether the Supreme Court of Canada has jurisdiction to hear the case.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29359                     The Corporation of the Town of Oakville v. Vann Niagara Ltd. (Ont.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: Gonthier, Major and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C36773, dated June 14, 2002, is granted with costs to the applicant in any event of the cause.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C36773, daté du 14 juin 2002, est accordée avec dépens en faveur de la demanderesse quelle que soit l'issue de l'appel.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Canadian Charter  - Civil - Civil Rights - Freedom of Expression - Municipal bylaw prohibits  billboards  - Evidence-  Evidentiary threshold to be met in a  Charter  case - Whether a party may demonstrate a prima facie violation of s. 2(b)  of the Charter  by establishing that an activity affected by state action is commercial expression without proving any impact on freedom of expression - Whether s. 2(b) confers a prima facie right to erect commercial signs of a certain size and obliges municipalities to accept commercial signs of that size - Whether s. 1 of the Charter  obliges municipalities to establish a sufficiently rural or remarkable character in order to justify a prohibition against commercial signs beyond a certain size.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29153                    Jean‐Roch Massé c. Le ministre du Revenu national (CF) (Civile) (Autorisation)

Coram: Les juges Iacobucci, Binnie et LeBel

 Conformément au paragraphe 43 (1.1) de la Loi sur la Cour suprême, l'affaire à l'origine de la demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel fédérale, numéro A‐649‐00, daté du 28 février 2002, est renvoyée à la Cour d'appel fédérale pour qu'elle statue en conformité de l'arrêt Stewart c. Canada, 2002 SCC 46.

 Pursuant to subsection 43 (1.1) of The Supreme Court Act, the case forming the basis of the application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Number A‐649‐00, dated February 28, 2002, is remanded to the Federal Court of Appeal for disposition in accordance with Stewart v. Canada, 2002 SCC 46.

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Droit fiscal - Impôt sur le revenu - Source de revenu- Revenu tirée de l’exploitation d’un bien - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en droit en confirmant que le demandeur n’avait pas une expectative raisonnable de tirer un profit de l’exploitation d’un bien?

HISTORIQUE PROCÉDURAL

29319                    Vincent Bruce Redd v. Her Majesty the Queen (B.C.) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Coram: Iacobucci, Binnie and LeBel JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of British Columbia (Vancouver), Number CA026073, dated May 23, 2002, is dismissed.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de la Colombie‐Britannique (Vancouver), numéro CA026073, daté du 23 mai 2002, est rejetée.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal law - Evidence - Whether the Court of Appeal for British Columbia erred upholding trial judge’s decision to admit, virtually in its entirety, evidence gathered during the course of a RCMP undercover operation on the basis that such evidence was admissible as narrative to assist the jury in assessing the credibility of the applicant.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29197                    David Bolingbroke v. Her Majesty the Queen (Ont.) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Coram: Iacobucci, Binnie and LeBel JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C37072, dated March 6, 2002, is dismissed.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C37072, daté du 6 mars 2002, est rejetée.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal law- Pre-trial procedure - Statutes - Interpretation - Sufficiency of inquiries or deliberations carried out upon laying of Information - Section 508  of the Criminal Code , R.S.C., 1985 c. C-34 .

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29308                    Douglas John Holtam v. Her Majesty the Queen (B.C.) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Coram: Iacobucci, Binnie and LeBel JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of British Columbia (Vancouver), Number CA026756, dated May 30, 2002, is dismissed.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de la Colombie‐Britannique (Vancouver), numéro CA026756, daté du 30 mai 2002, est rejetée.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal law - Evidence - Whether the Court of Appeal for British Columbia erred in law in not finding that the trial judge erred in failing to provide a limiting instruction in relation to significant bad character evidence called at trial.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29233                    Gregory Venn v. Her Majesty the Queen (Alta.) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Coram: Iacobucci, Binnie and LeBel JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Alberta (Calgary), Number 00‐18988, dated April 15, 2002, is dismissed.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Alberta (Calgary), numéro 00‐18988, daté du 15 avril 2002, est rejetée.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal law - Statute - Interpretation - Sentencing - Preventative sentencing - Whether a fixed sentence, in place of a life sentence, motivated by dangerousness of offender, may circumvent substantive and procedural protections of Part XXIV of the Criminal Code , as discussed in R. v. M. (C.A.) (1996), 105 C.C.C. (3d) 327 - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in finding that a crime sufficiently grave to merit a sentence of preventative detention  need not include violence, only one for which the maximum sentence of life is an available statutory penalty - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in finding that the sentencing judge did not have to give reasons for deciding on the length of sentence imposed - R. v. Hastings (1985), 19 C.C.C. (3d) 86 (AB C.A.)     

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29364                     (Brother) Kornelis Klevering v. Her Majesty the Queen (FC) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: Iacobucci, Binnie and LeBel JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Number A‐500‐00, dated June 20, 2002, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel fédérale, numéro A‐500‐00, daté du 20 juin 2002, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Administrative law - Judicial review - Whether there are any issues of public importance raised - Applicant seeking to challenge the constitutionality of Industrial Hemp Regulations, para. 9(2)(g) - Whether the federal court of appeal breached s. 24(1)  of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms  by denying the Applicant an opportunity to file his documents and argue his case in Court.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

February 3, 2000

Federal Court of Canada

(Gibson J.)

Applicant’s motion for extension of time and application for judicial review, dismissed

July 31, 2000

Federal Court of Canada

(Gibson J.)

Applicant’s motion seeking to rescind or vary the order dated February 3, 2000, dismissed

June 20, 2002

Federal Court of Appeal

(Richard C.J., Evans and Malone JJ.A.)

Appeal dismissed

September 18, 2002

Supreme Court of Canada

Application for leave to appeal filed

29084                    2630‐3602 Québec Inc., Denis Ferron c. Thrifty Canada Inc. (Qué.) (Civile) (Autorisation)

Coram: Les juges Iacobucci, Binnie et LeBel

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel du Québec (Montréal), numéro 500‐09‐011495‐017, daté du 12 décembre 2001, est rejetée avec dépens.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montreal), Number 500‐09‐011495‐017, dated December 12, 2001, is dismissed with costs.

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Procédure - Procédure civile - Preuve - La décision rendue en l’espèce donne-t-elle à l’art. 17 des Règles de pratique de la Cour supérieure en matière civile, R.R.Q. 1981, ch. C-25, r. 8, un effet illégal parce que contraire à la loi habilitante, à savoir l’art. 2 du Code de procédure civile, L.R.Q., ch. C-25? - La décision rendue en l’espèce donne-t-elle à l’art. 17 RPCS un effet rendant celui-ci contraire aux prescriptions de la Charte  canadienne  (préambule et art. 15(1)) ainsi qu’à celles de la Charte des droits et libertés de la personne, L.R.Q., ch. C-12 (art. 10)?

HISTORIQUE PROCÉDURAL

29017                     Re/max 2001 Inc. c. Jaymie El Sabbagh (Qué.) (Civile) (Autorisation)

Coram: Les juges Iacobucci, Binnie et LeBel

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel du Québec (Montréal), numéro 500‐09‐010898‐013, daté du 8 novembre 2001, est rejetée avec dépens en faveur de l'intimé.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montreal), Number 500‐09‐010898‐013, dated November 8, 2001, is dismissed with costs to the Respondent.

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Code civil - Interprétation - Action en inopposabilité (action paulienne) - Publicité des droits - Droits soumis à la publicité -  Effets de la publicité - Préinscription - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en droit en imposant une interprétation stricte à l’article 2966 du Code civil du Québec, L.Q. 1991, c. 64? -

L’exercice d’un droit personnel dont l’action en inopposabilité, pour laquelle l’objet constitue un droit réel peut-il faire l’objet d’une préinscription sur le registre foncier en application de l’article 2966 du C.c.Q.?

HISTORIQUE PROCÉDURAL

29064                     Schokbéton Québec Inc. c. St‐Amour Building Inc., Instow Holding S.A. (Qué.) (Civile) (Autorisation)

Coram: Les juges Iacobucci, Binnie et LeBel

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel du Québec (Montréal), numéro 500‐09‐007946‐999, daté du 10 décembre 2001, est rejetée avec dépens en faveur des intimées.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montreal), Number 500‐09‐007946‐999, dated December 10, 2001, is dismissed with costs to the Respondents.

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Code civil - Interprétation - Action en inopposabilité (action paulienne) - Publicité des droits - Droits soumis à la publicité -  Effets de la publicité - Préinscription - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en droit en imposant une interprétation stricte à l’article 2966 du Code civil du Québec, L.Q. 1991, c. 64? -

L’exercice d’un droit personnel dont l’action en inopposabilité, pour laquelle l’objet constitue un droit réel peut-il faire l’objet d’une préinscription sur le registre foncier en application de l’article 2966 du C.c.Q.?

HISTORIQUE PROCÉDURAL

29276                    Michael Joseph Tate v. Her Majesty the Queen (B.C.) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Coram: Iacobucci, Binnie and LeBel JJ.

 The application for an extension of time is granted and the application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of British Columbia (Victoria), Number CA028065, dated March 14, 2002, is dismissed.

 La demande de prorogation de délai est accordée et la demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de la Colombie‐Britannique (Victoria), numéro CA028065, daté du 14 mars 2002, est rejetée.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal law - Evidence - Admissibility of hearsay evidence - Instructions to the jury - Whether the Trial Judge erred in admitting certain statements given by the Applicant to the police - Whether the Trial Judge adequately instructed the jury on the use of  statements made by the deceased - Whether the jury was misled when the Trial Judge gave instructions that hearsay statements made by the deceased could be used to determine the intention of the Applicant - Whether the jury was adequately instructed on how to assess the reliability of the hearsay statements of the deceased - Whether the jury was adequately instructed as to the facts that supported a verdict of second-degree murder

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

November 14, 2000

Supreme Court of British Columbia

(Baker J.)

Applicant’s statements to police after arrest are admissible as evidence

November 15, 2000

Supreme Court of British Columbia

(Baker J.)

Hearsay statements of deceased are with exceptions admissible as evidence

December 8, 2000

Supreme Court of British Columbia

(Baker J.)

Applicant convicted, by jury, of first-degree murder, contrary to s. 235  of the Criminal Code 

March 14, 2002

Court of Appeal of British Columbia

(Hall, Saunders and Thackray JJ.A.)

Appeal against conviction dismissed

June 24, 2002

Supreme Court of Canada

Application for leave to appeal filed

29379                     J.C. v. Her Majesty the Queen (Ont.) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Coram: Iacobucci, Binnie and LeBel JJ.

 The application for an extension of time is granted and the application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C35614, dated May 14, 2002, is dismissed.

 La demande de prorogation de délai est accordée et la demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C35614, daté du 14 mai 2002, est rejetée.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal law - Sexual abuse - Applicant convicted under ss. 271(1)  and 151  of the Criminal Code  - Whether the proposed appeal has substantial merit - Whether the proposed appeal raises issues of sufficient importance as to warrant the granting of leave.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29246                     Les Industries Vogues Ltée c. Le Ministre du Revenu National (CF) (Civile) (Autorisation)

Coram: Les juges Iacobucci, Binnie et LeBel

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel fédérale, numéro A‐419‐00, daté du 15 avril 2002, est rejetée avec dépens.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Number A‐419‐00, dated April 15, 2002, is dismissed with costs.

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Droit fiscal - Douanes et accise - Loi sur la taxe d’accise, S.R.C. 1970, c. E-13, alinéas 26(4)a) et b) - « Éléments porteurs » - Demandes de remboursement - Appel au Tribunal canadien du commerce extérieur - Les arguments pouvant être soulevés devant une Cour d’appel sont-ils limités à ceux soulevés en première instance et considérés par le juge dans son jugement? - Les parties peuvent-elles soulever de nouveaux arguments à toute étape du processus d’appel en matière de contestation fiscale? - La Cour d’appel fédérale a-t-elle erré en reversant le jugement de la Cour fédérale, section de première instance sur la question du fardeau de preuve dans le cadre d’un appel de novo? - Subsidiairement, si la Cour d’appel fédérale a erré en imposant le fardeau de preuve à la demanderesse, le juge de la Cour fédérale, section de première instance, a-t-il erré en n’exigeant pas que l’intimé fasse la preuve que les toiles de piscines hors-terre ne rencontrent pas les exigences de l’al. 26(4)a) de la Loi sur la taxe d’accise?

HISTORIQUE PROCÉDURAL

29257                     Brigitte Ouellet c. Collège de Sainte‐Anne‐de‐la‐Pocatière (Qué.) (Civile) (Autorisation)

Coram: Les juges Iacobucci, Binnie et LeBel

 La demande de prorogation de délai est accordée et la demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel du Québec (Québec), numéro 200‐09‐003887‐020, daté du 19 avril 2002, est rejetée.

 The application for an extension of time is granted and the application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Quebec), Number 200‐09‐003887‐020, dated April 19, 2002, is  dismissed.

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Procédure - Révision judiciaire - Compétence de la Cour des petites créances - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en droit en confirmant que la demanderesse n’avait pas de recours en révision judiciaire devant la Cour supérieure du Québec puisque la Cour des petites créances avait bel et bien la compétence pour entendre le litige? 

HISTORIQUE PROCÉDURAL

20.1.2003

Before / Devant:   IACOBUCCI J.

Further order on motion for leave to intervene

BYPAR: Attorney General of Ontario

IN/DANS:              Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 79

v. (28840)

City of Toronto, et al. (Ont.)

Autre ordonnance sur une requête en autorisation d'intervention

UPON APPLICATION by the Attorney General of Ontario for leave to intervene in the above appeal and pursuant to the order of November 12, 2002;

IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED THAT the said intervener is granted permission to present oral argument not exceeding fifteen (15) minutes at the hearing of the appeal.

22.1.2003

Before / Devant:   IACOBUCCI J.