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July 16, 2004 1122 - 1183                                                                    Le 16 juillet 2004

CONTENTS                                                     TABLE DES MATIÈRES

Lynne Patricia Scott a.k.a. Lynne Patricia Schaefer

Paul Slansky

v.  (30106)

United States of America (Ont.)

Graham Reynolds, Q.C.

A.G. of Canada

FILING DATE   31.5.2004

George Agazarian

Edwin G. Kroft

McCarthy Tétrault

v. (30399)

Her Majesty the Queen (F.C.)

Robert H. Carvalho

A.G. of Canada

FILING DATE   21.6.2004

Marc-André Bouliane

Claude Marchand

Pouliot L’Ecuyer

c. (30401)

Le Procureur général du Québec, et autre (Qc)

Jean-Yves Bernard

Bernard, Roy & Associés

DATE DE PRODUCTION 22.6.2004

Chester Waxman, et al.

Gary Graham

Gowling Lafleur Henderson

v. (30418)

Morris Waxman, et al.  (Ont.)

Robert Harrison

Fasken Martineau DuMoulin

FILING DATE   22.6.2004

- and between -

Robert Waxman, et al.

Alan J. Lenczner, Q.C.

Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith GrIffin

v. (30418)

Morris Waxman, et al.  (Ont.)

Robert Harrison

Fasken Martineau DuMoulin

FILING DATE  25.6.2004    

Sa Majesté la Reine

Guy Bilodeau

Boutin & Associés

c. (30409)

Luis Deschênes (Qc)

Claude Dussault

Bouchard, Pagé, Tremblay

DATE DE PRODUCTION 23.6.2004

Pham, The-Trinh

Pham, The-Trinh

c. (30419)

Hydro-Québec (Qc)

Julie Lapierre

Marchand Lemieux

DATE DE PRODUCTION   23.6.2004

Forac Consultants Inc.

Jacques Jeansonne

Deslauriers Jeansonne

c. (30407)

St. Laurent Paperboard Inc., et autre  (Qc)

François Fontaine

Ogilvy Renault

DATE DE PRODUCTION 24.6.2004

Gérard Dodier

Christian Labonté

c. (30413)

2436-8094 Québec Inc., et autre  (Qc.)

Jean-Laurier Demers

Heenan Blaikie

DATE DE PRODUCTION 25.6.2004

Vernon Roy Mazzei

Rod Holloway

Legal Services Society

v. (30415)

The Director of Adult Forensic Psychiatric Service, et al.  (B.C.)

Barbara Fisher, Q.C.

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

FILING DATE   25.6.2004

Robert Wade Noftall

Delmar Doucette

Ruby & Edwardh

v. (30416)

Her Majesty the Queen (Ont.)

Jamie Klukach

A.G. of Ontario

FILING DATE   25.6.2004

Richard Wayne Gillingham

Roger P. Thirkell

Thirkell & Company

v. (29065)

The United States of America, et al.   (B.C.)

Kenneth J. Yule, Q.C.

A.G. of Canada

FILING DATE   28.6.2004

Charles B. Loewen

A. Christina Tari

Richler and Tari

v. (30412)

Her Majesty the Queen (F.C.)

Jean-Paul Malette, Q.C.

A.G. of Canada

FILING DATE   28.6.2004

Jean-Marc Béliveau

Josselin Breton

c. (30420)

Barreau de Montréal (Qc)

Maurice Boileau

Barreau de Montréal

DATE DE PRODUCTION   28.6.2004

Shaw Communications Inc.

Howard Levitt

Lang Michener

v. (30421)

Don Lum (N.B.)

Mel K. Norton

Lawson & Creamer

FILING DATE 28.6.2004

S.P.

S.P.

v.  (30385)

Director of Child Welfare for the Province of Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.)

Denise Dorion

A.G. of Prince Edward Island

FILING DATE 14.6.2004

Imperial Tobacco Canada Limited

William S. Berardino, Q.C.

Berardino & Harris

v. (30411)

Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia, et al.  (B.C.)

Daniel A. Webster, Q.C.

Bull, Housser & Tupper

- and between -

Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc.

James A. Macaulay, Q.C.

Macaulay McColl

v. (30411)

Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia, et al.  (B.C.)

Daniel A. Webster, Q.C.

Bull, Housser & Tupper

- and between -

JTI-Macdonald Corp.

Jack Giles, Q.C.

Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy

v. (30411)

Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia, et al.  (B.C.)

Daniel A. Webster, Q.C.

Bull, Housser & Tupper

- and between -

Canadian Tobacco Manufacturers’ Council

Loryl D. Russell, Esq.

L.D. Russell & Company

v.  (30411)

Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia (B.C.)

Daniel A. Webster, Q.C.

Bull, Housser & Tupper

- and between -

British American Tobacco (Investments) Limited

John J.L. Hunter, Q.C.

Sugden, McFee & Roos

v.  (30411)

Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia (B.C.)

Daniel A. Webster, Q.C.

Bull, Housser & Tupper

- and between -

Philip Morris Incorporated, et al.

D. Ross Clark

Davis & Company

v. (30411)

Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia (B.C.)

Daniel A. Webster, Q.C.

Bull, Housser & Tupper

FILING DATE   22.6.2004

David John Sharpe

Robert H. Johnston, Q.C.

Roy, Johnston & Co.

v. (30406)

Yvette Jacqueline Kirk (Man.)

Susan J. Meighen

Meighen, Haddad & Co.

FILING DATE 22.6.2004

Dany Bouchard-Asselin

Louis Gélinas

Bibeau, Brouillard, Gariépy & Associés

c. (30408)

Sa Majesté la Reine (Qc)

Henri-Pierre La Brie

P.G. du Québec

DATE DE PRODUCTION 23.6.2004

Patrick Manningham

Paul Slanaky

v. (30223)

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

Bradley Reitz

A.G. of Canada

FILING DATE   11.6.2004

Catherine Fagan

Bernard Faribault

Faribault & Associés

c.  (30423)

Compagnie d’assurance Standard Life, et autre (Qc)

Martine L. Tremblay

Kugler Kandestin

DATE DE PRODUCTION   29.6.2004

André Tremblay

Alain Tremblay

Ouellet, Nadon & Associés

c. (30424)

Sa Majesté la Reine, et autre (C.F.)

Chantal Sauriol

P.G. du Canada

DATE DE PRODUCTION   29.6.2004

Her Majesty the Queen

Brigitte Gratl

Gratl Law Office

v. (30414)

Christopher Pickering (Ont.)

C. Jane Arnup

A.G. of Ontario

FILING DATE   14.6.2004

Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

James R. Schmidt

Fraser Milner Casgrain

v. (30426)

J.F. Raymond Chouinard, et al.  (B.C.)

William B. McAllister, Q.C.

Boughton Peterson Yang Anderson

FILING DATE 28.6.2004

Rainer Zenner

Peter C. Ghiz

Peter C. Ghiz Law Corporation

v. (30422)

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

John R. Diamond, Q.C.

FILING DATE   24.6.2004

JULY 5, 2004 / LE 5 JUILLET 2004

                                                                        CORAM:  Major, Binnie and Fish JJ.

                                                                             Les juges Major, Binnie et Fish

Larry Fisher

v. (30228)

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

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal law (non Charter) - Evidence - Whether the Court of Appeal erred by finding the charge to the jury on the DNA evidence satisfactory - Whether the Court of Appeal erred by upholding the trial judge’s ruling regarding similar fact evidence.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

V. (Q.V.)

                                                                                                v. (30271)

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

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal law - Appeals - Trial - Burden of proof - Whether Court of Appeal for Ontario erred in applying section 686(1)(b)(iii) of the Criminal Code  to a verdict reached by a trial judge sitting alone where the judge was found by the Court of Appeal to have reversed the burden of proof .

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

John Susin

v. (30298)

                                                               Baker and Baker and Mang & Steinberg (Ont.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural law - Action - Trial - Rules of Civil Procedure - Whether the motions judge had jurisdiction to dismiss the action for delay under all the circumstances - Whether a judge or, the Court of Appeal, can excuse the defendant’s breach of the order of the court which ordered that the examinations for discovery be continued to completion - Whether a judge who hears submissions on the issues relating to a Rule 20 Motion, a Rule 21 Motion and Rule 24.01 Motion, declines to express an opinion on the alternate grounds under Rules 20 and 21, can he afterwards, rely upon grounds that may have been admissible on a Rule 20 Motion or, Rule 21 Motion, as support for his decision on the Rule 24.01 Motion? - Whether the Defendants were required to meet an evidentiary obligation to provide details of prejudice to them if the action were to proceed to trial, and as this onus met? - Whether the grounds for a Rule 24.01 Motion can include alleged adverse inferences drawn from underlying actions? Whether the Court of Appeal had jurisdiction to apply and make a decision on an issue that was not under appeal?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The Honourable Robert H. Nelson, Founder President of Public Defenders for himself and as representative of all those also improperly denied benefits

                                                                                                v. (30297)

Her Majesty the Queen as represented by the Right Honourable Paul Martin (F.C.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural law - Did lower court err in disposition of case?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The Honourable Robert H. Nelson, founder president of public defenders for himself and as representative of all those also improperly denied benefits

v. (30315)

Her Majesty the Queen as represented by the Right Honourable Paul Martin (F.C.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural law - Did lower court err in disposition of case?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

                                                             CORAM:  Bastarache, LeBel and Deschamps JJ.

                                                                  Les juges Bastarache, LeBel et Deschamps

Gerry Joseph Leiding

v. (30329)

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

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal Law (Non Charter) - Trial - Appeal - Solicitor incompetence - Wether test for ineffective representation is met by establishing that trail counsel is no longer a member in good standing with the Law Society - Whether Court of Appeal erred by refusing a cross-examination of trial counsel on his affidavit - Whether Court of Appeal erred by applying a test of prejudice to determine whether there was a reasonable probability the verdict would have been different had the accused testified.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Antony Tsai

                                                                                                v. (30318)

Theodore Pochwalowski (Ont.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Torts - Defamation - Did lower courts properly decide case?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Antony Tsai

v. (30307)

Theodore Pochwalowski (Ont.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural law - Actions - Did lower courts properly decide case?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

9117‑4912 Québec Inc., Thérèse Boniferro et Tony Lacognata

c. (30212)

Les Immeubles Dandurand Inc. (Qc)

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Procédure – Preuve – Exception déclinatoire – Règle audi alteram partem – Droit d’être représenté par avocat – Entente sur le déroulement de l’instance – Articles 151.1 et 151.6(4) C.p.c. – Les instances inférieures ont-elles nié aux demandeurs leurs droits d’être entendu et d’être représentés par avocat? – La Cour supérieure pouvait-elle fonder son jugement sur la lettre du procureur Gagnon déposée au dossier?

HISTORIQUE DES PROCÉDURES

Joanna Tang

                                                                                                c. (30213)

David Tsui et 9039‑4479 Québec Inc. (Qc)

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Droit commercial - Procédure - Prêt - Preuve - Inscription de faux - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en droit en concluant que les intimés n’étaient pas tenus d’inscrire en faux avant de contredire les faits contenus dans les actes notariés? - Vu la preuve documentaire déposée au dossier de première instance, la Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en droit en concluant que les intimées n’étaient pas endettées envers la demanderesse et en imposant à cette dernière l’obligation de prouver sa réclamation selon un degré de preuve supérieur à celui de la balance des probabilités? - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en droit en s’écartant des conclusions de faits tirées par le juge de première instance, fondées sur son analyse de la preuve et de la crédibilité des témoignages? - La Cour d’appel avait-elle raison d’intervenir dans le jugement de première instance, en concluant que le juge de première instance avait commis une erreur palpable et dominante, en omettant de conclure que le prêt de 200 000$ était en fait le même prêt que celui attesté par le biais d’une traite bancaire?

HISTORIQUE DES PROCÉDURES

Paul Martineau

                                                                                                c. (30296)

Sous‑Ministre du revenu du Québec (Qc)

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Droit fiscal - Cotisation - Appel - Compétence - Responsabilité civile - Dommages-intérêts exemplaires - Est-ce que, dans le cadre d’une loi fiscale, le juge de première instance est tenu d’exercer sa juridiction relativement à une demande de réparation en vertu de l’article 24(1)  de la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés  et ce conformément aux articles 7 , 15 , 33  et 52  de la Charte ? - Est-ce que la loi habilitante permet au juge de première instance de statuer sur l’adjudication de dommages exemplaires?

HISTORIQUE DES PROCÉDURES

JULY 12, 2004 / LE 12 JUILLET 2004

                                                                        CORAM:  Major, Binnie and Fish JJ.

                                                                             Les juges Major, Binnie et Fish

R.W.C., a young person within the meaning of the Youth Criminal Justice Act 

v. (30302)

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

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal law - Young offenders - Primary designated offence - Mandatory DNA sample - Exception - Conviction entered on charge assault causing - Whether Court of Appeal erred in its application of section 487.051(2)  of the Criminal Code  of Canada  in allowing the appeal and issuing a DNA order - Whether Court of Appeal erred in its interpretation and application of the law as to whether ruling that the “principles and purposes of the Youth Criminal Justice Act , S.C. 2002, c. 1  inform or otherwise modify the application of section 487.051(1)(a) and (2) as between adult and young offender”.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Timothy Wilford

                                                                                                v. (30258)

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

NATURE OF THE CASE

Canadian Charter  - Criminal - Impaired driving - Care or control - Whether the Applicant was in care or control of his vehicle so as to be able to cause the vehicle to become a danger whether by putting it in motion or in some other way - Whether the law of right to counsel should be clarified relating to the question and answer period between the first and second breath samples - Whether the Applicant’s arrest was lawful and whether the Crown failed to show the demand for a  breath sample of the Applicant was reasonable

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Gabor L. Zsoldos

v. (30286)

Ontario Association of Architects, Hillel Roebuck, Brian Watkinson, Paul Martel, Frank Camenzuli, Cristopher Shepherd, David Croft and Charles Greenberg (Ont.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Canadian Charter  ‑ Civil ‑ Procedural Law ‑ Civil Procedure ‑ Whether the Court of Appeal erred in not allowing enough time for the Applicant to argue his case ‑ Whether there is apprehension of bias created by appointments of judges to panels during the Applicant’s previous appeals? ‑ Whether there was a breach of ss. 7 , 11(d) , 15(1)  and 24(1)  of the Charter  - Appearances of prejudgment of issues ‑ Charter  rights to pursuit of livelihood, fair and impartial court or tribunal, equal benefit of law without discrimination, and Charter  remedies

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Ken Pauli, Linda and Keith Barker, Ruth E. Cabrera, Tracey Connatty, Carla Church and David Dressel, Heather Davies (formerly known as Lee), Shawn Eckes, Tanya Ellis, Ellen Evangeliston, Jonathan Helm, Tammy Marie Helwig, Brad Henderson, Grace Lee, Perry Lindberg, Ryan Manson, Ervin Martens, Bill Oldynski, Doug Sandor, Darlene Schile, Wilbert Leslie Short, Bruce F. Smith, Katherine Strugari, Giselle Tetrault, Dawn Titterington and Morley Walbaum

v. (30276)

Ace INA Insurance Company, Ace INA Insurance, Alberta Motor Association Insurance Company, Allianz Insurance Company of Canada, Allstate Insurance Company of Canada, Allstate Insurance Company, American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida, American Home Assurance Company, American Reinsurance Company, American Road Insurance Company, Ascentus Insurance Ltd., AXA Corporate Solutions Assurance, AXA Insurance of Canada, AXA Pacific Insurance Company, Belair Insurance Company Inc., BCCA Insurance Corporation, Canadian Northern Shield Insurance Company, Canadian Petroleum Insurance Exchange, CGU Insurance Company of Canada, CGU International Insurance Company, Centennial Insurance Company, Certas Direct Insurance Company, Chubb Insurance Company of Canada, Citadel General Assurance Company, Commerce and Industry Insurance Company of Canada, The Commerce Group Insurance Company, Continental Casualty Company, The Continental Insurance Company, Co‑operators General Insurance Company, Commonwealth Insurance Company, Coseco Insurance Company, Cumis General Insurance Company, DaimlerChrysler Insurance Company, The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company, Economical Mutual Insurance Company, Eagle Star Insurance Company Ltd., Ecclesiastical Insurance Office Public Limited Company, Echelon General Insurance Company, Everest Insurance Company of Canada, Elite Insurance Company, Employers Insurance Company of Wausau, A Mutual Company, Federated Insurance Company of Canada, Federation Insurance Company of Canada, Federal Insurance Company, First North American Insurance Company, Gerling Canada Insurance Company, Gore Mutual Insurance Company, Grain Insurance and Guarantee Company, Great American Insurance Company, Great American Insurance Company of New York, The Guarantee Company of North American, The Halifax Insurance Company, Hartford Fire Insurance Company, ING Novex Insurance Company of Canada, ING Wellington Insurance Company, ING Western Union Insurance Company, Innovative Insurance Corporation, Jevco Insurance Company, Kingsway General Insurance Company, Langdon Insurance Company, Liberty Insurance Company of Canada, Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Lloyd’s Underwriters, Lombard General Insurance Company of Canada, Lombard Insurance Company, London and Midland General Insurance Company, London Guarantee Insurance Company, Loyalist Insurance Company, Lumbermans Mutual Casualty Company, Markel Insurance Company of Canada, Mennonite Mutual Insurance Co. (Alberta) Ltd., Millennium Insurance Company, The Missisquoi Insurance Company, Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada, HSBC Canadian Direct Insurance Incorporated, Markham General Insurance Company, Mitsui Marine and Fire Insurance Company Limited, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company Ltd., Motors Insurance Corporation, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, New Hampshire Insurance Company, Niagara Fire Insurance Company, The Nippon Fire & Marine Insurance Company Limited, Nipponkoa Insurance Company Ltd., The Nordic Insurance Company of Canada, North Waterloo Farmers Mutual Insurance Company, Old Republic Insurance Company of Canada, Optimum West Insurance Company, Peace Hills General Insurance Company, Pembridge Insurance Company, Peopleplus Insurance Company, The Personal Insurance Company of Canada, Perth Insurance Company, The Phoenix Insurance Company, The Portage la Prairie Mutual Insurance Company, Primmum Insurance Company, Protective Insurance Company, Progressive Casualty Insurance Company, Providence Washington Insurance Company, RBC General Insurance Company, Reliance Insurance Company, Saskatchewan Mutual Insurance Company, Scotia General Insurance Company, Scottish and York Insurance Co. Limited, Security Insurance Company of Hartford, Security National Insurance Company, Security Insurance Company of Hartford, Sentry Insurance a Mutual Company, The Sovereign General Insurance Company, Specialty National Insurance Company, St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, The State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, The Sumitomo Marine and Fire Insurance Company Limited, TD General Insurance Company, Temple Insurance Company, Thompson General Insurance Incorporated, TIG Insurance Company, The Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Company Limited, Traders General Insurance Company, Trafalgar Insurance Company of Canada, Transatlantic Reinsurance Company, Transit Insurance Company, Trans Global Insurance Company, Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of Canada, The Travelers Indemnity Company, Unifund Assurance Company, Utica Mutual Insurance Company, Virginia Surety Company Inc., Waterloo Insurance Company Limited,  The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, Western Assurance Company, The Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance Company Limited, Zenith Insurance Company, XL Reinsurance America Inc., Zurich Insurance Company, John Doe Insurance Company (Alta.)

AND BETWEEN:

Susan Reiger, on behalf of herself, and all other members of a class having a claim against the defendant ING Western Union Insurance Company

v. (30276)

ING Western Union Insurance (Alta.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Commercial law - Insurance - Statutes - Interpretation - Deductibles - Salvage - Insured vehicle damaged beyond repair - Insurer pays actual cash value of vehicle before loss less deductible and takes title to salvage - Insured claiming deductible should not have been taken off actual cash value he received - Do the words “actual cash value” contained in Statutory Condition 4(7) of s. 614 of the Alberta Insurance Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. I-3 permit an insurance company to charge a deductible against the actual cash value in a total loss situation and keep the salvage - Contradictory interpretations by the Ontario Court of Appeal and the Alberta Court of Appeal.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology Academic Staff Association

v. (30284)

Board of Governors of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (Alta.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Commercial Law - Labour Law - Property Law - Insurance - Trusts and trustees - Agency - Fiduciary duties - Collective agreement - Compensation - Insurance policies - Whether employer paid benefits form part of an employee’s compensation? - What is the impact of the Court of Appeal’s decision on collective bargaining? - What is the role of an employer in obtaining and maintaining an insurance policy? - Whether an employer has a legal interest in a group insurance policy? - Whether the Respondent was acting as an agent or in some other fiduciary capacity?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Dianne Goulet

                                                                                                v. (30645)

Graham Howard (Ont.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural Law - Appeal - Limitation of actions - Prescription - Discoverability - Whether the discoverability rule applies in the circumstances of this case? - Whether the deputy judge erred in not extending the limitation period pursuant to the Limitations Act, S.O. 2002, c. 24? - Whether the Respondent examined the condominium declaration? - Whether the Respondent knew the implication in exchanging a parking space between unit 203 and 603 of the condominium? - Whether there was carelessness on behalf of the Applicant?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

                                                             CORAM:  Bastarache, LeBel and Deschamps JJ.

                                                                  Les juges Bastarache, LeBel et Deschamps

Sa Majesté la Reine

c. (30256)

Éric Boucher (Crim.) (Qc)

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Droit criminel - Preuve - Preuve contraire - Témoignage de l’accusé - Témoin-expert - Doute raisonnable - La Cour d’appel du Québec a-t-elle erré en droit, en statuant que l’opinion d’un témoin-expert, qui ne repose sur aucune preuve admissible soutenant une preuve contraire, peut être pris en compte aux fins de soulever un doute raisonnable permettant de contrer la présomption légale de l’article 258(1) c) du Code criminel ? - Le témoignage d’un défendeur, dont la version des faits fut rejetée en bloc par un tribunal de première instance, doit-il tout de même être pris en considération, en conjonction avec le témoignage d’un témoin-expert, afin d’évaluer une preuve contraire présentée afin de contrer la présomption prévue à l’art. 258(1) c) du Code criminel ? - Est-il erroné pour un tribunal, dans son évaluation de la preuve contraire, de retenir l’opinion d’un témoin-expert qui ne s’appuierait dès lors que sur des faits hypothétiques ou sur des conjectures? - Un tribunal peut-il considérer une absence de symptômes manifestes d’ébriété chez un défendeur, et ce sans qu’aucune expertise ne soit venue établir le degré de tolérance à l’alcool de ce défendeur? 

HISTORIQUE DES PROCÉDURES

Richard Thibault

                                                                                                c. (30195)

Sa Majesté la Reine (Ont.)

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Charte canadienne  (criminel) - Droit criminel - Détention - Droit administratif - Brefs de prérogative - Est-ce-que le défaut de la police de conduire le demandeur devant un juge de paix en Nouvelle-Écosse en vertu de l’article 503  du Code criminel  a rendu sa détention initiale et subséquente illégale et arbitraire? - Est-ce que les accusations portées contre le demandeur auraient dû l’être en Nouvelle-Écosse, endroit parmi d’autres où les infractions alléguées de complot se sont produites et, conséquemment, qu’il s’agit d’une violation de son droit d’être présumé innocent?

HISTORIQUE DES PROCÉDURES

Casurina Limited Partnership, First Wave Inc. and JMM Trading LLP

v. (30234)

Rio Algom Limited, James Thompson Black, William Elwood Bradford, Derek H. Burney, Gordon Cecil Gray, Patrick Michael James, David S.R. Leighton, William Atwood Macdonald, James Edward Newall, James E. Perrella, Ross J. Turner, James D. Wallace,, Michael H. Wilson, Billiton PLC, David Charles Brink, Michael Lawrence Davis, Brian Patrick Gilbertson, Cornelius Antonius Johannes Herkstroter, John Bernard Haysom Jackson, Steve Bodgan Kesler, Derek Lyle Keys, David John Charles Munro,, Robin William Renwick, Barry David Romeril, Miklos Salamon, Matthys Hendrik Visser and Billiton Copper Holdings Inc. (Ont.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Commercial law - Contracts - Securities - Creditors and debtors - Compulsory sale of shares - Debentureholders’ rights - Action for oppressive conduct - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in failing to correct the trial judge’s interpretation of the Trust Indenture which effectively permitted  the Respondent  and Billiton to contract out of the oppression remedy -  Whether the Court of Appeal erred in failing to correct the trial judge’s interpretation of the Trust Indenture, thus revising the common law doctrine of privity of contract which provides that no one but the parties to a contract can be bound by it or entitled under it.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Toyota Canada Inc., 2972344 Canada Inc., 9123‑2165 Québec Inc., 1850‑9315 Québec Inc., 9124‑5704 Québec Inc., Automobiles J.D.A. Inc., 9051‑4290 Québec Inc., Houle Automobile Ltée, 1857‑2123 Québec Inc., 9122‑8171 Québec Inc., 9125‑0902 Québec Inc.,, Groupe Chassé Inc., Alix Automobile Inc., Toyota Richmond Inc., Blainville Toyota Inc., Automobile Pierre Lefebvre Inc., Auto Sénateur Inc., 2709970 Canada Inc., Automobiles Maheu & Mathieu Inc., Autos Excelsior Inc., Les Agences Kyoto Ltée, Toyota Pie IX Inc., Joliette Toyota Inc., Montestrie Autorama Inc., Garage Réjean Roy Inc., 9076‑7567 Québec Inc., Toyota Drummondville (1982) Inc., Automobiles Relais 2000 Inc., 9020‑3027 Québec Inc., Complexe de l'Auto Park Avenue Inc., 166606 Canada Inc., Lachute Auto 53056 Inc., 3566072 Canada Inc., 3948391 Canada Inc., 9122‑4568 Québec Inc., Dery Automobile Ltée, G. Couillard Automobile Inc., Woodland Verdun Ltée et Automobiles Léveillé Inc.

                                                                                                c. (30269)

André Harmegnies (Qc)

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Procédure - Procédure civile - Appel - Compétence - Recours collectif - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en concluant que le refus du premier juge de permettre aux demanderesses de présenter une preuve n’a pas porté atteinte à leur droit à une défense pleine et entière protégé par la Charte des droits et libertés de la personne, L.R.Q., ch. C-12? - La Cour a-t-elle erré en concluant que cette décision n’était pas susceptible d’appel? - Code de procédure civile, L.R.Q., ch. C-25, art.1002, 1010.

HISTORIQUE DES PROCÉDURES

Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in

v. (30227)

Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, Government of Yukon, Canadian United Minerals Inc. (Y.T.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural law - Courts - Aboriginal treaty - Role of the courts in resolving disputes over the construction and interpretation of modern treaties - Whether courts should refuse to resolve disputes where it has been determined that there exists a justiciable dispute as to the correct construction of a modern treaty within the meaning of s. 35  of the Constitution Act, 1982  -Whether Court of Appeal erred in reversing the findings of the Chambers Judge that the dispute regarding the correct construction of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Final Agreement constituted a justiciable issue.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Paul Nathan et Anne Montplaisir

                                                                                                c. (30309)

Syndicat de la Copropriété Villas du Castel (Qc)

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Droit des biens - Biens immeubles - Copropriété - Copropriété divise - Déclaration de copropriété - Résolution en modification - Destination d’un immeuble - Promoteur -  Art. 1093, Code civil du Québec - Est-ce que les instances inférieures ont erré en statuant que la destination de l’immeuble demeurait inchangée en dépit de la décision prise par l’assemblée des copropriétaires d’augmenter le nombre des fractions dans l’immeuble? - Est-ce que les instances inférieures ont erré dans leur détermination du promoteur? 

HISTORIQUE DES PROCÉDURES

JULY 8, 2004 / LE 8 JUILLET 2004

30052                    Oswald Duncan Macleod, agent for Paul Joseph O'Leary and Duncan Ross Moodie v. Catherine Josephine Macleod (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 (Calgary), Number 01‑00490, dated October 21, 2003, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Alberta (Calgary), numéro 01‑00490, daté du 21 octobre 2003, est rejetée avec dépens. 

NATURE OF THE CASE

Taxation - Statutes - Interpretation - S. 220(4)  of the Income Tax Act  - Whether s. 220(4) of the Income Tax Act  allows taxpayers to place a caveat, on behalf of the Minister, against their property in order to secure the debts owed to Revenue Canada? - Whether s. 220(4) of the Income Tax Act  allows the Minister to accept, by means of a caveat, payment of any amount that may become payable under the Act? - Whether s. 220(4) of the Income Tax Act  allows the Minister’s right to prevail in a conflict with the right of any creditor in request to the payment of bills of equal degree? - Whether s. 220(4) of the Income Tax Act  allows the Minister to take security without restriction, including the lack of requirement for consideration, to secure the payment of any amount that is payable or may become payable?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

30251                    Roger Andrew Hebert, Joan Marie Hebert and John Joseph Hebert v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Government of Canada, the Department of National Revenue (as they once were), the Minister of the Department of National Revenue, R. Dressler, A. Neilsen, Cheryl Ritchie, John Doe and Richard Roe (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 (Calgary), Number 0301‑0078‑AC, dated February 3, 2004, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Alberta (Calgary), numéro 0301‑0078‑AC, daté du 3 février 2004, est rejetée avec dépens. 

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural Law - Statutes - Civil procedure - Appeal - Prescription - Whether the Court of Appeal should have made a ruling on all remaining issues before them which were previously before the trial judge? - Whether the Court of Appeal should have used it’s own free and unfettered discretion to do what justice requires, between the parties to the circumstances of each particular case, by making a final decision based on the facts and not just shuffle the responsibility back to the lower courts?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

30268                    Christopher J. Harrington v. Her Majesty the Queen (Ont.) (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 for Ontario, Number C40595, dated February 2, 2004, is dismissed.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C40595, daté du 2 février 2004, est rejetée. 

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal law (non-Charter) - Preliminary inquiry -  Natural justice - Accused being committed on charge of attempted murder - In certiorari, preliminary inquiry judge held to have denied accused natural justice - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in holding that the denial of natural justice was a “procedural irregularity” and hence amenable to the curative proviso in s. 686(1) (b)(iv) of the Criminal Code  - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in exercising its discretion to dismiss the appeal where justice was not seen to be done.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

30277                    Walter Ricky Filewich and J.J.H. Enterprises Ltd. doing business as Rent‑A‑Reck v. Debra Batchelder, Philip Batchelder, Jarrod Batchelder, an infant by his guardian Ad Litem Philip Batchelder and Jackson Batchelder, an infant by his guardian Ad Litem Philip Batchelder (B.C.) (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 British Columbia (Vancouver), Number CA030423, dated February 2, 2004, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de la Colombie‑Britannique (Vancouver), numéro CA030423, daté du 2 février 2004, est rejetée avec dépens. 

NATURE OF THE CASE

Commercial law - Insurance - Contracts - Statutes - Interpretation - Whether the appellate court erred in law in finding the power of attorney and undertaking filed by the insurer does not require it to pay no-fault accident benefits to the Respondents to the limits set out in Part 7 of the Revised Regulation (1984) under the Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Act, B.C. Reg. 447/83 - Whether the appellate court erred in law in finding the Out of State Coverage clause in the insurance policy did not require the insurer to pay no-fault accident benefits to the Respondents to the limits set out in Part 7 of the Revised Regulation - Whether the learned chambers judge erred in the application of section 25 of the Insurance (Motor Vehicle) Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 231.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

30236                    Karen Webb v. 3584747 Canada Inc. (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 C39473, dated January 29, 2004, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C39473, daté du 29 janvier 2004, est rejetée avec dépens. 

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural law - Civil procedure - Judgments and orders - Statutes - Interpretation - Whether it was within the authority of a motion judge to appoint a Deputy Judge of the Small Claims Court or Judges and Masters of the Ontario Superior Court to act as referee to hear individual claims from a class action - Whether s. 14(1) of the Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C. 43 prevails over s. 25(1)(b) of the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, S. O. 1992, c. 6.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

30239                    Lee Edward Fingold v. The Law Society of Upper Canada (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 C40250, dated January 21, 2004, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C40250, daté du 21 janvier 2004, est rejetée avec dépens. 

NATURE OF THE CASE

Statutes - Interpretation - Professions - Barristers and Solicitors - Did lower courts err in finding that Applicant was engaged in practice of law?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

30244                    Alberta Veterinary Medical Association v. Louis Pequin (Alta.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram:                    Iacobucci, Binnie and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Alberta (Edmonton), Number 0203 0408‑AC, dated January 28, 2004, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Alberta (Edmonton), numéro 0203 0408‑AC, daté du 28 janvier 2004, est rejetée avec dépens. 

NATURE OF THE CASE

Statutes - Interpretation - Professional associations - Whether the appellate court erred in holding that the Veterinary Profession Act, S.A. 1984, c. V - 3.1 did not preclude the Respondent’s practice of equine dentistry - Contradictory appellate court decisions - Regulation of professionals -  Mobility rights -   Pauze v. Gauvin, [1954] S.C.R. 15 -  Laporte v. College of Pharmacists of Quebec, [1976] 1 S.R.C. 101.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

30266                    James Darren Bennett v. Her Majesty the Queen (B.C.) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Coram:                    Iacobucci, Binnie and Arbour 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 British Columbia (Vancouver), Number CA027010, dated October 17, 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 (Vancouver), numéro CA027010, daté du 17 octobre 2002, est rejetée. 

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal law - Sentencing - Appeal - Did the Court of Appeal err in ruling that despite the error of the trial judge in refusing to consider the Long-Term Offender provisions, the decision to declare the Applicant a Dangerous Offender should be upheld on the basis that hte record did not disclsoe any prospect for counsel to have developed “evidence of treatibility” sufficient to bring the Applicant within the Long-Term Offender guidelines in light of this Court’s ruling in R. v. Johnson?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

30061                    Leon's Furniture Limited v. 1497777 Ontario Inc. (Ont.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram:                    Bastarache, LeBel and Deschamps JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C38579, dated September 24, 2003, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C38579, daté du 24 septembre 2003, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Property law - Landlord tenant - Leases - Remedies - Relief from forfeiture - Subleases - Application of prior consent to sublease to new sublease - What is the extent to which parties to leases, and contracts generally, must perform their contractual obligations to each other, and exercise any remedies available to them pursuant to the contract or lease, in good faith? - Can a court invoke its general equitable jurisdiction to grant relief from forfeiture where another statutory provision appears to preclude equitable relief?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

30170                    ING Canada Inc. v. Aegon Canada Inc., Transamerica Life Canada, Pyar Dossal and Jane Benn on their own behalf and on behalf of those persons who are members and former members of the NN Life Insurance Company of Canada Pension Plan for Employees, and also past members and former members of the Employees Pension Plan of the Halifax Insurance Companies or the beneficiaries of such persons (Ont.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram:                    Bastarache, LeBel and Deschamps JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C39652, dated December 8, 2003, is dismissed with costs to the Respondents Aegon Canada Inc. and Transamerica Life Canada on a substantial indemnity basis, and costs to the Respondents Pyar Dossal and Jane Benn, to the extent, if any, that their costs are not paid out of the assets of the NN Life Plan that relate to the Past Members and Former Members of the Halifax Plan and are traceable to the Halifax Plan trust fund.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel visant l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C39652, daté du 8 décembre 2003, est rejetée avec dépens, selon le barème d'indemnisation substantielle, en faveur des intimées Aegon Canada Inc. et Transamerica Vie Canada, et avec dépens en faveur des intimés Pyar Dossal et Jane Benn, à la condition, s'il y a lieu, que leurs dépens ne soit pas payés sur les éléments d'actif du régime de la NN Vie ayant trait aux anciens participants au régime de Halifax et aux rentiers de ce régime, ou pouvant être attribués au fonds en fiducie du régime de Halifax.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Property law - Trusts and trustees - Commercial law - Contracts - Breach of warranties - Despite separation of assets and liabilities, two combined pension plans treated as a single entity for purposes of funding - Surplus in one part of pension plan used to justify contribution holiday with respect whole entity, despite other part of pension plan having deficit - When formerly discrete pension plans are combined and administered as a single plan, in what circumstances can one conclude that a merger has occurred - Under what circumstances can an employer take a contribution holiday in a merged plan - To what extent do the provisions of the federal  Income Tax Act  and provincial pension benefits legislation determine the contribution obligations of employers in merged plans - Does an actuarial surplus become an actual surplus upon a merger - What is the proper relationship between trust and contract law in the administration of pension plans - In what circumstances should trust obligations be permitted to override and negate contractual terms in pension plan documents that purport to regulate the parties’ rights and obligations - How should the statutory scheme for the regulation of pension plans affect the court’s analysis of trust obligations - Does an underlying pension trust provide plan members with an entitlement to plan surplus prior to wind up.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

30206                    Audrey Sero v. Her Majesty the Queen (FC) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram:                    Bastarache, LeBel and Deschamps JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Number A‑375‑01, dated January 12, 2004, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel fédérale, numéro A‑375‑01, daté du 12 janvier 2004, est rejetée avec dépens. 

NATURE OF THE CASE

Native law - Taxation ‑ Income tax - Statutes - Interpretation - Whether interest earned on investments deposited in bank branch located on reserve is exempt from taxation - Whether the Federal Court of Appeal erred in finding that subsection 461(4)  of the Bank Act , S.C. 1991, c. 46  was limited to the purposes of the Bank Act   and did not override the “connecting factors” test in Williams v. The Queen, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 877 in determining the situs of the interest income earned on the deposits for the purpose of the tax exemption in s. 87  of the Indian Act , R.S.C. 1985, c. I-5  - Whether the Federal Court of Appeal erred in its application of the “connecting factors” test by placing the greatest weight on the activities of the Royal Bank itself whose relationship with the Applicant was one of debtor-creditor.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

30215                    Arthur Froom v. The Minister of Justice (FC) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram:                    Bastarache, LeBel and Deschamps JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Number A‑570‑03, dated March 4, 2004, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel fédérale, numéro A‑570‑03, daté du 4 mars 2004, est rejetée avec dépens. 

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural law - Appeal - Evidence - Contents of appeal book - Motion to strike - Whether orders  have  truncated a material ground of appeal for the Applicant - Whether orders have thrown into confusion the extent of the grounds being presented to the Federal Court of Appeal Whether orders appealed from failed to deal with a material issue relating to the content of the Appeal Books necessary to clarify the issues for the appeal Whether Court of Appeal erred in failing to hold either an oral hearing on the issue and  in failing to direct the Respondent to file an affidavit sworn by Ms.Kothe specifying what documentary material was in her possession on the date that the Authority to Proceed was issued - Whether orders appealed from affirmed lower court ruling on a contested and material issue involving a substantial right of the Applicant - Whether orders appealed from resulted in a miscarriage of justice in the conduct of the judicial review application

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

30216                    Cyril Frazer v. Her Majesty the Queen (FC) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram:                    Bastarache, LeBel and Deschamps JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Number A‑376‑01, dated January 12, 2004, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel fédérale, numéro A‑376‑01, daté du 12 janvier 2004, est rejetée avec dépens. 

NATURE OF THE CASE

Native law - Taxation ‑ Income tax - Statutes - Interpretation - Whether interest earned on investments deposited in bank branch located on reserve is exempt from taxation - Whether the Federal Court of Appeal erred in finding that subsection 461(4)  of the Bank Act , S.C. 1991, c. 46  was limited to the purposes of the Bank Act   and did not override the “connecting factors” test in Williams v. The Queen, [1992] 1 S.C.R. 877 in determining the situs of the interest income earned on the deposits for the purpose of the tax exemption in s. 87  of the Indian Act , R.S.C. 1985, c. I-5  - Whether the Federal Court of Appeal erred in its application of the “connecting factors” test by placing the greatest weight on the activities of the Royal Bank itself whose relationship with the Applicant was one of debtor-creditor.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

30291                    Canadian Photonic Labs, Specialized Systems Inc., Canadian Photonic Lab Inc. et Mark Wahoski c. Simbol Test Systems Inc. (Qc) (Civile) (Autorisation)

Coram:                    Les juges Bastarache, LeBel et Deschamps

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel du Québec (Montréal), numéro 500‑09‑014182‑042, daté du 17 février 2004, est rejetée avec dépens.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montreal), Number 500‑09‑014182‑042, dated February 17, 2004, is dismissed with costs.

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Procédure - Procédure civile - Exception déclinatoire - Appel - Compétence - Le juge de la Cour d’appel a-t-il erré dans son interprétation des art. 29 et 511 du Code de procédure civile, L.R.Q., ch. C-25, et dans son appréciation du jugement de première instance en énonçant seulement qu’il n’est entaché d’aucune erreur d’appréciation de la preuve? - A-t-il erré en passant sous silence l’aveu du président de l’intimée qui reconnaît invoquer l’entente de confidentialité intervenue entre les parties au soutien de son action? - A-t-il erré en référant à la décision du juge Forget rendue le 25 janvier 2002 dans ce dossier? - A-t-il erré en basant sa décision sur des motifs subjectifs et en ne fournissant aucune précision?

HISTORIQUE DES PROCÉDURES

30220                    Blue Mountain Collision Ltd. and Al Mansukh v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (B.C.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: Bastarache, LeBel and Deschamps JJ.

 The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver), Number CA029785, dated January 5, 2004, is dismissed with costs.  In any event, had such application been granted, the application for leave to appeal from the said judgment would have been dismissed with costs.

 La demande de prorogation de délai pour le dépôt d’une demande d’autorisation d’appel de l’arrêt de la Cour d’appel de la Colombie-Britannique (Vancouver), numéro CA029785, daté du 5 janvier 2004, est rejetée avec dépens.  Quoiqu’il en soit, même si la demande de prorogation avait été accueillie, la demande d’autorisation d’appel aurait été rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural law - Evidence - Whether the Court of Appeal erred by concluding that the Applicants’ argument failed on the issue that the Applicants produce only those portions of the transcripts the Applicants deemed necessary for their part of the appeal and the Respondent produce those portions they deem necessary for their part of the appeal - Whether the  Court of Appeal erred by not accepting the uncertified, real time transcripts prepared by an Official Court Reporter, which transcripts were produced and relied upon at trial in the lower Court and the Applicants proposed to use in the appeal - Whether the Court of Appeal erred by failing to sever the issue of damages from the rest of appeal issues

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

JULY 15, 2004 / LE 15 JUILLET 2004

29929                    Nicolaas Koks v. HIVO Enterprises Ltd., Harry Griffin and Wilhelmina Griffin (Alta.) (Civil) (By Leave)

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

 The motion by Nicolaas Koks to represent Koks Euromotors Ltd. is dismissed.  The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Alberta (Calgary), Number 01‑00190, dated September 3, 2003, is dismissed with costs.

 La requete de Nicolaas Koks pour représenter Koks Euromotors Ltd. est rejetée. La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Alberta (Calgary), numéro 01‑00190, daté du  septembre 2003, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Commercial Law - Company Law - Shareholders’ Agreements - Whether the “shareholder oppression” remedy provisions in s. 242 and other provisions of the Alberta Business Corporations Act are, in effect, a “Charter of Rights ” for shareholders and should be interpreted with that principle in mind - Whether, on the facts of this case, the Court of Appeal erred in not upholding the Applicant’s rights as a shareholder in light of the principle described in paragraph (a) above - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in not correcting the trial judge’s non‑consideration of the Respondents’ breach of a court order and subsequent interference with valuation evidence - Whether, in any event, the errors of the Court of Appeal are of such magnitude as to merit the consideration of this Court.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

30168                    Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Ontario, as represented by the Minister of Health and Long‑Term Care v. S. Joyce Attis, A. Tesluk, The Attorney General of Canada, Dow Corning Corporation, Dow Corning Wright and Dow Corning Canada Inc. AND BETWEEN The Attorney General of Canada v. S. Joyce Attis, A. Tesluk, Dow Corning Corporation, Dow Corning Wright and Dow Corning Canada Inc., and Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Ontario, as represented by the Minister of Health and Long‑Term Care (Ont.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram:                    Iacobucci, Binnie and Arbour JJ.

 The applications for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C40018, dated December 5, 2003, are dismissed with costs.

 Les demandes d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C40018, daté du 5 décembre 2003, sont rejetées avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural law - Civil procedure - Actions - Class actions - Torts - Contracts - Settlement agreements - Whether the settlement agreement in a previous class action prevented the plaintiffs’ from pursuing a second class action - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in interpreting the settlement agreement as extinguishing OHIP’s subrogated claim - Whether the insitution of a second class action constitutes an abuse of process - Whether allowing the class action to go forward precludes the Attorney General from raising the issues again in this action and effectively exposes the Crown to a class action it cannot defend - Whether the Court of Appeal was required to give indicate its views with regard to the application of the principle of judicial economy to the instant case - Whether the Court of Appeal gave due consideration to whether permitting the second class proceeding results in a re-litigation of the same issues.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

30233                    Canadian Union of Public Employees Locals 1712, 3009, 2225‑05, 2225‑06 and 2225‑12, and Service Employees International Union Locals 204 and 532 v. Ernst & Young Inc., in its capacity as trustee in bankruptcy of Royalcrest Lifecare Group, The National Life Assurance Company of Canada, Confederation Life Insurance Company in Liquidation, and Attorney General of Ontario (Ont.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram:                    Bastarache, LeBel and Deschamps JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C39457, dated January 21, 2004, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C39457, daté du 21 janvier 2004, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Labour law - Labour relations - Collective agreement - Successor employer - Commercial law - Bankruptcy - Successor employer - Motion to pursue an application before the Ontario Labour Relations Board pursuant to s. 215  of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act , R.S.C. 1985, c. B-3  -Whether trustees in bankruptcy who carry on the business of a bankrupt are exempt from the ordinary operation of labour relations statutes? - Whether a bankruptcy judge hearing a motion under s. 215  of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act  for leave to remit a question to an expert labour relations board should exercise his discretion, given that the Legislature has vested exclusive jurisdiction for the superintendent of labour relations in these specialized tribunals - Whether there is a legal basis for holding that collective agreements and bargaining rights are put into a state of “suspended animation” by the bankruptcy of an employer.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

30280                    Autobus Jean Bélanger Inc., Berchmans Bouchard et Régis Bélanger c. Syndicat du transport de la région du Grand‑Portage (CSN) (Qc) (Civile) (Autorisation)

Coram:                    Bastarache, LeBel et Deschamps

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel du Québec (Québec), numéro 200‑09‑004395‑031, daté du 19 janvier 2004, est rejetée avec dépens.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Quebec), Number 200‑09‑004395‑031, dated January 19, 2004, is dismissed with costs.

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Droit du travail - Droit administratif - Accréditation - Contrôle judiciaire - Aliénation et concession d’entreprise - Le Tribunal du travail a-t-il commis une erreur manifestement déraisonnable en interprétant la notion de « nouvel employeur » à l’art. 45 du Code du travail, L.R.Q., ch. C-27? - La théorie de l’« employeur potentiel » développée dans l’affaire Ivanhoé Inc. c. TUAC, section locale 500, [2001] 2 R.C.S. 565, pour une concession temporaire d’entreprise est-elle applicable dans la présente affaire?

HISTORIQUE DES PROCÉDURES

30305                    Jean Deschênes c. Sa Majesté la Reine (Qc) (Criminelle) (Autorisation)