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January 23, 2004  73 - 134                                                                 Le 23 janvier 2004

CONTENTS                                                   TABLE DES MATIÈRES

Sa Majesté la Reine

Annie-Claude Bergeron

Procureur général du Québec 

c. (30108)

G.R. (Qc)

Line Boivin

Boulet, Boivin, Gionet, Duchesne, Thibault & Savard

DATE DE PRODUCTION : 23.12.2003

Douglas Louie Schwartz

Peter Duncan Ryan

v. (30099)

Her Majesty the Queen (B.C.)

Alexander Budlovsky

Attorney General of British Columbia

FILING DATE: 24.12.2003

Her Majesty the Queen

Scott C. Hutchison

Attorney General of Ontario

v. (30113)

Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, et al. (Ont.)

Paul B. Schabas

Blake, Cassels & Graydon

FILING DATE: 30.12.2003

Pierre-Gilles Tremblay

Pierre-Gilles Tremblay

c. (30123)

Feu André Charest, et autre (Qc)

Éric Hardy

Ogilvy, Renaud

DATE DE PRODUCTION : 30.12.2003

David Stuart Tedham

James A.W. Schuman

Schuman, Daltrop & Company

v. (30118)

Jacqueline Margaret Tedham (B.C.)

Mary E.B. Wood

FILING DATE: 6.1.2004

Warren Hitzig, et al.

Paul Burstein

Burstein, Unger

v. (30120)

Her Majesty the Queen (Ont.)

Croft Michaelson

Attorney General of Canada

FILING DATE: 7.1.2004

David Hilewitz

Cecil L. Rotenberg, Q.C.

v. (30125)

The Minister of Citizenship and immigration (F.C.)

Neeta Logsetty

Attorney General of Canada

FILING DATE: 12.1.2004

Dirk De Jong

Cecil L. Rotenberg, Q.C.

v. (30127)

The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (F.C.)

Neeta Logsetty

Attorney General of Canada

FILING DATE: 12.1.2004

Transport Robert (1973) Ltée

Robert B. Warren

WeirFoulds

v. (30130)

Her Majesty the Queen (Ont.)

Shaun Nakatsuru

Attorney General of Ontario

FILING DATE: 13.1.2004

Industries de maintenance Empire inc.

Véronique Morin

Lavery, De Billy

c. (30131)

Commission de la construction du Québec (Qc)

Michel Synnott

Ménard, Corriveau

DATE DE PRODUCTION : 13.1.2004

Q.S.B. Inc. (Santé Animale Breton)

Louis Masson

Joli-Coeur, Lacasse, Geoffrion, Jetté,

St-Pierre

c. (30133)

Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec (Qc)

Philippe Frère

Lavery, De Billy

DATE DE PRODUCTION : 14.1.2004

American Wollastonite Mining Corp. formerly known as White Plains Resources Corp.

Michael R. Dunn

Dunn & Company

v. (30132)

Frank E. Scott, et al. (B.C.)

Frank E. Scott

FILING DATE: 15.1.2004

Attorney General of Canada

Judith Bowers, Q.C.

Attorney General of Canada

v. (30137)

Donald Gladstone, et al. (B.C.)

Peter L. Rubin

Blake, Cassels & Graydon

FILING DATE: 16.1.2004

Daniel Lajoie, et autre

Guy Frédéric Gervais

c. (30048)

Camping du Lac des Pins inc., et autre (Qc)

Éric Paul Masse

Bélanger, Sauvé

DATE DE PRODUCTION : 16.1.2004

Fullercon Limited

Martin Z. Black

v. (30135)

City of Ottawa, et al. (Ont.)

Daniel Leduc

Lang, Michener

FILING DATE: 19.1.2004

JANUARY 19, 2004 / LE 19 JANVIER 2004

                                                    CORAM:  Chief Justice McLachlin and Major and Fish JJ.

                                                          La juge en chef McLachlin et les juges Major et Fish

Apotex Inc. and Bernard Sherman

v. (29909)

Merck & Co. Inc. and Merck Frosst Canada & Co. (F.C.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural law - Contempt of court - Civil contempt - Judgments and orders - Defendant continuing sales of infringing product after reasons issued but before final judgment signed and filed giving rise to counts of civil contempt - President of defendant corporation as “directing mind” authorizing conduct giving rise to contempt -  Whether Federal Court of Appeal erred in finding that the requisite mental element of contempt under both branches of Rule 355 of the Federal Court Rules was the same in light of principles of fundamental justice enshrined in s. 7 of the Charter - Whether Federal Court of Appeal erred in finding that where contempt is alleged on the basis of interference with the orderly administration of justice, it was unnecessary to establish contumacious intent on the part of the accused - Whether Federal Court of Appeal erred in concluding that a natural person and non-party to the underlying litigation could be found in contempt without a finding of contumacy - Whether Federal Court of Appeal erred in holding that the acts committed by Apotex subsequent to January 9, 1995 did not constitute contempt of court - Whether Federal Court of Appeal erred in reducing the penalty for contempt of court against Apotex or, alternatively, in failing to increase the penalty - Whether Federal Court of Appeal erred in reducing the award of solicitor and client costs.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The City of Winnipeg, Brian Moore, in his capacity as the City Assessor under the Municipal Assessment Act, Robert MacLachlan, Michele Colatruglio (also known as Mike Colatruglio) and Kelly Shields

v. (29934)

Manitoba Hotel Association Inc., Norwood Hotel Co. Ltd., Clipper Hotels Ltd., Magni‐Prince Enterprises Ltd. &  Jo‐Car Enterprises Ltd., Gordon Hotels & Motor Inns Ltd., Canad Corporation of Manitoba Ltd., Cambridge Hospitality Corp., Dakota Village Motor Hotel Ltd., and Lakeview Management Inc. (Man.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural law – Pre-trial procedure – Motion to strike statement of claim pursuant to Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench Rule 25.11 – Allegation of tort of abuse of public authority – Whether, given the exclusive jurisdiction of the Municipal Board of Manitoba to deal with matters entrusted to it by legislation and in respect of which it has considerable expertise, the decision of the Manitoba Court of Appeal is contrary to its own decisions and decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada – Whether Canadian courts have not been consistent in their decisions in similar circumstances, leaving confusion in the law which this Court should clarify?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

                                                CORAM:  Chief Justice McLachlin and Iacobucci and Major JJ.

                                                     La juge en chef McLachlin et les juges Iacobucci et Major

Mark Marren and John Brown

v. (29907)

Echo Bay Mines Ltd. (B.C.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural law - Courts - Jurisdiction - Whether compliance with an enumerated ground for service ex juris gives rise to the presumption of a real and substantial connection in interprovincial disputes - Are there sufficient policy reasons in wrongful dismissal disputes for revising the private international law rule governing the locus of a breach of contract? - Are federal companies domiciled within each province and territory for the purpose of establishing jurisdiction simpliciter? - Did the British Columbia Court of Appeal correctly apply the law governing jurisdiction simpliciter to the facts of this case?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

                                                    CORAM:  Chief Justice McLachlin and Major and Fish JJ.

                                                          La juge en chef McLachlin et les juges Major et Fish

Frank Abbott and Tim Nyhoff and Chance Chase

v. (29895)

Vaughn Collins, S. David Crane, James Hutchinson, Ronald Gentle, Steve Layton and Brett Mailloux (Ont.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Labour law - Collective agreement – Arbitration - Jurisdiction - Police Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 15 - Public Service Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 47 - Statutory interpretation - Disciplinary actions of police - Residual jurisdiction of courts - Whether actions of police management, while appearing to be administrative or operational, were a disguised form of discipline - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in its decision concerning how police officers are disciplined and the remedies available to those who are subjected to a disguised form of discipline - Whether, in the context of police services and discipline, the ruling of the Court of Appeal has effectively eliminated the civil court’s residual jurisdiction to resolve any dispute involving a case of disguised discipline and abuse of statutory powers - Whether the Court of Appeal erred as a matter of law in holding that the provisions of the Police Services Act, together with the limited provisions of the Collective Agreement, formed a complete code relating to police discipline, leaving no room for redress by court action, even when the allegations related to disguised discipline and abuse of statutory powers.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

                                                                  CORAM:  Iacobucci, Binnie and Arbour JJ.

                                                                       Les juges Iacobucci, Binnie et Arbour

Her Majesty the Queen

v. (29920)

David Jeff Elias (Crim.) (Man.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Canadian Charter  - Criminal - Criminal Law - Driver of motor vehicle required to take a roadside alcohol screening device test after police officer smells alcohol on driver’s person or breath and after officer asks driver if he had been drinking - Whether infringement of s. 10(b)  of the Charter  was a reasonable limit prescribed by law?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Dominic Noël

c. (30039)

Sa Majesté la Reine (Crim.) (Qc)

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Droit criminel - Preuve - Procédure - Confession - Admissibilité - Libre et volontaire - La Cour d’appel du Québec a-t-elle commis une erreur de droit sur l’étendue du droit de persuasion d’un policier visant à convaincre une personne détenue de passer aux aveux après que celle‐ci ait choisi d’exercer son droit au silence ? - La Cour d’appel du Québec a-t-elle commis une erreur de droit sur l’étendue du droit d’un policier de persuader une personne détenue que l’interrogatoire qu’elle subit ne peut prendre fin que par une confession sans que le caractère libre et volontaire de celle‐ci ne soit vicié ? -

La Cour d’appel du Québec a-t-elle commis une erreur de droit sur l’étendue du droit d’un policier d’utiliser des scénarios et des hypothèses réducteurs de responsabilité juridique pour inciter une personne détenue à faire une confession libre et volontaire.

HISTORIQUE DES PROCÉDURES

Government of Saskatchewan

v. (29973)

Rothmans Benson & Hedges Inc. (Sask.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Constitutional law - Statutes - Statutory instruments - Whether the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan erred in law in holding that the issue of the paramountcy of a federal law could be ruled upon as a point of law alone, without any factual foundation, pursuant to a motion made under rule 188 of the Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench Rules - Whether the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan erred in law in ruling that section 6 of The Tobacco Control Act, S.S. 2001, c. T‐14.1, conflicts with section   30  of the Tobacco Act , S.C. 1997, c.   13 , and is thereby inoperative pursuant to the doctrine of federal legislative paramountcy.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

B.F. and B.W.

v. (30075)

Minister of Community Services and Mi'kmaq Family and Children's Services of Nova Scotia (N.S.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Family law - Infants - Child protection proceedings - Parents with limited intellectual ability requiring extensive family support services - Order for continued supervision of Applicants’ four children extending past maximum date for supervision orders under the Children and Family Services Act, S.N.S. 1990, c. 5, s. 43(4) - Whether trial court could extend the time limits  following an express finding that it was in the best interests of the children to do so -  Whether approach to appellate review undertaken by  Court of Appeal, and the refusal to remit the matter to the trial judge resulted in a breach of fundamental justice

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Paletta International Corporation

v. (29799)

Canada Life Assurance Company (Ont.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Commercial law - Contracts - Interpretation - Jurisdiction of appellate court to substitute its definition of a word in a contractual term with that of the lower court.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

CORAM:  Bastarache, LeBel and Deschamps JJ.

                                                                  Les juges Bastarache, LeBel et Deschamps

Le Groupe Commerce compagnie d'assurances

c. (30058)

La Capitale, compagnie d'assurance générale (La Capitale assurances générales inc.) (Qc)

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Droit commercial - Assurance - Subrogation - Procédure - Procédure civile - Actions - Requête en rejet d’action en vertu de l’art. 75.1 du Code de procédure civile, L.R.Q., ch. C-25,  au motif qu’elle est frivole ou manifestement mal fondée - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en interprétant restrictivement la théorie « personnes de la maison de l’assuré » de l’art. 2474 duCode civil du Québec, L.Q. 1991, ch. 64, en restreignant la portée du mot « personnes » aux seules personnes physiques? - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en faisant défaut d’appliquer la Loi d’interprétation, L.R.Q., ch. I-16, particulièrement les art. 40 relativement à la primauté du texte français, 41 qui prône une interprétation large et libérale et 61.16 qui stipule que le mot « personne » comprend les personnes physiques ou morales? - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en motivant sa décision en ayant recours au droit français et à l’interprétation du terme « household » en common law, contrairement à ses décisions antérieures, et en ne respectant pas l’arrêt Prud’homme c. Prud’homme [2002] CSC 85? - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en refusant d’appliquer en l’espèce le critère qu’elle avait précédemment reconnu comme étant l’intention du législateur et élevé au rang de principe juridique, à savoir interdire le recours subrogatoire de l’assureur contre toute personne qu’il aurait été impensable que l’assuré lui‐même puisse poursuivre? - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en introduisant un nouveau concept juridique, soit le recours subrogatoire par anticipation?

HISTORIQUE DES PROCÉDURES

Eric Scheuneman

v. (30087)

Her Majesty the Queen (F.C.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural law - Judgments and orders - Action dismissed for want of prosecution - Appeal dismissed for mootness - Applicant failing to appoint counsel to his case as ordered by the Federal Court, Trial Division - Whether the Federal Court of Appeal erred in stating that the underlying cause of action had disappeared, that the issues were fact driven and that the appeal was moot - Whether the criteria established in Borowski v. Canada (Attorney General) [1989] 1 R.C.S. 342 was applicable to the present case and could have enabled the Federal Court of Appeal to exercise its discretion to hear the appeal regardless of its moot character

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Eric Scheuneman

v. (30088)

Attorney General of Canada (F.C.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural law - Rules pertaining to self-representation in court or representation by counsel - Possibility for a litigant to be represented by a person who is not a lawyer - Whether rule 12(1) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada, SOR/83-74 and rules 119 and 121 of the Rules of the Federal Court, 1998, SOR/98-106 violate sections 2(b) , 7  and 15  of the Charter  - Whether the Federal Court of Appeal erred in omitting to address, in the reasons for judgment, the issue relating to rule 12(1) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada - Whether the Applicant’s fundamental rights to justice were breached in the present instance

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Highland Capital Management, L.P., ML CBO IV (Cayman) Ltd., Pamco Cayman, Ltd., Highland Legacy, Ltd., Pam Capital Funding, L.P. and Prospect Street High Income Portfolio Inc.

v. (29969)

Uniforêt Inc., Uniforêt Scierie‐Pâte Inc., Foresterie Port‐Cartier Inc., Richter & Associés Inc. and Jolina Capital Inc. (Qc)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural law - Commercial law - Courts - Leave to appeal - Creditor and debtor - Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. C-35 - Whether a plan of arrangement pursuant to the CCAA is fair and reasonable, when first‐ranking secured creditors are asked to reduce their indebtedness to 51% of its face value while the shareholders are retaining all of the debtor’s equity, without further consideration or contribution on their part - Whether it is appropriate that the debtor’s largest shareholder receive preferential treatment in the plan of arrangement, when this treatment does not contribute to the survival of the debtor or the success of its plan of arrangement - Whether it is appropriate to consider the cost of the debt instrument of one member of a group of minority creditors, instead of that group of creditors’ legal claim and entitlement, and to use this cost consideration to by‐pass the rules that should normally apply

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

JANUARY 22, 2004 / LE 22 JANVIER 2004

29694                    Walter Theodor Bartel v. The Manitoba Securities Commission (Man.) (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 Manitoba, Number AI02‐30‐05160, dated February 21, 2003, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel du Manitoba, numéro AI02‐30‐05160, daté du 21 février 2003, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Administrative law - Appeal - Property law - Real property - What is the standard degree of deference to be given to a decision of the Commission in a hearing pursuant s. 11(1) of the Real Estate Brokers Act, R.S.M. 1987, c.R20? - What are the meanings of “for cause” and “public interest” used in s. 11(1) of the Act? - What is the degree of detail and disclosure that must be included in the statement of allegations when prosecuted pursuant s. 11(1) of the Act? - Is a person accused pursuant s. 11(1) of the Act entitled to the protection of the Charter ? - In cases involving the disciplining of professionals, and where their licences can be revoked, are they entitled to be represented by legal counsel? - What authority does the Commission have in cases requiring adjudication on points of law? - What are the tests for independence and competence that can be applied to a tribunal in a disciplinary hearing?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29782                    Liquid Carbonic Inc., Praxair Canada Inc., Kenneth M. Hibbert, Neil F. Weaver, and Vernon N. S. Lorish v. British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Boundary Hospital Society, Burnaby Hospital Society, Burns Lake and District Hospital Society, Campbell River & District General Hospital Society, Cariboo Memorial Hospital Society, Chilliwack General Hospital Society, The Cowichan District Hospital Association, Cranbrook Regional Hospital Society, The Creston Valley Hospital Association, Dawson Creek and District Hospital Society, Delta Centennial Hospital Society, Fort Nelson Hospital Society, Fort St. John and District Hospital Society, The Fraser Burrard Hospital Society (doing business as Eagle Ridge Hospital and Royal Columbia Hospital),  The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada (doing business as Grace Hospital), G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital Society, Greater Victoria Hospital Society, Kimberley and District Hospital Society, Ladysmith and District Hospital Association, Langley Memorial Hospital, Matsqui‐Sumas‐Abbotsford General Hospital Society, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Society, Nicola Valley Health Care Society, The North and West Vancouver Hospital Society (doing business as Lions' Gate Hospital), 100 Mile District Hospital Society, Peace Arch District Hospital Society, Penticton Hospital Society, Port Hardy Hospital Society, Powell River Hospital Society, The Prince George and District Hospital Society, Prince Rupert Regional Hospital Association, Revelstoke District Health Society (doing business as Queen Victoria Hospital), Richmond Hospital Society, Royal Inland Hospital, Saanich Peninsula Hospital Society, Shuswap Community Health Care Society (doing business as Shuswap Lake General Hospital), South Okanagan Hospital Society, Sparwood General Hospital Society, St. Paul's Hospital, St. Vincent's Health Care Society, Surrey Memorial Hospital Society, Terrace Regional Hospital Care Society (doing business as Mills Memorial Hospital), The Bishop of Victoria: A Corporation Sole (doing business as St. Joseph's General Hospital), The United Church of Canada (doing business as Wrinch Memorial Hospital), University Hospital Society, Vancouver General Hospital, West Coast General Hospital, The Windermere District Hospital Association (prior to August 15, 1991, Invermere and District Hospital Association) AND BETWEEN Air Products Canada Ltd./Prodair Canada Ltée, Robin A. Scott v. British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Boundary Hospital Society, Burnaby Hospital Society, Burns Lake and District Hospital Society, Campbell River & District General Hospital Society, Cariboo Memorial Hospital Society, Chilliwack General Hospital Society, The Cowichan District Hospital Association, Cranbrook Regional Hospital Society, The Creston Valley Hospital Association, Dawson Creek and District Hospital Society, Delta Centennial Hospital Society, Fort Nelson Hospital Society, Fort St. John and District Hospital Society, The Fraser Burrard Hospital Society (doing business as Eagle Ridge Hospital and Royal Columbia Hospital),  The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada (doing business as Grace Hospital), G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital Society, Greater Victoria Hospital Society, Kimberley and District Hospital Society, Ladysmith and District Hospital Association, Langley Memorial Hospital, Matsqui‐Sumas‐Abbotsford General Hospital Society, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Society, Nicola Valley Health Care Society, The North and West Vancouver Hospital Society (doing business as Lions' Gate Hospital), 100 Mile District Hospital Society, Peace Arch District Hospital Society, Penticton Hospital Society, Port Hardy Hospital Society, Powell River Hospital Society, The Prince George and District Hospital Society, Prince Rupert Regional Hospital Association, Revelstoke District Health Society (doing business as Queen Victoria Hospital), Richmond Hospital Society, Royal Inland Hospital, Saanich Peninsula Hospital Society, Shuswap Community Health Care Society (doing business as Shuswap Lake General Hospital), South Okanagan Hospital Society, Sparwood General Hospital Society, St. Paul's Hospital, St. Vincent's Health Care Society, Surrey Memorial Hospital Society, Terrace Regional Hospital Care Society (doing business as Mills Memorial Hospital), The Bishop of Victoria: A Corporation Sole (doing business as St. Joseph's General Hospital), The United Church of Canada (doing business as Wrinch Memorial Hospital), University Hospital Society, Vancouver General Hospital, West Coast General Hospital, The Windermere District Hospital Association (prior to August 15, 1991, Invermere and District Hospital Association) AND BETWEEN Boc Canada Ltd./Boc Canada Ltée (formerly Canadian Oxygen Limited/La compagnie canadienne d'oxygene limitée), David S. Watson, T. John Tindale v. British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Boundary Hospital Society, Burnaby Hospital Society, Burns Lake and District Hospital Society, Campbell River & District General Hospital Society, Cariboo Memorial Hospital Society, Chilliwack General Hospital Society, The Cowichan District Hospital Association, Cranbrook Regional Hospital Society, The Creston Valley Hospital Association, Dawson Creek and District Hospital Society, Delta Centennial Hospital Society, Fort Nelson Hospital Society, Fort St. John and District Hospital Society, The Fraser Burrard Hospital Society (doing business as Eagle Ridge Hospital and Royal Columbia Hospital),  The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada (doing business as Grace Hospital), G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital Society, Greater Victoria Hospital Society, Kimberley and District Hospital Society, Ladysmith and District Hospital Association, Langley Memorial Hospital, Matsqui‐Sumas‐Abbotsford General Hospital Society, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Society, Nicola Valley Health Care Society, The North and West Vancouver Hospital Society (doing business as Lions' Gate Hospital), 100 Mile District Hospital Society, Peace Arch District Hospital Society, Penticton Hospital Society, Port Hardy Hospital Society, Powell River Hospital Society, The Prince George and District Hospital Society, Prince Rupert Regional Hospital Association, Revelstoke District Health Society (doing business as Queen Victoria Hospital), Richmond Hospital Society, Royal Inland Hospital, Saanich Peninsula Hospital Society, Shuswap Community Health Care Society (doing business as Shuswap Lake General Hospital), South Okanagan Hospital Society, Sparwood General Hospital Society, St. Paul's Hospital, St. Vincent's Health Care Society, Surrey Memorial Hospital Society, Terrace Regional Hospital Care Society (doing business as Mills Memorial Hospital), The Bishop of Victoria: A Corporation Sole (doing business as St. Joseph's General Hospital), The United Church of Canada (doing business as Wrinch Memorial Hospital), University Hospital Society, Vancouver General Hospital, West Coast General Hospital, The Windermere District Hospital Association (prior to August 15, 1991, Invermere and District Hospital Association) (B.C.) (Civil) (By Leave)

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

The applications for an extension of time are granted, the application for leave to cross-appeal is granted and the applications for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver), Number CA028902, dated March 19, 2003, are granted with costs to the applicants Liquid Carbonic Inc., Praxair Canada Inc., Kenneth M. Hibbert, Neil F. Weaver and Vernon N.S. Lorish.

Les demandes de prorogation de délai sont accordées, la demande d’autorisation d’appel incident est accordée et les demandes d’autorisation d’appel de l’arrêt de la Cour d’appel de la Colombie‐Britannique (Vancouver), numéro CA028902, daté du 19 mars 2003, sont accordées avec dépens en faveur des demandeurs Liquid Carbonic Inc., Praxair Canada Inc., Kenneth M. Hibbert, Neil F. Weaver et Vernon N.S. Lorish.

NATURE OF THE CASE

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

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

June 16, 2003

Supreme Court of Canada

Conditional application for leave to cross-appeal filed

29835                    A. Ted Ewachniuk v. The Law Society of British Columbia (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 CA028048, dated April 15, 2003, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de la Colombie‐Britannique (Vancouver), numéro CA028048, daté du 15 avril 2003, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

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

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29840                    Pacific Forest Products Limited v. AXA Pacific Insurance Company (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 CA029121, dated April 29, 2003, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de la Colombie‐Britannique (Vancouver), numéro CA029121, daté du 29 avril 2003, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

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

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29845                    Falconbridge Limited, Noranda Inc., Noranda Dupont of Canada Inc. and Noranda Metallurgy Inc. v. Commissioner of Competition (Ont.) (Civil) (By Leave)

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

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number M29047, dated May 1, 2003, is dismissed.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro M29047, daté du 1 mai 2003, est rejetée.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Statutes - Statutory instruments - Interpretation - International mutual legal assistance - Whether the judiciary has a role in determining if particular conduct constitutes an offence within the meaning of the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act - Whether antitrust offences under United States law are “offences” within the meaning of the Treaty Between the Government of Canada and the Government of the United States of America on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters - Whether the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Act contains a reciprocal offence requirement that has not been met in this case.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29865                    Her Majesty the Queen v. Krystopher Krymowski, Ryan Douglas Marshall, Quinn Mason McFarlane, Michael Peter Schultz and J.J.V., A.M.V. (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 C38595, dated May 20, 2003, is granted.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C38595, daté du 20 mai 2003, est accordée.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal Law (Non-Charter) - Evidence - Trial - Judicial notice - Amending an Information - Re-opening a case - Whether Court of Appeal erred with respect to principles governing taking judicial notice of dictionary definitions or amending an Information or re-opening a case against an accused.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29886                    Terry Power, Raymond Power, Cindy Mason, Patrick Fewer, Joan Green v. Attorney General of Canada (N.L.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram:                    McLachlin C.J. and Major and Fish 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 Newfoundland and Labrador, Number 99/18 - 2003 NLCA17, dated April 23, 2003, is dismissed with costs.

La demande de prorogation de délai est accordée et la demande d’autorisation d’appel de l’arrêt de la Cour d’appel de Terre‐Neuve-et-Labrador, numéro 99/18 - 2003 NLCA17, daté du 23 avril 2003, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

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

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29899                    Reynolds John Bonneau, Mildred Rose Bonneau and Wallace Stephen Parker v. Chief Dan Wilson, on his own behalf and on behalf of all members of the Okanagan Indian Band and the Attorney General of Canada (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 CA030075, dated May 16, 2003, is dismissed with costs to the Okanagan Indian Band.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de la Colombie‐Britannique (Vancouver), numéro CA030075, daté du 16 mai 2003, est rejetée avec dépens en faveur de la bande indienne Okanagan.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Native law - Indian Act , R.S.C. 1985, c. I-5  - Statutes - Interpretation - Property law - Estates - Intestacy - Real property - When an Indian dies intestate and his closest living relatives at the time of his death are nieces and nephews, does any right of possession to land in a reserve held by that Indian pursuant to the Indian Act  go to those nieces and nephews pursuant to section 48(6)  of the Indian Act , or does it vest in Her Majesty for the benefit of the band pursuant to section 48(8)  of the Indian Act ?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29919                    Simon Kwok Cheng Chow v. Her Majesty the Queen (B.C.) (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 British Columbia (Vancouver), Number CA028280, dated March 4, 2003, is granted.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de la Colombie‐Britannique (Vancouver), numéro CA028280, daté du 4 mars 2003, est accordée.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal Law (Non Charter) - Procedural Law - Appeal - Evidence -  Entitlement to severance in order to compel co-accused to testify - Significance to attach on appeal to a trial judge’s issuance of a certificate pursuant to s. 675(1)(a)(ii) - Whether applicant’s intercepted communications should have been admitted against him.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29944                    Greg Takung Chao v. United States of America and The Minister of Justice for Canada (B.C.) (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 British Columbia (Vancouver), Number CA028946, dated August 15, 2003, is dismissed.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de la Colombie‐Britannique (Vancouver), numéro CA028946, daté du 15 août 2003, est rejetée.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal law - Extradition - Whether delay caused by waiting for the decision of Supreme Court of Canada in Minister of Justice v. Burns and Rafay is a ”neutral” factor - Application of Charter  s. 11 (b)  reasoning to a Charter  s. 7  issue - Whether failure to comply with s. 19 of the Extradition Act R.S.C. 1985, c. E-23 was an error of law by the Minister of Justice denying the Applicant procedural fairness in his extradition proceedings - Whether Court of Appeal erred in refusing to require the Minister of Justice to make the Applicant’s surrender conditional on the Applicant’s evidence on the voir dire not being available to the requesting state.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29976                    Daryl Milland Clark v. Her Majesty the Queen (B.C.) (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 British Columbia (Vancouver), Number CA029762, dated July 9, 2003, is granted.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de la Colombie‐Britannique (Vancouver), numéro CA029762, daté du 9 juillet 2003, est accordée.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal Law (Non Charter) - Offences - Indecent act in public place - Accused found guilty of wilfully doing an indecent act in a public place in the presence of one or more persons - Whether there are circumstances which can convert the living room of a private residence into a “public place” - The mens rea requirement for the offence - Criminal  Code , R.S.C. 1985, s. C-46, s. 173(1)(a).

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

30011                    John Thiessen and Suzanne Thiessen v. Her Majesty the Queen (Man.) (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 Manitoba, Number AR 02‐30‐05374, dated September 19, 2003, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel du Manitoba, numéro AR 02‐30‐05374, daté du 19 septembre 2003, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural Law - Administrative Law - Appeal - Judicial review - Civil procedure - Whether the Associate Chief Judge erred in ordering a stay of proceedings on the charges under the Income Tax Act ? - Whether the Crown Prosecutor improperly exercised his prosecutorial discretion by entering a stay of proceedings of the Criminal Code  charges? - Whether the Crown Prosecutor or the Department of Justice (Manitoba) were in a conflict of interest? - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in not granting the motion for fresh evidence?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

30017                    Andreas Alexander Meyn v. Her Majesty the Queen (B.C.) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Coram:                    McLachlin C.J. and Major and Fish 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 CA029118, dated July 4, 2003, 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 CA029118, daté du 4 juillet 2003, est rejetée.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal law (Non Charter) - Trial - Jury trial - Charge to the jury - Reasonable doubt - Credibility - In the charge to the jury, the jury was told that the standard was not one of absolute certainty and was only a standard of proof beyond a reasonable doubt - Whether the jury instructions in this case diminished the criminal standard of proof to something less than proof beyond a reasonable doubt - Whether, in context, the charge placed the burden closer to the civil burden than to near certainty - Whether the trial judge failed to charge the jury on the second step in R. v. W.(D.), [1991] 1 S.C.R. 742. - If he did so fail, whether that failure was sufficient to require a new trial.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29777                    Vasiliki Tsiaprailis v. Her Majesty the Queen (F.C.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram:                    Iacobucci, Binnie and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Number A‐40‐02, dated March 17, 2003, 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 fédérale, numéro A‐40‐02, daté du 17 mars 2003, est accordée avec dépens en faveur du demandeur quelle que soit l'issue de l'appel.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Taxation - Assessment - Statutes - Interpretation - Should a disabled person who surrenders all rights under a disability insurance policy in exchange for a lump sum payment, be taxed on that payment because the disability insurance benefits were payable periodically but the settlement was not - Should the imposition of tax give effect to the legal nature of the transactions entered into by the taxpayer provided they were not shams or should “substantive” analysis be used so as to impose additional tax on persons of limited means unable to work as a result of disability.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29815                    Sehdev Kumar v. The Mutual Life Assurance Company of Canada and Prudential Assurance Company Limited (Ont.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram:                    Iacobucci, Major and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C37858, dated April 8, 2003, is dismissed.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C37858, daté du 8 avril 2003, est rejetée.

NATURE OF THE CASE

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

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29816                    George Zicherman v. The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada (Ont.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram:                    Iacobucci, Major and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C37857, dated April 8, 2003, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C37857, daté du 8 avril 2003, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

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

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29828                    James Stewart Tyhurst v. Jill Gorman (B.C.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram:                    Iacobucci, Binnie and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver), Number CA028376, dated April 16, 2003, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de la Colombie‐Britannique (Vancouver), numéro CA028376, daté du 16 avril 2003, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

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

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29843                    Peter Brown v. Her Majesty the Queen (FC) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram:                    Iacobucci, Binnie and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Numbers A‐208‐02 and A‐311‐02, dated June 4, 2003, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel fédérale, numéros A‐208‐02 et A‐311‐02, daté du 4 juin 2003, est  rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Taxation - Assessment - Calculation of income - Partnerships - Deemed limited partners - Non-arm’s length transactions - Losses -Whether  Court of Appeal erred in finding that a partnership is a taxpayer for all purposes of Division B and s. 69  of the Income Tax Act ,  R.S.C. 1985 (5th Supp.), c.1 , as amended, overriding the common law principle that a partnership is not a legal entity - Whether Court of Appeal erred in finding that the at-risk rules in ss. 96 (2.2)  and (2.4)  of the Income Tax Act  apply to treat members of general partnerships as having less at risk for tax purposes than identically-placed members of limited partnerships contrary to principles of statutory interpretation

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29851                    Darren Domkowsky v. Her Majesty the Queen (N.W.T.) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Coram:                    Iacobucci, Binnie and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for the Northwest Territories, Numbers A1‐AP 2002 0000019 and A1‐AP 2002 0000020, dated April 23, 2003, is dismissed.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel des Territoires du Nord‐Ouest, numéros A1‐AP 2002 0000019 et A1‐AP 2002 0000020, daté du 23 avril 2003, est rejetée.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal law (Non Charter) - Evidence - Identification - Sentence - What are the minimum requirements of the depth and accuracy of the “close scrutiny” of the reliability of eyewitness evidence by trial and appeal courts where that evidence is the only evidence implicating an accused? - What proactive actions must lower courts in Canada take to give real effect to section 718.2 (e) of the Criminal Code  and the directions contained in Supreme Court of Canada case law?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29885                    Grain Services Union, Local 3000 (I.L.W.U ‐ Canada) and United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 342P‐2 (AFL‐CIO‐CLC) v. Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, operating as CSP Foods, Dawn Food Products (Canada) Ltd. and, an Arbritation Board chaired by William F.J. Hood (Sask.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram:                    Iacobucci, Binnie and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan, Number C.A. No. 695, dated May 15, 2003, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de la Saskatchewan, numéro C.A. No. 695, daté du 15 mai 2003, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Labour law - Collective agreement - Arbitration - Jurisdiction - Whether the lower courts properly applied the exclusive arbitral jurisdiction model in a matter arising out of collective bargaining agreements - Whether the essential character of this dispute arose under the collective agreement - Whether the pension plan was incorporated into the collective agreement such that disputes concerning the pension plan were disputes under the collective agreement.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29897                    Yahong Bai, Shuhuan Qu, Lan Sing Cheng, Dongfeng Yang, Dong Xu, Li Zheng, Suzhen Li, Jin Xiao, Lingyi Zhang, Susan Mitchell, Dan Di Pasquale, Michael Koo, Mary Koo, Jane Hu, Zhilan Guo, Benda Liu, Zhenhua He, Genhhua Feng, Ning Bai, Yue Wei, Jinan Liu, Chunling Yang, Qian Guo, Zhujie Tang, Ming‐fu Chen, Rose Jen Chen, Janet Yuen, Pianpian Li, Gordon Yu, Sheree Wong, Ying Gao, Zhuofu Li, Jane Yu, Zhuoying Huang, Wen Wang, Donghui Ren, Zheng Wang, Enkai Liu, Youmin Qian, Mei Wu,  Yun Huang, Manjing Liu, Nianzeng Shou, Xianling Chen, Yongzhen Liu, Zhibo Wang, Qi Liu, Fan Wang, Wen‐chen Shadbolt, Barbara Qui, Thi Keo Duong, Rongtian Qi, Johnny Wu, Li Wang, Hong Ji, Fengying Mao, Tonggui Ye, Tony Chung Wong, Yunqin Huang, Sui‐Lan Lo, Gordon Lo, Ming Ye, Qili Zhang, Xi Ming Liu, Tian Ying Peng, Fuzhen Xu, Feili Zhang, Yushan Zhi, Xiaojun Yang, Qiu Mei Hou, Anthony Tin Cheung Yeung, Huizhen Liu, Tongjin Zhang, Hong Wang, Wen Ying Li, Shaoxu Li, Tian Fu, Fang Wu, Yong Xin Jackie Chen, Chi Shu Lee, Gang Liang, Chris Trottier, Xiaolei Wu, Yanyan Cai, Bing Lu, Tanya Ma, Sam Chu, Yong Sun, Hock Tung Hui, Sheila Hui, Chao Wen, Ying Li, Louis Yip, Sophia Sun, Shaojiu Wang, Jijun Wang, Wenli Chang, Tiejun Zhang, Christine Loftus, Yufang Zhang, Lanlan Liu, Michael Mahonen, Zoe Ackah, Zenon Dolnyckyj, Wai‐kwan Cheung, Jin Mei, Qinxin Yu, Ruoyu Lan, Jack Fan, Mingda Ni, Qiang Zhou, May Peng, Christine Marsh, Hui Yang,  Ziyu Fan, Xueye Zhu, Xiaoyan Sun, Ying Zhu, R. Chen, Yunping Cheng, Litian Zhou, Zhili Li, Huiying Chen, Ling Li, Xiaoe Hu, Weicai Li, Ningxu Zhao, Dongdong Yang, Xiaomei Gao, Zhu Wu, Kun Lun Zhang, Zhong, Gerry M. Smith, Yongtao Huang, Min Liu, Gang Chen, Diane Shi, Cindy K. Y. Chan, Kathy Gillis, Xiaoyang Gao, Shizhong Lei Hong Yu, Jie He, Jie Li, Huaiwen Chan, Lingdi Zhang, Yang Wang, Hua Gao, Mary Zhu, Annie Wu, Changgeng Xi, Hong Li, Jing Zhi, Daiming Huang, Rose Chan, Donna He, Yee Hwa Shin, Ling Zhang, Qiao Ying Nie and Zhenkun Xie v. Sing Tao Daily Limited (Ontario Corporation #1287844), Sing Tao Daily (Canada) Limited (Ontario Corporation #313470), Sing Tao Newspapers (Toronto) Limited, John and Jane Doe(s), yet unidentified defendants responsible for the actions, of the Defendant Corporation(s) to be identified and added as parties (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 C38484, dated May 20, 2003, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C38484, daté du 20 mai 2003, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Torts - Libel and slander - Alleged defamatory statements made against a group - Whether it is arguable that the publication was reasonably capable of being defamatory of the Applicants, given the content of the publication and the extrinsic circumstances, including the distinctive circumstances identifying the Applicants in their communities as Falun Gong practitioners - Whether the lower courts erred in principle in their approach to this question and to the substantive adequacy of the Applicants’ statement of claim - Whether the decisions of the lower courts privileged formalism over substance - Whether fundamental values of freedom of conscience, belief and association were violated in the present instance 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29935                    Narine Loojune v. Gary N. Holmes (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 M29490, dated June 12, 2003, is dismissed.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro M29490, daté du 12 juin 2003, est rejetée. 

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural Law - Civil procedure - Appeal - Judgments and orders - Whether the Court erred in striking Applicant’s motion with respect to disclosure of documents pursuant to the Rules of Civil Procedure?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29951                    Esho Yousef v. United States of America (Ont.) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Coram:                    Iacobucci, Binnie and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Numbers C30530 and C32376, dated August 1, 2003, is dismissed.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéros C30530 et C32376, daté du 1 août 2003, est rejetée.

NATURE OF THE CASE

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

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29991                    Keneeth Dean Peepeetch v. Her Majesty the Queen (Sask.) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Coram:                    Iacobucci, Binnie and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan, Number 7611, dated August 19, 2003, is dismissed.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de la Saskatchewan, numéro 7611, daté du 19 août 2003, est rejetée.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal Law (Non-Charter)- Trial - Self Representation - Is there an obligation on a trial judge to assess an accused’s competence to represent himself? - Is the limited cognitive capacity test the standard to apply to assess competency for self representation?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29995                    Soodarsan Bajrangie‐Singh v. Her Majesty the Queen (Ont.) (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 Ontario, Number C32913, dated April 9, 2003, 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 C32913, daté du 9 avril 2003, est rejetée.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal Law - Expert Witnesses - Expert Reports - Solicitor-Client Privilege - Conflict of Interest

-Whether the Court of Appeal for Ontario erred in dismissing the Applicant’s appeal from conviction - The dimensions of the solicitor-client privilege protection that attaches to experts hired by the defence

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29997                    Huguette Gagnon c. Les Assurances Laurentienne (maintenant Axa) (Qc) (Civile) (Autorisation)

Coram:                    Les juges Iacobucci, Binnie et Arbour

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel du Québec (Montréal), numéro 500‐09‐012473‐021, daté du 13 août 2003, est rejetée sans dépens.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montreal), Number 500‐09‐012473‐021, dated August 13, 2003, is dismissed without costs.

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Procédure - Procédure civile - Appel - Jugements et ordonnances - Requête pour faire rejeter l’appel de la demanderesse en raison de son caractère abusif et dilatoire - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en droit en disposant de l’appel principal au motif qu’il avait peu de chance raisonnable de succès? - Les juges ont-ils erré en ne vérifiant pas l’ensemble du dossier qui inclut les lettres du Dr. Morin qui précisent l’état de santé déficient de la demanderesse et la nécessité d’être représentée par avocat pour défendre ses droits? - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en ignorant le droit de la demanderesse à un avocat? - Les juges ont-ils erré en ne suspendant pas les procédures jusqu’à ce qu’un avocat soit au dossier et jusqu’à ce que la santé de la demanderesse soit rétablie?

HISTORIQUE DES PROCÉDURES

30009                    Commission des lésions professionnelles c. Louise Bourassa et Hydro‐Québec (Qc) (Civile) (Autorisation)

Coram:                    Les juges Iacobucci, Binnie et Arbour

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel du Québec (Montréal), numéro 500‐09‐011014‐016, daté du 28 août 2003, est rejetée avec dépens en faveur de l'intimée, Louise Bourassa.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montreal), Number 500‐09‐011014‐016, dated August 28, 2003, is dismissed with costs to the Respondent, Louise Bourassa.

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

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

HISTORIQUE DES PROCÉDURES

30010                    Mohammed Zaki v. Ottawa Hospital (General Campus) and Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) (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 M29705, dated August 28, 2003, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro M29705, daté du 28 août 2003, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural law - Application for judicial review - Lack of standing - Excessive delay - Exclusive bargaining agent’s refusal to pursue the matter on behalf of the discharged member employee - Whether the employer and labour unions have immunity from an independent cause of action based in tort when they are alleged to have acted with malice

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

30023                    Sa Majesté la Reine c. Daniel Major (Qc) (Criminelle) (Autorisation)

Coram:                    Les juges Iacobucci, Binnie et Arbour

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel du Québec (Québec), numéro 200‐10‐001493‐035, daté du 4 septembre 2003, est rejetée.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Quebec), Number 200‐10‐001493‐035, dated September 4, 2003, is dismissed.

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Droit criminel - Détermination de la peine - Facteur de dissuasion - La Cour d’appel a‐t‐elle erré en concluant que la peine imposée se démarque par une trop grande sévérité eu égard aux principes de la détermination de la peine établis aux articles 718  à 718.2  du Code criminel ? - La Cour d’appel a‐t‐elle erré en ne prononçant pas une ordonnance de prélèvement pour l’analyse génétique conformément à l’alinéa 487.051(1) a) du Code criminel  alors qu’elle avait l’obligation d’ordonner ledit prélèvement?

HISTORIQUE DES PROCÉDURES

30036                    Regroupement des camionneurs indépendants Inc. c. Les Transporteurs en vrac de Sainte‐Foy Inc., Denis Déry, Alain Drolet, Denis Drolet, Jacques Drolet, Marcel Frenette, Claude Jean, Charles Samuelsen (Qc) (Civile) (Autorisation)

Coram:                    Les juges Iacobucci, Binnie et Arbour

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel du Québec (Québec), numéro 200‐09‐004026‐024, daté du 8 septembre 2003, est rejetée avec dépens.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Quebec), Number 200‐09‐004026‐024, dated September 8, 2003, is dismissed with costs.

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Législation - Interprétation - Portée de l’art. 36.1 de la Loi sur les transports, L.R.Q., ch. T-12, qui exige l’obtention d’un permis pour effectuer du courtage en transport dans un marché public - L’interprétation des mots “marché public” contenus dans une loi provinciale peut-elle avoir pour conséquence de rendre inopérantes les dispositions de d’autres lois de la province? - L’application d’un accord intergouvernemental de libéralisation des marchés dans le cadre d’une loi provinciale peut-elle avoir comme conséquence la création d’un monopole dans le secteur d’activités visé par cette loi? - Conséquemment, en adoptant et appliquant des dispositions législatives relatives au transport de matière en vrac, une autorité législative provinciale peut-elle priver ses citoyens de leur droit à l’accès aux marchés publics alors qu’une telle restriction n’est pas applicable aux citoyens des autres provinces? - Dans l’application d’un accord intergouvernemental de libéralisation des marchés publics sur son territoire, une province peut-elle imposer à ses citoyens une législation contraire aux engagements qu’elle a contractés?

HISTORIQUE DES PROCÉDURES

29847                    C.W.M. v. British Columbia Securities Commission and B.D.S. (B.C.) (Civil) (By Leave)