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May 9, 1997                                                     857 - 904                                                    le 9 mai 1997


CONTENTS                                                                                                               TABLE DES MATIÈRES

 

 

Applications for leave to appeal

filed

 

Applications for leave submitted

to Court since last issue

 

Oral hearing ordered

 

Oral hearing on applications for

leave

 

Judgments on applications for

leave

 

Motions

 

Notices of appeal filed since last

issue

 

Notices of intervention filed since

last issue

 

Notices of discontinuance filed since

last issue

 

Appeals heard since last issue and disposition

 

Pronouncements of appeals reserved

 

 

Headnotes of recent judgments

 

Weekly agenda

 

Summaries of the cases

 

Cumulative Index ‐ Leave

 

Cumulative Index ‐ Appeals

 

Appeals inscribed ‐ Session

beginning

 

Notices to the Profession and

Press Release

 

Deadlines: Motions before the Court

 

Deadlines: Appeals

 

Judgments reported in S.C.R.

857

 

 

858 - 863

 

 

-

 

-

 

 

864 - 875

 

 

876 - 885

 

886

 

 

887

 

 

888

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

 

-

 

889

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

 

890 - 901

 

 

902

 

903

 

904

         Demandes d'autorisation d'appel

         déposées

 

         Demandes soumises à la Cour depuis la          dernière parution

 

         Audience ordonnée

 

         Audience sur les demandes d'autorisation

 

        

         Jugements rendus sur les demandes                         d'autorisation

 

         Requêtes

 

         Avis d'appel déposés depuis la dernière          parution

 

         Avis d'intervention déposés depuis la                      dernière parution

 

         Avis de désistement déposés depuis la          dernière parution

 

         Appels entendus depuis la dernière

         parution et résultat

 

         Jugements rendus sur les appels en

         délibéré

        

         Sommaires des arrêts récents

 

         Ordre du jour de la semaine

 

         Résumés des affaires

 

         Index cumulatif ‐ Autorisations

 

         Index cumulatif ‐ Appels

 

         Appels inscrits ‐ Session

         commençant le

 

         Avis aux avocats et communiqué

         de presse

        

         Délais: Requêtes devant la Cour

 

         Délais: Appels

 

         Jugements publiés au R.C.S.


APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL FILED

DEMANDES D'AUTORISATION D'APPEL DÉPOSÉES

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  


Robert Thérien

                Gérald R. Tremblay, c.r.

                McCarthy Tétrault

 

                c. (25848)

 

Madame Marcelle Pellerin et al. (Qué.)

                Louis Demers

                de Grandpré, Godin

 

DATE DE PRODUCTION 22.4.1997

 

 

Nu-Pharm Inc.

                H.B. Radomski

                Goodman Phillips & Vineberg

 

                v. (25956)

 

Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc. et al. (F.C.A.)(Ont.)

                Anthony Greber

                Gowling, Strathy & Henderson

 

FILING DATE 21.4.1997

 

 

Hagop Kuyumcuoglu

                Hagop Kuyumcuoglu

               

 

                v. (25957)

 

Her Majesty The Queen (Ont.)

                J.A. Ramsey

                Crown Law Office Criminal

 

FILING DATE 15.4.1997

 

 

Russell Thomas Taylor

                Eric T. Sigurdson

                MacDonald, Sigurdson

 

                v. (25960)

 

Her Majesty The Queen (F.C.A.)(Ont.)

                Alexandra Brown

                Dept. of Justice

 

FILING DATE 18.4.1996

 

 

Stephen John Schrang

                Peter D. Ryan

               

 

                v. (25880)

 

United States of America (B.C.)

                Valerie Hartney

                Dept. of Justice

 

FILING DATE 25.4.1997

 

 

Michelle Marie Pierce

                Bruce Durno

               

 

                v. (25885)

 

Her Majesty The Queen (Ont.)

                Ian R. Smith

                Min. of the A.G.

 

FILING DATE 28.4.1997

 

 

Victor Brian Olson

                Sidney Green, Q.C.

               

 

                v. (25959)

 

The Law Society of Manitoba (Man.)

                Garth H. Smorang

                Deeley, Fabbri, Sellen

 

FILING DATE 24.4.1997

 

 

Fednav International Ltd.

                David G. Colford

                Brisset Bishop

 

                v. (25961)

 

Sidmar N.V., Tradeabed Inc. et al. (F.C.A.)

                Louis Buteau

                Sproule Castonguay Pollack

 

FILING DATE 25.4.1997

 



APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE 

SUBMITTED TO COURT SINCE LAST ISSUE

 

DEMANDES SOUMISES À LA COUR DEPUIS LA DERNIÈRE PARUTION

 

MAY 2, 1997 / LE 2 MAI 1997

 

                                                  CORAM:  Chief Justice Lamer and Cory and McLachlin JJ. /

Le juge en chef Lamer et les juges Cory et McLachlin

 

                                                                                            Antonio Silvini

 

                                                                                                v. (25747)

 

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

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Criminal Law - Procedural Law - Cross-examination during a voir dire - Accused granted a limited right to cross-examine an affiant during a voir dire - Crown counsel granted right to cross-examine Applicant and his witness during the voir dire - Whether trial judge erred by limiting accused’s cross-examination - Whether trial judge erred by permitting Crown’s cross-examination - Whether the voir dire violated sections 7 and 11(d) of the Charter.

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 

June 29, 1993

Ontario Court (General Division) (Matlow J.)

Conviction: conspiracy to traffic in a narcotic

Sentence: six years imprisonment

 

December 11, 1996

Court of Appeal for Ontario

(Morden A.C.J., Carthy and Rosenberg JJ.A.)

Appeal allowed in part; sentence reduced to four years imprisonment

 

January 17, 1997

Supreme Court of Canada

Application for leave to appeal filed

 

 

                                                                                          John Van Rooyen

 

                                                                                                v. (25800)

 

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

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Criminal law - Impaired driving - “Over 80" - Inconsistent verdicts - Whether the Applicant’s acquittal on a charge of impaired driving was inconsistent with his conviction on a charge of “over 80".

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 

June 26, 1995

Ontario Court (Provincial Division) (Ord P.C.J.)

Acquittal: impaired driving

 

June 29, 1995

Ontario Court (Provincial Division) (Ord P.C.J.)

Conviction: “over 80"

 

December 18, 1995

Ontario Court (General Division) (McKay J.)

Applicant’s summary conviction appeal dismissed

 

January 20, 1997

Ontario Court of Appeal

(Robins, Moldaver, Goudge JJ.A.)

Appeal dismissed

 

March 20, 1997

Supreme Court of Canada

Application for leave to appeal filed

 

 

                                                                                        David Allan Nelson

 

                                                                                                v. (25875)

 

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

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Criminal law - Unreasonable verdict - Appreciation of the evidence - Whether the trial judge misapprehended the evidence resulting in an unreasonable verdict.

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 

June 2, 1993

Ontario Court (General Division) (Goodearle J.)

Conviction: second degree murder

 

June 13, 1996

Ontario Court of Appeal

(Labrosse, Abella, Austin JJ.A.)

Appeal dismissed

 

March 10, 1996

Supreme Court of Canada

Application for leave to appeal and motion for the extension of time filed

 

 

CORAM: La Forest, Gonthier and Major JJ. /

Les juges La Forest, Gonthier et Major

 

                                                                                          A. Gary Webster

 

                                                                                                v. (25740)

 

                                                                       Her Majesty The Queen (Crim.)(P.E.I.)

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Criminal law - Jury charge - Evidence - Applicant convicted of indecent assault, gross indecency and assault with intent to commit buggery on three complainants - Assaults taking place over a period of years commencing when complainants were nine years of age - Applicant not testifying at trial - Whether trial judge erred in instructing the jury with respect to similar fact evidence - Trial - Whether trial judge erred in charging the jury regarding reasonable doubt -Whether trial judge erred in failing to raise with the jury the possibility of collusion and collaboration of the witnesses - Whether Court of Appeal erred in applying s. 686(1)(b)(iii) of the Criminal   Code , R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46 .

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 

February 9, 1994

Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island - Trial Division (Campbell J.)

Conviction: indecent assault, assault with intent, gross indecency, Sentence: 9 years

 

November 21, 1996

Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island - Appeal Division (Carruthers, Mitchell JJ.A. and MacDonald J.A.(ad hoc))

Appeals dismissed

 

January 15, 1997

Supreme Court of Canada

Application for leave to appeal filed

 

 

                                                                                         Wade Gerald Fleet

 

                                                                                                v. (25863)

 

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

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Criminal law - Procedure - Whether the trial judge deprived the Applicant of his right to address the jury last - Whether the trial judge erred in charging the jury on opportunity where the sole issue before the jury was the intent of the Applicant to commit second or first degree murder - Planning and deliberation - Whether the trial judge adequately instructed the jury on planning and deliberation - Whether the trial judge’s Vetrovec warning was adequately clear and sharp.

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 

December 6, 1994

Nova Scotia Supreme Court (Trial Division)

(Palmeter A.C.J.N.S.)

Conviction: first degree murder

 

August 15, 1996

Nova Scotia Court of Appeal

(Clarke C.J.N.S., Hart and Jones JJ.A.)

Appeal dismissed

 

March 7, 1997

Supreme Court of Canada

Application for leave to appeal and motion for the extension of time filed

 

 

 

Anthony W.J. Whitford, Dave Turner and The Government of The Northwest Territories as represented by the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories

 

                                                                                                v. (25788)

 

Sheila Fullowka, Doreen Shauna Hourie, Tracey Neill, Judith Pander, Ella May Carol Riggs, Doreen Vodnoski, Carlene Dawn Rowsell, Karen Russell and Bonnie Lou Sa (N.W.T.)

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Procedural law - Civil Procedure - Pre-trial procedure - Striking out pleadings - Whether allegations based on a breach of a private law duty of care as regulators of the mining industry should be struck out - Did the Court of Appeal err in deciding that the Respondents’ amended statement of claim should not be struck out - Rules of Court [N.W.T.], Rule 124A(1)(a).

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 

April 24, 1996

Supreme Court of Northwest Territories (Vertes, J.)

Applicants’ application to strike Respondents’ amended statement of claim allowed

 

November 25, 1996

Court of Appeal of the Northwest Territories

(Maddison, Coté and Richard JJ.A.)

Respondents’ appeal allowed

 

January 24, 1997

Supreme Court of Canada

Application for leave to appeal filed

 

 

 

CORAM: L’Heureux-Dubé, Sopinka and Iacobucci JJ. /

Les juges L’Heureux-Dubé, Sopinka et Iacobucci

 

                                                                                         Domenic Condello

 

                                                                                                v. (25893)

 

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

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Criminal law - Trial - Jury - Charge - Conspiracies - Procedural law - Evidence - Witnesses - Importing and trafficking in cocaine - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in finding that evidence of a transaction which occurred during the same time frame and involved cocaine packaged in the same way,  and other evidence were admissible - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in applying the “no substantial wrong” provision to dismiss the Applicant’s appeal, notwithstanding the errors made at trial, on the basis that the evidence was “overwhelming”.

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 

December 2, 1992

Ontario Court (General Division) (O'Connell J.)

Conviction:  Conspiracy to import and traffic cocaine

 

December 15, 1992

Ontario Court (General Division) (O'Connell J.)

Sentence:  Fourteen years incarceration

 

 

 

April 13, 1995

Court of Appeal for Ontario

(Brooke, LaBrosse and Abella JJ.A.)


Appeal against sentence allowed; appeal against conviction dismissed

 

 

April 7, 1997

Supreme Court of Canada (Iacobucci J.)


Application for extension of time granted

March 26, 1997

Supreme Court of Canada

Application for leave to appeal conviction filed

 

 

                                                                                            Robert Walton

 

                                                                                                v. (25933)

 

                                                                                       Annie Walton (Ont.)

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Family law - Divorce - Custody and access - Parties separating due to Applicant’s irrational and threatening behaviour - Psychological assessment recommending custody to Respondent - Respondent awarded custody at trial - No unsupervised access to Applicant until psychiatric report completed  - Applicant claiming violations of Charter and Criminal Code  in the conduct of the trial and appeal - Maintenance - Applicant earning $8,000 per month - Respondent employed as part time nurse - Applicant in arrears of support for three children - Applicant claiming he cannot pay child and spousal support ordered - Division of property - Court awarding equalization of net family properties and lump sum spousal support - Evidence - Whether evidence improperly admitted or excluded - Whether Applicant’s ss. 2(b), 7, 13, 15, and 24 Charter rights violated - Whether Court of Appeal failed to enforce mandatory requirements of the Divorce Act .

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 

December 22, 1995

Ontario Court (General Division) Family Court

Beckett J.

Divorce granted; Judgment for the Respondent in terms of custody, access, spousal and child support, and equalization of net family properties

 

January 12, 1996

Ontario Court (General Division) Family Court

Beckett J.

Order for costs in favour of Respondent

 

February 18, 1997

Court of Appeal of Ontario

(Abella, Laskin, Moldaver JJ.A.)

Appeal on all issues except order for costs dismissed

 

April 2, 1997

Supreme Court of Canada

Application for leave to appeal filed

 

 

                                                                     The Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point

 

                                                                                                v. (25795)

 

                                           The Attorney General of Canada, The Corporation of Township (Ont.)

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Indians - Statutes - Interpretation - Indian Act, S.C. 1906, c.20, ss.48, 49, 50 - Whether the conduct of the Indian agent and the purchaser of reserve lands in respect of the surrender of those lands invalidates the surrender - Whether the doctrines of duress and undue influence invalidate the surrender of the reserve lands - Whether the surrender incorporated the terms upon which the surrender vote was premised - If a surrender is given in respect of a specific offer, what effect does the repudiation and termination of the offer have - Will the conduct in issue “taint” the surrender as suggested in  Blueberry Indian Band v. Canada, [1995] 4 S.C.R. 344?

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 


August 18, 1995

Ontario Court (General Division)

(Killeen J.)


Respondent’s motion for summary judgment granted; Applicant’s pleadings against the validity of the surrender dated March 30, 1927 and the patent dated June 27, 1929 dismissed


 


December 2, 1996

Court of Appeal for Ontario

(Brooke, Osborne and Laskin JJ.A.)


Appeal dismissed


 


January 30, 1997

Supreme Court of Canada


Application for leave to appeal filed


 

 

 


JUDGMENTS ON APPLICATIONS

FOR LEAVE

JUGEMENTS RENDUS SUR LES DEMANDES D'AUTORISATION

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

 

MAY 2, 1997 / LE 2 MAI 1997

 

25895CANADA SOUTHERN PETROLEUM LTD., MAGELLAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION and PANTEPEC INTERNATIONAL, INC. v. AMOCO CANADA PETROLEUM COMPANY LTD., AMOCO PRODUCTION COMPANY, AMOCO CANADA RESOURCES LTD., (formerly DOME PETROLEUM LIMITED), ANDERSON OIL AND GAS INC. (formerly COLUMBIA GAS DEVELOPMENT OF CANADA LTD.), MOBIL OIL CANADA, LTD., IMPERIAL OIL RESOURCES LIMITED (formerly ESSO RESOURCES CANADA LIMITED), MOBIL RESOURCES LTD. and MOBIL OIL CANADA PROPERTIES (Alta.)

 

CORAM:              L’Heureux-Dubé, Sopinka and Iacobucci JJ.

 

                The application for leave to appeal is dismissed with costs.

 

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

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Labour Law - Law of Professions - Choice of Counsel - Conflict of Interest - Solicitor transfers to another firm that is representing opponents to a former client of the solicitor in civil litigation - Whether solicitor’s new firm should be allowed to continue to represent the former client’s opponents.

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 


December 17, 1996

Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta (Moore C.J.)


Application to allow continuance of choice of counsel granted


 


February 25, 1997

Court of Appeal of Alberta

(O’Leary, Picard and Hunt JJ.A.)


Appeal dismissed


 


March 18, 1997

Supreme Court of Canada


Application for leave to appeal filed


 

 

MAY 8, 1997 / LE 8 MAI 1997

 

25705HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN  v.  NELS GUSTAV HANSON (Crim.)(B.C.)

 

CORAM:               The Chief Justice and Cory and McLachlin JJ.

 

                The application for leave to appeal is granted.

 

                La demande d’autorisation d’appel est accordée.

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Criminal law - Verdict - Miscarriage of justice - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in law by substituting its own interpretation of the evidence for that of the trier of fact by characterizing the trial judge’s view as a misapprehension of the evidence - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in ordering a new trial under s. 686(1)(a)(iii) rather than entering an acquittal under s. 686(1)(a)(i)

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 

February 10, 1995

Supreme Court of British Columbia (Collver J.)

Convictions: indecent assault and gross indecency

 

October 23, 1996

Court of Appeal for British Columbia

(McEachern, Newbury and Proudfoot JJ.A)

Appeal allowed; new trial ordered

 

December 19, 1996

Supreme Court of Canada

Application for leave to appeal filed

 

 

25751TRAVIS ORLOWSKI  v.  THE DIRECTOR, FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA (Crim.)(B.C.)

 

CORAM:               The Chief Justice and Cory and McLachlin JJ.

 

                The application for leave to appeal is granted.

 

                La demande d’autorisation d’appel est accordée.

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms  - Criminal law - Not criminally responsible by reason of mental disorder - Whether s. 672.54 infringes a detainees’s rights under ss. 7 , 9  or 15  of the Charter .

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 

September 25, 1996

British Columbia Review Board

Applicant discharged on conditions

 

November 19, 1996

Court of Appeal for British Columbia (McEachern C.J.B.C, Gibbs and Williams [dissenting] JJ.A.)

Appeal dismissed

 

January 16, 1997

Supreme Court of Canada

Application for leave to appeal filed

 

 

25855GORDON WAYNE BESE  v.  THE DIRECTOR, FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Crim.)(B.C.)

 

CORAM:               The Chief Justice and Cory and McLachlin JJ.

 

                The application for leave to appeal is granted.

 

                La demande d’autorisation d’appel est accordée.

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms  - Criminal law - Not criminally responsible by reason of mental disorder - Is there a burden on any party under s. 672.54 - Does s. 672.54 unfairly subject an accused to indeterminate detention contrary to ss. 7  and 15  of the Charter  - Is s. 672.54 vague and over broad contrary to s. 7  of the Charter  .

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 

July 14, 1995

British Columbia Review Board

Applicant discharged on conditions

 

November 19, 1996

British Columbia Court of Appeal (McEachern C.J.B.C., Gibbs, Williams [dissenting] JJ.A.)

Appeal dismissed

 

February 14, 1997

Supreme Court of Canada

Application for leave to appeal filed

 

 

25856JOSEPH RONALD WINKO  v.  THE DIRECTOR, FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Crim.)(B.C.)

 

CORAM:               The Chief Justice and Cory and McLachlin JJ.

 

                The application for leave to appeal is granted.

 

                La demande d’autorisation d’appel est accordée.

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms  - Criminal law - Not criminally responsible by reason of mental disorder - Is there a burden on any party under s. 672.54 - Does s. 672.54 unfairly subject an accused to indeterminate detention contrary to ss. 7  and 15  of the Charter  - Is s. 672.54 vague and over broad contrary to s. 7  of the Charter .

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 

May 29, 1995

British Columbia Review Board

Applicant discharged on conditions

 

November 19, 1997

Court of Appeal for British Columbia (McEachern C.J.B.C., Gibbs and Williams [dissenting] JJ.A.)

Appeal dismissed

 

February 14, 1997

Supreme Court of Canada

Application for leave to appeal filed

 

 

25443FRANCIS JOSEPH GODIN v. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (Crim.)(P.E.I.)

 

CORAM:               La Forest, Gonthier and Major JJ.

 

                The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.

 

                La demande d'autorisation d'appel est rejetée.

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms  - Criminal law - Judicial bias - Whether a reasonable apprehension of bias exists if the trial judge in this case once acted as counsel for the Applicant in another criminal matter - Whether trial judge’s refusal to recuse herself constitutes an infringement of s. 11(d)  of the Charter .

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 

February 23, 1996

Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island (Trial Division) (DesRoches J.)

Application for prohibition (with certiorari in aid) to prohibit the trial judge from proceeding with the Applicant’s case dismissed

 

July 3, 1996

Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island

(Appeal Division) (Carruthers C.J.P.E.I., Mitchell, McQuaid JJ.A.)

Appeal dismissed

 

August 16, 1996

Supreme Court of Canada

Application for leave to appeal filed

 

 

25444JERRY LEE DUNN v. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (Crim.)(P.E.I.)

 

CORAM:               La Forest, Gonthier and Major JJ.

 

                The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.

 

                La demande d’autorisation d’appel est rejetée.

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms  - Criminal law - Judicial bias - Whether a reasonable apprehension of bias exists if the trial judge in this case once acted as counsel for the Applicant in another criminal matter - Whether trial judge’s refusal to recuse herself constitutes an infringement of s. 11(d)  of the Charter .

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 


February 23, 1996

Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island,

Trial Division (DesRoches J.)


Application for an order of prohibition (with certiorari in aid) to prohibit trial judge from proceeding with trial dismissed


 


July 3, 1996

Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island

(Appeal Division) (Carruthers C.J. P.E.I., Mitchell and McQuaid JJ.A.)


 


Appeal dismissed


August 16, 1996

Supreme Court of Canada


 


Application for leave to appeal filed



 

 

25561MICHAEL COLIN HODGSON v. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (Crim.)(Ont.)

 

CORAM:               La Forest, Gonthier and Major JJ.

 

                The application for leave to appeal is granted.

 

                La demande d’autorisation d’appel est accordée.

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Criminal law  - Evidence - Confessions - Whether confession made to complainant’s parents was made to persons in authority - Whether accused bears onus of raising issue of voluntariness of confession where confession made to person not ordinarily a person in authority.

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 


February 4, 1994

Ontario Court (General Division) (Paisley J.)


Conviction: Sexual assault


 


June 25, 1996

Court of Appeal for Ontario

(Finlayson, Abella, Austin JJ.A.)


Conviction appeal dismissed; sentence appeal allowed


 


October 25, 1996

Supreme Court of Canada


Application for leave to appeal filed


 

 

 

25559TORONTO COLLEGE PARK LTD. v. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (F.C.A.)

 

CORAM:               La Forest, Gonthier and Major JJ.

 

                The application for leave to appeal is granted.

 

                La demande d’autorisation d’appel est accordée.

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Taxation - Statutes - Assessment - Accounting - Interpretation - Tenant inducement payments - Whether the Federal Court of Appeal erred in concluding that the payor of a lease inducement payment was required to amortize it over the term of the lease - Whether the Federal Court of Appeal elevated the “matching principle” to a paramount rule of law.

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 


December 8, 1993

Federal Court Trial Division (Simpson J.)


Applicant’s appeal of tax assessment allowed


 


June 25, 1996

Federal Court of Appeal

(Strayer, Robertson, JJ.A., Chevalier D.J.)


Appeal allowed


 


October 24, 1996

Supreme Court of Canada


Application for leave to appeal allowed


 

 

25674IKEA LTD. v. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (F.C.A.)

 

CORAM:               La Forest, Gonthier and Major JJ.

 

                The application for leave to appeal is granted.

 

                La demande d’autorisation d’appel est accordée.

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Taxation - Statutes - Assessment - Accounting - Interpretation - Tenant inducement payments - Whether the Federal Court of Appeal erred in concluding that the recipient of a lease inducement payment was required to declare the payment in the year in which it was received - Whether the Federal Court of Appeal erred in failing to distinguish  Kenneth B.S. Robertson Ltd. v. M.N.R., 2 D.T.C. 655 (Ex. Ct.).

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 

December 31, 1993

Tax Court of Canada (Bowman J.T.C.C.)

Appeal from the assessment for the 1986 year  dismissed

 

September 19, 1996

Federal Court of Appeal

(Linden, Robertson, McDonald JJ.A.)

Appeal dismissed

 

 

December 2, 1996

Supreme Court of Canada

Application for leave to appeal and application for extension of time filed

 

 

 

25789HELEN MARIE BOTTRELL v. HERBERT BRUCE BOTTRELL (B.C.)

 

CORAM:               L’Heureux-Dubé, Sopinka and Iacobucci JJ.

 

                The application for leave to appeal is dismissed with costs.

 

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

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Family law - Division of Property - Maintenance - Evidence - Applicant wife’s counter-petition for division of family assets pursuant to Family Relations Act,  R.S.B.C. 1979, c. 121, and maintenance dismissed - Little or unsatisfactory evidence to support her claims - Protracted proceedings - Failure on part of Applicant’s counsel to take advantage of numerous opportunities to present evidence - Evidence deficient in any event - Whether Court of Appeal erred in deciding that trial judge did not err in law and in misapprehending the evidence before him - Whether Court of Appeal erred in deciding that the rulings of the trial judge were solely in his discretion and that the discretion was properly exercised.

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 

February 22, 1994

Supreme Court of British Columbia (Bouck J.)

Applicant’s counter-petition dismissed

 

November 27, 1997

Court of Appeal for British Columbia

(Cumming, Finch, and Ryan JJ.A.)

Applicant’s appeal dismissed with costs

 

January 24, 1997

Supreme Court of Canada

Application for leave to appeal filed

 

 

25689NINAL KADENKO, BORIS FEDOSOV, ALEXANDER FEDOSOV et MILA FEDOSOV c. LE MINISTRE DE LA CITOYENNETÉ ET DE L’IMMIGRATION (C.A.F.)(Qué.)

 

CORAM:               Les juges L’Heureux-Dubé, Sopinka et Iacobucci

 

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

 

                The application for leave to appeal is dismissed with costs.

 

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

 

Immigration - Revendication du statut de réfugié - Citoyens d’Israël d’origine ukrainienne et de religion chrétienne - La Cour d’appel fédérale a-t-elle erré en concluant que le refus de certains policiers d’intervenir ne saurait en lui-même rendre l’État incapable de le faire? - A-t-elle erré en tenant pour acquis que l’État d’Israël possède des institutions politiques et judiciaires capables de protéger ses citoyens? - A-t-elle erré en statuant que le fardeau de preuve qui incombe au revendicateur sur la question de la capacité de l’État de protéger ses ressortissants est directement proportionnel au degré de démocratie atteint chez l’État en cause? - Canada (Procureur général) c. Ward, [1993] 2 R.C.S. 689.

 

HISTORIQUE PROCÉDURAL

 

Le 31 janvier 1994

Commission de l’immigration et du statut de réfugié (Section du statut de réfugié)

Revendication par les demandeurs du statut de réfugié refusée

 

Le 9 juin 1995

Cour fédérale (Section de première instance)

(Tremblay-Lamer j.)

Demande de contrôle judiciaire accordée, décision de la Commission cassée et affaire renvoyée devant un nouveau panel; certification d’une question en vertu de l’art. 83(1) de la Loi sur l’immigration

Le 15 octobre 1996

Cour d’appel fédérale

(Hugessen, Décary et Chevalier jj.c.a.)

Appel accueilli, réponse négative à la question certifiée, jugement de la Section de première instance cassé et demande de contrôle judiciaire rejetée

 

Le 16 décembre 1996

Cour suprême du Canada

Demande d’autorisation d’appel déposée

 

 

 

25730WALTER KOSZIL v. NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA (B.C.)

 

CORAM:               L’Heureux-Dubé, Sopinka and Iacobucci JJ.

 

                The application for leave to appeal is dismissed with costs.

 

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

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Commercial law - Banks/banking operations - Loan - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in failing find a fiduciary duty owed by a bank to a borrower - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in failing to hold the applicant had a right to call a chartered accountant as an expert witness - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in basing their decision on findings of credibility adverse to the applicant - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in restricting their consideration of the evidence to events up to about the end of November, 1979.

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 


December 16, 1994

Supreme Court of British Columbia (Bouck J.)


Respondent’s claim allowed; Applicant’s counterclaim dismissed


 


November 5, 1996

Court of Appeal for British Columbia

(Southin, Donald, Newbury JJ.A.)


Appeal dismissed


 


December 20, 1996

Court of Appeal for British Columbia

(Southin, Donald and Newbury JJ.A.)


Application for rehearing dismissed


 


January 6, 1997

Supreme Court of Canada


Application for leave to appeal filed


 

 

 

25754RONALD CROSS v. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (Crim.)(Que.)

 

CORAM:               L’Heureux-Dubé, Sopinka and Iacobucci JJ.

 

                The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.

 

                La demande d’autorisation d’appel est rejetée.

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Criminal law - Defence - Evidence - Application for separate trials or to sever counts - Where an accused, on a motion to sever counts and order separate trials pursuant to s. 591  of the Criminal Code , intends to give evidence with regards to an identifiable group of counts and to remain silent with respect to another identifiable group of counts: Is the accused under an obligation to disclose his defence and if so to what degree? - Assuming the accused is under an obligation to disclose his defence, is it not sufficient if it can be demonstrated that there is an air of reality to the defence?

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 

September 26, 1991

Superior Court of Québec (Greenberg J.)

Accused’s pre-trial motion to sever counts and be tried separately dismissed

 


December 30, 1991

Superior Court of Québec (Greenberg J.)


Applicant’s motion to sever counts and be tried separately dismissed


 


November 15, 1996

Cour d’appel du Québec

(Rothman, Proulx, and Robert JJ.A)


Appeal dismissed


 


January 14, 1997

Supreme Court of Canada


Application for leave to appeal filed


 

 

 

25803GORDON DOMM v. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (Crim.)(Ont.)

 

CORAM:               L’Heureux-Dubé, Sopinka and Iacobucci JJ.

 

                The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.

 

                La demande d’autorisation d’appel est rejetée.

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms  - Criminal law - Disobeying a lawful order - Publication bans - Collateral attack - Whether the common law rule against collateral attack should be relaxed where an accused charged with disobeying a lawful order seeks to challenge the lawfulness of the underlying court order as part of his defence - Whether an accused can be convicted of violating a court order even where the order is constitutionally invalid - Whether the rule against collateral attack must give way when its application would restrict an accused’s right to make full answer and defence under s. 7  of the Charter .

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 

May 30, 1994

Ontario Court (General Division) (Smith J.)

Conviction: Attempting to disobey a lawful order; disobeying a lawful order

 

December 6, 1996

Court of Appeal for Ontario

(Osborne, Doherty and Austin JJ.A.)

Appeal dismissed

 

February 4, 1997

Supreme Court of Canada

Application for leave to appeal filed

 

 

 

 

25828DENNIS ALPHONSE LEBEUF v. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (Crim.)(Alta.)

 

CORAM:               L’Heureux-Dubé, Sopinka and Iacobucci JJ.

 

                The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.

 

                La demande d’autorisation d’appel est rejetée.

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms  - Criminal law - Detention - Search and seizure - Appeal - Whether the police have a power at common law to search persons incident to detention - Whether the search of the Appellant violated s. 8  of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms  - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in law in conducting a s. 24 analysis as an alternate basis for dismissing the appeal - Whether the Court of Appeal erred in law in its interpretation of s. 24  of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms .

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 

July 4, 1995

Provincial Court of Alberta (Patterson J.)

Conviction: one count of possession of a narcotic for the purpose of trafficking, on count of possession of a prohibited weapon

 

December 10, 1996

Court of Appeal of Alberta

(Fraser C.J., MacFadyen and Perras JJ.A.)

Appeal dismissed

 

February 10, 1997

Supreme Court of Canada

Application for leave to appeal filed

 

 

 

25756CANADIAN AIDS SOCIETY v. HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO, DR. RICHARD SCHABAS and THE CANADIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY (Ont.)

 

CORAM:               L’Heureux-Dubé, Sopinka and Iacobucci JJ.

 

                The application for leave to appeal is dismissed without costs.

 

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

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Canadian Charter  - Civil - Civil Rights - Procedural law - Administrative law - Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Did the Court of Appeal err in finding that there was an obligation to report pursuant to the Health Protection and Promotion Act of Ontario, R.S.O. 1990, c.H.7, s.29 -  Did the Court of Appeal err in finding that the violation of the donors’ rights pursuant to s. 7  of the Charter  was in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice - Did the Court of Appeal err in finding the violation of the donors’ rights pursuant to s. 8  of the Charter  was not an unreasonable seizure.

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 

August 4, 1995

Ontario Court of Justice (General Division)

(Wilson J.)

 

Application for a order prohibiting the Red Cross from notifying and reporting the HIV positive donors dismissed

 

November 29, 1996

Court of Appeal for Ontario

(Morden A.C.J.O., Catzman and Carthy JJ.A.)

Appeal dismissed

 

January 20, 1997

Supreme Court of Canada

Application for leave to appeal filed

 

 

 

25773KANSA GENERAL INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. v. JOHNSON & HIGGINS LTD. (Man.)

 

CORAM:               L’Heureux-Dubé, Sopinka and Iacobucci JJ.

 

                The application for leave to appeal is dismissed with costs.

 

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

 

NATURE OF THE CASE

 

Commercial Law - Agency - Mandate - Insurance - Liability of insurance broker to insurer - Whether broker owes duty to insurer to ascertain and disclose information material to assessment of risk - Scope of broker’s duty of care towards insurer.

 

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

 


June 16, 1995

Court of Queen’s Bench of Manitoba (Barkman J.)


Cross-claim dismissed


 


November 21, 1996

Court of Appeal of Manitoba

(Twaddle, Lyon and Helper JJ.A.)


Appeal dismissed


 


January 20, 1997

Supreme Court of Canada


Application for leave to appeal filed


 

 

24663CANDEREL LIMITED  v.  HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (Fed.Ct.)

 

CORAM:               The Chief Justice and Gonthier and Iacobucci JJ.

 

                The application for reconsideration and the application for leave to appeal are granted.

 

                La demande en vue d’obtenir le réexamen d’autorisation d’appel et la demande d’autorisation d’appel sont accordées.

 

 

 

25446SALVATORE GRAMAGLIA v. SUNLIFE TRUST CO. and DOUG VENSEL (Alta.)

 

CORAM:               L’Heureux-Dubé, Sopinka and McLachlin JJ.

 

                The application for reconsideration is dismissed with costs.

 

                La demande de réexamen est rejetée avec dépens.

 

 


MOTIONS

REQUÊTES

 

 

1.5.1997

 

Before / Devant: CHIEF JUSTICE LAMER

 


Motion to extend the time in which to file the notice of intervention

 

BY/PAR:A.G. of Ontario

 

IN/DANS:Canadian Egg Marketing Agency

 

                                                v. (25192)

 

Pineview Poultry Products Ltd. (N.W.T.)


Requête en prorogation du délai imparti pour déposer l’avis d’intervention

 

With the consent of the parties.


 

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE

 

It is hereby ordered that the time for filing the notice of intention to intervene of the A.G. for Ontario is extended to no later than April 25, 1997.

 

 

 

1.5.1997

 

Before / Devant: LE REGISTRAIRE

 


Requête en prorogation du délai imparti pour déposer la réponse de l’intimé

 

Lucie Chabot

 

   c. (25869)

 

Mohamed Lahlou (Qué.)


Motion to extend the time in which to file the respondent’s response

 

Avec le consentement des parties. / With the consent of the parties.


 

ACCORDÉE / GRANTED   Délai prorogé au 15 avril 1997.

 

 

 

1.5.1997

 

Before / Devant: THE REGISTRAR

 


Motion to extend the time in which to file the case on appeal and the appellant’s factum

 

Terence Lawrence Caslake

 

    v. (25023)

 

Her Majesty The Queen (Man.)


Requête en prorogation du délai imparti pour déposer le dossier d’appel et le mémoire de l’appelant

 

With the consent of the parties.


GRANTED / ACCORDÉE  

 

It is ordered that an extension of time to file the case on appeal to March 4, 1997 and the appellant’s factum to April 2, 1997 be granted.

 

 

1.5.1997

 

Before / Devant: THE REGISTRAR

 


Motion to extend the time in which to serve and file the applicant’s reply

 

William Mullins-Johnson

 

   v. (25860)

 

Her Majesty The Queen (Ont.)


Requête en prorogation du délai imparti pour signifier et déposer la réplique du requérant

 

With the consent of the parties.


 

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE   Time extended to April 23, 1997.

 

 

 

2.5.1997

 

Before / Devant: CHIEF JUSTICE LAMER

 


Motion to extend the time in which to file the appellant’s factum

 

Margaret Ann Malott

 

   v. (25613)

 

Her Majesty The Queen (Ont.)


Requête en prorogation du délai imparti pour déposer le mémoire de l’appelante

 

With the consent of the parties.


 

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE   Time extended to May 6, 1997.

 

 

 

2.5.1997

 

Before / Devant: CHIEF JUSTICE LAMER

 


Motion  for an order that this appeal is to be not deemed abandoned

 

Margaret Ann Malott

 

   v. (25613)

 

Her Majesty The Queen (Ont.)


Requête en déclaration que le présent appel est censé ne pas avoir été abandonné

 

With the consent of the parties.


GRANTED / ACCORDÉE

 

2.5.1997

 

Before / Devant: CHIEF JUSTICE LAMER

 


Motion to appoint counsel

 

Doris Bekoe

 

   v. (25615)

 

Her Majesty The Queen (Ont.)


Requête en nomination d'un procureur

 

With the consent of the parties.


 

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE

 

 

 

2.5.1997

 

Before / Devant: CHIEF JUSTICE LAMER

 


Motion to extend the time in which to file the case on appeal and the appellant’s factum

 

Doris Bekoe

 

   v. (25615)

 

Her Majesty The Queen (Ont.)


Requête en prorogation du délai imparti pour déposer le dossier d’appel et le mémoire de l’appelante

 

With the consent of the parties.


 

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE

 

Time for filing the case on appeal is extended to June 16, 1997 and that the time for filing the appellant’s factum is extended to June 30, 1997.

 

 

 

2.5.1997

 

Before / Devant: CHIEF JUSTICE LAMER

 


Motion for an order that this appeal is to be not deemed abandoned

 

Doris Bekoe

 

   v. (25615)

 

Her Majesty The Queen (Ont.)


Requête en déclaration que le présent appel est censé ne pas avoir été abandonné

 

With the consent of the parties.


 

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE

 

 

5.5.1997

 

CORAM:Sopinka, Cory, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major JJ.

 


New evidence - Reconsideration of the leave application

 

Damon Gregory Horne

 

    v. (25240)

 

Her Majesty The Queen (Crim.)(Alta.)


Nouvelle preuve - Réexamen de la demande d’autorisation d’appel

 

Damon Gregory Horne, for the motion. (Calgary)

 

 

 

Paul Moreau, contra.  (Edmonton)


 

DISMISSED / REJETÉS

 

 

5.5.1997

 

CORAM:Sopinka, Cory, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major JJ.

 


Show cause

 

Allen Hopeton

 

   v. (25549)

 

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


Audience de justification

 

Henry S. Brown, Q.C., for the motion.

 

 

 

David Butt, contra.


 

Appeal deemed not abandoned on condition that the case on appeal to be filed by June 1, 1997 and that the appellant’s factum to be filed by June 30, 1997.

 

 

5.5.1997

 

CORAM:Chief Justice Lamer and Sopinka, Gonthier, Cory, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major JJ.

 


Motion for leave to intervene

 

BY/PAR:Coalition of Concerned Congregations on the Law Relating to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity Including those of the Holocaust and Kenneth M. Narvey

 

IN/DANS:Erichs Tobiass et al.

 

                                                v. (25811)

 

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


Requête en autorisation d’intervention

 

Kenneth M. Narvey, for the motion.

 

Michael Code, for Helmut Oberlander.

 

Donald Bayne, for Johann Dueck.

 

Gesta J. Abols, for Erichs Tobiass.

 

Christopher A. Amerasinghe, Q.C., and Ian Binnie, Q.C., for the respondent.


 

DENIED / REJETÉE

 

 

5.5.1997

 

CORAM:Chief Justice Lamer and Sopinka, Gonthier, Cory, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major JJ.

 


Motion to adduce new evidence

 

Erichs Tobiass et al.

 

   v. (25811)

 

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


Requête visant à produire de nouveaux éléments de preuve

 

Michael Code, for Helmut Oberlander.

 

Donald Bayne, for Johann Dueck.

 

Gesta J. Abols, for Erichs Tobiass.

 

Christopher A. Amerasinghe, Q.C. and Ian Binnie, Q.C., contra.


 

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE

 

THE CHIEF JUSTICE (orally):

 

                Applying the principles set down in Brown v. Gentleman, [1971] S.C.R. 501, this motion is granted but only as regards the introduction into evidence of those documents referred to in sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph 1 of the Notice of Motion:

 

“(i)The internal Department of Justice documents concerning the fact referred to in the Report on Communications between Justice officials and the Courts by Charles L. Dubin, Q.C., L.L.D., dated August 23, 1996 (The Dubin Report).  These documents disclose the steps taken and the advice given, within the Department of Justice, immediately before and immediately after the meeting between Assistant Deputy Minister Thompson and Chief Justice Isaac on March 1, 1996;

 

In other respects the motion is dismissed.

 

 

 

5.5.1997

 

CORAM:Chief Justice Lamer and Cory, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major JJ.

 


Motion on behalf of the Micmacs of Gesgapegiag Band for an order to rescind and annul a portion of the Order of the Court rendered January 17, 1997

 

Reference concerning certain question relating to the unilateral secession of Quebec from Canada / Renvoi sur certaines questions relatives à la sécession unilatérale du Québec du reste du Canada (Ont.)(25506)


Requête de la part de Micmacs of Gesgapegiag Band pour une ordonnance cassant et annulant une partie de l’ordonnance de la Cour rendue le 17 janvier 1997

 

Richard Gaudreau, for the motion / pour la requête.

 

Bruce Clark, contra.

 

Jean-Marc Aubry, Q.C., Warren J. Newman, for the A.G. of Canada.


DISMISSED / REJETÉE

 

THE CHIEF JUSTICE (orally) -- The motion is dismissed.

 

The order, as regards your client, Mr. Clark, in relation to the length of the factum and time for oral argument was suspended pending this motion.  The motion being dismissed, I intend to grant you 30 minutes oral argument and a 30-page factum.   You have 30 days to file your factum.

 

 

 

6.5.1997

 

Before / Devant: SOPINKA J.

 


Motion to extend the time in which to apply for leave to appeal

 

Leonard Tomah

 

   v. (25813)

 

Her Majesty The Queen (N.B.)


Requête en prorogation du délai de dépôt de l'autorisation d'appel

 

With the consent of the parties.


 

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE   Time extended to February 7, 1997.

 

 

 

7.5.1997

 

CORAM:Chief Justice Lamer and La Forest, Sopinka, Cory and  Major JJ.

 


Motion for a stay of execution

 

Thomson Newspapers Co. Ltd.

 

   v. (25593)

 

Attorney General of Canada (Ont.)


Requête en vue de surseoir à l'exécution

 

W. Ian C. Binnie, Q.C. and Michael Bryant, for the motion.

 

 

Alan S. Davis and Charles D. Johnston, contra.


 

DISMISSED WITH COSTS / REJETÉE AVEC DÉPENS

 

THE CHIEF JUSTICE (orally) -- Following our 1984 decision in Robert Gould v. The Attorney General of Canada and the Solicitor General of Canada, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 124 the application is dismissed, costs in the cause.

 

 

 

6.5.1997

 

Before / Devant: THE REGISTRAR

 


Motion to extend the time in which to file the appellant R.West & Associates’ factum

 

R. West & Associates Inc. et al.

 

   v. (25193)

 

Telecom Leasing Canada (TLC) Ltd. (B.C.)


Requête en prorogation du délai imparti pour déposer le mémoire de l’appelante R. West & Associates

 


 

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE   Time extended to April 18, 1997.

 

 

 

6.5.1997

 

Before / Devant: THE REGISTRAR

 


Motion to extend the time in which to file the appellant A.G. of B.C.’s factum

 

R. West & Associates Inc. et al.

 

   v. (25193)

 

Telecom Leasing Canada (TLC) Ltd. (B.C.)


Requête en prorogation du délai imparti pour déposer le mémoire de l’appelant le procureur général de la C.-B. 

 


 

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE   Time extended to April 25, 1997.

 

 

 

6.5.1997

 

Before / Devant:   THE REGISTRAR

 


Motion to file factum in its present form

 

Reference concerning certain question relating to the unilateral secession of Quebec from Canada / Renvoi sur certaines questions relatives à la sécession unilatérale du Québec du reste du Canada (Ont.)(25506)


Requête en acceptation du mémoire dans sa forme actuelle

 

With the consent of the parties. / Avec le consentement des parties.


 

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE

 

La requête pour obtenir une ordonnance aux fins de produire le mémoire de l’intervenant Yves Michaud tel que déposé est accordée.

 

 

 

7.5.1997

 

Before / Devant: LE JUGE SOPINKA

 


Requête en prorogation du délai de dépôt de l'autorisation d'appel

 

Suzy Lebel et al.

 

   c. (25958)

 

Banque Nationale du Canada (Qué.)


Motion to extend the time in which to apply for leave to appeal

 

Avec le consentement des parties.


 

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE Délai prorogé au 13 juin 1997.

 

 

 

7.5.1997

 

Before / Devant: SOPINKA J.

 


Motion to file a factum of 30 pages

 

Winnipeg Child and Family Services

 

   v. (25508)

 

G. (D.F.) (Man.)


Requête pour produire un mémoire de 30 pages

 

With the consent of the parties.


 

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE   The motion on behalf of the intervener LEAF for leave to file a 30-page factum is granted.

The motion on behalf of the interveners Women’s Health Clinic Inc. et al. for leave to file a factum of 30 pages is granted.

 

 

 

7.5.1997

 

Before / Devant: SOPINKA J.

 


Motion for a stay of execution

 

Richter & Partners Inc.

 

   v. (25917)

 

 Ernst & Young (Ont.)


Requête en vue de surseoir à l'exécution

 


 

DISMISSED / REJETÉE

 

                This is an application to stay the Order of the Court of Appeal for Ontario dated January 14, 1997.  The order grants leave to the respondent Ernst & Young (E & Y) and George R. Albino et al. (appellants in the Court of Appeal) to assert a claim against the applicant Trustee in proceedings in Michigan brought by the respondent The Superintendent of Financial Institutions (Canada).  The applicant has served and filed an application for leave to appeal from the Order referred to as well as from another order made the same day which allowed an appeal from an order disallowing proof of claim of the respondent E & Y in the bankruptcy proceedings. 

 

                The applicant’s solicitor has requested an oral hearing in a letter to the Registrar but nothing in the material filed demonstrates why the usual practice in Rule 22(2) should not apply.  The application for a stay is made pursuant to s. 65.1 of the Supreme Court of Canada Act (the Act) and Rule 27.  By virtue of this recent amendment to the Act the court appealed from or a judge thereof is given concurrent jurisdiction.  The rationale for this amendment was stated in Esmail v. Petro Canada (25095) (released February 8, 1996) as follows:

 

The purpose of the amendment was to enable litigants to apply to the court that had recently dealt with the matter.  Often the court appealed from is more conveniently located so as to permit the matter to be dealt with more expeditiously.  It is only in special circumstances that successive applications to a judge of the court appealed from and a judge of this Court should be permitted.

 

For this reason a party applying in the first instance to a judge of this Court must provide a valid reason why the rationale for the new provision does not apply to the application.

 

                In response to a query from the Registrar as to the absence of any such reasons in the material filed, the applicant responded in writing as follows:

 

(i)            Firstly, in our stay motion we seek, by way of ancillary relief, an order expediting the hearing of the application for leave to appeal, and if leave is granted, the appeal itself.  It does not appear that the Provincial Courts of Appeal have jurisdiction under the Supreme Court Act to grant that ancillary relief, whereas the Supreme Court certainly does.  Further, it would not appear to be appropriate for a Provincial Court of Appeal to deal with a Supreme Court timetable.

 

(ii)           Secondly, in the commentary to section 65.1 of the Supreme Court Act in Supreme Court of Canada Practice 1996, B. Crane and H. Brown, Carswell, 1995, the authors question (at page 115, first full paragraph) the likelihood of Provincial Court of Appeal issuing stays of their own orders “when a significant aspect of the decision is the likely merit in the proposed application for leave __ a matter the appeal courts have consistently held is for the Supreme Court of Canada to decide.”  It would seem somewhat strange for a court from which leave to appeal is being sought to be asked to say, or say inferentially, that it thinks that there is some merit in the application for leave to appeal its decision, i.e. this is not the same as seeking a stay where there is an unquestioned right of appeal and the sole question is the effect of the granting a stay.

 

                With respect to the second point, this reasoning is at variance with the practice of this Court as set out in Esmail, supra.  However, the applicant can be excused for not referring to the case since it appears not to have been reported.  But I do not agree that the judges of the courts of appeal would not be objective in assessing whether an appeal raises a serious issue.  There are numerous provisions which require judges to make a similar determination notwithstanding that a decision on the issue has already been made.  For example, until comparatively recent times, leave to appeal to this Court was often granted by the court appealed from pursuant to s. 37 of the Act.  That provision is still in the Act and fell into disuse because courts of appeal decided that this Court should determine its own workload and not by reason of any reluctance to reassess the merits for the purpose of identifying an issue fit to be decided by this Court.

 

                The first reason referred to might in some circumstances be sufficient although there is usually no impediment to having the two applications proceed concurrently in different fora.  In view of my disposition of the application, it is unnecessary to express any final conclusion on this point.  I have concluded that the balance of convenience favours dismissal of the application subject to certain conditions.  First, the hearing of the application for leave is to be expedited.  I would grant the extension of time as requested.  Second, the application for a stay is dismissed without prejudice to it being renewed before a judge of the Court of Appeal.  Third, if leave to appeal is granted, the application may be renewed before me subject to any disposition that may have been made by a judge of the Court of Appeal.

 

                In my opinion, the applicant will suffer no serious prejudice by the delay pending a decision on the application for leave.  Unless the wheels of justice move much more quickly in Michigan than in Ontario, I doubt that the proceedings against the applicant will be advanced substantially pending a decision of this Court on the application for leave.  In any event, if I am wrong in this respect, an application can be made to a judge of the Court of Appeal.

 

                Accordingly, the application for a stay is dismissed and the applications for an expedited hearing of the application and for an extension of time with reference thereto are granted.

 

 

 

8.5.1997

 

Before / Devant: LE REGISTRAIRE

 


Requête en prorogation du délai imparti pour déposer le mémoire de l’intimé

 

Sa Majesté La Reine

 

   c. (25221)

 

Michel Cogger (Qué.)


Motion to extend the time in which to file the respondent’s factum

 

Avec le consentement des parties.


 

ACCORDÉE / GRANTED   Délai prorogé au 23 avril 1997.

 

 

 


NOTICE OF APPEAL FILED SINCE LAST ISSUE

AVIS D’APPEL DÉPOSÉS DEPUIS LA DERNIÈRE PARUTION

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  


 

2.5.1997

 

Her Majesty The Queen

 

   v. (25738)

 

Henry Gerard Cuerrier (B.C.)

 

 

7.5.1997

 

Melville Neuman

 

   v. (25565)

 

Her Majesty The Queen (F.C.A.)(Ont.)

 

 

 




NOTICES OF INTERVENTION FILED SINCE LAST ISSUE

AVIS D’INTERVENTION DÉPOSÉS DEPUIS LA DERNIÈRE PARUTION

                                                                                                                                                                                                                  


 



BY/PAR:Attorney General of Ontario

               

IN/DANS:Nancy Law

 

                                                v. (25374)

 

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

 

 

 


NOTICE OF DISCONTINUANCE FILED SINCE LAST ISSUE

AVIS DE DÉSISTEMENT DÉPOSÉS DEPUIS LA DERNIÈRE PARUTION

 

 


2.5.1997

 

Beloit Canada Ltée / Ltd.

 

    v. (25849)

 

Valmet Oy (F.C.A.)

 

(motion)  

 

 

 

6.5.1997

 

Her Majesty The Queen

 

   v. (25940)

 

Jozef Arsiuta (Man.)

 

(motion)

 

 

 






WEEKLY AGENDA

ORDRE DU JOUR DE LA

SEMAINE

 

 

AGENDA for the week beginning May 12, 1997.

ORDRE DU JOUR pour la semaine commençant le 12 mai 1997.

 

 

 

 

 

Date of Hearing/                                     Case Number and Name/    

Date d'audition                                        Numéro et nom de la cause

 

 

                                                                                                                      

The Court is not sitting this week

 

                                         

 

La Cour ne siège pas cette semaine

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: 

 

This agenda is subject to change.  Hearing dates should be confirmed with Process Registry staff at (613) 996-8666.

 

Cet ordre du jour est sujet à modification.  Les dates d'audience devraient être confirmées auprès du personnel du greffe au (613) 996-8666.


NOTICES TO THE PROFESSION

AND PRESS RELEASE    

AVIS AUX AVOCATS ET

COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE

 

 

 


Counsel are hereby notified of amendments to Rules 16, 21 and 23 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada, registered as SOR/97-210 and published in Part II of the Canada Gazette on April 30, 1997.

 

Rule 16

 

Rule 16, which deals with service, has been rewritten and updated to reflect current practices.  In particular, counsel are directed to the provisions for service by fax. All documents served by fax transmission must now include a cover page that shows (a) the sender's name, address and telephone number; (b) the name of the party being served and the party's counsel, if any; (c) the date and approximate time of the transmission; (d) the number of pages transmitted, including the cover page; (e) the fax number of the transmitting fax machine; and (f) the name and telephone number of a person to contact if there are transmission problems.  Proof of service of documents served by fax may be made by affidavit annexing this cover page and the transmission slip that confirms the date and time of transmission.  Documents served between five o’clock in the afternoon and midnight are deemed to have been served on the next day that is not a Saturday or holiday.

 

 

Subrule 21(2)

 

The amendment to the French version of subsection 21(2) of the Rules adds the word “demandeur” for consistency with Rule 23. 

 

Subrule 23(12)

 

Subsection 23(12) sets out the time allowed for an applicant to serve and file a reply to a respondent’s response to the leave application.  Where there is an application for leave to cross-appeal, the reply may be served and filed at the same time as the applicant’s response to the application for leave to cross-appeal.

 

 

For further information, please contact Louise Meagher, Deputy Registrar, at (613) 996‐7520.

 


Les avocats sont avisés des modifications suivantes qui ont été apportées aux Règles de la Cour suprême du Canada, et publiées dans DORS\97-210, Gazette du Canada, partie II, le 30 avril 1997.

 

Article 16 des Règles

 

Le nouveau libellé de l’article 16 des Règles reflète la pratique actuelle en matière de signification.  Les avocats sont priés de noter les dispositions portant sur la signification par télécopie.  Tous les documents signifiés par télécopie doivent comporter une page couverture indiquant: a) les nom, adresse et numéro de téléphone de l’expéditeur; b) le nom de la partie qui doit recevoir signification et celui de son procureur, le cas échéant; c) la date et l’heure approximative de la transmission; d) le nombre de pages transmises, y compris la page couverture; e) le numéro du télécopieur utilisé pour la transmission; et f) les nom et numéro de téléphone de la personne à contacter en cas de difficultés de transmission.  La preuve de signification de documents transmis par télécopie peut être faite au moyen d’un affidavit portant en annexe la page couverture et le bordereau de transmission qui confirme les date et heure de transmission.  Les documents signifiés entre 17 h et minuit sont réputés avoir été signifiés le jour suivant qui n’est ni un samedi ni un jour férié.

 

Le paragraphe 21(2) des Règles

 

Le terme “demandeur” a été ajouté à la version française du paragraphe 21(2) pour des raisons de conformité avec l’article 23 des Règles.

 

Le paragraphe 23(12) des Règles

 

Le paragraphe 23(12) fixe le délai accordé au demandeur pour signifier et déposer sa réplique à la réponse de l’intimé.  Lorsqu’une demande d’autorisation d’appel incident est déposée, la réplique peut être signifiée et déposée dans le délai applicable à la signification et au dépôt de la réponse à la demande d’autorisation d’appel incident.

 

Toutes questions concernant le présent avis doivent être adressées à Louise Meagher, registraire adjoint, (613) 996‐7520.


 

 

                                                                                              Anne Roland

                                                                                      Registrar - Registraire

April, 1997                                                                                                                                                                              Avril 1997

                                 TABLE OF CONTENTS / TABLE DES MATIÈRES

 

Date

Notice to the Profession

Date

Avis aux avocats

 

Sept. 1986

Use by counsel of the S.C.R. citations when available.

Sept. 1986

Utilisation par les avocats de la référence des arrêts dans le R.C.S. quand ils y sont publiés.

 

 

 

 

 

April 1987


Procedure upon completion of oral argument.


Avril 1987


Procédure à suivre lorsque la plaidoirie est terminée.

 

 

 

 

 

May 1989


Counsel information & file number.


Mai 1989


Information concernant les procureurs et numéro de dossier.

May 1989

Motions to expedite the hearing of an appeal.

Mai 1989

Requêtes pour place spéciale sur le rôle.

 

June 1990

Court's policy concerning applications for intervention.

Juin 1990

Politique de la Cour relative aux demandes d'intervention.

 

June 1990

Filing of factums in reply.

Juin 1990

Production des mémoires en réponse.

 

Jan. 1991

Counsel information and attendance by counsel at the Process Registry prior to the hearing of a motion or an appeal.

Janv. 1991

Information concernant les procureurs et la présence des avocats au greffe avant l'audition d'une requête ou d'un pourvoi.

 

April 1991

Timely prosecution of appeals.

Avril 1991

Poursuite des appels dans les délais prescrits.

 

October 1991

Court's video-conferencing service.

Octobre 1991

Service de vidéo-conférence de la Cour.

 

March 1992

Requirements of Rule 37 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Mars 1992

Exigences de l'article 37 des Règles de la Cour suprême du Canada.

 

Dec. 1992

Amendments to the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada.

Déc. 1992

Modifications aux Règles de la Cour suprême du Canada.

 

June 1993

Compliance with section 677  of the Criminal Code  regarding the formal order of the Court of Appeal in appeals as of right.

Juin 1993

Respect de l'article 677  du Code criminel  concernant le jugement formel de la cour d'appel lors des appels de plein droit

 

Dec. 1993

Cross-appeals and applications for leave to cross-appeal.

Dec. 1993

Appels incidents et demandes d'autorisation d'appel incident.

 

Dec. 1993

Compliance with Rule 23 respecting applications for leave.

Déc. 1993

Demandes d'autorisation d'appel et application de l'article 29 des Règles de la Cour suprême du Canada.

 

Nov. 1994

Books of authorities.

Nov. 1994

Recueils de jurisprudence et de doctrine.

 

Nov. 1994

Compliance with s. 62 of the Supreme Court Act respecting the case on appeal.

Nov. 1994

Respect de l'article 62 de la Loi sur la Cour suprême concernant le dossier.

 

Nov. 1994

Filing reasons for judgment with notice of appeal as of right.

Nov. 1994

Dépôt des motifs de la juridiction inférieure avec l'avis d'appel de plein droit.

 

Jan. 1995

Time limits on leave applications.

Jan. 1995

Délais concernant les demandes d'autorisation.

 

Feb. 1995

Remand power; stay; entry of cases; section 677  of the Criminal Code .

Fév. 1995

Pouvoir de renvoi; sursis; ordre des appels; l'article 677  du Code criminel .

 

April 1995

New tariffs.

Avril 1995

Nouveaux tarifs.

 

Aug. 1995

Filing deadlines; abandoned appeals.

Août 1995

Délai de dépôt; appels abandonnés.

 

Aug. 1995

Hours of hearings; time allowed for argument.

Août 1995

Heures des audiences; durée des plaidories.

 

Jan. 1996

Motions.

Jan. 1996

Requêtes.

 

May 1996

Use of initials.

Mai 1996

Utilisation des initiales.

 

May 1996

Advising Court of changes in the record.

Mai 1996

Avis à la Cour des changements au dossier.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sept. 1996

Vexatious proceedings

Sept. 1996

Procédures vexatoires

 

April 1997

Service; filing deadlines

Avril 1997

Signification; délai de dépôt

 


                                                                INDEX TO NOTICES TO THE PROFESSION

APPEALS (INCLUDING APPEALS AS OF RIGHT)

 

Motions to expedite the hearing of an appeal - May 1989

 

Timely prosecution of appeals - April 1991

 

Court's video-conferencing service - Oct. 1991

 

Amendments to Rules 32, 18 and 38 of the Supreme Court of Canada - Dec. 1992

 

Compliance with s. 677  of the Criminal Code  regarding appeals as of right -

- Formal order of Court of Appeal - June 1993

 

Books of authorities - Nov. 1994

 

Compliance with s. 62 of the Supreme Court Act respecting the case on appeal - Nov. 1994

 

Filing reasons for judgment with notice of appeal as of right - Nov. 1994

 

Remand power; stay; entry of cases; section 677 - Feb. 1995

 

New tariffs - April 1995

 

Filing deadlines; abandoned appeals - Aug. 1995

 

Hours of hearings; time allowed for argument - Aug. 1995; Jan. 1996

 

Use of initials - May 1996

 

Advising Court of changes in the record - May 1996

 

Service; filing deadlines - April 1997

 

 

APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL

 

Compliance with Rule 23 respecting applications for leave - Dec. 1993

 

Time limits on leave applications - Jan. 1995

 

Remand power; stay - Feb. 1995

 

New tariffs - April 1995

 

Filing deadlines; abandoned appeals - Aug. 1995

 

Motions - Jan. 1996

 

Use of initials - May 1996

 

Advising Court of changes in the record - May 1996

 

Vexatious proceedings - Sept. 1996

 

Service; filing deadlines - April 1997

 

 

APPLICATIONS FOR LEAVE TO CROSS-APPEAL

 

Amendment to Rule 29 of the Supreme Court of Canada - Dec. 1993

 

Time limits on leave applications - Jan. 1995

 

Filing deadlines; abandoned appeals - Aug. 1995

 

Service; filing deadlines - April 1997

 

 

AUTHORITIES

 

Use by counsel of the S.C.R. citations when available - Sept. 1986

 

Books of authorities - Nov. 1994

 

Advising Court of changes in the record - May 1996

 

 

COUNSEL

 

Counsel information & file number - May 1989

 

Counsel information and attendance by counsel at the Process Registry - Jan. 1991

 

 

CROSS-APPEALS

 

Amendment to Rule 29 of the Supreme Court of Canada - Dec. 1993

 

 

FACTUMS

 

Use by counsel of the S.C.R. citations when available - Sept. 1986

 

Filing of factums in reply - June 1990

 

Requirements of Rule 37 - March 1992

 

Amendments to Rules 32, 18 and 38 of the Supreme Court of Canada - Dec. 1992

 

Filing deadlines; abandoned appeals - Aug. 1995

 

 

HEARING

 

Procedure upon completion of oral argument - April 1987

 

Counsel information & file number - May 1989

 

Counsel information and attendance by counsel at the Process Registry - Jan. 1991

 

Proposed length of oral submissions on appeal - Aug. 1991

 

Court's video‐conferencing service - Oct. 1991

 

Books of authorities - Nov. 1994

 

Entry of cases - Feb. 1995

 

Hours of hearings; time allowed for argument - Aug. 1995; Jan. 1996

 

Use of initials - May 1996

 

 

INTERVENTION

 

Court's policy concerning applications for intervention - June 1990

 

Amendments to Rules 32 and 18 of the Supreme Court of Canada - Dec. 1992; Jan. 1996

 

Filing deadlines; abandoned appeals - Aug. 1995

 

 

MOTIONS

 

Motions to expedite the hearing of an appeal - May 1989

 

Counsel information and attendance by counsel at the Process Registry - Jan. 1991

 

Stay - Feb. 1995

 

New tariffs - April 1995

 

Hours of hearings; time allowed for argument - April 1995; Jan. 1996

 

Motions - Jan. 1996

 

Use of initials - May 1996

 

Advising Court of changes in the record - May 1996

 

 

TARIFFS

 

New tariffs - April 1995

 

TIME LIMITS

 

Timely prosecution of appeals - April 1991

 

Time limits on leave applications - Jan. 1995

 

Filing deadlines; abandoned appeals - Aug. 1995

 

Service; filing deadlines - April 1997

 

 

VIDEO-CONFERENCING

 

Court's video‐conferencing service - Oct. 1991


                                                                         INDEX DES AVIS AUX AVOCATS

 

APPELS (Y COMPRIS LES APPELS DE PLEIN DROIT)

 

Requêtes pour place spéciale sur le rôle - Mai 1989

 

Poursuite des appels dans les délais prescrits - Avril 1991

 

Service de vidéo-conférence de la Cour- Oct. 1991

 

Modifications des articles 32, 18 et 38 des Règles de la Cour suprême du Canada - Déc. 1992

 

Respect de l'art. 677  du Code criminel  concernant les appels de plein droit -

Jugement formel de la cour d'appel - Juin 1993

 

Recueils de jurisprudence et de doctrine - Nov. 1994

 

Respect de l'article 62 de la Loi sur la Cour suprême concernant le dossier - Nov. 1994

 

Dépôt des motifs de la juridiction inférieure avec l'avis d'appel de plein droit - Nov. 1994

 

Pouvoir de renvoi; sursis; ordre des appels; article 677  du Code criminel  - Fév. 1995

 

Nouveaux tarifs - Avril 1995

 

Délai de dépôt; appels abandonnés - Août 1995

 

Heures des audiences; durée des plaidories - Août 1995; Jan. 1996

 

Utilisation des initiales - Mai 1996

 

Avis à la Cour des changements au dossier - Mai 1996

 

Signification; délai de dépot - Avril 1997

 

 

APPELS INCIDENTS

 

Modification de l'article 29 des Règles de la Cour suprême du Canada - Déc. 1993

 

 

AUDIENCES

 

Procédure à suivre lorsque la plaidoirie est terminée - Avril 1987

 

Information concernant les procureurs et numéro de dossier - Mai 1989

 

Information concernant les procureurs et la présence des avocats - Janv. 1991

 

Durée prévue des plaidoiries sur appel - Août 1991

 

Service de vidéo‐conférence de la Cour - Oct. 1991

 

Recueils de jurisprudence et de doctrine - Nov. 1994

 

Ordre des appels - Fév. 1995

 

 

AUDIENCES

 

Heures des audiences; durée des plaidories - Août 1995; Jan. 1996

 

Utilisation des initiales - Mai 1996

 

 

AVOCATS

 

Information concernant les procureurs et numéro de dossier - Mai 1989

 

Information concernant les procureurs et la présence des avocats - Janv. 1991

 

 

DÉLAIS

 

Poursuite des appels dans les délais prescrits - Avril 1991

 

Délais concernant les demandes d'autorisation - Jan. 1995

 

Délai de dépôt; appels abandonnés - Août 1995

 

Signification; délai de dépot - Avril 1997

 

 

DEMANDES D'AUTORISATION D'APPEL

 

Demandes d'autorisation d'appel et application de l'article 23 des Règles de la Cour suprême du Canada - Déc. 1993

 

Délais concernant les demandes d'autorisation - Jan. 1995

 

Pouvoir de renvoi; sursis - Fév. 1995

 

Nouveaux tarifs - Avril 1995

 

Délai de dépôt; appels abandonnés - Août 1995

 

Requêtes - Jan. 1996

 

Utilisation des initiales - Mai 1996

 

Avis à la Cour des changements au dossier - Mai 1996

 

Procédures vexatoires - Sept. 1996

 

Signification; délai de dépot - Avril 1997

 

 

DEMANDES D'AUTORISATION D'APPEL INCIDENT

 

Modification de l'article 29 des Règles de la Cour suprême du Canada - Déc. 1993

 

Délais concernant les demandes d'autorisation - Jan. 1995

 

Délai de dépôt; appels abandonnés - Août 1995

 

Signification; délai de dépot - Avril 1997

 

 

INTERVENTION

 

Politique de la Cour relative aux demandes d'intervention - Juin 1990

 

Modifications des articles 32, 18 et 38 des Règles de la Cour suprême du Canada - Déc. 1992; Jan. 1996

 

Délai de dépôt; appels abandonnés - Août 1995

 

 

MÉMOIRES

 

Renvois aux R.C.S. - Sept. 1986

 

Production des mémoires en réponse - Juin 1990

 

Exigences de l'article 37 des Règles de la Cour suprême du Canada - Mars 1992

 

Modifications des articles 32, 18 et 38 des Règles de la Cour suprême du Canada - Déc. 1992

 

Délai de dépôt; appels abandonnés - Août 1995

 

 

RECUEILS DE JURISPRUDENCE ET DE DOCTRINE

 

Renvois aux R.C.S. - Sept. 1986

 

Recueils de jurisprudence et de doctrine - Nov. 1994

 

Avis à la Cour des changements au dossier - Mai 1996

 

 

REQUÊTES

 

Requêtes pour place spéciale sur le rôle - Mai 1989

 

Information concernant les procureurs et la présence des avocats - Janv. 1991

 

Sursis - Fév. 1995

 

Nouveaux tarifs - Avril 1995

 

Heures des audiences; durée des plaidories - Août 1995; Jan. 1996

 

Requêtes - Jan. 1996

 

Utilisation des initiales - Mai 1996

 

Avis à la Cour des changements au dossier - Mai 1996

 

 

TARIFS

 

Nouveaux tarifs - Avril 1995

 

 

VIDÉO-CONFÉRENCE

 

Service de vidéo‐conférence de la Cour - Oct. 1991


DEADLINES: MOTIONS

 

DÉLAIS: REQUÊTES

 

 

BEFORE THE COURT:

 

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

 

DEVANT LA COUR:

 

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

 

 

 

 

Motion day       :            April 21, 1997

 

Service                :            March 31, 1997

Filing                  :            April 7, 1997

Respondent       :            April 14, 1997

 

 

Audience du            :            21 avril 1997

 

Signification          :            31 mars 1997

Dépôt                       :            7 avril 1997

Intimé                      :            14 avril1997

Motion day       :            May 5, 1997

 

Service                :            April 14, 1997

Filing                  :            April 21, 1997

Respondent       :            April 28, 1997

Audience du            :            5 mai 1997

 

Signification          :            14 avril 1997

Dépôt                       :            21 avril 1997

Intimé                      :            28 avril 1997

 

 

 


DEADLINES:  APPEALS

 

DÉLAIS:  APPELS

                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

 

The Spring session of the Supreme Court of Canada will commence April 21, 1997.

 

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

 

Case on appeal must be filed within three months of the filing of the notice of appeal.

 

Appellant's factum must be filed within four months of the filing of the notice of appeal.

 

Respondent's factum must be filed within eight weeks of the date of service of the appellant's factum.

 

Intervener's factum must be filed within four weeks of the date of service of the respondent's factum.

 

 

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

 

 

La session de printemps de la Cour suprême du Canada commencera le 21 avril 1997.

 

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

 

 

Le dossier d'appel doit être déposé dans les trois mois du dépôt de l'avis d'appel.

 

Le mémoire de l'appelant doit être déposé dans les quatre mois du dépôt de l'avis d'appel.

 

Le mémoire de l'intimé doit être déposé dans les huit semaines suivant la signification de celui de l'appelant.

 

Le mémoire de l'intervenant doit être déposé dans les quatre semaines suivant la signification de celui de l'intimé.

 

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

 

 


SUPREME COURT REPORTS

RECUEIL DES ARRÊTS DE LA COUR SUPRÊME

 

 

THE STYLES OF CAUSE IN THE PRESENT TABLE ARE THE STANDARDIZED STYLES OF CAUSE (AS EXPRESSED UNDER THE "INDEXED AS" ENTRY IN EACH CASE).

 

 

LES INTITULÉS UTILISÉS DANS CETTE TABLE SONT LES INTITULÉS NORMALISÉS DE LA RUBRIQUE "RÉPERTORIÉ" DANS CHAQUE ARRÊT.

Judgments reported in [1997] 1 S.C.R. Part 1

 

Burlington Northern Railroad Co. v. Canadian National Railway Co., [1997] 1 S.C.R. 5

 

 

Comeau’s Sea Foods Ltd. v. Canada (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans), [1997] 1 S.C.R. 12

 

Hill v. Nova Scotia (Attorney General), [1997] 1 S.C.R. 69

 

M. (A.) v. Ryan, [1997] 1 S.C.R. 157

 

R. v. C. (D.A.), [1997] 1 S.C.R. 8

 

R. v. Carosella, [1997] 1 S.C.R. 80

 

R. v. Delaronde, [1997] 1 S.C.R. 213

 

R. v. Finn, [1997] 1 S.C.R. 10

 

R. v. Hinse, [1997] 1 S.C.R. 3

 

R. v. Osvath, [1997] 1 S.C.R. 7

 

Toronto Area Transit Operating Authority v. Dell Holdings Ltd., [1997] 1 S.C.R. 32

 

Jugements publiés dans [1997] 1 R.C.S. Partie 1

 

Burlington Northern Railroad Co. c. Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada, [1997] 1 R.C.S.  5

 

Comeau’s Sea Foods Ltd. c. Canada (Ministre des Pêches et des Océans), [1997] 1 R.C.S. 12

 

Hill c. Nouvelle-Écosse (Procureur général), [1997] 1 R.C.S. 69

 

M. (A.) c. Ryan, [1997] 1 R.C.S. 157

 

R. c. C. (D.A.), [1997] 1 R.C.S. 8

 

R. c. Carosella, [1997] 1 R.C.S. 80

 

R. c. Delaronde, [1997] 1 R.C.S. 213

 

R. c. Finn, [1997] 1 R.C.S. 10

 

R. c. Hinse, [1997] 1 R.C.S. 3

 

R. c. Osvath, [1997] 1 R.C.S. 7

 

Régie des transports en commun de la région de Toronto c. Dell Holdings Ltd., [1997] 1 R.C.S. 32

 

 


                                                                           SUPREME COURT OF CANADA SCHEDULE

                                                                                 CALENDRIER DE LA COUR SUPREME

 

                                                                                                                 - 1996 -

 

OCTOBER - OCTOBRE

 

NOVEMBER - NOVEMBRE

 

DECEMBER - DECEMBRE

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                                                                                                                 - 1997 -

 

JANUARY - JANVIER

 

FEBRUARY - FÉVRIER

 

MARCH - MARS

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APRIL - AVRIL

 

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Sittings of the court:

Séances de la cour:

 

 

 

Motions:

Requêtes:

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Holidays:

Jours fériés:

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18 sitting weeks / semaines séances de la cour

83 sitting days / journées séances de la cour

8 motion and conference days / journées requêtes, conférences

 1 holidays during sitting days / jours fériés durant les sessions

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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