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March 21, 2003 429 - 496                                                                     le 21 mars 2003

CONTENTS                                                   TABLE DES MATIÈRES

Ville de Montréal

Jean-François Longtin

Bélanger Longtin

c. (29637)

Commerce & Industry Insurance Company of Canada, et al. (Qué.)

Gordon Kugler

Kugler Kandestin

DATE DE PRODUCTION 28.2.2003

Joyce Mary Schellak

Rod Ellard

TNT Lawyers

v. (29638)

Janice Rae Barr, et al.  (B.C.)

Linda P. Stevens

Stevens Kale

FILING DATE 3.3.2003

121571 Canada Inc.

Peter J. Bishop

v. (29639)

Attorney General of Canada (Ont.)

Brian J. Saunders

A.G. of Canada

FILING DATE 3.3.2003

Allan J. Legere

Allan J. Legere

v. (29641)

Warden of the Regional Reception Centre (Que.)

Christian Jarry

A.G. of Canada

FILING DATE 7.3.2003

Kelly Lesiuk

Byron Williams

Public Interest Law Centre

v. (29642)

The Attorney General of Canada (F.C.)

Mark R. Kindrachuk

A.G. of Canada

FILING DATE 7.3.2003

Joseph Menegon

John W. McDonald

McDonald, Ross

v. (29644)

Salomon Brothers Canada Inc., et al.  (Ont.)

Benjamin Zarnett

Goodmans

FILING DATE 7.3.2003

Jean Lapierre

Christian Ladouceur

Les Avocats Ladouceur    

c. (29645)

Tribunal du travail, et autres (Qué.)

Tribunal du travail

DATE DE PRODUCTION 7.3.2003

City of Calgary, et al.

Andrew J. Roman

Miller Thomson

v. (29635)

AT&T Canada Corp., et al.  (F.C.)

Thomas G. Heintzman, Q.C.

McCarthy Tétrault

- and between -

Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Earl A. Cherniak, Q.C.

Lerner & Associates

v. (29635)

AT&T Canada Corp., et al.  (F.C.)

Thomas G. Heintzman, Q.C.

McCarthy Tétrault

- and between -

City of Vancouver

Patsy J. Scheer

City of Vancouver

v. (29635)

AT&T Canada Corp., et al.  (F.C.)

Thomas G. Heintzman, Q.C.

McCarthy Tétrault

FILING DATE 3.3.2003

Federal Express Corporation, et al.

G. Bruce Butler

Harper Grey Easton

v. (29643)

MDSI Mobile Data Solutions Inc.  (B.C.)

Christopher J. Giaschi

Giaschi & Margolis

FILING DATE 7.3.2003

Prometic Biosciences Inc., et autre

James A. Woods

Woods & Asoociés

c. (29646)

Robert Arcand (Qué.)

Magali Cournoyer-Proulx

Heenan Blaikie

DATE DE PRODUCTION 7.3.2003

Duray Bentley Richards

Peter J. Royal, Q.C.

Royal, McCrum, Duckett & Glancy

v. (29647)

Her Majesty the Queen (B.C.)

William F. Ehrcke, Q.C.

A.G. of British Columbia

FILING DATE 10.3.2003

A.K.

Laura K. Stevens

Anderson, Dawson, Knisely, Stevens & Shaigec

v. (29648)

Her Majesty the Queen (Alta.)

David C. Marriott

A.G. of Alberta

FILING DATE 11.3.2003

MARCH 17, 2003 / LE 17 MARS 2003

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

La juge en chef McLachlin et les juges Bastarache et Deschamps

Sa Majesté la Reine

c. (29421)

Denis Bégin (Crim.) (Qué.)

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Droit criminel ‐ Preuve ‐ Admissibilité de déclaration écrite ‐ La Cour d'appel du Québec a‐t‐elle erré en droit dans l'exercice de son pouvoir de contrôle quant à la détermination de l'admissibilité de la déclaration de l'accusé? ‐ La Cour d'appel du Québec a‐t‐elle erré en droit en déclarant inadmissible la déclaration de l'accusé, se fondant pour se faire sur: Des faits postérieurs; et des fait non prouvés?

HISTORIQUE PROCÉDURAL

The Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation, Earl Manners, Mike Walsh,

Pam Constable, Rhonda‐Kimberley Young, Malcolm Buchanan, Patrick Boulos, Geoff

Deleplanque, Greg McGillis, Fay Mombourquette and Bev Ough

v. (29341)

Ontario Teachers' Federation (Ont.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Labour law - Labour Relations - Commercial law - Company law - Whether Respondent had power to pass by-law requiring Applicant to remit to Respondent fees collected from their mutual members - Whether Respondent had power to suspend participation and voting by Applicants - Whether appellate court erred on issues of corporate law, labour law, and statutory interpretation - Can a union be forced to impose on its members a fee structure dictated by a separate legal entity in the face of a democratic vote by its members not to make certain payments from union funds - Corporations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C. 38- Teaching Profession Act, R.S.O. 1990 c. T.2.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The Islamic Center of Québec‐El Markaz Islami,

Centre islamique du Québec-El Markaz Islami

v. (29434)

137193 Canada Inc. (Que.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural Law - Commercial Law - Judgments and Orders - Contracts - Sale - Offer and Acceptance - Whether the Court of Appeal erred by failing to consider the whole of the evidence - Whether the Court of Appeal failed to apply the rule audi alteram partem?

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Syndicat national des employés Cargill limitée (CSN)

c. (29368)

Cargill limitée (C.F.)

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Droit administratif - Droit du travail - Compétence - Contrôle judiciaire - Demande de précision - Lock-out - Functus Officio - Ordonnance - La Cour d’appel fédérale at-elle erré en droit en statuant que le Conseil canadien des relations industrielles a, dans le cadre de la demande de précisions du demandeur, révisé son ordonnance du 23 juin 2000 concernant l’application de 87.7 (1) du Code canadien du travail ? -  La Cour d’appel fédérale a-t-elle erré en faits et en droit en statuant que le Conseil canadien des relations industrielles a opté pour la thèse de l’intimée ? - La Cour d’appel fédérale a-t-elle erré en droit en considérant que le Conseil canadien des relations industrielles était functus officio d’une part et qu’il ne pouvait pas en vertu de l’article 87.7(3) préciser son ordonnance du 23 juin 2000 d’autre part.

HISTORIQUE PROCÉDURAL

Michael Joseph Fitzgerald

v. (29491)

Mountain‐West Resources Limited (B.C.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural law ‐ Civil procedure ‐ Judgments and orders ‐ Jurisdiction ‐ Whether the Court of Appeal erred in law in holding that the Supreme Court of B.C. had apparent jurisdiction simpliciter arising from the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Canadian Aero Systems Ltd. v. O'Malley, [1974] S.C.R. 592 over claims made by a B.C. company against a party residing and domiciled ex juris and concerning immovables (i.e., mineral claims) situated ex juris ‐ Whether the Court of Appeal erred in law in allowing the appeal from the B.C. Supreme Court Judge's order finding that there was no jurisdiction, and by remitting the matter to the B.C. Supreme Court for further proceedings, including jurisdictional issues, without deciding the existence of jurisdiction simpliciter or whether to decline jurisdiction based upon other grounds raised by the Applicant, including whether (a) the claims had a "real and substantial connection" to B.C.; (b) jurisdiction in personam could be asserted over a foreign party in these circumstances; (c) the claims were fatally flawed by virtue of being (i) barred by the dismissal of claims against Harry Ranspot (NOTE: Ranspot is a second plaintiff not included in this action); (ii) factually devoid of basis; (iii) barred by the Limitations Act; or (iv) an abuse of process, by virtue of having their alleged basis in acts done in 1974‐75 and not having been brought until 1999 and not having been diligently prosecuted; and (d) whether British Columbia was the forum conveniens.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

CORAM:  Gonthier, Major and Arbour JJ. /

Les juges Gonthier, Major et Arbour

Keith Nigel Madeley

v. (29602)

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

NATURE OF THE CASE

Canadian Charter  - Criminal - Stay of proceedings - Police misconduct - Constitutional exemption - State agent - Whether the police misconduct and the Crown’s failure with respect to its disclosure obligations were sufficient to make this one of those clearest of cases requiring a stay of proceedings be imposed - If this was not one of those clearest of cases meriting a stay, whether the Applicant should receive a reduced period of parole ineligibility as an alternative Charter  remedy - Whether the inmate witness was a state agent by virtue of the “culture of exchange” operating in the provincial prison system at the time he offered his evidence to police

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Najeeb Wahab

v. (29445)

Canadian Arabs' Investment Company Limited (Ont.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Commercial law - Bankruptcy - Real estate transactions - Breach of Fiduciary duty - Applicant found to have breached fiduciary duties by receiving a secret commission and by using Respondent’s money without proper authorization - Whether the Applicant was deprived of his constitutional right to a fair hearing - Whether the Applicant was unable to present full answer and defence as he was unable to secure the attendance of two witnesses - Whether the fresh evidence met the test for admissibility as set out in R. v. Palmer - Whether the court of appeal failed to provide adequate reasons for decision.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Purandhar Setlur

v. (29592)

The Attorney General of Canada (F.C.A.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural law - Reasonable apprehension of bias - Whether the Respondent served and filed its Book of Authorities in violation of the limitation period in rule 348 of the Federal Court Rules, 1998 - Whether the judge who directed the registry to accept the late filing was also the presiding judge at the hearing and technically ought not have heard the matter - Whether the matter heard related to the violation of the limitation period of Rules 317 and 318 of the Federal Court Rules, 1998 by the Respondent’s client, the Public Service Commission of Canada, in File Number T‐1736-01 and yet a further leeway was given to the Respondent thus making the Applicant’s appeal a futile exercise - Whether the pleadings were not put on record - Whether there was a reasonable apprehension of bias on the part of the presiding judge who heard the matter

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Michael J. Hordo

v. (29511)

Nora Isabel Bartlett (Ont.)

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural law - Civil procedure - Judgments and orders - Respondent’s motion for an order compelling Applicant to attend examination in aid of execution granted - Court of Appeal quashing appeal of that order - Whether decisions below should be set aside and new trial ordered.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

                                                                  CORAM:  Iacobucci, Binnie and LeBel JJ. /

Les juges Iacobucci, Binnie et LeBel

Barreau du Québec

c. (29344)

Christina McCullock Finney (Qué.)

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Responsabilité civile - Responsabilité professionnelle - Dommages-intérêts - Relation avocat-client - Immunité relative - Barreau - Code des professions, L.R.Q., c. C-26 art. 23, 193 - La Cour d’appel est-elle erronément intervenue dans l’appréciation des faits par le premier juge ? - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erronément qualifié d’inaction, et par conséquent de faute, la conduite des instances du Barreau impliquées dans le dossier d’inspection professionnelle entre 1990 et 1992, au motif que, a posteri, le stage imposé n’a pas empêché les événements de 1993 de se produire ? - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erronément qualifié d’inaction et de refus d’agir la conduite du syndic entre janvier 1993 et mars 1994 et ce, contrairement à la preuve ? - Le Barreau avait-il un devoir particulier à l’égard de Finney et, dans l’affirmative, l’immunité accordée par l’article 193 du Code des professions peut-elle être levée pour un autre motif que la mauvaise foi du bénéficiaire de cette immunité ? - Les considérations autres retenues par la Cour d’appel pour faire tomber l’immunité sont-elles pertinentes ?

HISTORIQUE PROCÉDURAL

H.M.

c. (29554)

Z.M. (Qué.)

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Droit de la famille - Action en recherche de paternité - Ordonnance de se soumettre à un test d’ADN - Article 535.1 C.c.Q. - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en rejetant le moyen constitutionnel en raison du défaut d’avis au procureur général? - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en n’accordant pas la permission d’appel? - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré dans son interprétation de l’art. 535.1 C.c.Q.?

HISTORIQUE PROCÉDURAL

Jacques Laurendeau

c. (29425)

Université Laval, Beauvais, Truchon & Associés, Ville de Ste-Foy (Police de Sainte‐Foy)

et Procureur général du Québec (Qué.)

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Procédure - Prescription - La Cour d’appel était-elle justifiée de rejeter la demande de permission d’appel pour cause de prescription?

HISTORIQUE PROCÉDURAL

Jacques Laurendeau

c. (29556)

Université Laval, Beauvais, Truchon & associés, Ville de Ste-Foy (Police de Ste‐Foy) et

Procureur général du Québec (Qué.)

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Procédure - Exception déclinatoire - Requête du demandeur sur la compétence de la Cour dans un dossier où elle est partie - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en refusant la permission d’appel?

HISTORIQUE PROCÉDURAL

Coopérative agricole des animaux vivants de la Montérégie

c. (29411)

Régie des marchés agricoles et alimentaires du Québec, Fédération des producteurs

de bovins du Québec, Association des marchés publics d’animaux vivants du Québec inc.,

Association des encans indépendants d’animaux vivants du Québec inc. (Qué.)

NATURE DE LA CAUSE

Procédure - Procédure civile - Exception déclinatoire - Délai raisonnable - Intérêt - La Cour d’appel a-t-elle erré en accueillant la requête en irrecevabilité présentée en vertu de l’article 165 (4) C.p.c. au motif que l’action en nullité n’avait pas été intentée dans un délai raisonnable? - La Cour supérieure a-t-elle erré en concluant à l’absence d’intérêt juridique de la demanderesse?

HISTORIQUE PROCÉDURAL

MARCH 20, 2003 / LE 20 MARS 2003

29294                    Director, Income Maintenance Branch, Ministry of Community and Social Services, Attorney General for Ontario v. Sandra Falkiner, Deborah Sears, Cynthia Johnston‐Pepping and Claude Marie Cadieux (Ont.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: McLachlin C.J. and Bastarache and Deschamps JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C35052, dated May 13, 2002, is granted on condition that the applicants undertake to pay party and party costs in any event of the cause.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C35052, daté du 13 mai 2002, est accordée sous condition que les demandeurs entreprennent de payer les dépens comme entre parties quelle que soit l'issue de l'appel.

NATURE OF THE CASE

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

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29351                    The Minister of Human Resources Development Canada v. Betty Hodge (FC) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: McLachlin C.J. and Bastarache and Deschamps JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Number A‐77‐01, dated June 14, 2002, is granted without costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel fédérale, numéro A‐77‐01, daté du 14 juin 2002, est accordée sans dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

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

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29419                    The Minister of Forests, The Attorney General of British Columbia on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia v. Council of the Haida Nation and Guujaaw, on their own behalf and on behalf of all members of the Haida Nation AND BETWEEN Weyerhaeuser Company Limited v. Council of the Haida Nation and Guujaaw, on their own behalf and on behalf of all members of the Haida Nation (B.C.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: McLachlin C.J. and Bastarache and Deschamps JJ.

The application for leave to appeal of the applicant, Weyerhaeuser Company Limited, from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of British Columbia (Vancouver), Number CA027999, dated February 27, 2002 and August 19, 2002, is granted with costs in the cause.

The application for leave to appeal of the applicants, the Minister of Forests and the Attorney General of British Columbia, from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of British Columbia (Vancouver), Number CA027999, dated February 27, 2002 and August 19, 2002, is granted.  By agreement, the applicants, the Minister of Forests and the Attorney General of British Columbia, shall pay the party and party costs of the Respondents, Council of the Haida Nation and Guujaaw, for this application for leave to appeal and for the appeal, in any event of the cause.

La demande d’autorisation d’appel du demandeur, Weyerhaeuser Company Limited, de l’arrêt de la Cour d’appel de la Colombie‐Britannique (Vancouver), numéro CA027999, daté du 27 février 2002 et du 19 août 2002, est accordée avec dépens selon l’issue de la cause.

La demande d’autorisation d’appel des demandeurs, Le ministre des Forêts et le Procureur général de la Colombie-Britannique, de l’arrêt de la Cour d’appel de la Colombie-Britannique (Vancouver), numéro CA027999, daté du 27 février 2002 et du 19 août 2002, est accordée.  De consentement, les demandeurs, Le ministre des Forêts et le Procureur général de la Colombie-Britannique, paieront les dépens des intimés, Council of the Haida Nation et Guujaaw, sur la base des frais entre parties, pour cette demande d’autorisation d’appel et pour l’appel, quelle que soit l’issue de l’appel.

NATURE OF THE CASE

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

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29417                     Board of School Trustees of Regional Administrative Unit #3 v. Richard W. Morin (P.E.I.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: McLachlin C.J. and Bastarache and Deschamps JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island, Appeal Division, Number AD‐0856, dated May 1, 2002, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour suprême de l'Île‐du‐Prince‐Édouard, Division d'appel, numéro AD‐0856, daté du 1 mai 2002, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms  - Civil – Freedom of expression – Constitutional law – Schools – Labour law – Teachers – Principal prohibiting grade nine teacher from showing video entitled “Thy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done” and carrying out related project on “What Religion Means to Different People” – Whether prohibition constitutes infringement of s. 2(b)  Charter  right of freedom of expression – Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms , s. 2(b) .

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29531                    Robert Kenneth Hartshorne v. Kathleen Mary Mildred Hartshorne (B.C.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: McLachlin C.J. and Bastarache and Deschamps JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of British Columbia (Vancouver), Numbers CA026629  and CA028350, dated October 28, 2002, is granted with costs to the applicant in any event of the cause.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de la Colombie‐Britannique (Vancouver), numéros CA026629 et CA028350, daté du 28 octobre 2002, est accordée avec dépens en faveur du demandeur quelle que soit l'issue de l'appel.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Family law - Division of property - Marriage agreement - Parties  electing separate property regime in marriage agreement - Wife giving up career to raise family - Whether marriage contract unfair - Whether Court of Appeal erred in applying the same test for fairness to the marriage agreement as would be applied to a separation agreement - Whether Court of Appeal erred in reapportioning the parties’ assets in a manner which gave no effect to the marriage agreement, or to the express intention of the parties that the appellant would retain the assets he held prior to the marriage - Family Relations Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 128, s. 65(1)

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29321                    The City of Calgary v. The United Taxi Drivers’ Fellowship of Southern Alberta, Rashpal Singh Gosal and Haringer Singh Dhesi, Aero Cab Ltd., Air Linker Cab Ltd. (Alta.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: McLachlin C.J. and Bastarache and Deschamps JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Alberta (Calgary), Number 17693, dated May 29, 2002, is granted with costs to The City of Calgary in any event of the cause.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Alberta (Calgary), numéro 17693, daté du 29 mai 2002, est accordée avec dépens en faveur de The City of Calgary quelle que soit l'issue de l'appel.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Canadian Charter  - Civil - Municipal Law - Municipal corporations - Municipal powers - Bylaw Regulating Taxi Industry - Bylaw limiting number of available taxi vehicle plate licenses - Whether municipalities may be provided with broad general and regulatory powers rather than with specific powers, functions or activities - Whether power of municipalities may be circumscribed by what they cannot do rather than by what they can do - Whether Municipal Government Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. M-26, provides municipalities in Alberta with legislative authority to pass intra vires bylaws including, but not limited to, a bylaw limiting the number of taxi vehicle plate licenses to be issued - Whether bylaw violated ss. 2 , 7  or 15  of the Charter  by discriminating on the basis of age and analogous ground or by denying freedom of association or by denying liberty and security of the person to pursue a chosen profession.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29310                     Michael Bogart v. Her Majesty the Queen (Ont.) (Criminal) (By Leave)

Coram: Gonthier, Major and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C36612, dated August 6, 2002, is dismissed.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C36612, daté du 6 août 2002, est rejetée.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Criminal law - Sentence - Whether conditional sentence appropriate - Whether Court of Appeal erred in law in interfering with the trial judge’s decision in that the trial judge had heard many witnesses for the prosecution and defence.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29314                    Sarg Oils Ltd. v. The Energy Resources Conservation Board, Victor M. Naimish, Victor M. Naimish Professional Corporation, Frederick W. Dent and Parlee McLaws, Barristers & Solicitors (Alta.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: Gonthier, Major and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Alberta (Calgary), Number 98‐18104/18108, dated July 23, 2002, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Alberta (Calgary), numéro 98‐18104/18108, daté du 23 juillet  2002, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

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

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29381                    Robert Silver, Deanna Silver v. Co‐operators General Insurance Company, The Business Development Corporation formerly known as The Federal Business Development Bank, The Bank of Montreal (N.S.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: Gonthier, Major and Arbour JJ.

 The application for an extension of time is granted, the application to file supplementary documents and the application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, Number CA176068, dated June 26, 2002, are dismissed without costs.

 La demande de prorogation de délai est accordée, la demande de déposer des documents supplémentaires ainsi que la demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de la Nouvelle‐Écosse, numéro CA176068, daté du 26 juin 2002, sont rejetées sans dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

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

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29340                    Kazi K. Bakht v. Minister of Human Resources Development, Canada (FC) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: Gonthier, Major and Arbour JJ.

 The application for an extension of time is granted and the application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Number A‐226‐01, dated June 13, 2002, is dismissed without costs.

 La demande de prorogation de délai est accordée et la demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel fédérale, numéro A‐226‐01, daté du 13 juin 2002, est rejetée sans dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

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

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29402                    John Howard Teskey v. Mike Grzelak (Ont.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: Gonthier, Major and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C34754, dated July 4, 2002, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C34754, daté du 4 juillet 2002, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

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

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29363                    Enid Robitaille, John Stevenson v. Anspor Construction Limited, Nuberg & Dale Construction Limited trading as Nuspor Investments (Ont.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: Gonthier, Major and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C33389, dated June 20, 2002, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C33389, daté du 20 juin 2002, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

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

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29388                    Krystyna Brebric, Steven Brebric and Krystyna Brebric as Litigation Guardian for Tomy Brebric, a minor v. Ivan Niksic (Ont.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: Gonthier, Major and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C36570, dated July 29, 2002, is dismissed without costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C36570, daté du 29 juillet 2002, est rejetée sans dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

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

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29390                    Archean Resources Ltd. v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Newfoundland and Labrador, as represented by the Honourable Minister of Finance for the Province of Newfoundlant and Labrador, Her Majesty's Attorney General for Newfoundland and Labrador (N.L.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: Gonthier, Major and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Newfoundland and Labrador, Number 99/27, dated July 30, 2002, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de Terre‐Neuve ‐ et ‐  Labrador, numéro 99/27, daté du 30 juillet 2002, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

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

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29384                    Myra M.D. Simanek v. Garry Lamourie (Ont.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: Gonthier, Major and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C37265, dated July 18, 2002, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C37265, daté du 18 juillet 2002, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

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

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

October 10, 2001

Ontario Superior Court of Justice

(Keenan J.)

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

July 18, 2002

Court of Appeal for Ontario

(Rosenberg, Moldaver and Gillese JJ.A.)

Appeal dismissed

September 27, 2002

Supreme Court of Canada

Application for leave to appeal filed

29328                    Smithkline Beecham Pharma Inc., Smithkline Beecham P.L.C. v. Apotex Inc., the Minister of Health (FC) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: Gonthier, Major and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Number A‐422‐01, dated May 28, 2002, is dismissed with costs to the Respondent,  Apotex Inc.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel fédérale, numéro A‐422‐01, daté du 28 mai 2002, est rejetée avec dépens en faveur de l'intimée, Apotex Inc.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Property law ‐ Patents ‐ Chemical and pharmaceutical inventions ‐ Selection patents ‐ Protection patents ‐ Anticipation ‐ Statutory interpretation ‐ Patent Act ‐ Patent medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations ‐ Whether the Federal Court of Appeal erred in law in upholding the finding that the Applicants' Canadian Letters Patent 2,178,637 was "anticipated" by Canadian Letters Patent 1,287,060 ‐ Whether the Federal Court of Appeal erred in applying the test of "anticipation" in respect of Patent 2,178,637 ‐ Whether, as a consequence of this decision, the Federal Court of Appeal is in conflict with established law on selection patents, commonly granted in respect of chemical and pharmaceutical inventions, and will have the unintended effect of interfering with the scope of protection available in Canada for selection patents ‐ McPhar Engineering Co. of Canada Ltd. v. Sharpe Instruments Ltd. et al (1960), 35 C.P.R. 105 (Exch. Ct.) ‐ Free World Trust v. Électro Santé Inc., [2000] 2 S.C.R. 1024.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29404                    Russell Deigan v. Attorney General of Canada (Industry Canada) (FC) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: Gonthier, Major and Arbour JJ.

 The application for an extension of time is granted and the application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Number A‐240‐01, dated June 25, 2002, is dismissed with costs on a party‐and‐party basis.

 La demande de prorogation de délai est accordée et la demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel fédérale, numéro A‐240‐01, daté du 25 juin 2002, est rejetée avec dépens comme entre parties.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Administrative law - Labour law - Adjudication - Judicial review - Applicant grieving his discharge and indefinite suspension - Adjudicator awarding Applicant six months’ compensation in lieu of reinstatement - Whether a citizen has the right to inform top officials of events he knows about as a citizen without losing his government job - Whether a public servant has the right to bring harassment and other concerns to the attention of senior officials, on a “confidential basis”, without being suspended, dismissed, and having his possessions seized.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29378                    Municipality of the County of Antigonish v. Town of Antigonish (N.S.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: Gonthier, Major and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, Number CA176023, dated June 26, 2002, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de la Nouvelle‐Écosse, numéro CA176023, daté du 26 juin 2002, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Administrative law - Judicial review - Environmental law - Public utilities - Connected water systems - Respondent’s water utility supplying all water to Applicant’s water utility - Allocation of fire protection charge between Applicant and Respondent - Required fire flows inadequate at some connection points - Whether Applicant received a tangible benefit for the fire protection charge - Whether Board erred in holding that  rate could be based what a payor utility required, rather than what was actually available - Whether Court of Appeal erred in failing to address issue of retroactivity

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29396                    Syntex (U.S.A) L.L.C., Hoffmann‐La Roche Limited, Allergan, Inc. and Allergan Inc. v. The Minister of Health, Apotex Inc. (FC) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: Gonthier, Major and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Number A‐654‐01, dated July 8, 2002, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel fédérale, numéro A‐654‐01, daté du 8 juillet 2002, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Administrative law - Judicial Review - Jurisdiction - Property law - Patents - Applicants submit deceptive or misleading notice of allegation is tantamount to no notice of allegation at all - Order of prohibition must be brought within the forty-five days pursuant to subsection 6(1) of the Regulations - After expiration of the forty-five day period, Applicants seeking  judicial review under sections 18 and 18.1 of the Federal Court Act seeking to prohibit the Minister from issuing a notice of compliance to Apotex - Whether the federal court of appeal erred in holding, as a rule of law, that judicial review is not available in connection with a decision of an administrative tribunal made on the basis of regulatory documents that are deceptive or misleading - Whether the federal court of appeal’s decision conflicts with, and reverses, a decade of jurisprudence interpreting the Regulations and thus frustrates the regulatory scheme.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29392                    Water’s Edge Village Estates (Phase II) Ltd. v. Her Majesty the Queen AND BETWEEN James S. Duncan v. Her Majesty the Queen AND BETWEEN Anthony R. Young v. Her Majesty the Queen AND BETWEEN Mark Langdon v. Her Majesty the Queen AND BETWEEN Norman Eden v. Her Majesty the Queen AND BETWEEN Twin Oaks Village Estates Ltd. v. Her Majesty the Queen (FC) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: Gonthier, Major and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Numbers A‐55‐01, A‐56‐01, A‐57‐01, A‐58‐01,  A‐59‐01 and A‐60‐01, dated July 9, 2002, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel fédérale, numéros A‐55‐01, A‐56‐01, A‐57‐01, A‐58‐01, A‐59‐01 et A‐60‐01, daté du 9 juillet 2002, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Administrative law - Judicial review - Taxation - Assessment - Appeal from assessment of tax made under the Income Tax Act   - Partnership - Capital Cost Allowance - General Anti-Avoidance Rule - Whether the Federal Court of Appeal incorrectly applied the anti-avoidance provisions in Section 245  of the Income Tax Act (Canada)  to a transaction undertaken by the applicants - Whether the Federal Court of Appeal undertook an analysis of the capital costs provisions of the Income Tax Act (Canada)  which was unsupported by evidence of the clear words of the relevant sections.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29448                    Magnaflex Industries Inc. v. Victoria Park Avenue Associates Limited Partnership, Regentor IC Properties Inc. (Ont.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: Gonthier, Major and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C35642, dated September 11, 2002, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C35642, daté du 11 septembre 2002, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Property law - Landlord tenant - Commercial lease - Parties signing proposal to lease containing clause obliging them to execute landlord’s standard form of lease - Whether bad faith conduct of a party in a commercial transaction can constitute or have the same effect as a fundamental breach, when considered with breaches that are determined not to be fundamental

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29407                    Karen L. Turner‐Lienaux, Smith's Field Manor Development Limited v. Wesley G. Campbell (N.S.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: Gonthier, Major and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, Number CA172420, dated August 16, 2002, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de la Nouvelle‐Écosse, numéro CA172420, daté du 16 août 2002, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Commercial law – Fraud – Fiduciary duty – Disclosure – Equity contributions of individuals investing in development of retirement home partly in form of corporate loan – Applicants, also investors, believed investment was from personal resources – Whether failure to disclose the source of funds constitutes a material non‐disclosure amounting to fraud and breach of a fiduciary duty – Whether investment funding met legal requirements to qualify as equity capital –  Whether lower courts erred in finding no breach of fiduciary duty or fraud.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29431                    Sinclair‐Cockburn Insurance Brokers Limited v. Linda Anne Richards, Wiggins Mechanical Contractors and Rudolph Schrempf (Ont.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: Gonthier, Major 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 C36972, dated August 30, 2002, 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 l'Ontario, numéro C36972, daté du 30 août 2002, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural law - Civil procedure - Actions - Pre-trial procedure - Stay of proceedings - Motion to stay part of Applicant’s claims granted - Whether Court of Appeal erred in failing to reverse finding of motions judge that it was just and appropriate in all of circumstances to grant a stay - Courts of Justice Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.43, s. 106 - Rules of Civil Procedure, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 194, rule 21.01(3).

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29478                    Guangshu Li, Guangxia Li and Guanghwa Li v. Nina Li, Kiki Li and Karen Li (Ont.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: Gonthier, Major and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C38120, dated November 7, 2002, is dismissed with costs on a party and party basis.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C38120, daté du 7 novembre 2002, est rejetée avec dépens comme entre parties.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Property law – Estates – Real property – Partnership agreement – Joint tenancy – Deceased entered partnership agreement governing real property consisting of forty-six townhouses – Children of deceased living in China residual beneficiaries under deceased will, along with spouse and children in Canada – Whether partnership agreement provided property interests held in joint tenancy such that property excluded from residue of deceased’s estate.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29464                    Barbara Parravano, Mario Parravano v. KPMG Incorporated, Laurentian Bank of Canada (Ont.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: Gonthier, Major and Arbour JJ.

 The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C36486, dated September 19, 2002, is dismissed with costs to the Respondent, KPMG Incorporated.

 La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C36486, daté du 19 septembre 2002, est rejetée avec dépens en faveur de l'intimée, KPMG Incorporated.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Commercial law – Receivership – Procedural law – Courts – Bias – Assessment of court-appointed receiver’s accounts, including fees and disbursements of solicitors – Motions judge approving receiver’s accounts in entirety as fair and reasonable – Motions judge refused to allow applicant to cross-examine receiver – Whether motions judge correct in refusing to allow cross examination of receiver – Whether motion judge demonstrated reasonable apprehension of bias such that fair hearing denied.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29397                    Daniel Edward Webb v. Waterloo Regional Police Services Board, Chief R. Larry Gravill, P.C. George Gillingham, P.C. P. Foy and P.C. Dickson (Ont.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: Gonthier, Major and Arbour JJ.

 The application for an extension of time to apply for leave to appeal is granted. The applicant's motion for an extension of time to file an additional affidavit in support of the application for leave to appeal is dismissed.  The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C34771, dated June 26, 2002, is dismissed with costs.

 La demande de prorogation de délai pour déposer la demande d'autorisation d'appel est accordée.  La demande de prorogation de délai pour déposer un affidavit supplémentaire au soutien de la demande d'autorisation d'appel est rejetée.  La demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de l'Ontario, numéro C34771, daté du 26 juin 2002, est rejetée avec dépens.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Canadian Charter  - Civil - Canadian Charter  - Criminal - Police - Sting operations - Evidence - Torts - Negligence - Abuse of process - Malicious prosecution - Whether conduct of police in response to alleged complaints of gay public sex in public park violated Charter  or was tortious conduct - Whether applicant committed sexual assault - Whether undercover police operation was a sting  operation that resulted in charges of sexual assault inconsistently with Charter  - Whether police policy to identify to the media and public the names of persons arrested on allegations of criminal conduct prior to swearing  Information or issuance of warrant violates Charter  - Whether Charter violated by refusal to allow testimony from experts on  standards of police practice or discriminatory differences in policing of sexual activity or social organization of sexual interaction among gay men  or human rights issues in social action connecting police, media and employers- Test for admission of expert evidence in constitutional litigation - Whether harmful non-consensual disclosure of an individual’s homosexuality by a state actor gives rise to liability under the Charter  or common law - Whether it was an error to decline jurisdiction to adjudicate s. 15  Charter  claim - Whether Courts erred in interpreting Charter  restrictively and in making conclusions not supported by the record - Whether Courts erred in reversing or disregarding long lines of authority.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

29481                     Susan Lynn Czaban v. Brandy Rai MacPherson (B.C.) (Civil) (By Leave)

Coram: Gonthier, Major 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 of British Columbia (Victoria), Number CA029228, dated September 13, 2002, is dismissed.

 La demande de prorogation de délai est accordée et la demande d'autorisation d'appel de l'arrêt de la Cour d'appel de la Colombie‐Britannique (Victoria), numéro CA029228, daté du 13 septembre 2002, est rejetée.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Procedural law - Civil procedure - Trial - Jury - Chambers judge striking defendant’s notice requiring trial by jury - Court of Appeal upholding decision - Whether, in determining if a jury notice should be struck, the chambers judge should have regard only for whether the issues before the court are complex, with respect to both the evidence and the issues - Whether, in the alternative, a chambers judge should also seek to place the onus on the party seeking to strike to explain why the alleged complexities cannot be simplified and made understandable.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

7.3.2003

Before / Devant:   THE REGISTRAR

Motion to extend the time in which to serve and file the book of authorities of the Attorney General of New Brunswick

Her Majesty the Queen

v. (28533)

Steve Powley, et al. (Crim.)(Ont.)

Requête en prorogation du délai imparti pour signifier et déposer le recueil de jurisprudence et de doctrine du procureur général du Nouveau-Brunswick

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE    Time extended to February 5, 2003.

7.3.2003

Before / Devant:   THE REGISTRAR

Motion to extend the time in which to serve and file the factum and book of authorities of the Attorney General for Saskatchewan

Her Majesty the Queen

v. (28533)

Steve Powley, et al. (Crim.)(Ont.)

Requête en prorogation du délai imparti pour signifier et déposer les mémoire et recueil de jurisprudence et de doctrine du procureur général de la Saskatchewan

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE    Time extended to February 6, 2003.

7.3.2003

Before / Devant:   BINNIE J.

Motion to extend the time in which to serve and file the application for leave

Paula Buchholz

v. (29630)

Davis & Company (B.C.)

Requête en prorogation du délai imparti pour signifier et déposer la demande d'autorisation

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE    Time extended to 40 days from this order.

10.3.2003

Before / Devant:   BINNIE J.

Miscellaneous motion

Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail, et al.

c. (29480)

Nutribec Ltée, et al. (Qué.)

Autre requête

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE

Dans la présente demande d’autorisation, l’intervenante, la Commission des lésions professionnelles, sollicite ce qui suit:

L’intervenante demande à cette Cour de retenir la norme de l’erreur manifestement déraisonnable aux fins de l’examen de la demande d’autorisation d’appel.  [Je souligne.]

Les requérants demandent la radiation de la documentation de l’intervenante pour différentes raisons allant de la non-pertinence à l’inadmissibilité.

Il va sans dire que, comme c’est le cas pour toute demande d’autorisation d’appel, la présente demande d’autorisation sera examinée en fonction du critère de l’« importance de l’affaire pour le public », mentionné à l’art. 43 de la Loi sur la Cour suprême.  La norme de l’« erreur manifestement déraisonnable » n’a aucun rapport avec ce critère.

Il se peut que l’intervenante ait à l’esprit son point de vue selon lequel la cour d’instance inférieure a adopté la mauvaise norme de contrôle et, si l’appel est autorisé, notre Cour devrait s’en remettre à la décision de l’intervenante à moins qu’elle ne soit manifestement déraisonnable.  Ni les requérants ni les intimés n’ont invoqué cette question pour justifier d’accorder ou de refuser l’autorisation sollicitée.  Il n’appartient pas à une partie intervenante de soulever de nouvelles questions à ce stade.

Si l’autorisation est accordée, la Cour appliquera immanquablement la bonne norme de contrôle à l’appel.

La documentation de l’intervenante est donc radiée pour le motif qu’elle est sans rapport avec la demande d’autorisation d’appel.  Aucuns dépens ne sont accordés.

In this leave application, the intervener Commission des lésions professionnelles, makes the following request:

[translation] The intervener asks this Court to adopt the patent unreasonableness standard for purposes of considering the application for leave to appeal.  [Emphasis added.]

The applicants have moved to strike out the intervener’s material on various grounds from irrelevancy to inadmissibility.

This leave application, of course, as in the case of any leave application, will be dealt with according to the “public importance” test in s. 43 of the Supreme Court Act.  The “patent unreasonableness” test is irrelevant to that test.

What the intervener may have in mind, perhaps, is its view that the court below adopted the wrong standard of review and, if leave be granted, this Court should defer to the intervener’s decision unless it is patently unreasonable.  Neither the applicants nor the respondents have raised this issue as a ground for granting or denying leave.  It is not for an intervener to raise new issues at this stage.

If leave is granted, this Court will inevitably consider the appropriate standard of review as part of the appeal.

The intervener’s material will therefore be struck out as irrelevant to the motion for leave to appeal.  There will be no order as to costs.

11.3.2003

Before / Devant:   THE CHIEF JUSTICE

Motion for an order expediting the hearing of the appeal

Deloitte & Touche LLP

v. (29300)

Ontario Securities Commission (Ont.)

Requête visant à accélérer l'audition de l'appel

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE

UPON APPLICATION by the respondent, Ontario Securities Commission, for an order expediting the hearing of this appeal;

AND HAVING READ the material filed ;

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1)         The application is granted;

2)         The appellant’s factum, record and book of authorities shall be served and filed on or before March 18, 2003;

3)         Motions for leave to intervene, if any, shall be served and filed on or before April 15, 2003;

4)         The respondent’s factum, record and book of authorities shall be served and filed on or before May 1, 2003; and

5)         Any interveners’ factums and books of authorities shall be served and filed or or before May 13, 2003.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT this appeal is scheduled to be heard on June 10, 2003.

11.3.2003

Before / Devant:   THE CHIEF JUSTICE

Motion to state a constitutional question

The Corporation of the Town of Oakville

v. (29359)

Vann Niagara Ltd. (Ont.)

Requête pour formulation d’une question constitutionnelle

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE

UPON APPLICATION by the appellant for an order stating constitutional questions in the above appeal;

AND HAVING READ the material filed;

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT THE CONSTITUTIONAL QUESTIONS BE STATED AS FOLLOWS:

a)                   Does s. 2(5)(a) of the Town of Oakville By-law No. 1994-142 infringe the right to freedom of expression guaranteed by section 2( b )  of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ?

b)                  If so, is the infringement a reasonable limit, prescribed by law, as can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society under s. 1  of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ?

1.                  L’alinéa 2(5)a) du règlement n^o 1994‐142 de la ville de Oakville porte‐il atteinte au droit à la liberté d’expression garanti par l’al. 2 b )  de la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés ?

2.                  Dans l’affirmative, cette atteinte constitue‐elle une limite raisonnable prescrite par une règle de droit, dont la justification peut se démontrer dans le cadre d’une société libre et démocratique, au sens de l’article premier de la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés ?

11.3.2003

Before / Devant:   BINNIE J.

Motion to extend the time in which to serve and file the application for leave

James Roger Demers

v. (29632)

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

Requête en prorogation du délai imparti pour signifier et déposer la demande d'autorisation

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE    Time extended to May 17, 2003.

11.3.2003

Before / Devant:   BINNIE J.

Motion to seal transcripts

Apotex Inc.

v. (29614)

Parke-Davis Division, et al. (FC)

Requête en vue de sceller des transcriptions

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE

UPON APPLICATION by counsel on behalf of the applicant for an order permitting the applicant to file under seal the transcripts of the cross-examination and re-examination of James Rowan conducted February 4, 2000;

AND HAVING READ the material filed ;

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

1)         The applicant shall file six copies of the transcripts of the cross-examination and re-examination of James Rowan conducted February 4, 2000 in six separate sealed envelopes.

2)         These sealed envelopes will only be made available to counsel for the applicant, counsel for the respondents, members of this Court, Court staff and other persons as the parties may, in writing, agree or as this Court may further order.

12.3.2003

Before / Devant:   THE REGISTRAR

Motion to extend the time in which to serve and file the book of authorities of the Attorney General of Manitoba

Her Majesty the Queen

v. (28533)

Steve Powley, et al. (Crim.)(Ont.)

Requête en prorogation du délai imparti pour signifier et déposer le recueil de jurisprudence et de doctrine du procureur général du Manitoba

GRANTED / ACCORDÉE    Time extended to February 28, 2003.

12.3.2003

Before / Devant:   THE REGISTRAR

Motion to extend the time in which to serve and file the respondent's response to the two leave applications

Steven Nowack, et al.

v. (29604)

Research Capital Corporation (Ont.)

Requête en prorogation du délai imparti pour signifier et déposer la réponse de l'intimée aux deux demandes d’autorisation