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JUDGMENTS IN APPEALS

 

September 10, 2020

For immediate release

 

OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has today deposited with the Registrar judgments in the following appeals. The reasons for judgments will be available shortly.

 

 

JUGEMENTS SUR APPELS

 

Le 10 septembre 2020

Pour diffusion immédiate

 

OTTAWA – La Cour suprême du Canada a déposé aujourd’hui auprès du registraire les jugements dans les appels suivants. Les motifs de jugements seront disponibles sous peu.

 


 

38374                    Maia Bent v. Howard Platnick - AND BETWEEN - Lerners LLP v. Howard Platnick - and - British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, Greenpeace Canada, Canadian Constitution Foundation, Ecojustice Canada Society, West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund, Atira Women’s Resource Society, B.W.S.S. Battered Women’s Support Services Association, Women Against Violence Against Women Rape Crisis Center, Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic, Ad IDEM / Canadian Media Lawyers Association, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, CTV, a Division of Bell Media Inc., Global News, a division of Corus Television Limited Partnership, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network and Postmedia Network Inc. (Ont.)

2020 SCC 23 / 2020 CSC 23

 

Coram:                  Wagner C.J. and Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown, Rowe, Martin and Kasirer JJ.

 

The motion to adduce fresh evidence is allowed in part without costs. Exhibits B, N and R are admitted. Abella, Karakatsanis, Martin and Kasirer JJ. dissent in part.

 

The appeals from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C63103, dated August 30, 2018, heard on November 12, 2019, are dismissed without costs. Abella, Karakatsanis, Martin and Kasirer JJ. dissent.

 

 

La requête pour production de preuve nouvelle est accueillie en partie, sans dépens. Les pièces B, N et R sont admises. Les juges Abella, Karakatsanis, Martin et Kasirer sont dissidents en partie.

 

Les appels interjetés contre l’arrêt de la Cour d’appel de l’Ontario, numéro C63103, daté du 30 août 2018, entendus le 12 novembre 2019, sont rejetés sans dépens. Les juges Abella, Karakatsanis, Martin et Kasirer sont dissidents.

 


 

38376                    1704604 Ontario Limited v. Pointes Protection Association, Peter Gagnon, Lou Simionetti, Patricia Grattan, Gay Gartshore, Rick Gartshore and Glen Stortini - and - British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, Greenpeace Canada, Canadian Constitution Foundation, Ecojustice Canada Society, Centre for Free Expression, Canadian Association of Journalists, Communications Workers of America / Canada, West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund, Atira Women’s Resource Society, B.W.S.S. Battered Women’s Support Services Association, Women Against Violence Against Women Rape Crisis Center, Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Ad IDEM / Canadian Media Lawyers Association, Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, CTV, a Division of Bell Media Inc., Global News, a division of Corus Television Limited Partnership, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network and Postmedia Network Inc. (Ont.)

2020 SCC 22 / 2020 CSC 22

 

Coram:                  Wagner C.J. and Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown, Rowe, Martin and Kasirer JJ.

 

The appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C62231, 2018 ONCA 685, dated August 30, 2018, heard on November 12, 2019, is dismissed with costs to the respondents on a party-and-party basis.

 

L’appel interjeté contre l’arrêt de la Cour d’appel de l’Ontario, numéro C62231, 2018 ONCA 685, daté du 30 août 2018, entendu le 12 novembre 2019, est rejeté avec dépens entre parties en faveur des intimés.

 


 

 

 

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