Case information

Docket

Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.

List of proceedings

Date	Proceeding	Filed By (if applicable)
1992-01-27	Appeal closed
1991-09-03	Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, (Ottawa,ON)
1991-05-15	Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, F.C.A. (Ottawa,ON)
1991-05-15	Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Deputy Attorney General of Canada (Ottawa,ON)
1991-05-15	Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON)
1991-05-15	Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Lang, Michener, Honeywell, Wotherspoon (Ottawa,ON)
1991-05-15	Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gérard Guay (Hull,QC)
1991-05-15	Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Me Gérard Guay (Hull,QC)
1991-05-08	Decision on the motion for a re-hearing of the appeal, La requête en ré-audition est rejetée, avec dépens contre les requérants. / The application for re-hearing is dismissed, with costs against the applicants.
1991-03-21	Reply to the response to the motion for a re-hearing of the appeal, 10 copies, avec signification	Committee for the Commonwealth of Canada
1991-03-07	Response to the motion for a re-hearing of the appeal, 10 copies	Her Majesty the Queen
1991-02-28	All material on motion for a re-hearing of the appeal submitted to Justices, (No actual hearing - motion referred to the Justices)
1991-02-25	Motion for a re-hearing of the appeal, 10 copies, avec signification	Committee for the Commonwealth of Canada
1991-01-25	Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Me Gérard Guay (Hull,QC)
1991-01-25	Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Me Gérard Guay (Hull,QC)
1991-01-25	Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Deputy Attorney General of Canada (Ottawa,ON)
1991-01-25	Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON)
1991-01-25	Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Lang, Michener, Honeywell, Wotherspoon (Ottawa,ON)
1991-01-25	Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gerard Guay (Hull,QC)
1991-01-25	Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL, The appeal is dismissed with costs. Dismissed, with costs
1990-06-08	General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the justices (100 pages)
1990-05-22	Hearing of the appeal, 1990-05-22, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Decision reserved
1990-05-14	Book of authorities, 10 copies	Her Majesty the Queen
1990-05-14	Intervener's factum, 21 copies, avec signification	Attorney General for Ontario
1990-05-10	Book of authorities, 10 copies, avec signification	Committee for the Commonwealth of Canada
1990-05-10	Respondent's factum, 21 copies, avec signification	Committee for the Commonwealth of Canada
1990-04-30	Appeal hearing scheduled, 1990-05-22 Decision reserved
1990-04-30	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, de Gérard Guay, objet: de ne pasa retenir les services d'un correspondant.
1990-04-17	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, de Gaspard Côté; objet: ne conteste pas la requête retardant l'audition du pourvoi
1990-04-10	Affidavit, of Gérard Guay (2 copies)	Committee for the Commonwealth of Canada
1990-04-10	Motion to expedite the appeal, 2 copies	Committee for the Commonwealth of Canada
1990-04-10	Decision on motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, (Le pourvoi sera entendu le 22 mai, 1990) Granted, no order as to costs
1990-04-10	Hearing of motion for an order that the appeal not be deemed abandoned [s. 695(2) Criminal Code] / Show Cause, 1990-04-10, (Le pourvoi sera entendu le 22 mai, 1990)
1990-04-10	Hearing of motion to expedite the appeal, 1990-04-10, (Le pourvoi sera entendu le 22 mai, 1990)
1990-04-10	Submission of motion to expedite the appeal, 1990-04-10, (Le pourvoi sera entendu le 22 mai, 1990)
1990-04-09	Book of authorities, 10 copies	Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada
1990-04-09	Response to motion to expedite the appeal	Her Majesty the Queen
1990-01-09	Service, of Interveners' factum, avec signification
1990-01-08	Intervener's factum, 21 copies	Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada
1990-01-08	Decision on miscellaneous motion, to postpone the hearing of the appeal to April 23, 1990,, CJ Granted, no order as to costs
1990-01-08	Hearing of miscellaneous motion, 1990-01-08, to postpone the hearing of the appeal to April 23, 1990,, CJ
1990-01-08	Submission of miscellaneous motion, 1990-01-08, to postpone the hearing of the appeal to April 23, 1990,, CJ
1990-01-05	Response to miscellaneous motion	Her Majesty the Queen
1990-01-05	Affidavit, of Gérard Guy,, avec signification	Committee for the Commonwealth of Canada
1990-01-05	Notice of miscellaneous motion, to postpone the hearing of the appeal to April 23, 1990,, avec signification	Committee for the Commonwealth of Canada
1989-11-21	Notice of hearing, Avec signification	Her Majesty the Queen
1989-11-02	Notice of withdrawal	Attorney General of British Columbia
1989-10-30	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Me. Gaspard Côté
1989-10-30	Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, on behalf of Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada, Kenneth Arthur Little and Thomas Richard Jones is granted. The factum is limited to 20 pages and oral argument is limited to 10 minutes., Co Granted, no order as to costs
1989-10-30	Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1989-10-30, on behalf of Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada, Kenneth Arthur Little and Thomas Richard Jones is granted. The factum is limited to 20 pages and oral argument is limited to 10 minutes., Co
1989-10-30	Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1989-10-30, on behalf of Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada, Kenneth Arthur Little and Thomas Richard Jones is granted. The factum is limited to 20 pages and oral argument is limited to 10 minutes., Co
1989-10-27	Affidavit, (joint with I04 Little & Jones)	Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada
1989-10-27	Motion for leave to intervene, (joint with I04 Little & Jones)	Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada
1989-10-27	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated Oct 25, 1989 from Gérard Guy
1989-09-18	Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1990-04-23
1989-09-13	Appeal court record
1989-09-13	Certified casebook	Her Majesty the Queen
1989-08-15	Decision on motion for an order that the appeal be deemed abandoned, (dépens en faveur des intimés), W Dismissed, no order as to costs
1989-08-15	Hearing of motion for an order that the appeal be deemed abandoned, 1989-08-15, (dépens en faveur des intimés), W
1989-08-15	Submission of motion for an order that the appeal be deemed abandonned, 1989-08-15, (dépens en faveur des intimés), W
1989-08-15	Service, of Appellant's factum
1989-08-14	Book of authorities, (affidavit pour le compte de l'appelant)	Her Majesty the Queen
1989-08-14	Appellant's factum, 21 copies	Her Majesty the Queen
1989-08-10	Affidavit, of Gérard Guay, 3 copies	Committee for the Commonwealth of Canada
1989-08-10	Motion for an order that the appeal be deemed abandoned, 3 copies	Committee for the Commonwealth of Canada
1989-07-26	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Parties (Re: Inscription within 60 days or appeal deemed abandoned)
1989-07-26	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Appellant (Re: Inscription within 60 days or appeal deemed abandoned)
1988-04-13	Case on appeal, received, 21 copies	Her Majesty the Queen
1987-07-30	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question	Attorney General for Ontario
1987-07-15	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question	Attorney General of British Columbia
1987-07-02	Notice of constitutional question(s), Avec signification	Her Majesty the Queen
1987-06-26	Order on motion to state a constitutional question
1987-06-26	Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, see Reg.'s Red Book #6, c.p. 300, CJ Granted, no order as to costs
1987-06-26	Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1987-06-26, see Reg.'s Red Book #6, c.p. 300, CJ
1987-06-26	Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1987-06-26, see Reg.'s Red Book #6, c.p. 300, CJ
1987-06-22	Motion to state a constitutional question, Avec signification	Her Majesty the Queen
1987-05-26	Notice of appeal, Avec signification	Her Majesty the Queen
1987-05-04	Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, B La L'HD Granted, no order as to costs
1987-05-04	Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1987-05-04, B La L'HD
1987-05-04	All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1987-05-04, B La L'HD
1987-03-16	Application for leave to appeal, 4 copies served copy, Completed on: 1987-03-17	Her Majesty the Queen

Parties

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants

Name	Role	Status
Her Majesty the Queen	Applicant	Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents

Name	Role	Status
Committee for the Commonwealth of Canada	Respondent	Active
Lépine, François	Respondent	Active
Deland, Christine	Respondent	Active

Other parties

Other parties

Name	Role	Status
Attorney General for Ontario	Intervener	Active
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada	Intervener	Active
Little, Kenneth Arthur	Intervener	Active
Jones, Thomas Richard	Intervener	Active

Counsel

Summary

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

The memorandums of argument on an application for leave to appeal will be posted here 30 days after leave to appeal has been granted unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of the memorandum by filing out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

If you have questions about a memorandum of argument or want to use a memorandum of argument, please contact the author of the memorandum of argument directly. Their name appears at the end of the memorandum of argument. The contact information for counsel is found in the “Counsel” tab of this page.

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Factums on appeal

The factums of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here at least 2 weeks before the hearing unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of factums by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

If you have questions about a factum or want permission to use a factum, please contact the author of the factum directly. Their contact information appears on the first page of each factum.

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