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21624

Karen Ruth Forster v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Federal) (Criminal) (By Leave)

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)
1994-11-22 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from A. Roland to K. Forster re: he could file a motion for rehearing on the issue of costs
1994-10-21 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from J. Terrien to K. Forster re: acknowledge receipt of his letter dated Oct. 13/94
1994-10-17 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from K. Forster to A. Roland re: letter dated Oct. 13/94 - concerning the costs in this appeal
1992-11-16 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada (Ottawa,ON) Re: Court records sent back.
1992-04-21 Appeal closed
1992-03-19 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1992-03-19 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Jean-Marc Aubry c/o N.D.H.Q. (Ottawa,ON)
1992-03-18 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Court Martial Appeal Court
1992-02-14 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1992-02-14 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Jean-Mac Aubry c/o National Defence Headquarters (Ottawa,ON)
1992-02-13 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL St Ia, The appeal is allowed and a new trial is ordered, L'Heureux-Dubé J. dissenting.
Allowed, no order as to costs
1991-06-21 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the justices (171 pages) JOINT with 22103
1991-06-05 Hearing of the appeal, 1991-06-05, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL St Ia
Decision reserved
1991-06-04 Book of authorities, STATUTORY PROVISIONS 21 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1991-05-31 Book of authorities, (JOINT) 21 copies vol. 1 to 5 Karen Ruth Forster
1991-05-29 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Noel, Berthiaume; re: proposed schedule
1991-05-29 General proceeding, to note Memo from Claude Alain sent to Eugene Meehan attaching copy of letter from Sylvie Roussel (Re: Proposed schedules for the hearing of the Forster and Généreux appeals)
1991-05-16 Service, of book of legislation
1991-04-26 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1991-06-05
Decision reserved
1991-04-25 Book of authorities, (LEGISLATION) 10 copies Her Majesty the Queen
1991-04-12 Certified casebook, vols. 1 to 4 Karen Ruth Forster
1991-04-12 Appeal court record, (Court Martial) 1 box
1991-04-10 Service, of factum
1991-04-09 Notice of hearing, With service Karen Ruth Forster
1991-04-08 Respondent's factum, 21 copies Her Majesty the Queen
1991-04-02 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1991-04-29
1991-03-11 Appellant's factum, 21 copies, with service Karen Ruth Forster
1991-03-07 Service, of case on appeal (voll. 4), with service
1991-02-28 Case on appeal, 21 copies, vols. 1 to 4 Karen Ruth Forster
1990-10-01 Notice of constitutional question(s) Karen Ruth Forster
1990-09-28 Order on motion to state a constitutional question, With service
1990-09-13 Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, (For Constitutional Questions see File or Reg's Red Bk. #7 @ p.366. Interventions by Oct/22/90., G
Granted, no order as to costs
1990-09-13 Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1990-09-13, (For Constitutional Questions see File or Reg's Red Bk. #7 @ p.366. Interventions by Oct/22/90., G
1990-09-13 Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1990-09-13, (For Constitutional Questions see File or Reg's Red Bk. #7 @ p.366. Interventions by Oct/22/90., G
1990-08-16 Motion to state a constitutional question, and for an order extending the time for the same, with service Karen Ruth Forster
1990-03-23 Notice of appeal, With service Karen Ruth Forster
1990-03-23 Order granting leave to appeal
1990-03-01 Close file on Leave
1990-03-01 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Advocate General C/O Office of the Judge (Ottawa,ON)
1990-03-01 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1990-03-01 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, W LaF Co, The application for leave to appeal is granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1990-03-01 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1990-03-01, W LaF Co
1990-03-01 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1990-03-01, W LaF Co
1989-11-20 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, W LaF Co
1989-11-06 Service, (proof) of resp. memo.
1989-11-02 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies Her Majesty the Queen
1989-10-13 $30.00 filing fee, receipt # 15839 Karen Ruth Forster
1989-10-13 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1989-10-13 Karen Ruth Forster

Parties

Please note that in the case of closed files, the “Status” column reflects the status of the parties at the time of the proceedings. For more information about the proceedings and about the dates when the file was open, please consult the docket of the case in question.

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Forster, Karen Ruth Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Her Majesty the Queen Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Forster, Karen Ruth

Counsel
Names
Alexander D. Pringle, Q.C.
Alison Stewart
Contact information
Pringle Renouf & Associates
10150 - 100 Street
Suite 300
Edmonton, Alberta
T5J 0R2
Telephone: (780) 424-8866
FAX: (780) 426-1470
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling Lafleur Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Names
Jean-Marc Aubry, Q.C.
B. Laprade
Lt. Col. Carter
Maj. Colomb
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
East Memorial Building
284 Wellington Street - 2nd floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4663
FAX: (613) 952-6006

Summary

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Lower court rulings

June 15, 1989
Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada

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Appeal dismissed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13