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24056

Her Majesty the Queen, et al. v. Province of Alberta Treasury Branches, et al.

(Alberta) (Civil) (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)
1996-09-27 Appeal closed
1996-06-17 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, Alberta (Calgary)
1996-06-17 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Fraser & Beatty
1996-06-17 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, A.G. of Canada
1996-06-17 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Lang, Michener
1996-06-12 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to C/A of Alberta enclosing their record (2 boxes)
1996-04-26 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Fraser & Beatty
1996-04-26 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, A.G. of Canada
1996-04-26 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Lang, Michener
1996-04-26 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Eugene Meehan; re: corrections to be made in the reasons for judgment (lawyers name)
1996-04-25 Judgment on the appeal rendered, LaF Co McL Ia Ma, The appeals are allowed, the order of the Court of Appeal is set aside, the priority of the MNR is confirmed and it is directed that the MNR recover in all three cases in the manner directed by the trial judge in The Queen v. Toronto-Dominion Bank. The MNR will have his costs throughout. Iacobucci and Major JJ. are dissenting.
Allowed, no order as to costs
1995-10-18 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the judges (63 pages)
1995-10-12 Hearing of the appeal, 1995-10-12, LaF Co McL Ia Ma
Decision reserved
1995-09-26 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Lang, Michener; re: reply on the factum and will not be appearing at the hearing of the appeal
1995-09-26 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Lang, Michener; re: rely on the factum and will not be appearing at the hearing of the appeal
1995-09-18 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Fraser & Beatty to D. Beaulieu, letter dated Sept. 15/95 re: names of counsel appearing at the hearing of the appeal
1995-09-07 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1995-10-12
Decision reserved
1995-05-23 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, of Eugene Meehan (Lang Michener) dated May 23/95 to advise the Court the two respondents adopt the argument of the Toronto-Dominion Bank and will NOT therefore be APPEARING in person when the hearing is scheduled
1995-05-23 Respondent's factum, 24 copies (Country Inns Inc.), with service Province of Alberta Treasury Branches
1995-05-23 Respondent's factum, 24 copies (Land-Rock Resources Ltd), with service Province of Alberta Treasury Branches
1995-05-15 Book of authorities, 11 copies, with service Toronto-Dominion Bank
1995-05-15 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1995-10-02
1995-05-15 Respondent's factum, 25 copies, with service Toronto-Dominion Bank
1995-04-03 Book of authorities, 10 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1995-04-03 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1995-02-21 Certified casebook, (1 copy) Her Majesty the Queen
1995-02-21 Appeal court record, (2 boxes)
1995-02-14 Proof of service, of Case on Appeal
1995-02-02 Case on appeal, 24 copies Her Majesty the Queen
1994-12-13 General proceeding, (NOTICE OF DISCONTINUANCE OF CROSS-APPEAL), with service Toronto-Dominion Bank
1994-11-25 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Bruni Greenan Klym (Calgary, AB) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Lang, Michener
1994-11-25 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Parlee McLaws (Calgary, AB) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Lang, Michener
1994-11-25 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to A.G. of Canada (Edmonton, AB) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. A.G. of Canada (Ottawa)
1994-11-25 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Howard, Mackie (Calgary, AB) enclosing copy of Rule 32 c.c. Fraser & Beatty
1994-11-03 Notice of appeal, (1 copy), with service Her Majesty the Queen
1994-11-03 Order granting leave to appeal
1994-10-31 Notice of cross appeal, (1 copy - book form), with service Toronto-Dominion Bank
1994-10-13 Correspondence received from, (revised copy of formal pronouncement) sent to A.G. Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1994-10-13 Correspondence received from, (revised copy of the formal pronouncement) sent to Fraser & Beatty (Ottawa, ON)
1994-10-13 Correspondence received from, (revised copy of formal pronouncement) sent to Lang, Michener (Ottawa, ON)
1994-10-13 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Lang, Michener (Ottawa, ON) (Revised)
1994-10-11 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1994-10-11 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Fraser & Beatty (Ottawa, ON)
1994-10-11 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Lang, Michener (Ottawa, ON)
1994-10-06 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, L'HD G McL, The application for leave to appeal is granted and the application to cross-appeal is granted but limited to the constitutional division of powers' issue. (REVISED OCT. 13/94)
Granted, no order as to costs
1994-05-02 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, L'HD G McL
1994-04-29 General proceeding, 5 copies of RESPONSE OF HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN TO THE APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO CROSS-APPEAL sent to L'HD G McL, May 5/94, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1994-04-22 Proof of service, of the reply of the applicant (book form)
1994-04-19 Correspondence received from, of Eugene Meehan (Lang Michener) to amend the names of the sollicitors of the Respondents Province of Alberta Treasury Branches
1994-04-18 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, 5 copies Her Majesty the Queen
1994-04-08 Notice of application for leave to cross-appeal, 5 copies (JOINT WITH RESPONSE TO APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL), with service Toronto-Dominion Bank
1994-04-08 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service Toronto-Dominion Bank
1994-04-08 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies - respondent, Province of Alberta Treasury Branches (Country Inns Inc.), with service Province of Alberta Treasury Branches
1994-04-08 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies - respondent, Province of Alberta Treasury Brnaches (Land-Rock), with service Province of Alberta Treasury Branches
1994-04-06 Correspondence received from, sent to A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON) re: receipt of material commencing a proceeding
1994-03-18 Affidavit, (original) of Miroslaw Raczylo (this affidavit is included in the application book), with service Her Majesty the Queen
1994-03-18 $30.00 filing fee, receipt #24324 Her Majesty the Queen
1994-03-18 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1994-03-18 Her Majesty the Queen

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
Her Majesty the Queen Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Province of Alberta Treasury Branches Respondent Active

And Between

Sub parties (1) - Appellants
Name Role Status
Her Majesty the Queen Applicant Active

v.

Sub parties (1) - Respondents
Name Role Status
Province of Alberta Treasury Branches Respondent Active

And Between

Sub parties (2) - Appellants
Name Role Status
Her Majesty the Queen Applicant Active

v.

Sub parties (2) - Respondents
Name Role Status
Toronto-Dominion Bank Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
Michael J. Lema
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
300 - 10199, 101 ST NW
EDMONTON, Alberta
T5J 3Y4
Telephone: (403) 495-2983
FAX: (403) 495-2964
Agent
Name
Edward R. Sojonky, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
284 Wellington Street
East Memorial Building
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4871
FAX: (613) 954-1920

Party: Province of Alberta Treasury Branches

Counsel
Name
G. Scott Watson
Contact information
Parlee McLaws
3400 - 707, 8TH AVE SW
CALGARY, Alberta
T2P 1H5
Telephone: (403) 294-7000
Agent
Name
Eugene Meehan
Contact information
Lang Michener
300 - 50 O'Connor St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L2
Telephone: (613) 232-7171
FAX: (613) 231-3191

Party: Toronto-Dominion Bank

Counsel
Name
Jeffrey D. Vallis
Contact information
Howard, Mackie
1000 - 400, 3RD AVE SW
CALGARY, Alberta
T2P 4H2
Telephone: (403) 232-9500
FAX: (403) 266-1395
Agent
Name
Lynda M. Colley
Contact information
Fraser Milner Casgrain
1200 - 180 Elgin St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 2K7
Telephone: (613) 783-9600
FAX: (613) 563-7800

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Lower court rulings

May 21, 1993
Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta

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see file

January 18, 1994
Court of Appeal of Alberta (Calgary)

14345

respondents' appeals allowed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13