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24786

Michael A. Dagg v. Minister of Finance

(Federal) (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)
1997-12-08 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, (1 env. and 1 box) sent together with 24994
1997-08-14 Appeal closed
1997-07-11 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Raven, Jewitt & Allen (Ottawa, ON)
1997-07-11 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, A.G. Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1997-07-11 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Nelligan, Power (Ottawa, ON)
1997-07-11 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Soloway, Wright (Ottawa, ON)
1997-07-09 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, F.C.A. (Ottawa, Ontario)
1997-06-27 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Raven, Jewitt & Allen
1997-06-27 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, A.G. Canada
1997-06-27 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Nelligan, Power
1997-06-27 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Soloway, Wright
1997-06-26 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma, The appeal is allowed with costs. La Forest, L'Heureux-Dubé, Gonthier and Major JJ. dissenting.
Allowed, with costs
1997-02-10 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the judges (70 pages)
1997-01-22 General proceeding, 11 copies of BOOK OF EXCERPTS AND AUTHORITIES given in Court Minister of Finance
1997-01-22 Hearing of the appeal, 1997-01-22, CJ LaF L'HD So G Co McL Ia Ma
Decision reserved
1997-01-20 Proof of service, of factum
1997-01-20 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated Jan. 20/97 from Alan Riddell re: supplementary book of authorities
1997-01-20 Supplemental document, BOOK OF AUTHORITIES 10 copies Michael A. Dagg
1997-01-14 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Graham Garton to A. Roland re: names of counsel appearing at the hearing of the appeal (fax copy)
1997-01-09 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated Jan. 7/97 from Anne F. Malek (Nelligan Power) re: appearance of Denis Power, Q.C. at the appeal
1997-01-08 Book of authorities, 10 copies, with service, Completed on: 1997-01-08 Michael A. Dagg
1997-01-07 Book of authorities, 10 copies, Completed on: 1997-01-07 Privacy Commissioner of Canada
1996-12-23 Intervener's factum, 24 copies, Completed on: 1996-12-23 Privacy Commissioner of Canada
1996-12-20 Intervener's factum, 24 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-12-20 PSAC 'Alliance'
1996-12-20 Book of authorities, 10 copies, Completed on: 1996-12-20 PSAC 'Alliance'
1996-12-10 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1997-01-22
Decision reserved
1996-12-03 Order on motion to extend time, to file the factum
1996-12-03 Decision on motion to extend time, to file the respondent's factum to Nov 29/96, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1996-12-03 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1996-12-03, to file the respondent's factum to Nov 29/96, Reg
1996-12-03 Submission of motion to extend time, 1996-12-03, to file the respondent's factum to Nov 29/96, Reg
1996-11-29 Respondent's factum, 24 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-11-29 Minister of Finance
1996-11-29 Response to motion to extend time, to serve and file the respondent's factum to Nov. 29/96, Completed on: 1996-11-29 Michael A. Dagg
1996-11-29 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, (deducted from justice account) Minister of Finance
1996-11-29 Affidavit, to serve and file the factum to Nov. 29/96; Anne M. Turley, with service Minister of Finance
1996-11-29 Motion to extend time, to serve and file the factum to Nov. 29/96, with service, Completed on: 1996-11-29 Minister of Finance
1996-11-29 Book of authorities, 10 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-11-29 Minister of Finance
1996-10-25 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1997-01-20
1996-08-30 Appellant's factum, 24 copies (see order of July 16/96), with service, Completed on: 1996-08-30 Michael A. Dagg
1996-08-08 Appeal court record, 1 accordion file (joint with Trial record)
1996-08-08 Trial court record, 1 accordion file (joint with Appeal record)
1996-08-08 Certified casebook Michael A. Dagg
1996-07-26 Proof of service, of the Case on Appeal admitted today
1996-07-26 Case on appeal, 23 copies (see order of July 16/96) Michael A. Dagg
1996-07-16 Response to motion to extend time, to serve and file the Case on Appeal and the Appellant's factum to August 30/96; 3 copies, Completed on: 1996-07-16 Minister of Finance
1996-07-16 Affidavit, to serve and file the Case on Appeal and factum to August 30/96; 3 copies; Alan Riddell, with service Michael A. Dagg
1996-07-16 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, receipt #32357 Michael A. Dagg
1996-07-16 Motion to extend time, to serve and file the Case on Appeal and factum to August 30/96; 3 copies, with service, Completed on: 1996-07-16 Michael A. Dagg
1996-07-16 Decision on motion to extend time, to file the case on appeal and appellant's factum to Aug 30/96, nunc pro tunc, DeRg
Granted, no order as to costs
1996-07-16 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1996-07-16, to file the case on appeal and appellant's factum to Aug 30/96, nunc pro tunc, DeRg
1996-07-16 Submission of motion to extend time, 1996-07-16, to file the case on appeal and appellant's factum to Aug 30/96, nunc pro tunc, DeRg
1996-04-04 Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, oral argument is limited to 15 minutes, Ia
Granted, no order as to costs
1996-04-04 Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1996-04-04, oral argument is limited to 15 minutes, Ia
1996-04-04 Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1996-04-04, oral argument is limited to 15 minutes, Ia
1996-04-04 Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, oral argument is limited to 15 minutes, Ia
Granted, no order as to costs
1996-04-04 Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1996-04-04, oral argument is limited to 15 minutes, Ia
1996-04-04 Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1996-04-04, oral argument is limited to 15 minutes, Ia
1996-03-12 Response to the motion for leave to intervene, of Alan Riddell (letter form) re: motion to intervene by PSAC and Privacy Commissioner 0 fax copy, Completed on: 1996-03-12 Michael A. Dagg
1996-03-07 Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (letterform) of PSAC, Completed on: 1996-03-07 Minister of Finance
1996-03-04 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, receipt no. 31669 PSAC 'Alliance'
1996-03-04 Affidavit, of Craig Spencer (2 copies), with service PSAC 'Alliance'
1996-03-04 Motion for leave to intervene, (2 copies) (wait for new front page of the motion), with service, Completed on: 1996-03-04 PSAC 'Alliance'
1996-02-28 Response to the motion for leave to intervene, by the Privary Commissioner of Canada (letterform), Completed on: 1996-02-28 Minister of Finance
1996-02-27 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, for leave to intervene receipt #31645 Privacy Commissioner of Canada
1996-02-27 Affidavit, 2 copies (of Holly Harris), with service Privacy Commissioner of Canada
1996-02-27 Motion for leave to intervene, 2 copies (with written submissions), with service, Completed on: 1996-02-27 Privacy Commissioner of Canada
1996-01-31 $500 security deposit paid, receipt no. 2362 [GIVEN BACK TO MR. DAGG AS NOT NECESSARY: SEE S.64] Michael A. Dagg
1996-01-11 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1996-01-11 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Soloway, Wright, Victor (Ottawa, ON) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1996-01-05 Notice of appeal, Completed on: 1996-01-05 Michael A. Dagg
1995-12-07 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, LaF Co Ma, The application for leave to appeal is granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1995-12-07 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1995-12-07 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Soloway, Wright, Victor (Ottawa, ON)
1995-08-21 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, LaF Co Ma
1995-08-09 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service Minister of Finance
1995-07-27 Correspondence received from, of Barb Kincaid to Ms. Kinnear to confirm the receipt of her letter of July 20/95 and to confirm that it will be brought to the attention of the panel
1995-07-24 Correspondence received from, of Meg Kinnear (Dept. of Justice) dated July 20, 1995 to the Deputy Registrar in reply to Mr. Riddell's letter to her of July 12/95. The Dagg matter has no similarities to the RUBIN case Minister of Finance
1995-07-14 Correspondence received from, from L. Meagher to A. Riddell re: acknowledge receipt of his letter dated July 12, 1995 re: similarities between this case and the appeal in K. Rubin v. Clerk of the Privy Council #24147
1995-07-13 Correspondence received from, (by fax) of Alan Riddell (Soloway, Wright) dated July 12/95 to request that in the event that this application is granted, the appeal be heard at the same time as the appeal of "Ken Rubin v. Clerk of the Privy Council" (#24147) (TO BE SENT WITH APPLICATIO Michael A. Dagg
1995-06-26 Correspondence received from, sent to Soloway, Wright, Victor (Ottawa, ON) to acknowledge receipt of material commencing a proceeding together with enclosed filing fee
1995-06-26 Correspondence received from, sent to A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON) enclosing copy of letter dated June 26/95 sent to applicant
1995-06-20 Appeal Court record, 5 copies of APPEAL BOOK (TO BE SENT WITH THE APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL)
1995-06-20 $50.00 filing fee, receipt no. 30329 Michael A. Dagg
1995-06-20 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1995-06-20 Michael A. Dagg

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
Dagg, Michael A. Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Minister of Finance Respondent Active

Other parties

Other parties
Name Role Status
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Intervener Active
PSAC 'Alliance' Intervener Active
Public Service Alliance of Canada Other Active
Privacy Commissioner of Canada Other Active

Counsel

Party: Dagg, Michael A.

Counsel
Name
Alan Riddell
Contact information
Soloway, Wright LLP
900 - 427 Laurier Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1R 7Y2
Telephone: (613) 236-0111
FAX: (613) 238-8507

Party: Minister of Finance

Counsel
Name
Graham R. Garton, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
Department of Justice
284 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4842
FAX: (613) 954-1920
Email: ggarton@justice.gc.ca

Party: Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Counsel
Name
Denis J. Power, Q.C.
Contact information
Nelligan Power
1900 - 66 Slater St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5H1
Telephone: (613) 238-8080
FAX: (613) 238-2098

Party: PSAC 'Alliance'

Counsel
Name
Andrew J. Raven
Contact information
Raven, Jewitt & Allen
1600 - 220 LAURIER AVE W
OTTAWA, Ontario
K1P 5Z9
Telephone: (613) 567-2901
FAX: (613) 238-8507

Party: Public Service Alliance of Canada

Counsel
Name
Andrew J. Raven
Contact information
Raven, Jewitt & Allen
1600 - 220 LAURIER AVE W
OTTAWA, Ontario
K1P 5Z9
Telephone: (613) 567-2901
FAX: (613) 238-8507

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Lower court rulings

November 8, 1993
Federal Court of Canada, Trial Division

T-2662-91

see file

April 21, 1995
Federal Court of Appeal

A-675-93

appeal allowed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13