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27561
Philip Douglas Backman v. Her Majesty the Queen
(Federal) (Civil) (By Leave)
Docket
Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.
| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 2001-04-24 | Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal | |
| 2001-03-28 | Appeal closed | |
| 2001-03-28 | Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties | |
| 2001-03-20 | Copy of formal judgment being prepared | |
| 2001-03-02 | Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties | |
| 2001-03-01 |
Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ L'HD G Ia Ba Bi LeB Dismissed, with costs |
|
| 2000-11-28 | Transcript received, (43 pages) | |
| 2000-11-10 |
Hearing of the appeal, 2000-11-10, (V086), CJ L'HD G Ia Ba Bi LeB Judgment reserved |
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| 2000-11-10 | Acknowledgement and consent for video taping of proceedings | |
| 2000-11-10 | Appellant's condensed book | Philip Douglas Backman |
| 2000-11-06 | Notice of appearance, (fax copy) | Philip Douglas Backman |
| 2000-11-06 | Respondent's condensed book | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 2000-10-24 | Appeal court record, (1 box) | |
| 2000-10-18 | Correspondence received from, N. Goldstein dated Oct. 17/00 (by fax) re: errata in Factum and page 43 of tab 10 of the Book of Authorities missing (original filed Oct. 19/00) | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 2000-10-10 | Respondent's factum, (Factum and Book of Authorities corrected on Oct. 23/00), Completed on: 2000-10-10 | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 2000-10-06 | Respondent's book of authorities, Completed on: 2000-10-06 | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 2000-10-06 | Respondent's record, Completed on: 2000-10-06 | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 2000-09-20 | Order on motion to expedite the appeal | |
| 2000-09-18 | Correspondence received from, N. Goldstein dated Sept. 18, 2000 (fax copy) re: Justice Major was with the Bennett, Jones law firm during 1986-1989 | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 2000-09-11 |
Appeal hearing scheduled, 2000-11-10 Judgment reserved |
|
| 2000-09-11 | Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 2000-10-02 | |
| 2000-09-08 | Appellant's book of authorities, Completed on: 2000-09-08 | Philip Douglas Backman |
| 2000-09-08 | Appellant's factum, Completed on: 2000-09-08 | Philip Douglas Backman |
| 2000-09-08 |
Decision on motion to expedite the appeal, L'HD Granted, no order as to costs |
|
| 2000-09-08 | Submission of motion to expedite the appeal, L'HD | |
| 2000-09-07 | Response to motion to expedite the appeal, (Letter Form), from C. O'Brien dated Sept. 5, 2000 (fax copy), Completed on: 2000-09-07 | Philip Douglas Backman |
| 2000-09-07 | Motion to expedite the appeal, (to be heard with 27415 on November 10, 2000, and directing the appellant to file his factum by Sept. 8, 2000 and respondent by Oct. 6, 2000) - 1 copy, Completed on: 2000-09-07 | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 2000-08-25 | Appellant's record, Vol. I to III, Completed on: 2000-08-25 | Philip Douglas Backman |
| 2000-08-24 | Correspondence received, from Tax Court Canada dated August 23/00 re: exhibit R-1-2 sent to the Respondent on Oct. 8/99 | |
| 2000-07-05 | Letter acknowledging receipt of notice of appeal | |
| 2000-07-04 | Notice of appeal, Completed on: 2000-07-04 | Philip Douglas Backman |
| 2000-06-30 | Order granting leave to appeal | |
| 2000-06-09 | Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties | |
| 2000-06-08 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal is granted with costs. Granted, with costs |
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| 2000-05-15 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, L'HD Ba LeB | |
| 2000-04-28 | Correspondence received from, N. Goldstein dated April 28, 2000 re: agrees with the requests made by M. Bourque in his letter dated April 27, 2000 | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 2000-04-28 | Correspondence received from, M. Bourque dated April 27, 2000 re: if leave is granted, to be heard with Spire Freezers, file no. 27415 | Philip Douglas Backman |
| 2000-01-06 | Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, Completed on: 2000-01-06 | Philip Douglas Backman |
| 1999-12-29 | Book of authorities, (5 copies), Completed on: 1999-12-29 | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1999-12-29 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (5 copies), Completed on: 1999-12-29 | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1999-12-20 | Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal | |
| 1999-11-30 | Application for leave to appeal, (vols. 1 and 2), Completed on: 1999-11-30 | Philip Douglas Backman |
| 1999-10-27 |
Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, Arb, to Nov. 30/99. Granted, no order as to costs |
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| 1999-10-27 | Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, Arb | |
| 1999-10-26 | Response to the motion to extend the time to file and / or serve the leave application, (signed consent on the motion), Completed on: 1999-10-26 | Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1999-10-26 | Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, 30 Novembre 1999, Completed on: 1999-10-26 | Philip Douglas Backman |
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
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Backman, Philip Douglas | Appellant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Her Majesty the Queen | Respondent | Active |
Counsel
Party: Backman, Philip Douglas
Counsel
Al Meghji
Michel Bourque
Gerald Grenon
4500 BANKERS HALL E
855 - 2ND ST SW
CALGARY, Alberta
T2P 4K7
Telephone: (403) 298-3100
FAX: (403) 265-7219
Agent
2600 - 160 Elgin St
P.O. Box 466, Stn "D"
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 233-1781
FAX: (613) 788-3433
Email: henry.brown@gowlings.com
Party: Her Majesty the Queen
Counsel
Naomi Goldstein
130 King Street West
Suite 3400
Toronto, Ontario
M5X 1K6
Telephone: (416) 973-3105
FAX: (416) 973-0810
Agent
234 Wellington Street
East Tower, Room 1212
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4842
FAX: (613) 954-1920
Email: ggarton@justice.gc.ca
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Lower court rulings
Tax Court of Canada
95-530(IT)G
Dismissed with costs
Federal Court of Appeal
A-569-97
Appeal dismissed with costs
Filed documents
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