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29660

Attorney General of Canada, et al. v. Air Canada

(Quebec) (Civil) (By Leave)

(Publication ban in case)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
2004-09-23 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal
2004-06-03 Appeal closed
2004-06-03 Discontinuance of the appeal, (also faxed to the Quebec Court of Appeal) (sent to the judges on June 3/04) Attorney General of Canada
2004-05-26 Notice of appearance, Michel Décary, Q.C. and Patrick Girard will be present at hearing. Air Canada
2004-04-23 Appellant's factum, AMENDED (see order of 04/20/04)(sent to the Court 04/26/04), Completed on: 2004-04-23 Attorney General of Canada
2004-04-20 Order on motion to amend
2004-04-20 Decision on motion to amend, the factum of the appellant filed on Feb. 20/04, Reg
Granted
2004-04-20 Submission of motion to amend, Reg
2004-04-19 Response to motion to amend, (Letter Form), from Michel Décary, Q.C dated 04/19/04, Completed on: 2004-04-19 Air Canada
2004-04-16 Appeal perfected for hearing
2004-04-15 Respondent's book of authorities, (Vol. I, II), Completed on: 2004-04-27 Air Canada
2004-04-15 Respondent's factum, (Service rec'd Apr. 27/04), Completed on: 2004-04-27 Air Canada
2004-04-01 Notice of hearing sent to parties
2004-03-31 Appeal hearing scheduled, 2004-06-14, (previously Apr. 15 - Apr. 14)
2004-03-23 Motion to amend, the appellant's factum (namely the format), Completed on: 2004-03-23 Attorney General of Canada
2004-02-27 Correspondence received from, Jean-Marc Aubry dated 02/27/04 re: no reference to confidential documents in appellants' record and factum Attorney General of Canada
2004-02-27 Appellant's book of authorities, vol. I & II, Completed on: 2004-02-27 Attorney General of Canada
2004-02-20 Appellant's factum, (see AMENDED factum filed 04/23/04), Completed on: 2004-02-20 Attorney General of Canada
2004-02-20 Appellant's record, vol I to IV, Completed on: 2004-02-20 Attorney General of Canada
2004-02-03 Decision on motion to extend time, to serve and file the appellants record, factum and book of authorities to Feb. 20/04, Reg
Granted
2004-02-03 Submission of motion to extend time, Reg
2004-01-27 Response to motion to extend time, (Letter Form), M. Décary dated Jan. 27, 2004 (fax copy), Completed on: 2004-01-27 Air Canada
2004-01-21 Motion to extend time, to file the factum to Feb. 20, 2004, Completed on: 2004-01-21 Attorney General of Canada
2003-11-14 Notice of constitutional question(s), (served on 11/13/03) Attorney General of Canada
2003-11-12 Order on motion to state a constitutional question, (BY CHIEF JUSTICE)
2003-11-12 Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, CJ, 1. La requête de l'intimé visant à obtenir la formulation de questions constitutionnelles est rejetée.
2. La requête des appelants visant à obtenir la formulation de questions constitutionnelles est accordée.
LES QUESTIONS CONSTITUTIONNELLES SUIVANTES SONT FORMULÉES:
1. Is s. 104.1 of the Competition Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 34, as amended, inconsistent with s. 2(e) of the Canadian Bill of Rights, S.C. 1960, c. 44?
2. If the answer to this question is in the affirmative, is s. 104.1 of the Competition Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 34, as amended, inoperable by reason of such inconsistency?
Allowed in part
2003-10-23 Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, CJ
2003-10-01 Reply to the motion to state a constitutional question, Completed on: 2003-10-01 Air Canada
2003-09-25 Response to the motion to state a constitutional question, Completed on: 2003-09-25 Attorney General of Canada
2003-09-15 Motion to state a constitutional question, 2 copies, Completed on: 2003-09-15 Air Canada
2003-09-12 Motion to state a constitutional question, Completed on: 2003-09-12 Attorney General of Canada
2003-09-12 Notice of appeal, Completed on: 2003-09-12 Attorney General of Canada
2003-08-27 Appeal court record, (4 boxes + 1 box)
2003-08-19 Letter advising the parties of tentative hearing date and filing deadlines (Leave granted)
2003-08-18 Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2003-08-14 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montreal), Number 500-09-011298-015, dated January 16, 2003, is granted with costs to the applicants in any event of the cause.

Granted, with costs to the applicant(s) in any event of the cause
2003-06-19 Correspondence received from, Y. de Montigny dated June 11/03 re: confirming no sealed material in the Application for Leave to Appeal Attorney General of Canada
2003-06-02 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ Ba De
2003-05-13 Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal
2003-04-16 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2003-04-16 Air Canada
2003-03-17 Book of authorities Attorney General of Canada
2003-03-17 Application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2003-05-13 Attorney General of Canada

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
Attorney General of Canada Appellant Active
The Commissioner of Competition Appellant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Air Canada Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Attorney General of Canada

Counsel
Names
Jean-Marc Aubry, Q.C.
René LeBlanc
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
Agent
Name
Christopher M. Rupar
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
Bank of Canada Building - East Tower
1216 - 234 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 941-2351
FAX: (613) 954-1920
Email: Christopher.Rupar@justice.gc.ca

Party: The Commissioner of Competition

Counsel
Name
Jean-Marc Aubry, Q.C.
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
Agent
Name
Christopher M. Rupar
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
Bank of Canada Building - East Tower
1216 - 234 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 941-2351
FAX: (613) 954-1920
Email: Christopher.Rupar@justice.gc.ca

Party: Air Canada

Counsel
Names
Michel Décary, c.r.
Patrick Girard
Contact information
Stikeman, Elliott
1155 boul. René-Lévesque ouest
Bureau 4000
Montréal, Quebec
H3B 3V2
Telephone: (514) 397-3099
FAX: (514) 397-3222
Email: mdecary@stikeman.com
Agent
Name
T. Bradbrooke Smith, Q.C.
Contact information
Stikeman, Elliott
1600 - 50 O'Connor Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L2
Telephone: (613) 234-4555
FAX: (613) 230-8877

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Lower court rulings

July 12, 2001
Superior Court of Quebec

500-05-060623-004

Requête pour jugement déclaratoire de l'intimée, rejetée

January 16, 2003
Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montréal)

500-09-011298-015

Appel accueilli; jugement infirmé; requête pour jugement déclaratoire accueillie; art. 104.1 de la Loi sur la concurrence déclaré inopérant

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13