Docket
30894
Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium v. Commissioner of Customs and Revenue, et al.
(British Columbia) (Civil) (By Leave)
Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.
| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 2007-03-08 | Appeal closed | |
| 2007-03-08 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, Joseph Arvay, Re: returning exhibit books | |
| 2007-01-22 | Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties | |
| 2007-01-22 | Judgment on appeal and notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties | |
| 2007-01-19 | Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ Ba Bi LeB De F Abe Cha Ro, The appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver), Number CA32104, 2005 BCCA 94, dated February 18, 2005, heard on April 19, 2006, is dismissed, with the parties to bear their own costs. Binnie and Fish JJ. are dissenting. Dismissed |
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| 2006-09-12 | Correspondence received from, Cheryl J. Tobias dated Sept. 8/06 re: has no objection to submit the judgments of the Superior Court of Ontario | Commissioner of Customs and Revenue |
| 2006-09-07 | Correspondence received from, Burke-Robertson by e-mail dated Sept. 7/06 re: has no objection to decisions being put before the Court | Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium |
| 2006-07-13 | Correspondence received from, Robert V. Wright dated July 13/06 with 2 decisions in Ont. Superior Court of Justice in Incredible Electronics Inc. v. Canada and St. James Preservation Society v. City of Toronto(sent to the Court Sept. 14/06) | Sierra Legal Defence Fund and Environmental Law Centre |
| 2006-05-04 | Transcript received, (116 pages) | |
| 2006-04-19 | Supplemental document, 2 books submitted at the hearing: 1 - "What's wrong" and 2- "What's right" (9 copies of each) | Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium |
| 2006-04-19 | Judgment reserved OR rendered with reasons to follow | |
| 2006-04-19 | Acknowledgement and consent for video taping of proceedings | |
| 2006-04-19 | Hearing of the appeal, 2006-04-19, CJ Ba Bi LeB De F Abe Cha Ro Judgment reserved |
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| 2006-04-19 | Respondent's condensed book, 14 copies - distributed in Court | Commissioner of Customs and Revenue |
| 2006-04-19 | Appellant's condensed book, 14 copies - distributed in Court. | Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium |
| 2006-04-18 | Supplemental document, Supplemental Record - 12 copies - distributed in Court - addition to record filed on March 24th | Commissioner of Customs and Revenue |
| 2006-04-18 | Notice of appearance, Joseph J. Arvay, Q.C. and Irene Faulkner will be appearing (confirmed verbally) | Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium |
| 2006-04-13 | Notice of appearance, Janet E. Minor and Mark Crow will be present at the hearing. | Attorney General of Ontario |
| 2006-04-07 | Notice of appearance, George Copley will be present at the hearing. | Attorney General of British Columbia |
| 2006-04-06 | Notice of appearance, Chris Tollefson and Robert Wright will be appearing. | Sierra Legal Defence Fund and Environmental Law Centre |
| 2006-04-06 | Notice of appearance, J.J. Camp, Q.C. and Melina Buckley will be apprearing. | Canadian Bar Association ("CBA") |
| 2006-04-03 | Notice of appearance, Brian McLaughlin and Cheryl Tobias will be present at the hearing. | Commissioner of Customs and Revenue |
| 2006-04-03 | Order by, F, FURTHER TO THE ORDER of Fish J. dated March 15, 2006, granting leave to intervene to the Canadian Bar Association, the Egale Canada Inc., the Attorney General of British Columbia, the Attorney General of Ontario, and the Sierra Legal Defence Fund and the Environmental Law Centre; IT IS HEREBY FURTHER ORDERED THAT the said interveners are each granted permission to present oral argument not exceeding fifteen (15) minutes at the hearing of the appeal. Granted |
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| 2006-03-31 | Book of authorities, Completed on: 2006-04-05 | Attorney General of British Columbia |
| 2006-03-31 | Intervener's factum, Completed on: 2006-04-05 | Attorney General of British Columbia |
| 2006-03-31 | Book of authorities, Completed on: 2006-04-06 | Attorney General of Ontario |
| 2006-03-31 | Intervener's factum, Completed on: 2006-04-06 | Attorney General of Ontario |
| 2006-03-31 | Book of authorities, Completed on: 2006-04-05 | Canadian Bar Association ("CBA") |
| 2006-03-31 | Intervener's factum, Completed on: 2006-04-05 | Canadian Bar Association ("CBA") |
| 2006-03-31 | Book of authorities, Completed on: 2006-04-04 | Sierra Legal Defence Fund and Environmental Law Centre |
| 2006-03-31 | Intervener's factum, (CD rec'd Apr. 5/06), Completed on: 2006-04-05 | Sierra Legal Defence Fund and Environmental Law Centre |
| 2006-03-30 | Book of authorities, Completed on: 2006-03-30 | Egale Canada Inc. |
| 2006-03-30 | Intervener's factum, Completed on: 2006-03-30 | Egale Canada Inc. |
| 2006-03-27 | Appeal perfected for hearing | |
| 2006-03-24 | Respondent's book of authorities, Completed on: 2006-03-24 | Commissioner of Customs and Revenue |
| 2006-03-24 | Respondent's record, Completed on: 2006-03-24 | Commissioner of Customs and Revenue |
| 2006-03-24 | Respondent's factum, Completed on: 2006-03-28 | Commissioner of Customs and Revenue |
| 2006-03-16 | Letter sent to Intervener(s) | |
| 2006-03-16 | Order on motion for leave to intervene, (BY FISH J.) | |
| 2006-03-15 | Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, F, The motion for leave to intervene of the applicant, Canadian Bar Association, is granted and the applicant shall be entitled to serve and file a factum not to exceed 20 pages in length on or before March 31, 2006. The motion for leave to intervene of the applicant, Egale Canada Inc., is granted and the applicant shall be entitled to serve and file a factum not to exceed 20 pages in length on or before March 31, 2006. The motion for leave to intervene of the applicant, Attorney General of British Columbia, is granted and the applicant shall be entitled to serve and file a factum not to exceed 20 pages in length on or before March 31, 2006. The motion for leave to intervene of the applicant, Attorney General of Ontario, is granted and the applicant shall be entitled to serve and file a factum not to exceed 20 pages in length on or before March 31, 2006. The motion for leave to intervene of the applicant, Sierra Legal Defence Fund and the Environmental Law Centre, is granted and the applicant shall be entitled to serve and file a factum not to exceed 20 pages in length on or before March 31, 2006. The motion for leave to intervene of the applicant, Council of Canadians with Disabilities and ARCH Disability Law Centre, is dismissed. The motion for leave to intervene of the applicant, Canadian Aids Society, is dismissed. The requests to present oral argument are deferred to a date following receipt and consideration of the written arguments of the parties and the interveners. The interveners shall not be entitled to raise new issues or to adduce further evidence or otherwise to supplement the record of the parties. Pursuant to Rule 59(1)(a) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada the interveners shall pay to the appellant and respondents any additional disbursements occasioned to the appellant and respondents by their interventions. Allowed in part |
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| 2006-03-14 | Submission of motion for leave to intervene, F | |
| 2006-03-13 | Reply to the motion for leave to intervene, (bookform), Completed on: 2006-03-14 | Council of Canadians with Disabilities and ARCH Disability Law Centre |
| 2006-03-13 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), from R. V. Wright & C. Tollefson dated March 10/06, Completed on: 2006-03-13 | Sierra Legal Defence Fund and Environmental Law Centre |
| 2006-03-10 | Notice of hearing sent to parties | |
| 2006-03-10 | Appeal hearing scheduled, 2006-04-19, Previously Apr. 19 and 21/06 Judgment reserved |
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| 2006-03-09 | Reply to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), from P. A. LeFebour (by fax) re: to B. McLaughlin's response, Completed on: 2006-03-09 | Canadian Aids Society |
| 2006-03-09 | Reply to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), from C. Petersen (by fax) re: in reply to B. McLaughlin and P. LeFebour's responses, Completed on: 2006-03-09 | Egale Canada Inc. |
| 2006-03-07 | Supplemental document, (Letter Form), from George H. Copley, Q.C. dated March 7/06 (reponse to sur-reply) | Attorney General of British Columbia |
| 2006-03-06 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), from Brian McLaughlin dated March 6/06 (by all interveners), Completed on: 2006-03-06 | Commissioner of Customs and Revenue |
| 2006-03-03 | Supplemental document, (Letter Form), from Joseph J. Arvay, Q.C. dated March 2/06 (sur-reply to A.G.B.C.) | Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium |
| 2006-03-02 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), from Burke-Robertson dated March 2, 2006 (e-mail) re: intervention by Sierra Legal Defence, Completed on: 2006-03-02 | Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium |
| 2006-03-01 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), from Arvay Finlay dated Feb. 28/06 re: oppose the intervention of AGBC and AGOn (cc. to all parties), Completed on: 2006-03-01 | Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium |
| 2006-03-01 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), from Burke-Robertson re: consent to Council of Canadians and ARCH leave to intervene., Completed on: 2006-03-01 | Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium |
| 2006-02-27 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), from Brian McLachlin dated Feb. 27/06 (by CBA), Completed on: 2006-02-27 | Commissioner of Customs and Revenue |
| 2006-02-24 | Motion for leave to intervene, (bookform), Completed on: 2006-02-24 | Sierra Legal Defence Fund and Environmental Law Centre |
| 2006-02-24 | Motion for leave to intervene, (bookform), Completed on: 2006-02-24 | Attorney General of British Columbia |
| 2006-02-24 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, from Burke-Robertson dated Feb. 24, 2006 (e-mail) re: interventions by Egale, C.B.A. and C.A.S., Completed on: 2006-02-24 | Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium |
| 2006-02-23 | Motion for leave to intervene, (bookform), Completed on: 2006-02-23 | Council of Canadians with Disabilities and ARCH Disability Law Centre |
| 2006-02-23 | Motion for leave to intervene, 3 copies, Completed on: 2006-02-24 | Canadian Aids Society |
| 2006-02-23 | Motion for leave to intervene, book form, Completed on: 2006-02-23 | Egale Canada Inc. |
| 2006-02-23 | Motion for leave to intervene, Completed on: 2006-02-23 | Attorney General of Ontario |
| 2006-02-20 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), from Burke-Robertson dated Feb. 20, 2006 re: e-mail, Completed on: 2006-02-20 | Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium |
| 2006-02-16 | Motion for leave to intervene, 3 copies, Completed on: 2006-02-22 | Canadian Bar Association ("CBA") |
| 2006-01-27 | Appellant's book of authorities, Completed on: 2006-01-27 | Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium |
| 2006-01-27 | Appellant's record, (Vol. I to XVII) (3 Supreme Court of B.C. reasons from Bennett J. signed version rec'd Feb. 13/06), Completed on: 2006-02-15 | Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium |
| 2006-01-27 | Appellant's factum, (CD-ROM rec'd Feb. 6/06), Completed on: 2006-02-07 | Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium |
| 2005-11-28 | Letter advising the parties of tentative hearing date and filing deadlines (Leave granted) | |
| 2005-11-22 | Notice of appeal, Completed on: 2005-11-22 | Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium |
| 2005-11-18 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2005-11-18 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2005-11-17 | 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 for British Columbia (Vancouver), Number CA32104, 2005 BCCA 94, dated February 18, 2005, is granted with costs reserved to the Court at the hearing. Granted, with costs |
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| 2005-10-17 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ Bi Cha | |
| 2005-05-24 | Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, Completed on: 2005-05-24 | Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium |
| 2005-05-17 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2005-05-17 | Commissioner of Customs and Revenue |
| 2005-04-22 | Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal | |
| 2005-04-19 | Application for leave to appeal, C/A Order missing - Rec'd April 27, 2005, Completed on: 2005-04-27 | Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium |
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