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20408

Gerald Ladouceur v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Ontario) (Criminal) (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)
1990-09-13 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, (Toronto,ON)
1990-07-04 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Beament, Green, York, Manton (Ottawa,ON)
1990-07-04 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON)
1990-07-04 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Bernard Laprade C/O Department of Justice (Ott,ON)
1990-07-04 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1990-07-04 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, (Toronto,ON)
1990-05-31 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Beament, Green, York & Manton (Ottawa,ON)
1990-05-31 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON)
1990-05-31 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Bernard Laprade C/O Department of Justice (Ottawa,ON)
1990-05-31 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1990-05-31 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Beament, Green, York & Manton (Ottawa,ON)
1990-05-31 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON)
1990-05-31 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Bernard Laprade C/O Department of Justice (Ottawa,ON)
1990-05-31 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1990-05-31 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ La W LaF L'HD So G Co McL, The appeal is dismissed.
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1989-11-14 General proceeding, Transcript received and distributed to the justices(l06 pages)
1989-11-06 Hearing of the appeal, 1989-11-06, CJ La W LaF L'HD So G Co McL
Decision reserved
1989-11-05 Trial court record, 9 copies of trial proceedings,
1989-11-05 Appeal court record, 3 copies of case on appeal,
1989-10-27 Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service Attorney General of Canada
1989-10-26 Intervener's factum, 21 copies, Attorney General of New Brunswick
1989-10-24 Book of authorities, 10 copies Her Majesty the Queen
1989-10-23 Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service Attorney General of Manitoba
1989-10-23 Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service Attorney General of Nova Scotia
1989-10-18 Notice of withdrawal Attorney General of British Columbia
1989-10-11 Respondent's factum, 21 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1989-10-10 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1989-11-06
Decision reserved
1989-04-12 Notice of hearing, With service Gerald Ladouceur
1989-04-03 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1989-04-17
1989-03-14 Certified casebook, , 1 copy, with service Gerald Ladouceur
1989-02-28 Appellant's factum, , 1 copy, with service Gerald Ladouceur
1989-02-27 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General of Nova Scotia
1989-02-27 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General of Manitoba
1989-02-27 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General of Canada
1989-02-27 Appellant's factum, , 20 copies Gerald Ladouceur
1989-02-23 Case on appeal, , 10 copies vols. 2 to 4, with service Gerald Ladouceur
1989-02-21 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General of New Brunswick
1989-02-17 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question Attorney General of British Columbia
1989-02-16 Case on appeal, , 20 copies Gerald Ladouceur
1989-02-13 Order on motion to reduce number of copies
1989-02-13 Decision on motion to reduce number of copies, to 10 copies, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1989-02-13 Hearing of motion to reduce number of copies, 1989-02-13, to 10 copies, Reg
1989-02-13 Submission of motion to reduce number of copies, 1989-02-13, to 10 copies, Reg
1989-02-13 Response to motion to reduce number of copies Her Majesty the Queen
1989-02-13 Affidavit Gerald Ladouceur
1989-02-13 Motion to reduce number of copies Gerald Ladouceur
1989-02-07 Notice of constitutional question(s), With service Gerald Ladouceur
1989-02-06 Order granting leave to appeal
1989-02-01 Order on motion to state a constitutional question
1989-01-24 Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, (It is ordered that the A.G.'s who want to intervene must file a notice to that effect no later than Feb 28/89 and inform the parties. For Constitutional Question see file or Reg's Red Bk #7 @ p. 134.), CJ
Granted, no order as to costs
1989-01-24 Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1989-01-24, (It is ordered that the A.G.'s who want to intervene must file a notice to that effect no later than Feb 28/89 and inform the parties. For Constitutional Question see file or Reg's Red Bk #7 @ p. 134.), CJ
1989-01-24 Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1989-01-24, (It is ordered that the A.G.'s who want to intervene must file a notice to that effect no later than Feb 28/89 and inform the parties. For Constitutional Question see file or Reg's Red Bk #7 @ p. 134.), CJ
1988-09-28 Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1988-09-28, "Pending agreement between the parties as to the q uestions".
Decision reserved
1988-09-28 Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1988-09-28, "Pending agreement between the parties as to the q uestions".
Decision reserved
1988-05-09 Motion to state a constitutional question, With service Gerald Ladouceur
1988-05-09 Notice of appeal, With service Gerald Ladouceur
1988-04-25 Correspondence received from, advising of judgment sent to Reg (Toronto,ON)
1988-04-21 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, E W LeD
Granted, no order as to costs
1987-09-14 Correspondence received from, dated 87/09/14 from B. Wein (Re: Add authority)
1987-06-23 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1987-06-23, E W LeD
Decision reserved
1987-06-23 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1987-06-23, E W LeD
Decision reserved
1987-06-17 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1987-06-02 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1987-06-02 Gerald Ladouceur
1987-05-14 $30.00 filing fee, receipt # 10633 Gerald Ladouceur
1987-05-14 Notice of application for leave to appeal, With service Gerald Ladouceur

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
Ladouceur, Gerald Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Her Majesty the Queen Respondent Active

Other parties

Other parties
Name Role Status
Attorney General of New Brunswick Intervener Active
Attorney General of Canada Intervener Active
Attorney General of Manitoba Intervener Active
Attorney General of Nova Scotia Intervener Active

Counsel

Party: Ladouceur, Gerald

Counsel
Name
Morris Manning, Q.C.
Contact information
Manning & Simone
174 AVE RD
TORONTO, Ontario
M5R 2J1
Telephone: (416) 944-8460
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
S. Casey Hill
Contact information
Attorney General for Ontario
720 BAY ST
TORONTO, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-2220
Agent
Name
Robert E. Houston., Q.C.
Contact information
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Party: Attorney General of New Brunswick

Counsel
Name
Bruce Judah, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of New Brunswick
Centennial Bldg
PO Box 6000
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5H1
Telephone: (506) 453-2514
FAX: (506) 453-3275
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Attorney General of Canada

Counsel
Names
Bernard Laprade
Graham Garton
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
Department of Justice
284, rue Wellington
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4761
FAX: (613) 941-7865

Party: Attorney General of Manitoba

Counsel
Name
Donna J. Miller, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Manitoba
405 BROADWAY AVE
4TH FL
WINNIPEG, Manitoba
R3C 3L6
Telephone: (204) 945-0679
Agent
Name
Robert E. Houston., Q.C.
Contact information
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Party: Attorney General of Nova Scotia

Counsel
Name
Reinhold Endres, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Nova Scotia
400 - 5151 TERMINAL RD
PO BOX 7
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia
B3J 2L6
Telephone: (902) 424-4024
Agent
Name
Stephen J. Grace
Contact information
Beament, Green, Dust
155 Queen St
14th Fl
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L1
Telephone: (613) 238-2229
FAX: (613) 238-2371

Summary

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Lower court rulings

June 13, 1983
Provincial Court of Ontario

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Appeal dismissed

April 8, 1987
Court of Appeal for Ontario

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Appeal dismissed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13