Case information

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)
1990-08-01	Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Joseph Eliot Magnet (Ottawa,ON)
1990-08-01	Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1990-08-01	Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Beament, Green, York & Manton (Ottawa,ON)
1990-08-01	Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa,ON)
1990-08-01	Copy of formal judgment being prepared, D.G. Frayer, C/O Department of Justice (Ott,ON)
1990-08-01	Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON)
1990-08-01	Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, (Winnipeg,MN)
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, Soloway, Wright, Houston (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, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa,ON)
1990-05-31	Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, D.G. Frayer, Q.C. 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, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON)
1990-05-31	Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Beament, Green, York and Manton (Ottawa,ON)
1990-05-31	Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa,ON)
1990-05-31	Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, D.G. Frayer, Q.C. C/O Department of Justice (Ottawa,ON)
1990-05-31	Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ McI La W LaF L'HD So, The appeal is dismissed, Wilson and L'Heureux-Dubé JJ. dissenting. McIntyre J. took no part in the judgment. Dismissed, no order as to costs
1988-12-02	General proceeding, to note original + 7 copies of transcript received & distributed
1988-12-01	Hearing of the appeal, 1988-12-01, (Appeal heard Dec 1st & 2nd, 1988), CJ McI La W LaF L'HD So Decision reserved
1988-12-01	Appeal hearing scheduled, 1988-12-01, (Appeal heard Dec 1st & 2nd, 1988) Decision reserved
1988-11-28	Book of authorities, , 31 copies, with service	Attorney General for Ontario
1988-11-24	General proceeding, to note notice of withdrawal,, with service	Attorney General of Nova Scotia
1988-11-24	Intervener's factum, With service	Canadian Organization of the Rights of Prostitutes
1988-11-18	Book of authorities, , 32 copies of volume 1, with service	Attorney General for Ontario
1988-11-18	Intervener's factum, (served copy), with service	Attorney General of Saskatchewan
1988-11-17	Intervener's factum, , 32 copies	Attorney General of Saskatchewan
1988-11-16	Affidavit, of authorities	Attorney General for Ontario
1988-11-16	Intervener's factum, , 31 copies, with service	Attorney General for Ontario
1988-11-14	Book of authorities, received, 32 copies of volumes 2 & 3	Attorney General for Ontario
1988-11-10	Intervener's factum, received, 33 copies, with service	Attorney General of British Columbia
1988-10-28	Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, (Written argument only. Argument not to exceed 20 pages and to be filed by Nov 24/88), L'HD Granted, no order as to costs
1988-10-28	Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1988-10-28, (Written argument only. Argument not to exceed 20 pages and to be filed by Nov 24/88), L'HD
1988-10-28	Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1988-10-28, (Written argument only. Argument not to exceed 20 pages and to be filed by Nov 24/88), L'HD
1988-10-28	Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1988-10-28 Decision reserved
1988-10-28	Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1988-10-28 Decision reserved
1988-10-24	Affidavit	Canadian Organization of the Rights of Prostitutes
1988-10-24	Motion for leave to intervene, , 2 copies	Canadian Organization of the Rights of Prostitutes
1988-08-30	Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1988-09-29
1988-07-27	Order on motion to file a lengthy factum
1988-07-21	Appellant's factum, , 31 copies
1988-07-21	Decision on motion to file a lengthy factum, W Granted, no order as to costs
1988-07-21	Hearing of motion to file a lengthy factum, 1988-07-21, W
1988-07-21	Submission of motion to file a lengthy factum, 1988-07-21, W
1988-07-15	Response to the motion to file a lengthy factum
1988-07-15	Affidavit
1988-07-15	Motion to file a lengthy factum
1988-07-15	Intervener's factum, , 31 copies, with service	Attorney General of Alberta
1988-07-15	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, dated July 15/88 from Burritt,Grace, Neville et al (Re: Factum of A.G. of N.S. will be late)
1988-07-14	Intervener's factum, , 31 copies, with service	Attorney General of Canada
1988-06-21	Book of authorities, , 11 unreported copies
1988-06-21	Respondent's factum, , 31 copies, with service
1988-06-09	Appellant's factum, , 31 copies, with service
1988-05-02	Case on appeal, , 30 copies of volumes 1 & 2
1988-03-28	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question	Attorney General of Nova Scotia
1988-03-25	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service	Attorney General of Alberta
1988-03-24	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question	Attorney General for Ontario
1988-03-16	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question	Attorney General of British Columbia
1988-03-15	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service	Attorney General of Saskatchewan
1988-03-10	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service	Attorney General of Canada
1988-03-08	Notice of constitutional question(s), With service	Jeffrey J. Gindin, on behalf of the Contradictor appointed by Order of the Chief Justice of Manitoba
1988-03-08	Order on motion to state a constitutional question
1988-03-03	Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, CJ, and for an order giving directions (For Constitutional Question see file or Reg's Red Book #7 @ p.2. Interventions by April 05/88; Case on Appeal by May 01/88; Appellant's factum by May 31/88; Respondent's factum by June 21/88; Interv. factum by July 15/88.) Granted, no order as to costs
1988-03-03	Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1988-03-03, CJ
1988-03-03	Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1988-03-03, CJ
1988-03-01	Motion to state a constitutional question, and for an order giving directions, with service	Jeffrey J. Gindin, on behalf of the Contradictor appointed by Order of the Chief Justice of Manitoba
1987-12-18	Notice of appeal, (amended copy), with service	Jeffrey J. Gindin, on behalf of the Contradictor appointed by Order of the Chief Justice of Manitoba
1987-11-24	Appeal court record, (judgment of the Court of Appeal)
1987-11-24	$30.00 filing fee, receipt # 11486	Jeffrey J. Gindin, on behalf of the Contradictor appointed by Order of the Chief Justice of Manitoba
1987-11-24	Notice of appeal	Jeffrey J. Gindin, on behalf of the Contradictor appointed by Order of the Chief Justice of Manitoba

Parties

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants

Name	Role	Status
Gindin, on behalf of the Contradictor appointed by Order of the Chief Justice of Manitoba, Jeffrey J.	Applicant	Active
Bennett, on behalf of Darlene Kent, added as Contradictor by Order of the C.J. of Manitoba, Mary-Jane	Applicant	Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents

Name	Role	Status
Attorney General of Manitoba	Respondent	Active

Other parties

Other parties

Name	Role	Status
Attorney General of Canada	Intervener	Active
Attorney General of British Columbia	Intervener	Active
Attorney General of Nova Scotia	Intervener	Active
Attorney General for Ontario	Intervener	Active
Attorney General of Saskatchewan	Intervener	Active
Attorney General of Alberta	Intervener	Active
Canadian Organization of the Rights of Prostitutes	Intervener	Active
ERASE THIS PARTY	Other	Active

Counsel

Summary

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

The memorandums of argument on an application for leave to appeal will be posted here 30 days after leave to appeal has been granted unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of the memorandum by filing out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

If you have questions about a memorandum of argument or want to use a memorandum of argument, please contact the author of the memorandum of argument directly. Their name appears at the end of the memorandum of argument. The contact information for counsel is found in the “Counsel” tab of this page.

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Factums on appeal

The factums of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here at least 2 weeks before the hearing unless they contain personal information, information that is subject to a publication ban, or any other information that is not part of the public record. You may also obtain copies of factums by filling out the Request for Court records form or by contacting the Court’s Records Centre either by email at records-dossiers@scc-csc.ca or by telephone at 613‑996‑7933 or at 1‑888‑551‑1185.

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