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20614

Thomas Brown, et al. v. YMHA Jewish Community Centre of Winnipeg Inc., et al.

(Manitoba) (Civil) (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)
1990-06-29 Appeal closed
1990-04-09 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Goldberg, Shinder, Gardner, Kronick (Ottawa,ON)
1990-04-09 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1990-04-09 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, James M. Mabbutt, C/O Department of Justice, Tax Counsel Division (Ottawa,ON)
1990-04-09 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON)
1990-04-09 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, (Winnipeg,MN)
1989-07-18 General proceeding, Court of appeal record returned to Registrar (Wpg., Man.)
1989-06-12 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling & Henderson (Ott., Ont.)
1989-06-12 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Goldberg, Shinder, Gardner, Kronick & Tavel (Ott., Ont.)
1989-06-08 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ La W LaF L'HD So G, The appeal is allowed and the decision of the Manitoba Labour Board restored, with costs throughout.
Allowed, costs in this Court and courts below
1989-03-15 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the Justices.
1989-03-15 Service, of factum, 1 copy, with service
1989-03-14 Hearing of the appeal, 1989-03-14, CJ La W LaF L'HD So G
Decision reserved
1989-03-10 Intervener's factum, , 1 copy, with service Attorney General of New Brunswick
1989-03-09 Intervener's factum, , 18 copies Attorney General of New Brunswick
1989-03-07 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General of New Brunswick
1989-03-07 Order on motion to extend time
1989-03-07 Decision on motion to extend time, to file a notice of intervention by N.B., La
Granted, no order as to costs
1989-03-07 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1989-03-07, to file a notice of intervention by N.B., La
1989-03-07 Submission of motion to extend time, 1989-03-07, to file a notice of intervention by N.B., La
1989-03-06 Motion for leave to intervene Attorney General of New Brunswick
1989-03-06 Response to motion to extend time, to file a notice of intervention by N.B. Thomas Brown
1989-03-06 Motion to extend time, to file a notice of intervention, with service Attorney General of New Brunswick
1989-03-01 Service, of Appellant's factum, case on appeal and joint book of authorities of D. Paulette Heintz, with service
1989-02-27 Intervener's factum, 20 copies, with service Attorney General of Canada
1989-02-24 General proceeding, to note proof of service, with service Thomas Brown
1989-02-03 Book of authorities, , 9 copies Thomas Brown
1989-01-27 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1989-03-14
Decision reserved
1989-01-26 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General of Canada
1989-01-20 Notice of constitutional question(s), With service Thomas Brown
1989-01-20 Order on motion to state a constitutional question
1989-01-16 Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, CJ, (On consent, the motion to state a Constitutional question is granted. It is ordered that the Constitutional question in both languages together with this order and the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Manitoba be served on the A.G.'s of the provinces and the A.G. of Canada. It is further ordered that the A.G.'s who want to intervene must file a notice to that effect no later that Feb 06, 1989 and file their factum by Feb 27, 1989)
Granted, no order as to costs
1989-01-16 Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1989-01-16, CJ
1989-01-16 Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1989-01-16, CJ
1989-01-10 Response to the motion to state a constitutional question, With service YMHA Jewish Community Centre of Winnipeg Inc.
1989-01-10 Motion to state a constitutional question, With service Thomas Brown
1988-12-28 Respondent's factum Manitoba Labour Board
1988-12-28 Respondent's factum, , 21 copies YMHA Jewish Community Centre of Winnipeg Inc.
1988-09-30 Service, of Appellants factum
1988-09-15 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1989-01-23
1988-09-15 Decision on motion to expedite the appeal, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1988-09-15 Hearing of motion to expedite the appeal, 1988-09-15, Reg
1988-09-15 Submission of motion to expedite the appeal, 1988-09-15, Reg
1988-09-15 Response to motion to expedite the appeal YMHA Jewish Community Centre of Winnipeg Inc.
1988-09-15 Motion to expedite the appeal Thomas Brown
1988-09-12 Appellant's factum, , 21 copies Thomas Brown
1988-07-08 Service
1988-05-20 Appeal court record
1988-05-19 Certified casebook Thomas Brown
1988-05-19 Case on appeal, , 20 copies Thomas Brown
1988-03-07 Order granting leave to appeal
1988-03-04 Notice of appeal, With service Thomas Brown
1988-02-29 Correspondence received from, advising of judgment sent to Reg (Wpg,MN)
1988-02-25 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ W LeD
Granted, with costs in the cause
1988-01-25 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1988-01-25, CJ W LeD
Decision reserved
1988-01-25 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1988-01-25, CJ W LeD
Decision reserved
1988-01-15 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, , 5 copies YMHA Jewish Community Centre of Winnipeg Inc.
1987-12-03 Correspondence received from, from ? (Re: Request for satellite hearing)
1987-11-02 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, , 1 copy, with service YMHA Jewish Community Centre of Winnipeg Inc.
1987-10-29 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, , 5 copies YMHA Jewish Community Centre of Winnipeg Inc.
1987-10-26 $30.00 filing fee, receipt # 11362 Thomas Brown
1987-10-26 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, Completed on: 1987-10-26 Thomas Brown

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Brown, Thomas Applicant Active
Koerner, Bobby Applicant Active
Séguin, Marc Applicant Active
Cherniak, Eugene Applicant Active
Olynyk, Darren Applicant Active
Vesa, Eino Applicant Active
Gibson, Keith Applicant Active
Robinson, Gary Applicant Active
Gibson, Wade Applicant Active
Roy, Martin Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
YMHA Jewish Community Centre of Winnipeg Inc. Respondent Active
Manitoba Labour Board Respondent Active

Other parties

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

Counsel

Party: Brown, Thomas

Counsel
Names
Valerie J. Matthews Lemieux
W.G. McFetridge
A. Webb
Contact information
Attorney General of Manitoba
405 BROADWAY AVE
WINNIPEG, Manitoba
R3C 3L6
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: Koerner, Bobby

Counsel
Names
Valerie J. Matthews Lemieux
W.G. McFetridge
Contact information
Attorney General of Manitoba
405 BROADWAY AVE
WINNIPEG, Manitoba
R3C 3L6
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: Séguin, Marc

Counsel
Names
Valerie J. Matthews Lemieux
W.G. McFetridge
Contact information
Attorney General of Manitoba
405 BROADWAY AVE
WINNIPEG, Manitoba
R3C 3L6
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: Cherniak, Eugene

Counsel
Names
Valerie J. Matthews Lemieux
W.G. McFetridge
Contact information
Attorney General of Manitoba
405 BROADWAY AVE
WINNIPEG, Manitoba
R3C 3L6
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: Olynyk, Darren

Counsel
Names
Valerie J. Matthews Lemieux
W.G. McFetridge
Contact information
Attorney General of Manitoba
405 BROADWAY AVE
WINNIPEG, Manitoba
R3C 3L6
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: Vesa, Eino

Counsel
Names
Valerie J. Matthews Lemieux
W.G. McFetridge
Contact information
Attorney General of Manitoba
405 BROADWAY AVE
WINNIPEG, Manitoba
R3C 3L6
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: Gibson, Keith

Counsel
Names
Valerie J. Matthews Lemieux
W.G. McFetridge
Contact information
Attorney General of Manitoba
405 BROADWAY AVE
WINNIPEG, Manitoba
R3C 3L6
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: Robinson, Gary

Counsel
Names
Valerie J. Matthews Lemieux
W.G. McFetridge
Contact information
Attorney General of Manitoba
405 BROADWAY AVE
WINNIPEG, Manitoba
R3C 3L6
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: Gibson, Wade

Counsel
Names
Valerie J. Matthews Lemieux
W.G. McFetridge
Contact information
Attorney General of Manitoba
405 BROADWAY AVE
WINNIPEG, Manitoba
R3C 3L6
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: Roy, Martin

Counsel
Names
Valerie J. Matthews Lemieux
W.G. McFetridge
Contact information
Attorney General of Manitoba
405 BROADWAY AVE
WINNIPEG, Manitoba
R3C 3L6
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: YMHA Jewish Community Centre of Winnipeg Inc.

Counsel
Names
Harold Buchwald
Campbell Wright
Contact information
Buchwald Asper Gallagher Henteleff
2500 - 360 MAIN ST
WINNIPEG, Manitoba
R3C 4H6
Telephone: (204) 956-0560
FAX: (204) 957-0227
Agent
Name
Stephen I. Goldberg
Contact information
Goldberg, Shinder & Kronick
280 Slater St
18th Fl
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C2
Telephone: (613) 237-4922
FAX: (613) 237-2920

Party: Manitoba Labour Board

Counsel
Name
T. David Gisser
Contact information
Attorney General of Manitoba
405 BROADWAY AVE
WINNIPEG, Manitoba
R3C 3L6
Telephone: (204) 945-2878
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 Canada

Counsel
Name
James M. Mabbutt, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
239 WELLINGTON ST
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 952-8361

Party: Attorney General of New Brunswick

Counsel
Name
Gabriel Bourgeois
Contact information
Attorney General of New Brunswick
Édifice du Centenaire
C.P. 6000, Pièce 444
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5H1
Telephone: (506) 453-3606
FAX: (506) 453-3275
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling Lafleur Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

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Lower court rulings

January 21, 1986
Provincial Administrative Tribunals of Manitoba

856/85/PWA

Decision of Director of Employment standards upheld

July 22, 1987
Court of Appeal of Manitoba

57/86

Appeal allowed

Filed documents

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