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)
1994-07-06	Close file for archive
1994-07-06	Appeal closed
1991-02-01	Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, (Toronto,ON)
1991-02-01	Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON)
1991-02-01	Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Davies, Ward & Beck (Toronto,ON)
1991-02-01	Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Cooper, Sandler & West (Toronto,ON)
1991-02-01	Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Greenspan, Rosenberg (Toronto,ON)
1991-02-01	Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1991-02-01	Copy of formal judgment being prepared, D.M. Low C/O Dept. of Justice (Ottawa,ON)
1991-02-01	Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Noël, Berthiaume (Hull,QC)
1991-02-01	Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Ogilvy, Renault (Ottawa,ON)
1991-02-01	Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Women's Legal Education & Action Fund (Toronto,ON)
1990-12-14	Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Women's Legal Education & Action fund (Tor,ON)
1990-12-14	Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Ogilvy, Renault (Ottawa,ON)
1990-12-14	Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Noël, Berthiaume (Hull,QC)
1990-12-14	Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1990-12-14	Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Greenspan, Rosenberg (Toronto,ON)
1990-12-14	Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Cooper, Sandler & West (Toronto,ON)
1990-12-14	Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Davies, Ward & Beck (Toronto,ON)
1990-12-14	Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON)
1990-12-13	Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ W LaF L'HD So G McL, The appeal is dismissed, La Forest, Sopinka and McLachlin JJ. dissenting. Dismissed, no order as to costs
1990-01-04	General proceeding
1990-01-04	General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the justices (132 pages)
1989-12-04	Hearing of the appeal, 1989-12-04, (Appeal heard Dec 4th & 5th), CJ W LaF L'HD So G McL Decision reserved
1989-12-01	Book of authorities, (10 copies) vols. 1 & 2	Canadian Jewish Congress
1989-12-01	Book of authorities, (10 copies) vols. l to 5, with service	Her Majesty the Queen
1989-12-01	Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service	InterAmicus
1989-12-01	Order on motion for leave to intervene
1989-11-30	Book of authorities, (10 copies) vols. 1 to 3	Women's Legal Education and Action Fund
1989-11-30	Intervener's factum, (19 copies) joint with 21118	League for Human Rights of B'nai Brith Canada
1989-11-29	Intervener's factum, 20 copies, joint with 21118,	Women's Legal Education and Action Fund
1989-11-29	Book of authorities, 10 copies (joint) vols. 1, 2,	Attorney General of Canada
1989-11-29	Intervener's factum, 22 copies,	Attorney General of Canada
1989-11-29	Intervener's factum, 25 copies, *joint with 20462, 21118,*	Attorney General of Quebec
1989-11-29	Intervener's factum, 20 copies, to be used on 21118 also., with service	Canadian Jewish Congress
1989-11-29	Intervener's factum, 22 copies,, with service	Attorney General of Manitoba
1989-11-28	Agreement as to contents of case	Donald Clarke Andrews
1989-11-28	Case on appeal, 22 copies	Donald Clarke Andrews
1989-11-27	Service, (served copy of factum), with service
1989-11-24	Respondent's factum, 21 copies,	Her Majesty the Queen
1989-11-24	Intervener's factum, 20 copies,	Attorney General of New Brunswick
1989-11-17	Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service	Canadian Civil Liberties Association
1989-10-30	Appellant's factum, 21 copies, with service	Donald Clarke Andrews
1989-10-24	Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, & extension of time on behalf of the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund is granted. The factum is limited to 15 pages with liberty to apply to make oral submissions to the panel hearing the appeal., Co Granted, no order as to costs
1989-10-24	Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1989-10-24, & extension of time on behalf of the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund is granted. The factum is limited to 15 pages with liberty to apply to make oral submissions to the panel hearing the appeal., Co
1989-10-24	Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1989-10-24, & extension of time on behalf of the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund is granted. The factum is limited to 15 pages with liberty to apply to make oral submissions to the panel hearing the appeal., Co
1989-10-13	Response to the motion for leave to intervene, on behalf of the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund	Her Majesty the Queen
1989-10-10	Appeal hearing scheduled, 1989-12-04 Decision reserved
1989-09-29	Affidavit, to intervene, with service	Women's Legal Education and Action Fund
1989-09-29	Motion to extend time, to intervene, with service	Women's Legal Education and Action Fund
1989-09-29	Affidavit, With service	Women's Legal Education and Action Fund
1989-09-29	Motion for leave to intervene, With service	Women's Legal Education and Action Fund
1989-09-19	Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, on behalf of InterAmicus is granted & limited to a factum not to exceed 15 pages. If some point is raised which requires oral submission counsel is always at liberty to apply during the hearing to be heard., Co Granted, no order as to costs
1989-09-19	Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1989-09-19, on behalf of InterAmicus is granted & limited to a factum not to exceed 15 pages. If some point is raised which requires oral submission counsel is always at liberty to apply during the hearing to be heard., Co
1989-09-19	Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1989-09-19, on behalf of InterAmicus is granted & limited to a factum not to exceed 15 pages. If some point is raised which requires oral submission counsel is always at liberty to apply during the hearing to be heard., Co
1989-09-18	Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1989-10-02
1989-09-13	Affidavit	InterAmicus
1989-09-13	Motion for leave to intervene, With service	InterAmicus
1989-09-07	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question	Attorney General of Quebec
1989-09-07	General proceeding, to note Appeal to be heard December 4, 1989 together with the Appeals "The Queen v. James Keegstra" (21118), and "John Ross Taylor et al. v. Canadian Humanr Rights Commission" et al. (20462)
1989-09-06	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service	Attorney General of Manitoba
1989-08-29	Service, of the intervention. (Pamela Burke), with service
1989-08-29	Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, on behalf of the Canadian Civil Liberties Ass. and the League for Human Rights of B'Nai Brith Canada limited to written submissions which are not to exceed 15 pages., LaF Granted, no order as to costs
1989-08-29	Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1989-08-29, on behalf of the Canadian Civil Liberties Ass. and the League for Human Rights of B'Nai Brith Canada limited to written submissions which are not to exceed 15 pages., LaF
1989-08-29	Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1989-08-29, on behalf of the Canadian Civil Liberties Ass. and the League for Human Rights of B'Nai Brith Canada limited to written submissions which are not to exceed 15 pages., LaF
1989-08-29	General proceeding, (proof of service of the intervention motion of th e Canadian Civil Liberties, and affidavit of Mr. B orovoy.)
1989-08-28	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service	Attorney General of Canada
1989-08-28	Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service	Attorney General of New Brunswick
1989-08-24	Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, re: Attorney General of Canada will not be taking any position either in support of, or against, the to intervene of Canadian Civil Liberties in both appeals.
1989-08-23	Affidavit, of A. Alan Borovoy, (BooK), with service	Canadian Civil Liberties Association
1989-08-23	Motion for leave to intervene, With service	Canadian Civil Liberties Association
1989-08-23	Affidavit, of Moishe Smith,(Originals filed on Aug. 25 1989.), with service	League for Human Rights of B'nai Brith Canada
1989-08-23	Motion for leave to intervene, (Originals filed on Aug. 25 1989), with service	League for Human Rights of B'nai Brith Canada
1989-08-14	Notice of constitutional question(s), With service	Donald Clarke Andrews
1989-08-11	Order on motion to state a constitutional question
1989-08-10	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 that Sept 08/1989. For further particulars, refer to Reg's Red Bk # 7 @ p.223), CJ Granted, no order as to costs
1989-08-10	Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1989-08-10, (It is ordered that the A.G.'s who want to intervene must file a notice to that effect no later that Sept 08/1989. For further particulars, refer to Reg's Red Bk # 7 @ p.223), CJ
1989-08-10	Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1989-08-10, (It is ordered that the A.G.'s who want to intervene must file a notice to that effect no later that Sept 08/1989. For further particulars, refer to Reg's Red Bk # 7 @ p.223), CJ
1989-08-09	Response to the motion to state a constitutional question	Donald Clarke Andrews
1989-08-09	Motion to state a constitutional question, (revised)	Donald Clarke Andrews
1989-08-09	Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, on the condition that they be permitted to file a factum and be permitted to apply at the hearing of this appeal for status to be heard orally on the appeal., L'HD Granted, no order as to costs
1989-08-09	Hearing of motion for leave to intervene, 1989-08-09, on the condition that they be permitted to file a factum and be permitted to apply at the hearing of this appeal for status to be heard orally on the appeal., L'HD
1989-08-09	Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1989-08-09, on the condition that they be permitted to file a factum and be permitted to apply at the hearing of this appeal for status to be heard orally on the appeal., L'HD
1989-08-04	Response to the motion for leave to intervene	Her Majesty the Queen
1989-08-04	Response to the motion for leave to intervene	Donald Clarke Andrews
1989-08-04	Motion to state a constitutional question, With service	Donald Clarke Andrews
1989-07-21	Affidavit, 2 copies, with service	Canadian Jewish Congress
1989-07-21	Motion for leave to intervene, 5 copies, with service	Canadian Jewish Congress
1989-06-27	Order granting leave to appeal
1989-06-26	Notice of appeal	Donald Clarke Andrews
1989-06-12	Close file on Leave
1989-06-12	Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Soloway, Wright, Houston & Associates (Ott., Ont.)
1989-06-08	Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ W So, The application for leave to appeal is granted, the appeal to be heard together with the appeal of Her Majesty the Queen v. James Keegstra # 21118. Granted, no order as to costs
1989-02-17	Hearing of the application for leave to appeal scheduled
1989-02-10	Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1989-02-10, CJ W So Decision reserved
1989-02-10	All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1989-02-10, CJ W So Decision reserved
1989-02-08	Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, McI W So Oral hearing ordered, no order as to costs
1989-02-08	Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1989-02-08, McI W So
1989-02-08	All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1989-02-08, McI W So
1989-01-25	All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, McI W So
1988-12-07	Decision on motion to extend time, time to serve & file respondent's argument, So Granted, no order as to costs
1988-12-07	Hearing of motion to extend time, 1988-12-07, time to serve & file respondent's argument, So
1988-12-07	Submission of motion to extend time, 1988-12-07, time to serve & file respondent's argument, So
1988-12-05	Response to motion to extend time, time to serve & file respondent's argument, 2 copies	Donald Clarke Andrews
1988-12-05	Affidavit, time to serve & file respondent's argument, 2 copies	Her Majesty the Queen
1988-12-05	Motion to extend time, to serve & file respondent's argument, 2 copies, with service	Her Majesty the Queen
1988-12-05	Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, , 5 copies, with service	Her Majesty the Queen
1988-11-08	Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, W Granted, no order as to costs
1988-11-08	Hearing of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1988-11-08, W
1988-11-08	Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1988-11-08, W
1988-11-07	Response to the motion to extend the time to file and / or serve the leave application	Her Majesty the Queen
1988-11-07	Affidavit	Donald Clarke Andrews
1988-11-07	Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, With service	Donald Clarke Andrews
1988-08-08	Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1988-08-08	Donald Clarke Andrews
1988-08-02	$30.00 filing fee, receipt # 12755	Donald Clarke Andrews
1988-08-02	Notice of application for leave to appeal	Donald Clarke Andrews

Parties

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants

Name	Role	Status
Andrews, Donald Clarke	Applicant	Active
Smith, Robert Wayne	Applicant	Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents

Name	Role	Status
Her Majesty the Queen	Respondent	Active

Other parties

Other parties

Name	Role	Status
Canadian Jewish Congress	Intervener	Active
League for Human Rights of B'nai Brith Canada	Intervener	Active
Canadian Civil Liberties Association	Intervener	Active
Attorney General of New Brunswick	Intervener	Active
Attorney General of Canada	Intervener	Active
Attorney General of Manitoba	Intervener	Active
Attorney General of Quebec	Intervener	Active
InterAmicus	Intervener	Active
Women's Legal Education and Action Fund	Intervener	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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