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21146

Kamal Ratti 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)
1994-07-11 Appeal closed
1991-03-08 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, (Toronto,ON)
1991-02-12 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1991-02-12 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Noël, Berthiaume (Hull,QC)
1991-02-12 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, S.R. Fainstein, Q.C. C/O Department of Justice (Ottawa,ON)
1991-02-12 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, (Toronto,ON)
1991-02-12 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON)
1991-02-12 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Mr. Brian Perkins, Institutional Chief (Kingston,ON)
1991-01-25 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON)
1991-01-25 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, S.R. Fainstein, Q.C. (Ottawa,ON)
1991-01-25 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Noël, Berthiaume (Hull,QC)
1991-01-25 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1991-01-25 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ W LaF L'HD So Co McL, The appeal is allowed and a new trial is ordered.
Allowed, no order as to costs
1990-07-03 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the justices (65 pages)
1990-05-30 Hearing of the appeal, 1990-05-30, CJ W LaF L'HD So Co McL
Decision reserved
1990-05-29 Service, of factum (joint with 21012 - 21035 - 21380), with service
1990-05-29 Service, of factum (joint with 21012 - 21035), with service
1990-05-28 Intervener's factum, 21 copies (joint with 21012-035 & 21380), with service Attorney General of New Brunswick
1990-05-25 Intervener's factum, 21 copies (joint with 21012-035 & 21380), with service Attorney General of Alberta
1990-05-24 Respondent's factum, 1 copy, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1990-05-24 Intervener's factum, 21 copies, with service Attorney General of Manitoba
1990-05-24 Book of authorities, 10 copies JOINT vol. I & II, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1990-05-23 Respondent's factum, 20 copies Her Majesty the Queen
1990-05-22 Service, of factum
1990-05-18 Intervener's factum, 23 copies (joint with 21012-035 & 21380) Attorney General of Quebec
1990-05-17 Service, of factum, 1 copy, with service
1990-05-15 Intervener's factum, 24 copies (joint with 21012-035 & 21380) Attorney General of Canada
1990-05-09 Appellant's factum, 21 copies, with service Kamal Ratti
1990-04-30 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1990-05-30
Decision reserved
1990-03-29 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Gowling, re: cases to be scheduled for the two weeks in May
1990-03-14 Certified casebook, vol. I,II & III, with service Kamal Ratti
1990-02-16 Case on appeal, 21 copies of vol.1,2,3 Kamal Ratti
1990-01-08 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1990-04-23
1989-09-07 General proceeding, to note "Kamal Ratti v. Her Majesty the Queen", "The Queen v. Pierre Landry" (21217), "Robert Matthew Chaulk v. The Queen" (21012), "Francis Darren Morrissette v. The Queen" (21035), and "Anthony Romeo v. Her Majesty the Queen" (21380) are to be heard at
1989-08-14 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General of Alberta
1989-08-14 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General of New Brunswick
1989-08-14 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, 2 copies Attorney General of Quebec
1989-08-09 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General of Canada
1989-07-21 Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, With service Attorney General of Manitoba
1989-07-19 Notice of constitutional question(s), With service Kamal Ratti
1989-07-17 Order on motion to state a constitutional question
1989-07-13 Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, (for constitutional questions see Reg's Red Book #7 @ p. 209. Interventions by Aug. 14/89.), CJ
Granted, no order as to costs
1989-07-13 Hearing of the motion to state a constitutional question, 1989-07-13, (for constitutional questions see Reg's Red Book #7 @ p. 209. Interventions by Aug. 14/89.), CJ
1989-07-13 Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, 1989-07-13, (for constitutional questions see Reg's Red Book #7 @ p. 209. Interventions by Aug. 14/89.), CJ
1989-07-12 Response to the motion to state a constitutional question Her Majesty the Queen
1989-07-07 Motion to state a constitutional question Kamal Ratti
1989-06-15 Order granting leave to appeal
1989-06-14 Notice of appeal, With service Kamal Ratti
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, La LaF L'HD, The application for leave to appeal is granted on condition that the appellant is ready to procced at the same time as Robert Matthew Chaulk and Francis Darren Morrissette # 21012 and 21035.
Granted, no order as to costs
1989-02-20 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1989-02-20, La LaF L'HD
Decision reserved
1989-02-20 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1989-02-20, La LaF L'HD
Decision reserved
1989-02-17 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal scheduled
1989-02-08 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, La LaF L'HD
Oral hearing ordered, no order as to costs
1989-02-08 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1989-02-08, La LaF L'HD
1989-02-08 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1989-02-08, La LaF L'HD
1989-01-25 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, La LaF L'HD
1988-12-15 Decision on motion to extend time, time to serve and file respondent's argument, So
Granted, no order as to costs
1988-12-15 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1988-12-15, time to serve and file respondent's argument, So
1988-12-15 Submission of motion to extend time, 1988-12-15, time to serve and file respondent's argument, So
1988-12-13 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, , 5 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1988-12-13 Response to motion to extend time, time to file respondent's argument, with service Kamal Ratti
1988-12-13 Affidavit, time to file respondent's argument, affidavit of Rick Libman, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1988-12-13 Motion to extend time, time to file respondent's argument, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1988-11-15 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1988-11-15 Kamal Ratti
1988-11-15 Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, W
Granted, no order as to costs
1988-11-15 Hearing of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1988-11-15, W
1988-11-15 Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1988-11-15, W
1988-11-15 Response to the motion to extend the time to file and / or serve the leave application Her Majesty the Queen
1988-11-15 Affidavit Kamal Ratti
1988-11-15 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal Kamal Ratti
1988-11-03 Court of Appeal casebooks and transcripts of evidence, received, 2 copies of appeal book, 2 copies of trial proceedings vols. 1 & 2 (opening statement), 2 copies of charge to jury and 2 copies of trial proceedings volumes 1 & 2 (1 more copy of each on its way)
1988-11-03 Court of Appeal casebooks and transcripts of evidence, received, 2 sets of volumes 1 & 2
1988-10-12 $30.00 filing fee, receipt # 12977 Kamal Ratti
1988-10-12 Notice of application for leave to appeal, With service Kamal Ratti

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
Ratti, Kamal 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 Manitoba Intervener Active
Attorney General of Canada Intervener Active
Attorney General of Quebec Intervener Active
Attorney General of Alberta Intervener Active
Attorney General of New Brunswick Intervener Active

Counsel

Party: Ratti, Kamal

Counsel
Irwin Koziebrocki
2600 - 250 YONGE ST
BOX 24
TORONTO, Ontario
M5B 2M6
Telephone: (416) 598-2167
Agent
Robert E. Houston., Q.C.
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Richard Libman
Attorney General for Ontario
720 BAY ST
TORONTO, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-2307
Agent
Robert E. Houston., Q.C.
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Party: Attorney General of Manitoba

Counsel
J. George B. Dangerfield, Q.C.
Attorney General of Manitoba
405 BROADWAY AVE
6TH FL
WINNIPEG, Manitoba
R3C 3L6
Telephone: (204) 954-2878
Agent
Robert E. Houston., Q.C.
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Party: Attorney General of Canada

Counsel
S. Ronald Fainstein, Q.C.
Attorney General of Canada
Department of Justice
239 Wellington St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-8412

Party: Attorney General of Quebec

Counsel
Jean-François Dionne
Procureur général du Québec
1200 RTE DE L'ÉGLISE
STE-FOY, Quebec
G1V 4M1
Agent
Sylvie Roussel
Noël et Associés, s.e.n.c.r.l.
111 Rue Champlain
Hull, Quebec
J8X 3R1
Telephone: (819) 771-7393
FAX: (819) 771-5397

Party: Attorney General of Alberta

Counsel
Jack A. Watson, Q.C.
Attorney General of Alberta
9833 - 109th St
Edmonton, Alberta
T5K 2E8
Telephone: (403) 427-3496
Agent
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
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 New Brunswick

Counsel
Glendon J. Abbott
Attorney General of New Brunswick
CENTENNIAL BLDG
PO BOX 6000
FREDERICTON, New Brunswick
E3B 5H1
Telephone: (506) 453-2538
Agent
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Summary

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Lower court rulings

September 7, 1988
Court of Appeal for Ontario

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Appeal dismissed

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

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Date modified: 2025-05-13