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22116

Glenn Williams v. Her Majesty the Queen

(Federal) (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)
1997-08-25 Appeal closed
1993-05-07 Certificate of taxation issued to, Burke-Robertson
1993-05-07 Fee on taxation $30.00, receipt #27037 Glenn Williams
1993-04-22 Decision on the bill of costs, at $8,477.68
1993-04-21 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, (by fax) from Sandra Phillips; re: consents to the Bill of Costs in the amount of $8,477.68 ($8,502.68 less $25.00 for taxation of costs)
1993-04-13 Notice of appointment to tax the bill of costs
1992-05-14 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, Federal Court (Ottawa,ON)
1992-05-13 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON)
1992-05-13 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Ian MacGregor c/o Dept. of Justice (Ottawa,ON)
1992-05-12 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, F.C.A. (Ottawa, Ontario)
1992-04-16 Judgment on the appeal rendered, LaF L'HD So G Co McL St, The appeal is allowed and the cross-appeal dismissed, with costs throughout. The matter is referred back to the Minister of National Revenue to be reassessed on the basis that all of the unemployment benefits in question are exempt from taxation
Allowed, costs in this Court and courts below
1992-04-16 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Ian MacGregor, c/o Dept. of Justice (Ottawa,ON)
1992-04-16 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON)
1991-10-29 General proceeding, transcripts received and distributed to the justices (73 pages)
1991-10-10 Hearing of the appeal, 1991-10-10, LaF L'HD So G Co McL St
Decision reserved
1991-10-03 Appellant's factum, ON CROSS-APPEAL 24 copies, with service Glenn Williams
1991-10-02 Book of authorities, 10 copies of ADDITIONAL "British Columbia Indian Treaties in Historical Perspective" by Dennis Madill (to be put at the back of the joint book) Glenn Williams
1991-10-02 Book of authorities, 10 copies (joint) Glenn Williams
1991-09-19 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1991-10-10
Decision reserved
1991-09-10 Respondent's factum, on appeal and on CROSS-APPEAL 24 copies Her Majesty the Queen
1991-08-26 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1991-10-01
1991-06-27 Appellant's factum, 21 copies, with service Glenn Williams
1991-05-30 Appeal court record
1991-05-30 Certified casebook, 1 copy Glenn Williams
1991-04-30 Case on appeal, 21 copies, with service Glenn Williams
1991-03-22 Notice of cross appeal, With service Her Majesty the Queen
1991-03-20 Notice of appeal Glenn Williams
1991-03-20 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to cross-appeal, With service
1991-03-20 Order granting leave to appeal, With service
1991-03-15 Close file on Leave
1991-03-14 All material on the application for leave to cross-appeal submitted to the Judges
1991-03-14 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, So McL Ia
Granted, no order as to costs
1991-03-14 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1991-03-14, So McL Ia
1991-03-14 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Soloway, Wright, Houston (Ottawa,ON)
1991-03-14 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Ian MacGregor, Q.C., C/O Dept. of Justice (Ott,ON)
1991-03-14 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, So McL Ia, The application for leave to appeal and the application for leave to cross-appeal are granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1991-03-14 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1991-03-14, So McL Ia
1991-03-14 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1991-03-14, So McL Ia
1990-12-05 General proceeding, 5 copies of Applicant's reply, with service Glenn Williams
1990-12-04 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1991-03-14, W So McL, So McL Ia
1990-11-02 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1990-11-02 Notice of application for leave to cross-appeal, included in part IV of respondent's memo, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1990-10-15 $30.00 filing fee, #18254 Glenn Williams
1990-10-15 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1990-10-15 Glenn Williams

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
Williams, Glenn Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: Williams, Glenn

Counsel
Name
Gary S. Snarch
Contact information
Snarch & Allen
907 - 1030 GEORGIA ST W
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V6E 2Y3
Telephone: (604) 684-8000
FAX: (604) 684-8003
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: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Names
Ian S. MacGregor, Q.C.
D. Sgayias
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
Department of Justice
239 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4811
FAX: (613) 941-2293
Agent
Name
Ian S. MacGregor, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada, Department of Justice Canada
East Memorial Bldg, Service Centre
284 Wellington St 2nd Fl
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4763

Summary

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Summary

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Lower court rulings

December 15, 1988
Federal Court of Canada, Trial Division

T-1598-86

Appeal alloweed (See file)

June 13, 1990
Federal Court of Appeal

A-7-89

Respondent's appeal allowed, in part

Filed documents

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 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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Date modified: 2025-05-13