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22922

Rene Vaillancourt v. Attorney General for the Province for Ontario, et al.

(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)
1993-07-12 Close file on Leave
1993-07-12 Close file on Leave
1992-07-03 General proceeding, transcripts received (21 pages)
1992-07-02 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties, Ontario (Toronto)
1992-07-02 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared, Deputy Attorney General of Canada (Ottawa,ON)
1992-07-02 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared, Soloway, Wright, Houston & Associates (Ottawa,ON)
1992-07-02 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa,ON)
1992-06-16 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ LaF So G Co McL Ia
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1992-06-16 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1992-06-16, CJ LaF So G Co McL Ia
1992-06-16 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1992-06-16, CJ LaF So G Co McL Ia
1992-06-09 Correspondence received from, sent to Roslyn J. Levine c/o Dept. of Justice (Ott,ON); Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ott,ON) & Soloway, Wright (Ottawa,ON) advising that an oral hearing has been ordered to determine the application for leave to appeal. Matter has been set down for argu
1992-06-04 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ McL Ia, An oral hearing is ordered to decide whether this application for leave to appeal should be granted.
Oral hearing ordered, no order as to costs
1992-06-04 Hearing of the application for leave to appeal, 1992-06-04, CJ McL Ia
1992-06-04 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, 1992-06-04, CJ McL Ia
1992-04-27 General proceeding, to note copy of correspondence dated March 20/92 signed by Fergus J. O'Connor sent up with leave material for adjudication.
1992-04-27 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ McL I
1992-04-08 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 6 copies, with service Attorney General of Canada
1992-04-06 Book of authorities, 5 copies of vol. I & II Rene Vaillancourt
1992-03-31 Correspondence received from, sent to Gowling, Strathy & Henderson enclosing receipt for $30 filing fee.
1992-03-27 $30.00 filing fee, #25222 Rene Vaillancourt
1992-03-23 Correspondence received from, APPLICANT'S REPLY 5 copies, with service Rene Vaillancourt
1992-03-18 Affidavit, (see tab C in motion book), with service Rene Vaillancourt
1992-03-18 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, (see tab B in motion book), with service Rene Vaillancourt
1992-03-18 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (extension of time included: tab B) *****PLEASE REFER TO PREVIOUS FILE #21631*****, with service, Completed on: 1992-03-18 Rene Vaillancourt
1992-03-13 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (this factum was filed before the filing of the application for leave), with service Attorney General for the Province for Ontario

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Vaillancourt, Rene Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Attorney General for the Province for Ontario Respondent Active
Attorney General of Canada Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Vaillancourt, Rene

Counsel
Names
Fergus J. O'Connor
Donald Bailey
Contact information
104 Johnson Street
P.O. Box 1959 Stn. Main
Kingston, Ontario
K7L 5J7
Telephone: (613) 546-5581
FAX: (613) 546-5540
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

Party: Attorney General for the Province for Ontario

Counsel
Name
Scott C. Hutchison
Contact information
Attorney General for Ontario
720 Bay St., 10th Fl.
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-4585
FAX: (416) 326-4656
Email: scott.hutchison@jus.gov.on.ca
Agent
Name
Hyman Soloway, Q.C.
Contact information
Soloway, Wright LLP
900 - 427 Laurier Ave. W.
Ottawa, Ontario
K1R 7Y2
Telephone: (613) 236-0111
FAX: (613) 238-8507

Party: Attorney General of Canada

Counsel
Name
Roslyn J. Levine, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
130 King Street West
Exchange Tower
Toronto, Ontario
M6B 1L3
Telephone: (416) 973-9201
FAX: (416) 973-0809

Summary

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Summary

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Lower court rulings

September 22, 1988
Supreme Court of Ontario

709/88

See file

June 16, 1989
Court of Appeal for Ontario

Not available

Motion to quash Applicant's appeal granted

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: 2025-02-27