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23922

Jake Friesen 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)
1995-11-22 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Federal Court of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1995-10-04 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties, F.C.A. Ontario (Ottawa)
1995-10-04 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, A.G. of Canada
1995-10-04 Copy of formal judgment being prepared, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1995-09-22 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1995-09-22 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1995-09-21 Judgment on the appeal rendered, L'HD So G Ia Ma, The appeal is allowed with costs throughout, the Minister's assessment for the taxation years 1983 and 1984 is set aside and the appellant's tax liability for the years in question is to be redetermined in a manner consistent with the reasons for judgment. Gonthier and Iacobucci JJ. are dissenting.
Allowed, no order as to costs
1995-08-18 Close file on Leave
1995-03-14 General proceeding, transcript received and distributed to the justices (78 pages)
1995-03-01 Hearing of the appeal, 1995-03-01, L'HD So G Ia Ma
Decision reserved
1995-02-23 Book of authorities, 10 copies (JOINT) Her Majesty the Queen
1995-02-17 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, from Gowling, Strathy re: duration of argument
1995-02-15 Order on motion to extend time, to file the factum to Feb 8/95
1995-02-15 Decision on motion to extend time, to file the factum to Feb 8/95, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1995-02-15 Hearing of motion to extend time, 1995-02-15, to file the factum to Feb 8/95, Reg
1995-02-15 Submission of motion to extend time, 1995-02-15, to file the factum to Feb 8/95, Reg
1995-02-13 Response to motion to extend time, of Craig C. Sturlock re: motion to extend the time to file the respondent's factum Jake Friesen
1995-02-13 Affidavit, of Al Meghji re: motion to extend the time to file the respondent's factum Her Majesty the Queen
1995-02-13 Motion to extend time, to file the respondent's factum to Feb. 8/95 Her Majesty the Queen
1995-02-08 Respondent's factum, 24 copies (extension requested) Her Majesty the Queen
1995-01-16 Notice of hearing, With service Jake Friesen
1995-01-13 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1995-03-01
Decision reserved
1994-11-28 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1995-01-23
1994-11-04 Appeal court record, 1 accordion file (joint with Trial record)
1994-11-04 Trial court record, 1 accordion file (joint with C/A record)
1994-11-04 Certified casebook, (service admitted on Sept. 19/94), with service Jake Friesen
1994-10-18 Appellant's factum, 24 copies, with service Jake Friesen
1994-09-20 Case on appeal, 23 copies (extension of time requested) Jake Friesen
1994-05-19 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to A.G. of Canada (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1994-05-19 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to Thorsteinssons (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of Rule 32
1994-05-18 Notice of appeal, With service Jake Friesen
1994-04-29 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Gowling, Strathy & Henderson (Ottawa, ON)
1994-04-29 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1994-04-28 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, LaF So Ma, The application for extension of time and the application for leave to appeal are granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1994-04-28 Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, LaF So Ma
Granted, no order as to costs
1994-04-28 Hearing of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1994-04-28, LaF So Ma
1994-04-28 Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, 1994-04-28, LaF So Ma
1994-02-02 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, LaF So Ma
1994-01-18 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, 5 copies, with service Jake Friesen
1994-01-10 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies Her Majesty the Queen
1993-12-23 $30.00 filing fee, receipt no. 24007 Jake Friesen
1993-12-23 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1993-12-23 Jake Friesen
1993-12-23 Affidavit, (Craig C. Sturrock) - included into the motion book - 5 copies, with service Jake Friesen
1993-12-23 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, to file an application for leave to appeal to Dec. 23, 1993 (included into the motion book - 5 copies), with service Jake Friesen

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
Friesen, Jake Applicant Active

v.

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

Counsel

Party: Friesen, Jake

Counsel
Name
Craig C. Sturrock
Contact information
Thorsteinssons
595 BURRARD ST 27TH FL
PO BOX 49123
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V7X 1J2
Telephone: (604) 689-1261
FAX: (604) 688-4711
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling, Strathy & Henderson
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Stn A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 8S3
Telephone: (613) 232-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
Roger E. Taylor
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
222 Queen St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4880
FAX: (613) 941-2233
Agent
Name
Robert J. Frater
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
Department of Justice
284 Wellington St, 2nd Floor
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4763
FAX: (613) 957-8412

Summary

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Lower court rulings

March 12, 1992
Federal Court of Canada, Trial Division

T-1922-87

action dismissed

June 30, 1993
Federal Court of Appeal

A-449-92

appeal dismissed

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13