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26185

Jones William Ignace, et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen, et al.

(British Columbia) (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)
1998-09-25 Close file on Leave
1998-05-28 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared, all parties
1998-05-27 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties, British Columbia (Vancouver)
1998-05-19 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, all parties
1998-05-14 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ McL Ia
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1998-04-27 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ McL Ia
1998-04-14 Correspondence received from, from B. Clark to M. Larmour, letter dated April 11, 1998 (fax copy) re: no formal orders have been issued (to be sent with the application for leave to appeal) Jones William Ignace
1998-04-06 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, 5 copies, Completed on: 1998-04-06 Jones William Ignace
1998-03-30 Correspondence received from, sent to Bruce Clark and Burke-Robertson re: receipt of material commencing a proceeding together with filing fee
1998-03-27 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, Completed on: 1998-03-27 Her Majesty the Queen
1998-03-11 Correspondence received from, (by fax) from G. Garton; re: not a party to the proceedings; will not participate (joint with 26186) Attorney General of Canada
1998-03-05 $50.00 filing fee, receipt #30231 Jones William Ignace
1998-03-05 Application for leave to appeal, SECOND APPLICATION 5 copies (motion for lengthy memo of argument not necessary as per B.K.; many pages double spaced)(Trial and C/A order missing) (TO BE SENT WITH 26186), with service, Completed on: 1998-03-05 Jones William Ignace
1998-01-13 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared, all parties
1998-01-08 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties, British Columbia (Vancouver)
1997-11-07 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, A.G. of Canada (Ottawa, ON)
1997-11-07 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Burke-Robertson (Ottawa, ON)
1997-11-07 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, Bruce Clark (Granville, NY, USA)
1997-11-06 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ Co McL, The application for leave to appeal and the ancillary motion are dismissed with costs.
Dismissed, with costs
1997-10-16 Proof of service, of reply
1997-10-15 Affidavit, of service of the respondent's response admitted on Oct. 10/97 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-10-14 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies sent to CJ Co McL, Oct. 15/97, with service, Completed on: 1997-10-14 Attorney General of Canada
1997-10-10 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ Co McL
1997-10-02 Proof of service, of the respondent's response
1997-10-02 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (letteform from Mr. Clark); 5 copies, Completed on: 1997-10-02 Jones William Ignace
1997-10-01 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, Completed on: 1997-10-01 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-10-01 Correspondence received from, (by fax) from Mr. Clark; re: expedite the leave application (joint with 26186) Jones William Ignace
1997-09-25 Proof of service, of leave application (service admitted on Sept. 16, 1997) (joint with 26186)
1997-09-16 Correspondence received from, sent to Russell & DuMoulin (Vancouver, BC) enclosing copy of letter dated Sept. 16/97 sent to the Applicant
1997-09-16 Correspondence received from, sent to Bruce Clark (Robinsonville, NB) to acknowledge receipt of material commencing a proceeding together with filing fee
1997-09-15 Correspondence received from, from Bruce Clark to Registrar, letter dated Sept. 11, 1997 (fax copy) re: be permitted to conduct business by correspondance and via counsel rather than through an Ottawa agent (advised by phone that no agent is required on leave stage) (joint with 26186) Jones William Ignace
1997-09-12 General proceeding, (motion to expedite - see motion filed on Sept. 12, 1997 in Quebec secession 25506) (B.K. advised) (joint with 26186)
1997-09-12 Motion for a stay of execution, (in the order requested in leave book), with service, Completed on: 1997-09-12 Jones William Ignace
1997-09-12 $50.00 filing fee, receipt no. 34704 Jones William Ignace
1997-09-12 Application for leave to appeal, 8 copies (TO BE REFERRED WITH 26186), with service 5 copies, Completed on: 1998-04-27 Jones William Ignace

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
Ignace, Jones William Applicant Active
Franklin, Shelagh Anne Applicant Active
Pitawanakwat, James Allan Scott Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Her Majesty the Queen Respondent Active
Attorney General of Canada Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Ignace, Jones William

Counsel
Bruce Clark
1631 GRANT ST
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V5L 2Y4
Telephone: (604) 251-1409
FAX: (604) 251-6401

Party: Franklin, Shelagh Anne

Counsel
Bruce Clark
1631 GRANT ST
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V5L 2Y4
Telephone: (604) 251-1409
FAX: (604) 251-6401

Party: Pitawanakwat, James Allan Scott

Counsel
Bruce Clark
1631 GRANT ST
VANCOUVER, British Columbia
V5L 2Y4
Telephone: (604) 251-1409
FAX: (604) 251-6401

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Charles F. Willms
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin
2100 - 1075 Georgia St West
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6E 3G2
Telephone: (604) 631-3131
FAX: (604) 631-3232
Agent
V. Jennifer Mackinnon
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A4
Telephone: (613) 236-9665
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Party: Attorney General of Canada

Counsel
Mitchell R. Taylor
Attorney General of Canada
900 - 840 Howe Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2S9
Telephone: (604) 666-2287
FAX: (604) 666-5925
Email: mitch.taylor@justice.gc.ca
Agent
Graham R. Garton, Q.C.
Attorney General of Canada
Department of Justice
284 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4842
FAX: (613) 954-1920
Email: ggarton@justice.gc.ca

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Lower court rulings

May 9, 1997
Supreme Court of British Columbia

X043738

Application for declaration that court has no jurisdiction dismissed

February 5, 1998
Court of Appeal for British Columbia (Vancouver)

CA023439 & al

Appeals from May 9, 1997 decision of Josephson J. dismissed

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

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Date modified: 2025-02-27