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26339

Her Majesty the Queen v. Thomas Andrew Bunn

(Manitoba) (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)
2000-04-03 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, + returned exhibits to Court of Queen's Bench
2000-02-09 Appeal closed
2000-02-09 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties
2000-02-09 Copy of formal judgment being prepared
2000-02-01 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties
2000-01-31 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ L'HD G Co McL Ia Ma Ba Bi, The appeal is dismissed, L'Heureux-Dubé, Bastarache and Binnie JJ. dissenting. (Cory J. took no part in the judgment.)
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1999-06-09 Transcript received, and distributed to the justices (128 pages)
1999-05-26 Order on motion to extend time
1999-05-25 Decision on motion to extend time, Reg, to serve & file the factum of the intervener A.G. - Ontario to Apr.26/99 & their book of authorities to May 10/99.
Granted, no order as to costs
1999-05-25 Submission of motion to extend time, by A.G. - Ontario, Reg
1999-05-25 Hearing of the appeal, 1999-05-25, video #V041-V042, CJ L'HD G Co McL Ia Ma Ba Bi
Judgment reserved
1999-05-19 Supplemental document, Updated statistics (joint with 26462-376-377-329) Attorney General for Ontario
1999-05-18 Notice of appearance, of S. Ronald Fainstein, Q.C. at the hearing of the appeal Attorney General of Canada
1999-05-12 Reply to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), letter (by fax) dated May 11/99 from Michael J. Neville (joint with 26376-377-462-329), Completed on: 1999-05-12 Criminal Lawyers' Association
1999-05-12 Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, Ba, by the Criminal Lawyers' Association
Dismissed, no order as to costs
1999-05-12 Submission of motion for leave to intervene, by the Criminal Lawyers' Association, Ba
1999-05-11 Motion to extend time, to file the factum to April 26, 1999 and authorities to May 10,1999)(joint with 26462-26377-26329-26376), Completed on: 1999-05-11 Attorney General for Ontario
1999-05-11 Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), letter (by fax) dated May 10/99 from Matthew Britton re: oppose the intervention of the Criminal Lawyer's Association (joint with 26376-377), Completed on: 1999-05-11 Her Majesty the Queen
1999-05-10 Book of authorities, joint with 26462 - 26377 - 26329 - 26376, Completed on: 1999-05-10 Attorney General for Ontario
1999-05-07 Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), letter dated May 7/99 from Gowlings re: not opposing the intervention of Criminal Lawyers Association, Completed on: 1999-05-07 Thomas Andrew Bunn
1999-05-05 Motion for leave to intervene, (joint with extension of time and 30 pages long) - 1 copy, Completed on: 1999-05-05 Criminal Lawyers' Association
1999-04-26 Intervener's factum, (joint with 26462-377-329-376)(extension of time requested), Completed on: 1999-04-26 Attorney General for Ontario
1999-04-22 Order on motion to extend time
1999-04-22 Decision on motion to extend time, Ba, by the intervener A.G. - Canada to serve & file its factum & book of authorities to Apr. 9/99, increase length of factum to 29 pages, increase length of oral argument to 30 minutes and leave to file and make reference to a report entitled "Conditional Sentence Orders by Province and Territory".
Granted, no order as to costs
1999-04-22 Submission of motion to extend time, Ba
1999-04-15 Response to motion to extend time, (Letter Form), from H. Brown dated April 14, 1999 re: motion by A.G. Canada, Completed on: 1999-04-15 Thomas Andrew Bunn
1999-04-09 Motion to extend time, to file the intervener's factum and authorities to April 9/99 - and to have 30 minutes of oral argument - and to refer to a report entitled "Conditional Sentence Orders by Province and Territory", Completed on: 1999-04-09 Attorney General of Canada
1999-04-09 Book of authorities, (joint with 26329-26376-26377-26462), Completed on: 1999-04-09 Attorney General of Canada
1999-04-09 Intervener's factum, (joint with 26329-26376-26377-26462), Completed on: 1999-04-09 Attorney General of Canada
1999-03-19 Notice of hearing Her Majesty the Queen
1999-03-03 Appeal hearing scheduled, 1999-05-25
Judgment reserved
1998-11-26 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 1999-04-19
1998-11-26 Respondent's factum, (served to all parties), Completed on: 1998-11-26 Thomas Andrew Bunn
1998-11-05 Decision on miscellaneous motion, to accept appellant's record notwithstanding the omission of marginal numbering, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1998-11-05 Submission of miscellaneous motion, 1998-11-05, to accept appellant's record notwithstanding the omission of marginal numbering, Reg
1998-10-27 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, receipt no.31375 Her Majesty the Queen
1998-10-26 Affidavit, of Matthew Britton, with service Her Majesty the Queen
1998-10-26 Notice of miscellaneous motion, (for an order permitting the appellant's record without left margin), with service, Completed on: 1998-10-26 Her Majesty the Queen
1998-10-21 Order on motion for leave to intervene
1998-10-21 Order on motion for leave to intervene
1998-10-21 Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, by the Attorney General of Canada to serve and file one factum not to exceed 25 pages in length and present oral argument not to exceed 15 min. in all 5 appeals, Ba
Granted, no order as to costs
1998-10-21 Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1998-10-21, by the Attorney General of Canada, Ba
1998-10-21 Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, by the Attorney General of Ontario to serve and file one factum not to exceed 30 pages in length and present oral argument not to exceed 30 min. in all 5 appeals, Ba
Granted, no order as to costs
1998-10-21 Submission of motion for leave to intervene, 1998-10-21, by the Attorney General of Ontario, Ba
1998-10-07 Trial court record, 1 box
1998-10-02 Response to the motion for leave to intervene, by the A. G. Canada (Gowling) (joint with 26376-7), Completed on: 1998-10-02 Her Majesty the Queen
1998-10-01 Book of authorities, Completed on: 1998-10-01 Her Majesty the Queen
1998-10-01 Appellant's factum, Completed on: 1998-10-01 Her Majesty the Queen
1998-09-28 Affidavit, of Robert Frater, with service Attorney General of Canada
1998-09-28 Motion for leave to intervene, (joint with extension of time, 25 pages long and 15 minutes of oral argument)(joint with 26377- 26329-26376-26462), with service, Completed on: 1998-09-28 Attorney General of Canada
1998-09-18 Appeal court record, (1 env.)
1998-09-11 Response to the motion for leave to intervene, by A. G. Ontario (consenting to 30 pages and 30 minutes) (Gowling, Strathy), Completed on: 1998-09-11 Thomas Andrew Bunn
1998-09-08 Appellant's record, 24 copies (motion to accept requested re: marginal numbering), Completed on: 1998-09-08 Her Majesty the Queen
1998-09-03 $50.00 filing fee for notice of motion, receipt no. 31113 Attorney General for Ontario
1998-09-03 Affidavit, of M. Bernstein - book form, with service Attorney General for Ontario
1998-09-03 Motion for leave to intervene, (joint with 30 pages and 30 minutes of oral argument) - 2 copies - book form, with service, Completed on: 1998-09-03 Attorney General for Ontario
1998-07-03 Notice of change of counsel, from Neil Enns to Martin Glazer, with service Thomas Andrew Bunn
1998-06-25 Proof of service, of the notice of appeal
1998-06-24 Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, sent to A.G. of Manitoba and Neil Enns Law Office re: Rule 32
1998-06-17 Notice of appeal, Completed on: 1998-06-17 Her Majesty the Queen
1998-06-15 Order granting leave to appeal
1998-06-04 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, CJ McL Ia, The application for leave to appeal is granted.
Granted, no order as to costs
1998-06-04 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties, all parties
1998-05-12 Proof of service, of correspondence from Thomas Andrew Bunn admitted on May 4/98
1998-05-04 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ McL Ia
1998-04-30 Correspondence received from, sent to Thomas Andrew Bunn re: enclosing copy of the order granting extension of time (SENT DOUBLE REGISTERED)
1998-04-29 Order on motion to extend time, to file their response
1998-04-29 Decision on motion to extend time, to file their response to Apr. 30/98, Reg
Granted, no order as to costs
1998-04-29 Submission of motion to extend time, 1998-04-29, to file their response to Apr. 30/98, Reg
1998-04-28 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, 5 copies, with service, Completed on: 1998-04-28 Thomas Andrew Bunn
1998-04-28 Affidavit, to file the respondent's response to April 30, 1998 (T. A. Bunn), with service Thomas Andrew Bunn
1998-04-28 $50.00 filing fee for a notice of motion, receipt no. 30512 Thomas Andrew Bunn
1998-04-28 Motion to extend time, to file the respondent's response to April 30, 1998 (fax copy), with service, Completed on: 1998-04-28 Thomas Andrew Bunn
1998-04-22 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, 5 copies (SERVICE OF THE RESPONDENT'S RESPONSE ADMITTED ON APRIL 21, 1998, BUT FILED AT S.C. ON APRIL 28, 1998), with service, Completed on: 1998-04-22 Her Majesty the Queen
1998-02-20 General proceeding, 6 copies of a decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal (Q. v. J. R. Brady) unreported (joint with 26376-7) (TO BE SENT WITH THE APPLICATION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL) Her Majesty the Queen
1998-01-13 Correspondence received from, sent to Gowling and Henderson Legal Centre re: application for leave to appeal
1997-12-19 Correspondence received from, from H. Brown to A. Roland, letter dated Dec. 19, 1997 re: three applications filed on Dec. 17, 1997 deal with conditional sentencing (SEE FILES 26376-7) Her Majesty the Queen
1997-12-16 Book of authorities, 5 copies, Completed on: 1997-12-16 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-12-16 Application for leave to appeal, 5 copies (service missing), Completed on: 1998-05-04 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-11-24 $50.00 filing fee, receipt #28175 Her Majesty the Queen
1997-11-24 Notice of application for leave to appeal Her Majesty the Queen

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
Her Majesty the Queen Appellant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Bunn, Thomas Andrew Respondent Active

Other parties

Other parties
Name Role Status
Attorney General for Ontario Intervener Active
Attorney General of Canada Intervener Active

Counsel

Party: Her Majesty the Queen

Counsel
Name
Matthew Britton
Contact information
Attorney General of Manitoba
405 Broadway Ave
5th Floor
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 3L6
Telephone: (204) 945-3193
FAX: (204) 945-1260
Agent
Name
Henry S. Brown, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
2600 - 160 Elgin St
P.O. Box 466, Stn "D"
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 233-1781
FAX: (613) 788-3433
Email: henry.brown@gowlings.com

Party: Bunn, Thomas Andrew

Counsel
Name
Martin D. Glazer
Contact information
506 - 294 Portage Ave
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 0B9
Telephone: (204) 942-6560
FAX: (204) 942-2696
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Station D
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 233-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: brian.crane@gowlingwlg.com

Party: Attorney General for Ontario

Counsel
Name
Kenneth L. Campbell
Contact information
Attorney General of Ontario
720 Bay Street
10th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2K1
Telephone: (416) 326-4600
FAX: (416) 326-4656
Email: kenneth.campbell@jus.gov.on.ca
Agent
Name
Robert E. Houston, Q.C.
Contact information
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 566-2058
FAX: (613) 235-4430
Email: rhouston@burkerobertson.com

Party: Attorney General of Canada

Counsel
Name
S. Ronald Fainstein, Q.C.
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
Department of Justice
284 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4760
FAX: (613) 957-8412
Agent
Name
Robert J. Frater
Contact information
Attorney General of Canada
284 Wellington Street, Suite 2311
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4763
FAX: (613) 941-7865
Email: robert.frater@justice.gc.ca

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Lower court rulings

December 20, 1995
Court of Queen’s Bench of Manitoba

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Sentence to 2 years imprisonment

October 27, 1997
Court of Appeal of Manitoba

AR 96-30-02620

Appeal allowed; sentence reduced to two years less a day in community

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13