Case information

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)
2000-12-04	Appeal closed
2000-12-04	Discontinuance of the appeal, with consent from the Respondents and the Intervener (2 copies)	John Gorenko
2000-11-07	Correspondence received from, G. Du Pont en date du 7 novembre 2000 (télécopieur) re: déposera un avis de désistement sous peu (original reçu le 15 nov./00)	John Gorenko
2000-10-10	Correspondence received from, R. Marchi dated Oct. 5, 2000 re: responding to G. Du Pont's letter	Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada
2000-10-03	Correspondence received from, Me Guy Du Pont; prie la Cour d'ajourner la requête pour cesser d'occuper de 30 jours	John Gorenko
2000-09-18	Response to motion to withdraw as solicitor, (Letter Form), from M. Fairburn dated Sept. 18, 2000 re: has no submissions with respect to the motion under rule 14 (fax copy), Completed on: 2000-09-18	Attorney General for Ontario
2000-09-14	Response to motion to withdraw as solicitor, (Letter Form), letter from Me Robert Marchi (by fax) dated Sept. 14/00 re: have no submissions to make against or in support (original received on Sept. 19, 2000), Completed on: 2000-09-14	Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada
2000-09-08	Motion to withdraw as solicitor, (the office of Goodman, Phillips & Vineberg cease to represent the appellants)(joint with motion to abridge time to file this motion) - 4 copies, Completed on: 2000-09-08	John Gorenko
2000-06-26	Decision on motion to extend time, DeRg, La requête pour obtenir une ordonnance prorogeant le délai pour signifier et produire le mémoire des appelants au 31 août 2000. Granted, no order as to costs
2000-06-26	Submission of motion to extend time, DeRg
2000-06-16	Motion to extend time, pour produire le mémoire des appellants le 31 août 2000, Completed on: 2000-06-16	John Gorenko
2000-06-01	Order on motion for leave to intervene, (by the Court)
2000-06-01	Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, Ba, by the Attorney General of Ontario. The factum is limited to 30 pages and oral argument to 15 minutes. The intervener shall not be entitled to adduce further evidence or otherwise to supplement the record apart from its factum and oral submissions. Pursuant to rule 18(6) the intervener shall pay to the appellants and respondents any additional disbursements occasioned to the appellants and respondents by the intervention. Granted, no order as to costs
2000-06-01	Submission of motion for leave to intervene, Ba
2000-05-31	Appeal court record, (1 box)
2000-04-25	Motion for leave to intervene, (requesting a 30 pages in length) - 2 copies, Completed on: 2000-04-25	Attorney General for Ontario
2000-03-27	Order granting leave to appeal
2000-03-07	Trial court record, 1 box from Montreal Court of Appeal (joint with 27324)
2000-02-22	Letter acknowledging receipt of notice of appeal
2000-02-21	Notice of appeal, Incomplete	John Gorenko
2000-02-01	Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties
2000-01-27	Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal is granted. Granted, no order as to costs
1999-12-06	All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, (panel changed on Dec. 10 from CJ McL I), McL Ia Ma
1999-06-15	Decision on motion to extend time, Reg, to serve & file the respondents' response to June 18/99 Granted, no order as to costs
1999-06-15	Submission of motion to extend time, Reg
1999-06-15	Response to motion to extend time, Completed on: 1999-06-15	John Gorenko
1999-06-15	Motion to extend time, to serve and file their Response to June 18/99, Completed on: 1999-06-15	Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada
1999-06-15	Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 1999-06-15	Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada
1999-06-01	General proceeding, (the respondent will file a response with an extension of time by June 4, 1999, as per phone conversation with G. Ouimet)	Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada
1999-05-20	Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal
1999-04-23	Application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 1999-05-19	John Gorenko

Parties

Main parties

Main parties - Appellants

Name	Role	Status
Gorenko, John	Appellant	Active
and Gor-Can Canada Inc. and John Gorenko Holdings Ltd. and Alpha-Leather Canada Inc. and Herbert A. Walter	Appellant	Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents

Name	Role	Status
Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada	Respondent	Active
and the Attorney General of Canada and the Minister of National Revenue and Jacques Albert, Claude Asselin, Sylvain Bélair, Michel Béland, François Bernier, Mario Caron, Marc Chatillon, Gaétan Côté, Yves Crépin, Robert Croteau, Guy Daigneault,	Respondent	Active
André Delisle, Yvon Deschênes, Sylvain Desharnais, Lynda Drainville, Paul Ducharme, Georges Dumont, Gilles Éthier, Gilbert Fafard, André Faribault, Kenneth Fernandez, Anne Frenette, René Gagnière, Louis Gagnon, Ghyslain Godard, William Hague,	Respondent	Active
Georges Holz, François Joly, Robert Laporte, Yvon L'Écuyer, Michel Leduc, Robert Leduc, Sylvie Lévesque, Jacques Longtin, Robert Martin, Jean-Pierre Paquette, Catherine Pennors, Josée Rodrigue, Danielle Rouleau, Richard Séguin, Ronald Smith, Pierre Soucy,	Respondent	Active
Pierre St-Aubin, Nicole St-Pierre, Michel Violette, Robert Wilson	Respondent	Active

Other parties

Other parties

Name	Role	Status
His Honour Judge Robert B. Giroux	Other	Active
Attorney General for Ontario	Intervener	Active

Counsel

Summary

Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal

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 filing 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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