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27704

Roger Guignard v. City of St-Hyacinthe

(Quebec) (Civil) (By Leave)

Docket

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List of proceedings
Date Proceeding Filed By
(if applicable)
2002-05-08 Appeal closed
2002-04-29 Approved order for payment out, (Envoyé à Finance le 30 avril 2002).
2002-04-22 Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal
2002-03-13 Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties
2002-03-04 Copy of formal judgment being prepared
2002-02-25 Notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties
2002-02-21 Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ L'HD G Ia Ma Ba Bi Arb LeB, The appeal is allowed. The definition of "enseigne" (sign) and "enseigne publicitaire" (advertising sign) in s. 2.2.4 of the Règlement d'urbanisme no 1200 de la Ville de Saint-Hyacinthe and s. 14.1.5(p) of the Règlement are declared invalid. The declaration of invalidity is suspended for a period of six months. The judgments of the Quebec Court of Appeal, the Superior Court and the Municipal Court are set aside and the appellant is acquitted of the charge against him with costs in this Court and costs limited to a $2,000 fee plus disbursements incurred in the Quebec Court of Appeal, the Superior Court (Criminal Division) and the Municipal Court of Saint-Hyacinthe.
Allowed
2001-10-17 Transcript received, et distribuées aux juges (46 pages)
2001-10-03 Judgment reserved OR rendered with reasons to follow
2001-10-03 Hearing of the appeal, 2001-10-03, (V076), CJ L'HD G Ia Ma Ba Bi Arb LeB
Judgment reserved
2001-10-03 Acknowledgement and consent for video taping of proceedings
2001-10-01 Notice of appearance, de Me Stéphane Forest à l'audition de l'appel City of St-Hyacinthe
2001-09-13 Notice of appearance, de Me Daniel Payette à l'audition de l'appel Roger Guignard
2001-09-05 Appeal hearing scheduled, 2001-10-03
Judgment reserved
2001-04-03 Respondent's book of authorities, vol. I & II, Completed on: 2001-04-03 City of St-Hyacinthe
2001-04-03 Respondent's record, Completed on: 2001-04-03 City of St-Hyacinthe
2001-04-03 Respondent's factum, Completed on: 2001-04-03 City of St-Hyacinthe
2001-04-03 Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 2001-10-01
2001-02-06 Appellant's book of authorities, Completed on: 2001-02-06 Roger Guignard
2001-02-06 Appellant's record, Completed on: 2001-02-06 Roger Guignard
2001-02-06 Appellant's factum, Completed on: 2001-02-06 Roger Guignard
2001-01-30 Appeal court record, (1 enveloppe rembourrée - joint avec dossier de première instance)
2001-01-23 Notice of constitutional question(s) Roger Guignard
2001-01-19 Decision on the motion to state a constitutional question, CJ, 1. Do s. 14.1.5(p) and the definitions of the terms "enseigne" (sign) and "enseigne publicitaire" (advertising sign) in the Règlement d'urbanisme de la Ville de Saint-Hyacinthe limit the right guaranteed by s. 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

2. If the answer to Question 1 is "yes", can these limits be justified under s. 1 of the Charter?

Notices of intervention are to be filed on or before February 19, 2001.
Granted, no order as to costs
2001-01-10 Notice of change of counsel, from Desnoyers to Boivin, Payette (service received on Jan. 16, 2001) Roger Guignard
2000-12-13 Submission of motion to state a constitutional question, CJ
2000-11-14 Motion to state a constitutional question, 1 copie, Completed on: 2000-11-14 Roger Guignard
2000-10-17 Correspondence received from, Bergeron, Gaudreau, Laporte re: pour confirmer qu'ils sont correspondants pour l'appelant Roger Guignard
2000-10-17 Letter acknowledging receipt of notice of appeal
2000-10-12 Notice of deposit for security Roger Guignard
2000-10-11 Notice of appeal, Completed on: 2000-10-11 Roger Guignard
2000-09-29 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties
2000-09-28 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal is granted with costs to the applicant in any event of the cause.
Granted, with costs to the applicant(s) in any event of the cause
2000-07-10 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, G Bi Arb
2000-02-21 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Letter Form), de G. Desnoyers en date du 21 fév./00 (télécopieur) re: ne déposera pas de réplique (original reçu le 25 fév./00), Completed on: 2000-02-21 Roger Guignard
2000-02-14 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2000-02-14 City of St-Hyacinthe
2000-01-21 Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal
2000-01-14 Application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2000-01-14 Roger Guignard

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
Guignard, Roger Appellant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
City of St-Hyacinthe Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Guignard, Roger

Counsel
Name
Daniel Payette
Contact information
Boivin, Payette
200, avenue Laurier Ouest
Bureau 475
Montréal, Quebec
H2T 2N8
Telephone: (514) 272-5200
FAX: (514) 272-7900
Email: d.payette@videotron.ca
Agent
Name
Richard Gaudreau
Contact information
Bergeron, Gaudreau
167, rue Notre Dame
Hull, Quebec
J8X 3T3
Telephone: (819) 770-7928
FAX: (819) 770-1424
Email: bergeron.gaudreau@qc.aira.com

Party: City of St-Hyacinthe

Counsel
Name
Stéphane Forest
Contact information
Forest Guilmain Arpin
800, av de l'Hôtel-de-Ville
St-Hyacinthe, Quebec
J2S 5B2
Telephone: (450) 771-2277
FAX: (450) 771-2062
Agent
Name
Sylvie Roussel
Contact information
Noël et Associés, s.e.n.c.r.l.
111 Rue Champlain
Hull, Quebec
J8X 3R1
Telephone: (819) 771-7393
FAX: (819) 771-5397

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Lower court rulings

October 8, 1997
Superior Court of Quebec

750-36-000053-979

Appel rejeté

November 17, 1999
Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montréal)

500-10-001150-976

Appel rejeté

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2025-05-13