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28210
Attorney General of Canada v. Stephen Joseph Harper
(Alberta) (Civil) (By Leave)
Docket
Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.
| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 2001-08-13 | Appeal closed | |
| 2001-08-13 | Discontinuance of the appeal | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2001-06-01 | Respondent's record, Completed on: 2001-06-01 | Stephen Joseph Harper |
| 2001-06-01 | Respondent's book of authorities, Completed on: 2001-06-01 | Stephen Joseph Harper |
| 2001-06-01 | Respondent's factum, Completed on: 2001-06-01 | Stephen Joseph Harper |
| 2001-06-01 | Appeal perfected for hearing, Session beginning on 2001-10-01 | |
| 2001-04-06 | Appellant's book of authorities, Completed on: 2001-04-06 | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2001-04-06 | Appellant's record, Completed on: 2001-04-06 | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2001-04-06 | Appellant's factum, Completed on: 2001-04-06 | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2000-12-14 | Letter acknowledging receipt of notice of appeal | |
| 2000-12-07 | Notice of appeal, Completed on: 2000-12-07 | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2000-11-20 | Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared | |
| 2000-11-14 | Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties | |
| 2000-11-10 |
Decision on the motion for a stay of execution, CJ L'HD G Ia Ma Ba Bi Arb LeB, The motion for stay of the order enjoining the enforcement of s. 350(1), (2), (3) and (4) of the Canada Elections Act is granted pending judgment in this appeal (Major J. dissenting). Granted |
|
| 2000-11-10 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal and the application for leave to intervene of the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada are granted. Granted |
|
| 2000-11-10 |
Decision on motion for leave to intervene, (see decision on leave) Granted |
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| 2000-11-06 | Submission of motion for a stay of execution, CJ L'HD G Ia Ma Ba Bi Arb LeB | |
| 2000-11-06 | Submission of motion for leave to intervene, CJ L'HD G Ia Ma Ba Bi Arb LeB | |
| 2000-11-06 | Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, Completed on: 2000-11-06 | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2000-11-06 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, CJ L'HD G Ia Ma Ba Bi Arb LeB | |
| 2000-11-03 | Response to the motion for a stay of execution, Completed on: 2000-11-03 | Stephen Joseph Harper |
| 2000-11-03 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (6 copies) (joint with response on stay)(revised page 4 filed Nov. 6/00 - sent to Panel same day), Completed on: 2000-11-03 | Stephen Joseph Harper |
| 2000-11-01 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), from A.D. Hunter dated Nov. 1/00 (by fax) re: has no objection, Completed on: 2000-11-01 | Stephen Joseph Harper |
| 2000-11-01 | Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal | |
| 2000-11-01 |
Decision on motion to expedite the application for leave to appeal, Arb, (see decision on the motion for a stay) Referred, no order as to costs |
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| 2000-11-01 |
Decision on the motion for a stay of execution, Arb, The application for a stay is adjourned to the panel seized of the application for leave to appeal, such application to be expedited to Monday, November 6, 2000. The respondent is to serve and file its response to the stay and leave application by Friday, November 3, 2000 and the applicant's reply, if any, to be served and filed by 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Monday, November 6, 2000. Referred, no order as to costs |
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| 2000-10-31 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), letter from Graham Garton (by fax) dated Oct. 31/00, Completed on: 2000-10-31 | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2000-10-30 | Order issued on motion for a stay of execution, (by the Court) | |
| 2000-10-30 | Submission of motion to expedite the application for leave to appeal, Arb | |
| 2000-10-30 | Submission of motion for a stay of execution, Arb | |
| 2000-10-30 | Correspondence received from, Carla Murray (by fax) dated Oct. 29/00 re: final paragraph of page 2 in Mr. Hunter's letter of Oct. 28/00 should read ''spending restrictions'' | Stephen Joseph Harper |
| 2000-10-30 | Correspondence received from, A.D. Hunter,Q.C. (by fax) dated Oct. 28/00 in response to an unfiled application | Stephen Joseph Harper |
| 2000-10-30 | Correspondence received from, Alan D. Hunter (by fax) dated Oct. 27/00 in response to Mr. Wakeling's fax of Oct. 27/00 | Stephen Joseph Harper |
| 2000-10-30 | Motion for leave to intervene, Completed on: 2000-10-30 | Chief Electoral Officer of Canada |
| 2000-10-30 | Motion for a stay of execution, (included in application for leave), Completed on: 2000-10-30 | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2000-10-30 | Motion to expedite the application for leave to appeal, and to abridge the time for filing responding material (included in application for leave), Completed on: 2000-10-30 | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2000-10-30 | Application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2000-10-31 | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2000-10-27 | Correspondence received from, Thomas W. Wakeling (by fax) dated Oct. 27/00 re: will be filing an application Monday Oct. 30/00 | Attorney General of Canada |
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
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney General of Canada | Appellant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Harper, Stephen Joseph | Respondent | Active |
Other parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Electoral Officer of Canada | Intervener | Active |
Counsel
Party: Attorney General of Canada
Counsel
234 Wellington Street
East Tower, Room 1212
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 957-4842
FAX: (613) 954-1920
Email: ggarton@justice.gc.ca
Party: Harper, Stephen Joseph
Counsel
700 - 2nd Street, S.W.
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 4V5
Telephone: (403) 298-1000
FAX: (403) 263-9193
Agent
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: Chief Electoral Officer of Canada
Counsel
1900 - 66 Slater St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5H1
Telephone: (613) 238-8080
FAX: (613) 238-2098
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Lower court rulings
Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta
0001 09477
See file
Court of Appeal of Alberta (Calgary)
00-19047
appeal and cross-appeal dismissed
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