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28764

Lafarge Canada Inc. v. Bertrand & Frère Construction Company Limited, et al.

(Ontario) (Civil) (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)
2002-11-12 Certificate of taxation issued to, Heenan, Blaikie (Tor., Ont.)
2002-11-08 Decision on the bill of costs, taxed at $1,260.56, Reg
2002-11-08 Submission of the bill of costs, Reg
2002-10-28 Response to the bill of costs, Completed on: 2002-10-28 Lafarge Canada Inc.
2002-10-23 Bill of costs, Completed on: 2002-10-23 Jacques Marcil, Francine Marcil, Roger Levesque, Madeleine Levesque, Bernard Pilon, Frances Pilon, Louise Tremblay
2002-02-28 Close file on Leave
2002-02-25 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2002-02-08 Copy of formal judgment on leave being prepared
2002-02-01 Notice of deposit of judgment issued to all parties
2002-01-31 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, (See long version)
Dismissed, costs on a party and party basis
2001-11-26 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, G Ma Bi
2001-10-01 Supplemental document, Authorities Lafarge Canada Inc.
2001-10-01 Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, to Bertrand & Frere Construction and to Alie and Ontario New Home Warranty Program, Completed on: 2001-10-01 Lafarge Canada Inc.
2001-09-25 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2001-09-25 Chubb Insurance Company of Canada
2001-09-24 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2001-09-24 Roger Duval, Bruno Rioux, Luc Seguin, Lynn Danis Seguin and Micheline Wilson
2001-09-24 Book of authorities, Completed on: 2001-09-24 Bernard Alie, Royal Aubin, Rachelle Aubin, Gilles Barrette, Nicole Barrette, Ronald Beaudoin, Louise Beaudoin, Armand Bédard, Lise Bédard, Francis Beks, Marcel Bissonnette, Maurice Boudrias, Richard Boudrias, Jacques Bouvier, Christine Bouvier,
2001-09-24 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2001-09-24 Bernard Alie, Royal Aubin, Rachelle Aubin, Gilles Barrette, Nicole Barrette, Ronald Beaudoin, Louise Beaudoin, Armand Bédard, Lise Bédard, Francis Beks, Marcel Bissonnette, Maurice Boudrias, Richard Boudrias, Jacques Bouvier, Christine Bouvier,
2001-09-24 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2001-09-24 Jacques Marcil, Francine Marcil, Roger Levesque, Madeleine Levesque, Bernard Pilon, Frances Pilon, Louise Tremblay
2001-09-24 Correspondence received from, H. Acton of Rasmussen, Starr dated Sept. 24, 2001 re: reference to the case heard on June 21, 2001 in file No. 27439 (R. v. Sheppard) Bertrand & Frère Construction Company Limited
2001-09-21 Book of authorities, Completed on: 2001-09-21 Ontario New Home Warranty Program
2001-09-21 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2001-09-21 Ontario New Home Warranty Program
2001-09-21 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2001-09-21 Canadian General Insurance Company
2001-09-21 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2001-09-21 Royal Insurance Company
2001-09-21 Book of authorities, Completed on: 2001-09-21 Bertrand & Frère Construction Company Limited
2001-09-21 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, vol. 1 and 2, Completed on: 2001-09-21 Bertrand & Frère Construction Company Limited
2001-09-10 Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal
2001-08-27 Book of authorities, Completed on: 2001-08-27 Lafarge Canada Inc.
2001-08-27 Application for leave to appeal, Vols. 1 to 4, Completed on: 2001-08-27 Lafarge Canada Inc.

Parties

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Main parties

Main parties - Appellants
Name Role Status
Lafarge Canada Inc. Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Bertrand & Frère Construction Company Limited Respondent Active
Bernard Alie, Royal Aubin, Rachelle Aubin, Gilles Barrette, Nicole Barrette, Ronald Beaudoin, Louise Beaudoin, Armand Bédard, Lise Bédard, Francis Beks, Marcel Bissonnette, Maurice Boudrias, Richard Boudrias, Jacques Bouvier, Christine Bouvier, Respondent Active
Sylvain Brazeau, Micheline Brazeau, Fernand Carrière, Marcel Carrière, Lucie Carrière, Herbert Chew, Chirley Chew, Alain Delorme, Suzie Delorme, Louis Demers, Elaine Touzin, Christian Denis, Danielle Duranceau Denis, Gilles Desrosiers, Respondent Active
Guy Duchesne, Claire Duchesne, Bernard Durocher, Patricia Durocher, Richard Durocher, Lyne Durocher, Wilhelm Hack, Jana Hack, Douglas Harvey, Judith Harvey, Ross Higginson, Serge Lachaine, Yvon Laliberté, Hélène Laliberté, François Lalonde,Nicole Lalonde, Respondent Active
Jacques, B. Lalonde, Léopold Leduc, Royal Leduc, Délima Leduc, André Pilon, Claire Pilon, Louis Portelance, Claude Robitaille, Danielle Robitaille, Jean-Yves Séguin, Claire Séguin, Jacques Simard, Monique Simard, Raymond Tessier, Ginette Tessier, Respondent Active
Pierre Timbers, Carole Timbers, John Tollis, Eva Tollis, Raymond Chabot Inc., Trustee in Bankruptcy of the estate of Gilles Turpin, a bankrupt, Noëlla Bissonnette, Albert Besner, Martine Besner, Gaétan Bougie, Raymond Bougie, Jacqueline Boulianne, Respondent Active
Alan Burns, Rhéaume Champagne, Karolina Despotovitch, Ed Dimo, Danielle Duplantie, Alain Duval, Lucie Charbonneau, Aurèle Galipeau, Marjolaine Dubord, Michel Goulet, Kurt Hungerbuehler, Gérard Lalonde, Madeleine Leduc, Gaston Rozon, Murielle Rozon, Respondent Active
Joe Vaillancourt, Nicole Thibault, Prescott Condiminium Corporation No. 2, Hubert Séguin, Lucienne Séguin, Corporation of the Village of L'Orignal, Roger Parisien, Marguerite Parisien, Lise St-Denis, Bronwen Williams, Michel Barbarie, Louise Barbarie, Respondent Active
André Roy, Nathalie Pilon, Michel Lamoureux, Yves Boulet, Susan Labelle, Claudette Denis, Richard Desjardins, William A. Kothe, Helene Kothe, Pierre Larocque, Lori Larocque, Ronnie G. Leduc, Michèle F. Leduc, Serge Meconse, Teresa C. Meconse, Respondent Active
Serge Pilon, Monique Pilon, Gérard Théorêt, Diane Théorêt, Capri Realties Limited, Gary O'Neill, Lillian O'Neill, Roland A. Carrière, Lise Alie, Mary Beks, Gisèle St-Onge, Sergine Carrière, Line Desrosiers, Johanne Higginson, Rachelle Lachaine, Respondent Active
Ida Lalonde, Carole Lamoureux, Jeanne Leduc, Cheryl Portelance, Pricewaterhouse Coopers Inc., Trustee in Bankruptcy of the Estates of Alice Arshoun and Gabriel Ashroun, bankrupts, James Baxter, Janice Baxter, Daniel Boudrias, Reinelle Boudrias, Respondent Active
Marcel Côté, Lucie Côté, Marc Lalande, Joanne Lalande-Martel, Richard Lessard, Karyn Lissa Lessard, Jean-Claude Martin, Madeleine Martin, Daniel Page, Carole Page, Christian Pigeon, Hélène Pigeon, Jean-Bernard Saumure, Diane Saumure, Respondent Active
Ronald Smith, Sylvia Smith, Richard Witham, Shirley Witham, Anne-Marie McDonell, Gerald McDonell Respondent Active
Jacques Marcil, Francine Marcil, Roger Levesque, Madeleine Levesque, Bernard Pilon, Frances Pilon, Louise Tremblay Respondent Active
Roger Duval, Bruno Rioux, Luc Seguin, Lynn Danis Seguin and Micheline Wilson Respondent Active
Johanne Stoesz, Frank Webber, Susan Webber, Gilles Martineau, Gérard Charbonneau, Elizabeth Charbonneau, Mario Charlebois, Sylvie Charlebois, Guylaine Joly, Luc Joly, Richard Lalande, Nicole Benard Lalande, Respondent Active
Sergue Chartrand, Suzanne Chartrand, Robert Brunet, Christine Brunet, Frank McKenna, Benoit Burroughs, Sylvie Burroughs, Don Mercer, Kathy Mercer, Cameron McCormick, Janice McCormick, Rodrigue Boulay, Vanessa Tveitane, Steven Kurz, Rona Kurz, Respondent Active
Pierre Lalonde, Claire Lacroix, Drew Thomas Gibson, Steve Hegedus Jr., Donna Kelly Hegedus, Gerard Janssen, Marie Therese Jannsen, Sylvain Dicaire, Suzanne Dicaire, Jacques Labelle, Michel Lecompte, Danielle Lecompte, Alain Secours, Betty Ann Secours, Respondent Active
Lorraine St. Jean Carrière, Jack Deragon, Suzanne Scott, Chantal Saucier, Alan Matthews, Janet Matthews, Prescott Condominium Corporation No. 5, Marcel Brazeau, Francine Langelier Respondent Active
Chubb Insurance Company of Canada Respondent Active
General Accident Assurance Company Respondent Active
Canadian General Insurance Company Respondent Active
Royal Insurance Company Respondent Active
Guardian Insurance Company Respondent Active
Ontario New Home Warranty Program Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Lafarge Canada Inc.

Counsel
David J.T. Mungovan
Peter J. Cavanagh
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
1 First Canadian Place
100 King Street W.
Toronto, Ontario
M5X 1B2
Telephone: (416) 863-4630
FAX: (416) 863-4592

Party: Bertrand & Frère Construction Company Limited

Counsel
P. Donald Rasmussen
Heather L. Acton
Rasmussen Starr & Ruddy
500 - 55 METCALFE ST
OTTAWA, Ontario
K1P 6L5
Telephone: (613) 232-1830
FAX: (613) 232-2499

Party: Bernard Alie, Royal Aubin, Rachelle Aubin, Gilles Barrette, Nicole Barrette, Ronald Beaudoin, Louise Beaudoin, Armand Bédard, Lise Bédard, Francis Beks, Marcel Bissonnette, Maurice Boudrias, Richard Boudrias, Jacques Bouvier, Christine Bouvier,

Counsel
Robert J. Smith
M. C. Sandra Pilon
Smith Law Offices
300 Main Street W.
Hawkesbury, Ontario
K6A 2H7
Telephone: (613) 632-0103
FAX: (613) 632-2800

Party: Sylvain Brazeau, Micheline Brazeau, Fernand Carrière, Marcel Carrière, Lucie Carrière, Herbert Chew, Chirley Chew, Alain Delorme, Suzie Delorme, Louis Demers, Elaine Touzin, Christian Denis, Danielle Duranceau Denis, Gilles Desrosiers,

Counsel
Robert J. Smith
Smith Law Offices
300 Main Street W.
Hawkesbury, Ontario
K6A 2H7
Telephone: (613) 632-0103
FAX: (613) 632-2800

Party: Guy Duchesne, Claire Duchesne, Bernard Durocher, Patricia Durocher, Richard Durocher, Lyne Durocher, Wilhelm Hack, Jana Hack, Douglas Harvey, Judith Harvey, Ross Higginson, Serge Lachaine, Yvon Laliberté, Hélène Laliberté, François Lalonde,Nicole Lalonde,

Counsel
Robert J. Smith
Smith Law Offices
300 Main Street W.
Hawkesbury, Ontario
K6A 2H7
Telephone: (613) 632-0103
FAX: (613) 632-2800

Party: Jacques, B. Lalonde, Léopold Leduc, Royal Leduc, Délima Leduc, André Pilon, Claire Pilon, Louis Portelance, Claude Robitaille, Danielle Robitaille, Jean-Yves Séguin, Claire Séguin, Jacques Simard, Monique Simard, Raymond Tessier, Ginette Tessier,

Counsel
Robert J. Smith
Smith Law Offices
300 Main Street W.
Hawkesbury, Ontario
K6A 2H7
Telephone: (613) 632-0103
FAX: (613) 632-2800

Party: Pierre Timbers, Carole Timbers, John Tollis, Eva Tollis, Raymond Chabot Inc., Trustee in Bankruptcy of the estate of Gilles Turpin, a bankrupt, Noëlla Bissonnette, Albert Besner, Martine Besner, Gaétan Bougie, Raymond Bougie, Jacqueline Boulianne,

Counsel
Robert J. Smith
Smith Law Offices
300 Main Street W.
Hawkesbury, Ontario
K6A 2H7
Telephone: (613) 632-0103
FAX: (613) 632-2800

Party: Alan Burns, Rhéaume Champagne, Karolina Despotovitch, Ed Dimo, Danielle Duplantie, Alain Duval, Lucie Charbonneau, Aurèle Galipeau, Marjolaine Dubord, Michel Goulet, Kurt Hungerbuehler, Gérard Lalonde, Madeleine Leduc, Gaston Rozon, Murielle Rozon,

Counsel
Robert J. Smith
Smith Law Offices
300 Main Street W.
Hawkesbury, Ontario
K6A 2H7
Telephone: (613) 632-0103
FAX: (613) 632-2800

Party: Joe Vaillancourt, Nicole Thibault, Prescott Condiminium Corporation No. 2, Hubert Séguin, Lucienne Séguin, Corporation of the Village of L'Orignal, Roger Parisien, Marguerite Parisien, Lise St-Denis, Bronwen Williams, Michel Barbarie, Louise Barbarie,

Counsel
Robert J. Smith
Smith Law Offices
300 Main Street W.
Hawkesbury, Ontario
K6A 2H7
Telephone: (613) 632-0103
FAX: (613) 632-2800

Party: André Roy, Nathalie Pilon, Michel Lamoureux, Yves Boulet, Susan Labelle, Claudette Denis, Richard Desjardins, William A. Kothe, Helene Kothe, Pierre Larocque, Lori Larocque, Ronnie G. Leduc, Michèle F. Leduc, Serge Meconse, Teresa C. Meconse,

Counsel
Robert J. Smith
Smith Law Offices
300 Main Street W.
Hawkesbury, Ontario
K6A 2H7
Telephone: (613) 632-0103
FAX: (613) 632-2800

Party: Serge Pilon, Monique Pilon, Gérard Théorêt, Diane Théorêt, Capri Realties Limited, Gary O'Neill, Lillian O'Neill, Roland A. Carrière, Lise Alie, Mary Beks, Gisèle St-Onge, Sergine Carrière, Line Desrosiers, Johanne Higginson, Rachelle Lachaine,

Counsel
Robert J. Smith
Smith Law Offices
300 Main Street W.
Hawkesbury, Ontario
K6A 2H7
Telephone: (613) 632-0103
FAX: (613) 632-2800

Party: Ida Lalonde, Carole Lamoureux, Jeanne Leduc, Cheryl Portelance, Pricewaterhouse Coopers Inc., Trustee in Bankruptcy of the Estates of Alice Arshoun and Gabriel Ashroun, bankrupts, James Baxter, Janice Baxter, Daniel Boudrias, Reinelle Boudrias,

Counsel
Robert J. Smith
Smith Law Offices
300 Main Street W.
Hawkesbury, Ontario
K6A 2H7
Telephone: (613) 632-0103
FAX: (613) 632-2800

Party: Marcel Côté, Lucie Côté, Marc Lalande, Joanne Lalande-Martel, Richard Lessard, Karyn Lissa Lessard, Jean-Claude Martin, Madeleine Martin, Daniel Page, Carole Page, Christian Pigeon, Hélène Pigeon, Jean-Bernard Saumure, Diane Saumure,

Counsel
Robert J. Smith
Smith Law Offices
300 Main Street W.
Hawkesbury, Ontario
K6A 2H7
Telephone: (613) 632-0103
FAX: (613) 632-2800

Party: Ronald Smith, Sylvia Smith, Richard Witham, Shirley Witham, Anne-Marie McDonell, Gerald McDonell

Counsel
Robert J. Smith
Smith Law Offices
300 Main Street W.
Hawkesbury, Ontario
K6A 2H7
Telephone: (613) 632-0103
FAX: (613) 632-2800

Party: Jacques Marcil, Francine Marcil, Roger Levesque, Madeleine Levesque, Bernard Pilon, Frances Pilon, Louise Tremblay

Counsel
Ian Godfrey
Bonnie Roberts
Heenan Blaikie
P. O. Box 185, Suite 2600
South Tower, Royal Bank Plaza
Toronto, Ontario
M5J 2J4
Telephone: (416) 360-6336
FAX: (416) 360-8425
Agent
Peter N. Mantas
Heenan Blaikie
55 Metcalfe Street, Suite 300
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 6L5
Telephone: (613) 236-1668
FAX: (613) 236-9632
Email: pmantas@heenan.ca

Party: Roger Duval, Bruno Rioux, Luc Seguin, Lynn Danis Seguin and Micheline Wilson

Counsel
William J. Simpson, Q.C.
Tierney Stauffer
175 Holland Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K1Y 0Y2
Telephone: (613) 728-8057
FAX: (613) 728-9866

Party: Johanne Stoesz, Frank Webber, Susan Webber, Gilles Martineau, Gérard Charbonneau, Elizabeth Charbonneau, Mario Charlebois, Sylvie Charlebois, Guylaine Joly, Luc Joly, Richard Lalande, Nicole Benard Lalande,

Counsel
Walter T. Langley
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 236-9665
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Party: Sergue Chartrand, Suzanne Chartrand, Robert Brunet, Christine Brunet, Frank McKenna, Benoit Burroughs, Sylvie Burroughs, Don Mercer, Kathy Mercer, Cameron McCormick, Janice McCormick, Rodrigue Boulay, Vanessa Tveitane, Steven Kurz, Rona Kurz,

Counsel
Walter T. Langley
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 236-9665
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Party: Pierre Lalonde, Claire Lacroix, Drew Thomas Gibson, Steve Hegedus Jr., Donna Kelly Hegedus, Gerard Janssen, Marie Therese Jannsen, Sylvain Dicaire, Suzanne Dicaire, Jacques Labelle, Michel Lecompte, Danielle Lecompte, Alain Secours, Betty Ann Secours,

Counsel
Walter T. Langley
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 236-9665
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Party: Lorraine St. Jean Carrière, Jack Deragon, Suzanne Scott, Chantal Saucier, Alan Matthews, Janet Matthews, Prescott Condominium Corporation No. 5, Marcel Brazeau, Francine Langelier

Counsel
Walter T. Langley
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 236-9665
FAX: (613) 235-4430

Party: Chubb Insurance Company of Canada

Counsel
Garth MacDonald
451 Daly Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 6H6
Telephone: (613) 244-6078
FAX: (613) 241-7428

Party: General Accident Assurance Company

Counsel
Brian C. Elkin
Lavery Montreal
1810 - 360 Albert St.
Ottawa, Ontario
K1R 7X7
Telephone: (613) 594-4936
FAX: (613) 594-8783
Email: belkin@lavery.qc.ca

Party: Canadian General Insurance Company

Counsel
Wayne B. Spooner, Q.C.
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 233-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869

Party: Royal Insurance Company

Counsel
Donald L. Macdonald, Q.C.
Keith N. Batten
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Scotia Plaza
40 King Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 3Y4
Telephone: (416) 367-6223
FAX: (416) 361-2761
Email: dlmacdonald@blgcanada.com

Party: Guardian Insurance Company

Counsel
Vernol I. Rogers
Cassels Brock & Blackwell
Scotia Plaza
2100-40 King Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M5H 3C2
Telephone: (416) 869-5322
FAX: (416) 360-8877
Email: vrogers@casselsbrock.com

Party: Ontario New Home Warranty Program

Counsel
Walter T. Langley
Seaj W. Kelly
Burke-Robertson
70 Gloucester St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0A2
Telephone: (613) 236-9665
FAX: (613) 235-4430

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Lower court rulings

April 17, 2001
Ontario Superior Court of Justice

2104-1992

See file

May 31, 2001
Court of Appeal for Ontario

C34289

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