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30380
City of Lévis v. Louis Tétreault
(Quebec) (Criminal) (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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2006-06-01 | Record returned to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal | |
| 2006-04-19 | Appeal closed | |
| 2006-04-18 | Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties | |
| 2006-04-18 | Judgment on appeal and notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties | |
| 2006-04-13 |
Judgment on the appeal rendered, Reasons joint with 30381, CJ Ba Bi LeB F Abe Cha, The appeals from the judgments of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Quebec), Numbers 200-10-001598-049 and 200-10-001597-041, dated April 14, 2004, heard on October 21, 2005 are allowed. The respondents' acquittals are set aside. Convictions are entered and each of the respondents is sentenced to pay the minimum fine of $300 prescribed by law. Allowed |
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| 2006-01-16 | Correspondence received from, Martin Bouffard dated Jan. 9/06 re: acquittance of all costs given by the respondent (joint with 30381) (sent to the Court Jan. 23/06) | City of Lévis |
| 2005-11-08 | Transcript received, (80 pages) | |
| 2005-10-21 | Judgment reserved OR rendered with reasons to follow | |
| 2005-10-21 | Acknowledgement and consent for video taping of proceedings, from all parties. | |
| 2005-10-21 |
Hearing of the appeal, 2005-10-21, CJ Ba Bi LeB F Abe Cha Judgment reserved |
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| 2005-10-21 | Supplemental document, Judgment of the Court of Appeal and section of the legislation for road safety - 14 copies, distributed in Court. | City of Lévis |
| 2005-10-07 | Notice of appearance, Michel Denis and Bernard Mandeville ill be present at the hearing. | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2005-10-05 | Notice of appearance, Martin Bouffard will be present at the hearing. | City of Lévis |
| 2005-08-15 | Notice of hearing sent to parties | |
| 2005-08-11 |
Appeal hearing scheduled, 2005-10-21, Previously Oct. 14/05 Judgment reserved |
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| 2005-07-20 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, of the A.G. Cda, Completed on: 2005-07-20 | Louis Tétreault |
| 2005-07-20 | Correspondence received from, Mr. Tétreault dated July 14/05 re: will not be present at the hearing of the appeal | Louis Tétreault |
| 2005-06-21 | Book of authorities, (joint with 30381 - service rec'd July 7/05), Completed on: 2005-07-11 | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2005-06-21 | Intervener's factum, (Joint with 30381 - service rec'd July 7/05 - transcrip of service rec'd July 25/05), Completed on: 2005-07-11 | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2005-06-21 |
Order by, Cha, À LA SUITE DE L'ORDONNANCE rendue par la juge Charron le 27 avril 2005, accordant l'autorisation d'intervenir au Procureur général du Canada; IL EST PAR LA PRÉSENTE ORDONNÉ que l'intervenant pourra présenter une plaidoirie orale d'au plus quinze (15) minutes lors de l'audition de l'appel. Granted |
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| 2005-05-09 | Appeal perfected for hearing | |
| 2005-05-04 | Order on motion to substitutional service | |
| 2005-05-04 |
Decision on motion for substitutional service, permitting that the documents of the appellant be left in the respondent's mailbox, Reg Granted |
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| 2005-05-04 | Submission of motion for substitutional service, Reg | |
| 2005-04-27 | Order on motion for leave to intervene, (BY CHARRON J.) | |
| 2005-04-27 |
Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, Cha, La demande d'autorisation d'intervenir présentée par le Procureur général du Canada est accordée; le requérant aura le droit de signifier et déposer un mémoire conjoint de 20 pages. La demande visant à présenter une plaidoirie sera examinée après la réception et l'examen de l'argumentation écrite des parties et de l'intervenant. L'intervenant n'aura pas le droit de produire d'autres éléments de preuve ni d'ajouter quoi que ce soit aux dossiers des parties. Conformément au par. 59(1)(a) des Règles de la Cour suprême du Canada, l'intervenant paiera à appelante et aux intimés tous débours supplémentaires résultant de leur intervention. Granted |
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| 2005-04-27 | Submission of motion for leave to intervene, Cha | |
| 2005-04-19 | Motion for substitutional service, to leave appellant's documents in respondent's mailbox, Completed on: 2005-04-19 | City of Lévis |
| 2005-04-14 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), from Sylvie E. Roussel dated Apr. 14/05 (joint with 30381), Completed on: 2005-04-14 | City of Lévis |
| 2005-04-08 | Motion for leave to intervene, (joint with 30381), Completed on: 2005-04-08 | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2005-03-14 | Appellant's record, (Service rec'd Mar. 18/05 - Motion for alternative service requested from Sylvie Roussel), Incomplete | City of Lévis |
| 2005-03-14 | Appellant's book of authorities, (Service rec'd Mar. 18/05 - Motion for alternative service requested from Sylvie Roussel), Incomplete | City of Lévis |
| 2005-03-14 | Appellant's factum, (service rec'd Mar. 18/05 - Motion for alternative service requested to Sylvie Roussel) CD rec'd Aug. 24/05, Incomplete | City of Lévis |
| 2005-02-02 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, Mr. tétreault re: questionnaire | |
| 2005-01-27 | Letter advising the parties of tentative hearing date and filing deadlines (Leave granted) | |
| 2004-12-21 | Appeal court record, (1 large padded envelope - joint with Trial Court record) (joint with 30381) | |
| 2004-12-17 | Notice of appeal, Completed on: 2004-12-17 | City of Lévis |
| 2004-11-19 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2004-11-18 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Quebec), Number 200-10-001598-049, dated April 14, 2004, is granted. Granted |
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| 2004-10-25 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, Ba LeB De | |
| 2004-07-14 | Correspondence received from, M. Bouffard dated July 8, 2004 re: error at page 56 of the application for leave to appeal | City of Lévis |
| 2004-07-08 | Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal | |
| 2004-06-11 | Application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2004-07-08 | City of Lévis |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| City of Lévis | Appellant | Active |
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| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tétreault, Louis | Respondent | Active |
Other parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney General of Canada | Intervener | Active |
Counsel
Party: City of Lévis
Counsel
Bureau 300
1175, boul. de la Rive-Sud
Saint-Romuald, Quebec
G6W 5M6
Telephone: (418) 833-4443
FAX: (418) 833-6130
Email: mbouffard@pothierdelisle.com
Agent
111, rue Champlain
Gatineau, Quebec
J8X 3R1
Telephone: (819) 771-7393
FAX: (819) 771-5397
Email: s.roussel@noelassocies.com
Party: Tétreault, Louis
This party is not represented by counsel.
Party: Attorney General of Canada
Counsel
Bernard Mandeville
Tour est, 9e étage, Complexe Guy-Favreau
200 boul. René-Lévesque ouest
Montréal, Quebec
H2Z 1X4
Telephone: (514) 283-2126
FAX: (514) 496-7372
Email: michel.denis@justice.gc.ca
Agent
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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On August 3, 2001, a statement of offence was issued to the Respondent for driving a vehicle while the duties, fees and insurance contribution owing to the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (S.A.A.Q.) with respect to his driver’s licence were unpaid, contrary to s. 93.1 of the Highway Safety Code.
At trial, the Respondent submitted that he had never been notified by the S.A.A.Q. that a payment was due and that, as he had not driven for many years, he thought that the date on the licence was a payment due date rather than the date the card expired. The Respondent pointed out that the new licences do in fact indicate these two dates separately. The Municipal Court judge held that the offence with which the Respondent was charged was one of strict liability, accepted his defence of due diligence and acquitted him.
The Superior Court affirmed the trial judge’s decision and dismissed the Appellant’s appeal. At the Court of Appeal, Dussault J.A. dismissed the motion for leave to appeal.
Lower court rulings
Superior Court of Quebec
200-36-000955-021
Appel de la demanderesse rejeté
Court of Appeal of Quebec (Québec)
200-10-001598-049
Requête pour permission d'en appeler rejetée
Filed documents
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