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32008

Craig Melanson, et al. v. Province of New Brunswick, as represented by The Honourable Bradley Green, Attorney Superintendent of Pensions for the Province of New Brunswick, et al.

(New Brunswick) (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)
2007-09-28 Close file on Leave
2007-09-21 Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties
2007-09-21 Judgment on leave sent to the parties
2007-09-20 Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for an extension of time to serve the respondents Randy Audfroid, Jim Hinton, Stephen Manuel, Jim Campbell, Bill Graham, Rick Johnson and Randy McCullough is granted. The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick, Number 149/06/CA, 2007 NBCA 12, dated February 26, 2007, is dismissed with costs to the respondents Randy Audfroid, Jim Hinton, Stephen Manuel, Jim Campbell, Bill Graham, Rick Johnson and Randy McCullough.
Dismissed, with costs
2007-09-20 Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application
Granted
2007-07-30 All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, Bi De Abe
2007-07-30 Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, Bi De Abe
2007-05-25 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2007-05-25 Province of New Brunswick, as represented by The Honourable Bradley Green, Attorney Superintendent of Pensions for the Province of New Brunswick
2007-05-08 Response to the motion to extend the time to file and / or serve the leave application, from H. Wright dated May 8/07 (by e-mail), Completed on: 2007-05-08 Randy Audfroid, Jim Hinton and Stephen Manuel and Jim Campbell, Bill Graham, Rick Johnson and Randy McCullough
2007-05-07 Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2007-05-07 Randy Audfroid, Jim Hinton and Stephen Manuel and Jim Campbell, Bill Graham, Rick Johnson and Randy McCullough
2007-05-04 Response to the motion to extend the time to file and / or serve the leave application, from Gowlings dated May 3/07 (by e-mail), Completed on: 2007-05-04 Province of New Brunswick, as represented by The Honourable Bradley Green, Attorney Superintendent of Pensions for the Province of New Brunswick
2007-05-04 Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, for serving one day late (book form), Completed on: 2007-05-04 Craig Melanson
2007-05-02 Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal
2007-04-27 Court of Appeal casebooks and transcripts of evidence
2007-04-27 Application for leave to appeal, (Motion to extend time to serve application for leave to appeal received May 4/07), Completed on: 2007-05-04 Craig Melanson

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
Melanson, Craig Applicant Active
Larry Amirault, John Arseneault, Thomas Banks, Paul Bastarache, Gerald Bell, Ronald Berube, Dean Blaney, Gerald Blaney, Henry Blaney, Lionel Bouchard, Norman Boucher, Henry Bourgeois, Noel Bourgoin, Robert Brawn, Elmo Brewer, J. Elliott Bridges Applicant Active
Maurice Brisson, Donald Brooks, Marshall Brown, Shirley Brown, G. Herb Burtt, George Chase, Gary Clark, Wilson Clarkson, Reginald Collett, Edgar Comeau, Ambrose Connors, Basil Crain, Andrew Cronkhite, Dale Culligan, Klaas DeBoer, Donald DeGagne Applicant Active
John Dempsey, Willis Dempsey, Thomas d'Entremont, Douglas Derrick, John Deweyert, Gilles Dion, Arnold Dore, Medley Dore, Roger Durepos, Marcel Filteau, David Freeman, Earl Gallagher, Gerald Gaudreau, B. (Judd) Giberson, Arthur Gillingham Applicant Active
Claude Grant, Delton Grant, Lester Grant, Lewis Grant, Ralph Grant, Richard Grant, Robert Grant, Russell Grant, James Grennan, Donald Harris, Randolph Harrison, Arnold Hickey, Donald Hickey, Eugene Hill, George Hill, William Howard Applicant Active
S. Bill Hughson, William Ingram, Claude Jean, David Johnsen, H. Wayn Keswick, Wallace Ketch, Sandor Kovacs, Merel Lanteigne, J. Donald Lavigne, Robin Lawson, Maurice LeBlanc, Philippe Leger, Guertin Levesque, Tim Hennesy, Gaylon Lindsay Applicant Active
Lewis Love, Albert Luimes, Wendell MacArthur, Robert MacFarlane, Robert MacLean, Darrell MacQuarrie, Roland Mallet, Roger Martel, Merle Martin, Leon Mazerolle, Kenneth McConaghy, Reginald McConaghy, Bernadette McGregor, Glen McGuire, Lone McHatten Applicant Active
Harold McKay, Murray (Sonny) McLellan, Brendan McMullen, J. Craig Melanson, Everett Miller, Arwood Moorcroft, Berton Morecraft, Robert Morrison, Roderick Murphy, Ronald Nicholson, Timothy Noel, Lauza Martin, Garry Norrad, E. Doug Ogden Applicant Active
George O'Keefe, Robert Palmer, Curtis Parker, Michael Patterson, Abigail Paul, William Pawsey, Royden Piercy, Marcus Pike, William Power, Reginald Rathwell, Gordon Reinhart, Donald Robart, Gerald Robbins, Ronald Robichaud, Keith Rodgers, Ronald Roy Applicant Active
Sydney Ryan, Charles Schriver, Donald Schriver, Wayne Schriver, Earl Scott, M. Shannon, David Sharp, Glen Sloat, Irene St. Michael, Kenneth St. Michael, Archie Stairs, Paul Stairs, John Stewart, Donnie Stone, Gerald Stone, Thomas Sullivan, Harold Swan Applicant Active
Roland Tardif, Kenneth Taylor, Raymond Thebeau, Vital Thebeau, Roch Theriault, J. Raymond Thibodeau, Charles Thompson, Arnold Thornton, Delmont Thornton, Paul Thornton, Clifford Tomlinson, Daniel Tonner, Lloyd Watson, David Webb, John Whalen Applicant Active
Robert Wilson, Russell Wilson, Minto Wong, Peter Wong, and P. Kerry Giberson, (hereinafter called Group "A"), and Dale Armstrong, Richard Barrow, Ronald Blaney, Gary Boone, James R. Boulter, Dave Bradbury, Vera Bradbury, Joseph B. Brawn, Rodney Brewer Applicant Active
Joseph W. Broczkowski, Rex Brown, Gary C. Bunnell, Ernerst Chatterton, Gerald E. Clark, Bob Connon, Raymond F. Craig, Don Cullingham, Lawrence G. Derrick, Charles A. Dickinson, Eugene Dickinson, Patricia Diduch, Mrs. Richard Dixon, James Fearneley Applicant Active
Brian D. Feero, Anita Firlotte (Floyd), Kenneth Flewelling, Malcolm G. Fox, Beecher R. Foster, Ronald B. Foster, Dana Fox, Carl Gavel, Kenneth Gallagher, Alexander Graham, Eldon Gregoire, Jean-Paul Hachey, Hugh Hambly, Victor Hape, Cliff Hartley Applicant Active
Arthur E. Hatfield, Wayne R. Hathaway, James E. Hay, Gary Hinton, Alex Hoffman, Doug Homer, Beverly Jacobson, Darryl J. Jardine, David Jones, Raymond G. Kaine, Clarence G. Koenig, Carl J. Konefal, Bernard A. Lameh, Lazade Landry Applicant Active
Alonzo Lanteigne, Charles E. MacKillop, Winston J. MacKinnon, Hubert Matheson, David McConaghy, Ralph McCutcheon, Glen McGaghey, Rod McGilvery, C. Neil McKay, Bernie McKinnon, Darrell A. McLellan, John D. Mercer, John E. Montgomery Applicant Active
Dave Moore, Herbert Morell, Robert Murphy, Gary Nason, Clifford Orr, Eileen (Jean) Pellerin, Dale Pike, Claude R. Plourde, Weldon J. Pollock, Pete Quinn, Gerald D. Raymond, Trevor Ridley, Mike Robitaille, Donald E. Rockwell, Norman E. Rohovich Applicant Active
Armand E. Roussel, Harry W. Seymour, William E. Shephard, Reginald G.K. Sherren, Fred Somerville, Barry Stephen, Lloyd Sutherland, Richard Taylor, Zenas W. Thornton, Brian E. Toole, Elwood A. Tracy, Adolf Wawer Applicant Active
Lebaron Wood, (hereinafter called Group "B") Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Province of New Brunswick, as represented by The Honourable Bradley Green, Attorney Superintendent of Pensions for the Province of New Brunswick Respondent Active
Angela Mazerolle Stephens, Superintendent of Pensions for the Province of New Brunswick Respondent Active
Randy Audfroid, Jim Hinton and Stephen Manuel and Jim Campbell, Bill Graham, Rick Johnson and Randy McCullough Respondent Active

Counsel

Party: Melanson, Craig

Counsel
Name
Eugene J. Mockler, Q.C.
Contact information
Mockler Peters Oley Rouse
839 Aberdeen Street.
P.O. Box 547
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5A6
Telephone: (506) 444-6589
FAX: (506) 444-6550
Agent
Name
K. Scott McLean
Contact information
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
1420 - 99 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1H4
Telephone: (613) 783-9600
FAX: (613) 783-9690
Email: scott.mclean@fmc-law.com

Party: Larry Amirault, John Arseneault, Thomas Banks, Paul Bastarache, Gerald Bell, Ronald Berube, Dean Blaney, Gerald Blaney, Henry Blaney, Lionel Bouchard, Norman Boucher, Henry Bourgeois, Noel Bourgoin, Robert Brawn, Elmo Brewer, J. Elliott Bridges

Counsel
Name
Eugene J. Mockler, Q.C.
Contact information
Mockler Peters Oley Rouse
839 Aberdeen Street.
P.O. Box 547
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5A6
Telephone: (506) 444-6589
FAX: (506) 444-6550
Agent
Name
K. Scott McLean
Contact information
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
1420 - 99 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1H4
Telephone: (613) 783-9600
FAX: (613) 783-9690
Email: scott.mclean@fmc-law.com

Party: Maurice Brisson, Donald Brooks, Marshall Brown, Shirley Brown, G. Herb Burtt, George Chase, Gary Clark, Wilson Clarkson, Reginald Collett, Edgar Comeau, Ambrose Connors, Basil Crain, Andrew Cronkhite, Dale Culligan, Klaas DeBoer, Donald DeGagne

Counsel
Name
Eugene J. Mockler, Q.C.
Contact information
Mockler Peters Oley Rouse
839 Aberdeen Street.
P.O. Box 547
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5A6
Telephone: (506) 444-6589
FAX: (506) 444-6550
Agent
Name
K. Scott McLean
Contact information
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
1420 - 99 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1H4
Telephone: (613) 783-9600
FAX: (613) 783-9690
Email: scott.mclean@fmc-law.com

Party: John Dempsey, Willis Dempsey, Thomas d'Entremont, Douglas Derrick, John Deweyert, Gilles Dion, Arnold Dore, Medley Dore, Roger Durepos, Marcel Filteau, David Freeman, Earl Gallagher, Gerald Gaudreau, B. (Judd) Giberson, Arthur Gillingham

Agent
Name
K. Scott McLean
Contact information
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
1420 - 99 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1H4
Telephone: (613) 783-9600
FAX: (613) 783-9690
Email: scott.mclean@fmc-law.com

Party: Claude Grant, Delton Grant, Lester Grant, Lewis Grant, Ralph Grant, Richard Grant, Robert Grant, Russell Grant, James Grennan, Donald Harris, Randolph Harrison, Arnold Hickey, Donald Hickey, Eugene Hill, George Hill, William Howard

Counsel
Name
Eugene J. Mockler, Q.C.
Contact information
Mockler Peters Oley Rouse
839 Aberdeen Street.
P.O. Box 547
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5A6
Telephone: (506) 444-6589
FAX: (506) 444-6550
Agent
Name
K. Scott McLean
Contact information
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
1420 - 99 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1H4
Telephone: (613) 783-9600
FAX: (613) 783-9690
Email: scott.mclean@fmc-law.com

Party: S. Bill Hughson, William Ingram, Claude Jean, David Johnsen, H. Wayn Keswick, Wallace Ketch, Sandor Kovacs, Merel Lanteigne, J. Donald Lavigne, Robin Lawson, Maurice LeBlanc, Philippe Leger, Guertin Levesque, Tim Hennesy, Gaylon Lindsay

Counsel
Name
Eugene J. Mockler, Q.C.
Contact information
Mockler Peters Oley Rouse
839 Aberdeen Street.
P.O. Box 547
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5A6
Telephone: (506) 444-6589
FAX: (506) 444-6550
Agent
Name
K. Scott McLean
Contact information
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
1420 - 99 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1H4
Telephone: (613) 783-9600
FAX: (613) 783-9690
Email: scott.mclean@fmc-law.com

Party: Lewis Love, Albert Luimes, Wendell MacArthur, Robert MacFarlane, Robert MacLean, Darrell MacQuarrie, Roland Mallet, Roger Martel, Merle Martin, Leon Mazerolle, Kenneth McConaghy, Reginald McConaghy, Bernadette McGregor, Glen McGuire, Lone McHatten

Counsel
Name
Eugene J. Mockler, Q.C.
Contact information
Mockler Peters Oley Rouse
839 Aberdeen Street.
P.O. Box 547
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5A6
Telephone: (506) 444-6589
FAX: (506) 444-6550
Agent
Name
K. Scott McLean
Contact information
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
1420 - 99 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1H4
Telephone: (613) 783-9600
FAX: (613) 783-9690
Email: scott.mclean@fmc-law.com

Party: Harold McKay, Murray (Sonny) McLellan, Brendan McMullen, J. Craig Melanson, Everett Miller, Arwood Moorcroft, Berton Morecraft, Robert Morrison, Roderick Murphy, Ronald Nicholson, Timothy Noel, Lauza Martin, Garry Norrad, E. Doug Ogden

Counsel
Name
Eugene J. Mockler, Q.C.
Contact information
Mockler Peters Oley Rouse
839 Aberdeen Street.
P.O. Box 547
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5A6
Telephone: (506) 444-6589
FAX: (506) 444-6550
Agent
Name
K. Scott McLean
Contact information
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
1420 - 99 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1H4
Telephone: (613) 783-9600
FAX: (613) 783-9690
Email: scott.mclean@fmc-law.com

Party: George O'Keefe, Robert Palmer, Curtis Parker, Michael Patterson, Abigail Paul, William Pawsey, Royden Piercy, Marcus Pike, William Power, Reginald Rathwell, Gordon Reinhart, Donald Robart, Gerald Robbins, Ronald Robichaud, Keith Rodgers, Ronald Roy

Counsel
Name
Eugene J. Mockler, Q.C.
Contact information
Mockler Peters Oley Rouse
839 Aberdeen Street.
P.O. Box 547
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5A6
Telephone: (506) 444-6589
FAX: (506) 444-6550
Agent
Name
K. Scott McLean
Contact information
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
1420 - 99 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1H4
Telephone: (613) 783-9600
FAX: (613) 783-9690
Email: scott.mclean@fmc-law.com

Party: Sydney Ryan, Charles Schriver, Donald Schriver, Wayne Schriver, Earl Scott, M. Shannon, David Sharp, Glen Sloat, Irene St. Michael, Kenneth St. Michael, Archie Stairs, Paul Stairs, John Stewart, Donnie Stone, Gerald Stone, Thomas Sullivan, Harold Swan

Counsel
Name
Eugene J. Mockler, Q.C.
Contact information
Mockler Peters Oley Rouse
839 Aberdeen Street.
P.O. Box 547
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5A6
Telephone: (506) 444-6589
FAX: (506) 444-6550
Agent
Name
K. Scott McLean
Contact information
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
1420 - 99 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1H4
Telephone: (613) 783-9600
FAX: (613) 783-9690
Email: scott.mclean@fmc-law.com

Party: Roland Tardif, Kenneth Taylor, Raymond Thebeau, Vital Thebeau, Roch Theriault, J. Raymond Thibodeau, Charles Thompson, Arnold Thornton, Delmont Thornton, Paul Thornton, Clifford Tomlinson, Daniel Tonner, Lloyd Watson, David Webb, John Whalen

Counsel
Name
Eugene J. Mockler, Q.C.
Contact information
Mockler Peters Oley Rouse
839 Aberdeen Street.
P.O. Box 547
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5A6
Telephone: (506) 444-6589
FAX: (506) 444-6550
Agent
Name
K. Scott McLean
Contact information
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
1420 - 99 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1H4
Telephone: (613) 783-9600
FAX: (613) 783-9690
Email: scott.mclean@fmc-law.com

Party: Robert Wilson, Russell Wilson, Minto Wong, Peter Wong, and P. Kerry Giberson, (hereinafter called Group "A"), and Dale Armstrong, Richard Barrow, Ronald Blaney, Gary Boone, James R. Boulter, Dave Bradbury, Vera Bradbury, Joseph B. Brawn, Rodney Brewer

Counsel
Name
Eugene J. Mockler, Q.C.
Contact information
Mockler Peters Oley Rouse
839 Aberdeen Street.
P.O. Box 547
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5A6
Telephone: (506) 444-6589
FAX: (506) 444-6550
Agent
Name
K. Scott McLean
Contact information
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
1420 - 99 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1H4
Telephone: (613) 783-9600
FAX: (613) 783-9690
Email: scott.mclean@fmc-law.com

Party: Joseph W. Broczkowski, Rex Brown, Gary C. Bunnell, Ernerst Chatterton, Gerald E. Clark, Bob Connon, Raymond F. Craig, Don Cullingham, Lawrence G. Derrick, Charles A. Dickinson, Eugene Dickinson, Patricia Diduch, Mrs. Richard Dixon, James Fearneley

Counsel
Name
Eugene J. Mockler, Q.C.
Contact information
Mockler Peters Oley Rouse
839 Aberdeen Street.
P.O. Box 547
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5A6
Telephone: (506) 444-6589
FAX: (506) 444-6550
Agent
Name
K. Scott McLean
Contact information
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
1420 - 99 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1H4
Telephone: (613) 783-9600
FAX: (613) 783-9690
Email: scott.mclean@fmc-law.com

Party: Brian D. Feero, Anita Firlotte (Floyd), Kenneth Flewelling, Malcolm G. Fox, Beecher R. Foster, Ronald B. Foster, Dana Fox, Carl Gavel, Kenneth Gallagher, Alexander Graham, Eldon Gregoire, Jean-Paul Hachey, Hugh Hambly, Victor Hape, Cliff Hartley

Counsel
Name
Eugene J. Mockler, Q.C.
Contact information
Mockler Peters Oley Rouse
839 Aberdeen Street.
P.O. Box 547
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5A6
Telephone: (506) 444-6589
FAX: (506) 444-6550
Agent
Name
K. Scott McLean
Contact information
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
1420 - 99 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1H4
Telephone: (613) 783-9600
FAX: (613) 783-9690
Email: scott.mclean@fmc-law.com

Party: Arthur E. Hatfield, Wayne R. Hathaway, James E. Hay, Gary Hinton, Alex Hoffman, Doug Homer, Beverly Jacobson, Darryl J. Jardine, David Jones, Raymond G. Kaine, Clarence G. Koenig, Carl J. Konefal, Bernard A. Lameh, Lazade Landry

Counsel
Name
Eugene J. Mockler, Q.C.
Contact information
Mockler Peters Oley Rouse
839 Aberdeen Street.
P.O. Box 547
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5A6
Telephone: (506) 444-6589
FAX: (506) 444-6550
Agent
Name
K. Scott McLean
Contact information
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
1420 - 99 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1H4
Telephone: (613) 783-9600
FAX: (613) 783-9690
Email: scott.mclean@fmc-law.com

Party: Alonzo Lanteigne, Charles E. MacKillop, Winston J. MacKinnon, Hubert Matheson, David McConaghy, Ralph McCutcheon, Glen McGaghey, Rod McGilvery, C. Neil McKay, Bernie McKinnon, Darrell A. McLellan, John D. Mercer, John E. Montgomery

Counsel
Name
Eugene J. Mockler, Q.C.
Contact information
Mockler Peters Oley Rouse
839 Aberdeen Street.
P.O. Box 547
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5A6
Telephone: (506) 444-6589
FAX: (506) 444-6550
Agent
Name
K. Scott McLean
Contact information
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
1420 - 99 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1H4
Telephone: (613) 783-9600
FAX: (613) 783-9690
Email: scott.mclean@fmc-law.com

Party: Dave Moore, Herbert Morell, Robert Murphy, Gary Nason, Clifford Orr, Eileen (Jean) Pellerin, Dale Pike, Claude R. Plourde, Weldon J. Pollock, Pete Quinn, Gerald D. Raymond, Trevor Ridley, Mike Robitaille, Donald E. Rockwell, Norman E. Rohovich

Counsel
Name
Eugene J. Mockler, Q.C.
Contact information
Mockler Peters Oley Rouse
839 Aberdeen Street.
P.O. Box 547
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5A6
Telephone: (506) 444-6589
FAX: (506) 444-6550
Agent
Name
K. Scott McLean
Contact information
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
1420 - 99 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1H4
Telephone: (613) 783-9600
FAX: (613) 783-9690
Email: scott.mclean@fmc-law.com

Party: Armand E. Roussel, Harry W. Seymour, William E. Shephard, Reginald G.K. Sherren, Fred Somerville, Barry Stephen, Lloyd Sutherland, Richard Taylor, Zenas W. Thornton, Brian E. Toole, Elwood A. Tracy, Adolf Wawer

Counsel
Name
Eugene J. Mockler, Q.C.
Contact information
Mockler Peters Oley Rouse
839 Aberdeen Street.
P.O. Box 547
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5A6
Telephone: (506) 444-6589
FAX: (506) 444-6550
Agent
Name
K. Scott McLean
Contact information
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
1420 - 99 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1H4
Telephone: (613) 783-9600
FAX: (613) 783-9690
Email: scott.mclean@fmc-law.com

Party: Lebaron Wood, (hereinafter called Group "B")

Counsel
Name
Eugene J. Mockler, Q.C.
Contact information
Mockler Peters Oley Rouse
839 Aberdeen Street.
P.O. Box 547
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5A6
Telephone: (506) 444-6589
FAX: (506) 444-6550
Agent
Name
K. Scott McLean
Contact information
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
1420 - 99 Bank Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1H4
Telephone: (613) 783-9600
FAX: (613) 783-9690
Email: scott.mclean@fmc-law.com

Party: Province of New Brunswick, as represented by The Honourable Bradley Green, Attorney Superintendent of Pensions for the Province of New Brunswick

Counsel
Name
John G. Furey
Contact information
Attorney General of New Brunswick
Room 447, Centennial Building
670 King Street
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5H1
Telephone: (506) 453-3606
FAX: (506) 453-3275
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Station D
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 233-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: brian.crane@gowlingwlg.com

Party: Angela Mazerolle Stephens, Superintendent of Pensions for the Province of New Brunswick

Counsel
Name
John G. Furey
Contact information
Attorney General of New Brunswick
Room 447, Centennial Building
670 King Street
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 5H1
Telephone: (506) 453-3606
FAX: (506) 453-3275
Agent
Name
Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
Contact information
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
2600 - 160 Elgin St
Box 466 Station D
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 233-1781
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: brian.crane@gowlingwlg.com

Party: Randy Audfroid, Jim Hinton and Stephen Manuel and Jim Campbell, Bill Graham, Rick Johnson and Randy McCullough

Counsel
Names
Hugh Wright
Greg King
Contact information
McInnes Cooper
Suite 600, Barker House
570 Queen Street
Fredericton, New Brunswick
E3B 6Z6
Telephone: (506) 458-8572
FAX: (506) 458-9903

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Pensions - Legislation - Interpretation - Constitutional law - Charter of Rights - Fundamental justice - Right to equality - Is Regulation 2005-157 invalid for being: i) beyond the power granted by the Pension Benefits Act; ii) arbitrary; and iii) contrary to the rule of law - Does Regulation 2005-157 breach Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Does section 7 of the Charter extend to the protection of certain economic rights and, if so, in what circumstances would this protection exist - Does Regulation 2005-157 create a distinction and resulting differential treatment which is contrary to Section 15 of the Charter - If Regulation 2005-157 breaches the Charter, is it saved by s.1.

When the St. Anne-Nackawic Pulp Company Ltd. made a voluntary assignment in bankruptcy, its two benefit pension plans registered under the Pension Benefits Act, S.N.B. 1987, c. P-5.1, were underfunded. Under the distribution of benefits that would have been effected under the regulatory distribution scheme then in effect, only members 55 years of age and over would have shared in the insufficient proceeds, while those under 55 years old would have received only their minimal personal contributions. The Respondent Government of New Brunswick amended the Act and adopted new regulations retroactively changing the priority scheme. Under Regulation 2005-157, the distribution of pension proceeds was improved for those under 55 years of age, at the expense of those plan members 55 years of age and over. The Applicants sued the Respondent Province, and plan members under 55 years of age were added as parties.

Lower court rulings

December 7, 2006
Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick

F/C/82/06, 2006 NBQB 417

see judgment
February 26, 2007
Court of Appeal of New Brunswick

149/06/CA, 2007 NBCA 12

appeal dismissed

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The factums of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here at least 2 weeks before the hearing 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 factums by filling 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.

If you have questions about a factum or want permission to use a factum, please contact the author of the factum directly. Their contact information appears on the first page of each factum.

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The condensed books of the appellant, the respondent and the intervener will be posted here upon receipt of the electronic version, 2 days prior to the scheduled appeal hearing. You may also obtain copies of condensed books by filling 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.

If you have questions about a condensed book or want permission to use a condensed book, please contact the author of the condensed book directly. Their contact information appears on the first page of each condensed book.

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Date modified: 2025-02-27