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34257
John Frederick Carten, et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, Jean Chrétien, Eddie Goldenberg, Sergio Marchi, Lloyd Axworthy, Pierre Pettigrew, et al.
(Federal) (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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-04-19 | Close file on Leave | |
| 2012-04-10 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2012-04-10 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2012-04-05 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Number A-343-10, 2011 FCA 289, dated October 19, 2011, is dismissed with costs to the respondents Provincial Crown Respondents, the Federal Crown Respondents, Law Society of British Columbia, McCarthy Tetrault LLP, Herman Van Ommen, Themis Program Management and Consulting Limited and Lang Michener LLP. Dismissed, with costs |
|
| 2012-02-29 | Reconsideration not accepted for filing, (documents on reconsideration of the judgment rendered on Oct. 13/11 returned) | |
| 2012-02-27 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, second application, LeB Abe Cro | |
| 2012-02-16 | Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Letter Form), of Canadian Judicial Council rec'd by fax - original and service rec'd Feb. 21/12, Completed on: 2012-02-21 | John Frederick Carten |
| 2012-02-15 | Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Letter Form), of Themis Program Management and Consulting rec'd by fax - original and service rec'd Feb. 21/12, Completed on: 2012-02-21 | John Frederick Carten |
| 2012-02-14 | Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Letter Form), to Lang Michener, Completed on: 2012-02-14 | John Frederick Carten |
| 2012-02-14 | Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Letter Form), to Federal Crown Respondent, Completed on: 2012-02-14 | John Frederick Carten |
| 2012-02-08 | Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Letter Form), to Provincial Crown, LSBC, McCarthy Tetrault, Herman van Ommen and Themis Program, Completed on: 2012-02-08 | John Frederick Carten |
| 2012-02-07 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Letter Form), Letter form dated Feb. 6/12 and rec'd by fax - concur with the submissions of the Provincial Crown Respondents, Completed on: 2012-02-07 | Law Society of Alberta |
| 2012-02-07 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Letter Form), Letter form rec'd by fax - concur with the submissions of the Provincial Crown Respondents, Completed on: 2012-02-07 | Canadian Judicial Council, Jeannie Thomas, Norman Sabourin, Antonio Lamer (deceased), Beverley Mclachlin |
| 2012-02-07 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, service rec'd Feb. 9/12, Completed on: 2012-02-13 | Lang Michener L.L.P. |
| 2012-02-06 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2012-02-06 | Law Society of British Columbia |
| 2012-02-06 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Service rec'd Feb. 9/12, Completed on: 2012-02-06 | Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, Jean Chrétien, Eddie Goldenberg, Sergio Marchi, Lloyd Axworthy, Pierre Pettigrew |
| 2012-02-06 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Service rec'd Feb. 7/12, Completed on: 2012-02-10 | Themis Program Management and Consulting Ltd. |
| 2012-02-06 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, service rec'd Feb. 13/12, Completed on: 2012-02-14 | Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia, Michael Harcourt, Glen Clark, Ujjal Dosanjh, Gordon Campbell |
| 2012-01-03 | Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal | |
| 2011-12-23 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, Mr. Carten, dated Dec.23/11, Re: acknowledgment letter for second application for leave to appeal | |
| 2011-12-21 | Certificate of taxation issued to, Henry S. Brown | |
| 2011-12-16 | Decision on the bill of costs, in the amount of $1,684.00, Reg | |
| 2011-12-16 | Submission of the bill of costs, Reg | |
| 2011-12-13 | Application for leave to appeal, (2nd application), Completed on: 2011-12-13 | John Frederick Carten |
| 2011-12-07 | Response to the bill of costs, Completed on: 2011-12-07 | John Frederick Carten |
| 2011-11-29 | Bill of costs, (Proof of service missing (rec'd Dec. 5/11) and Fees to follow (rec'd Jan. 4, 2012)), Completed on: 2012-01-04 | Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia, Michael Harcourt, Glen Clark, Ujjal Dosanjh, Gordon Campbell |
| 2011-11-09 | Motion for reconsideration of the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2011-11-09 | John Frederick Carten |
| 2011-10-14 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2011-10-14 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2011-10-13 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, Number A-343-10, 2011 FCA 48, dated February 8, 2011, is dismissed with costs to the respondents Law Society of British Columbia, McCarthy Tétrault L.L.P., Herman Van Ommen, the Federal Crown Respondents, Themis Program Management and Consulting Ltd., Lang Michener L.L.P. and the Provincial Crown Respondents. Dismissed, with costs |
|
| 2011-09-06 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, LeB F Cro | |
| 2011-07-29 | Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2011-07-29 | John Frederick Carten |
| 2011-06-27 | Correspondence received from, Mr. Carten and Ms. Gibbs re: objection to the filing of the response | John Frederick Carten |
| 2011-06-27 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2011-06-27 | Law Society of British Columbia |
| 2011-06-24 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2011-06-24 | Lang Michener L.L.P. |
| 2011-06-24 | Book of authorities, filed by the federal crown | Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, Jean Chrétien, Eddie Goldenberg, Sergio Marchi, Lloyd Axworthy, Pierre Pettigrew |
| 2011-06-24 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2011-06-24 | Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, Jean Chrétien, Eddie Goldenberg, Sergio Marchi, Lloyd Axworthy, Pierre Pettigrew |
| 2011-06-24 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Proof of service missing - rec'd June 27 2011, Completed on: 2011-06-28 | Themis Program Management and Consulting Ltd. |
| 2011-06-22 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2011-06-30 | Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia, Michael Harcourt, Glen Clark, Ujjal Dosanjh, Gordon Campbell |
| 2011-06-01 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Letter Form), Rec'd by fax from Emery Jamieson re: will not file a formal response. (cc. to all parties), Completed on: 2011-06-01 | Law Society of Alberta |
| 2011-05-27 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Letter Form), Rec'd from Gowlings re: take no position on the application for leave to appeal. (c.c. to all counsel), Completed on: 2011-05-27 | Canadian Judicial Council, Jeannie Thomas, Norman Sabourin, Antonio Lamer (deceased), Beverley Mclachlin |
| 2011-05-27 | Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal | |
| 2011-04-18 | Correspondence received from, Lisa Riddle re: filing deadlines for response | Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, Jean Chrétien, Eddie Goldenberg, Sergio Marchi, Lloyd Axworthy, Pierre Pettigrew |
| 2011-04-11 | Correspondence (sent by the Court) to, Mr. Carten re: acknowledgement | |
| 2011-04-08 | Application for leave to appeal, Completed on: 2011-04-08 | John Frederick Carten |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carten, John Frederick | Applicant | Active |
| Gibbs, Karen Audrey | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, Jean Chrétien, Eddie Goldenberg, Sergio Marchi, Lloyd Axworthy, Pierre Pettigrew | Respondent | Active |
| John Manley, Bill Graham, Jim Peterson, Paul Martin, David Emerson, Tim Murphy | Respondent | Active |
| Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia, Michael Harcourt, Glen Clark, Ujjal Dosanjh, Gordon Campbell | Respondent | Active |
| Attorney General of Canada, Allan Rock, Anne McLellan, Martin Cauchon, Irwin Cotler | Respondent | Active |
| Attorney General of British Columbia, Colin Gableman, Geoff Plant, Wally Oppal | Respondent | Active |
| Canadian Judicial Council, Jeannie Thomas, Norman Sabourin, Antonio Lamer (deceased), Beverley Mclachlin | Respondent | Active |
| Allan McEachern, Patrick Dohm, Donald Brenner, Bryan Williams | Respondent | Active |
| Jeffery Oliphant, John Morden, Joseph Daigle | Respondent | Active |
| Themis Program Management and Consulting Ltd. | Respondent | Active |
| Law Society of British Columbia | Respondent | Active |
| Law Society of Alberta | Respondent | Active |
| David Vickers (deceased), Robert Edwards (deceased), John Bouck (deceased), James Shabbits, Howard Skipp, Cyril Ross Lander, Ralph Hutchinson (deceased) | Respondent | Active |
| Michael Halfyard, Harry Boyle, Sid Clark (deceased), Allan Gould, Robert Metzger, Brian Klaver, John Major, John Horn | Respondent | Active |
| Barbara Romaine, Adele Kent, Sal Lovecchio, Donald Wilkins, Roy Victor Deyell | Respondent | Active |
| Timothy Leadem, William Pearce, Lisa Shendroff, Ann Wilson, Richard Meyers, Gillian Wallace | Respondent | Active |
| Maureen Maloney, Brenda Edwards, Stephen Owen, Don Chiasson, Craig Jones, James Mattison | Respondent | Active |
| McCarthy Tétrault L.L.P., Herman Van Ommen | Respondent | Active |
| Kline, Steve | Respondent | Active |
| Lang Michener L.L.P. | Respondent | Active |
| Corporation of the City of Victoria | Respondent | Active |
| John Doe and Jane Doe | Respondent | Active |
Counsel
Party: Carten, John Frederick
This party is not represented by counsel.
Party: Gibbs, Karen Audrey
This party is not represented by counsel.
Party: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, Jean Chrétien, Eddie Goldenberg, Sergio Marchi, Lloyd Axworthy, Pierre Pettigrew
Counsel
Brenda Carbonell
Oliver Pulleyblank
Aboriginal Law, 4th Flr., Indian Residential Schools
900-840 Howe Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2S9
Telephone: (604) 666-2061
FAX: (604) 666-5925
Agent
Bank of Canada Building - East Tower
234 Wellington Street, Room 1212
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 941-2351
FAX: (613) 954-1920
Email: christopher.rupar@justice.gc.ca
Party: John Manley, Bill Graham, Jim Peterson, Paul Martin, David Emerson, Tim Murphy
Counsel
Brenda Carbonell
Aboriginal Law, 4th Flr., Indian Residential Schools
900-840 Howe Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2S9
Telephone: (604) 666-2061
FAX: (604) 666-5925
Agent
Bank of Canada Building - East Tower
234 Wellington Street, Room 1212
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 941-2351
FAX: (613) 954-1920
Email: christopher.rupar@justice.gc.ca
Party: Attorney General of Canada, Allan Rock, Anne McLellan, Martin Cauchon, Irwin Cotler
Counsel
Brenda Carbonell
Aboriginal Law, 4th Flr., Indian Residential Schools
900-840 Howe Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6Z 2S9
Telephone: (604) 666-2061
FAX: (604) 666-5925
Agent
Bank of Canada Building - East Tower
234 Wellington Street, Room 1212
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 941-2351
FAX: (613) 954-1920
Email: christopher.rupar@justice.gc.ca
Party: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of British Columbia, Michael Harcourt, Glen Clark, Ujjal Dosanjh, Gordon Campbell
Counsel
Legal Services Branch
1001 Douglas Street
Victoria, British Columbia
V8W 2C5
Telephone: (250) 386-8641
FAX: (250) 953-3557
Email: peter.ameerali@gov.bc.ca
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: Attorney General of British Columbia, Colin Gableman, Geoff Plant, Wally Oppal
Counsel
Eva L. Ross
Legal Services Branch
1001 Douglas Street
Victoria, British Columbia
V8W 2C5
Telephone: (250) 386-8641
FAX: (250) 953-3557
Email: peter.ameerali@gov.bc.ca
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: Allan McEachern, Patrick Dohm, Donald Brenner, Bryan Williams
Counsel
Eva L. Ross
Legal Services Branch
1001 Douglas Street
Victoria, British Columbia
V8W 2C5
Telephone: (250) 386-8641
FAX: (250) 953-3557
Email: peter.ameerali@gov.bc.ca
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: Jeffery Oliphant, John Morden, Joseph Daigle
Counsel
2600 - 160 Elgin Street
P.O. Box 466, Stn. A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-0211
FAX: (613) 788-3573
Email: matthew.estabrooks@gowlingwlg.com
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: David Vickers (deceased), Robert Edwards (deceased), John Bouck (deceased), James Shabbits, Howard Skipp, Cyril Ross Lander, Ralph Hutchinson (deceased)
Counsel
Eva L. Ross
Legal Services Branch
1001 Douglas Street
Victoria, British Columbia
V8W 2C5
Telephone: (250) 386-8641
FAX: (250) 953-3557
Email: peter.ameerali@gov.bc.ca
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: Michael Halfyard, Harry Boyle, Sid Clark (deceased), Allan Gould, Robert Metzger, Brian Klaver, John Major, John Horn
Counsel
Eva L. Ross
Legal Services Branch
1001 Douglas Street
Victoria, British Columbia
V8W 2C5
Telephone: (250) 386-8641
FAX: (250) 953-3557
Email: peter.ameerali@gov.bc.ca
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: Themis Program Management and Consulting Ltd.
Counsel
2600, Three Bentall Centre
P.O. Box 49314, 595 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V7X 1L3
Telephone: (604) 631-3300
FAX: (604) 631-3309
Party: Law Society of British Columbia
Counsel
2080 - 777 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V5Z 1S4
Telephone: (604) 683-7361
FAX: (604) 662-3231
Party: Law Society of Alberta
Counsel
1700, 10235 - 101 Street
Edmonton, Alberta
T5J 3G1
Telephone: (780) 426-5220
FAX: (780) 420-6277
Email: bcomba@emeryjamieson.com
Party: Canadian Judicial Council, Jeannie Thomas, Norman Sabourin, Antonio Lamer (deceased), Beverley Mclachlin
Counsel
2600 - 160 Elgin Street
P.O. Box 466, Stn. A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-0211
FAX: (613) 788-3573
Email: matthew.estabrooks@gowlingwlg.com
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: Barbara Romaine, Adele Kent, Sal Lovecchio, Donald Wilkins, Roy Victor Deyell
Counsel
2600 - 160 Elgin Street
P.O. Box 466, Stn. A
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-0211
FAX: (613) 788-3573
Email: matthew.estabrooks@gowlingwlg.com
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: Timothy Leadem, William Pearce, Lisa Shendroff, Ann Wilson, Richard Meyers, Gillian Wallace
Counsel
Eva L. Ross
Legal Services Branch
1001 Douglas Street
Victoria, British Columbia
V8W 2C5
Telephone: (250) 386-8641
FAX: (250) 953-3557
Email: peter.ameerali@gov.bc.ca
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: Maureen Maloney, Brenda Edwards, Stephen Owen, Don Chiasson, Craig Jones, James Mattison
Counsel
Eva L Ross
Legal Services Branch
1001 Douglas Street
Victoria, British Columbia
V8W 2C5
Telephone: (250) 386-8641
FAX: (250) 953-3557
Email: peter.ameerali@gov.bc.ca
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: McCarthy Tétrault L.L.P., Herman Van Ommen
Counsel
2080 - 777 Hornby Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
V5Z 1S4
Telephone: (604) 683-7361
FAX: (604) 662-3231
Party: Lang Michener L.L.P.
Counsel
169 Gilmour St
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0N8
Telephone: (613) 237-0520
FAX: (613) 237-3163
Party: Kline, Steve
This party is not represented by counsel.
Party: Corporation of the City of Victoria
This party is not represented by counsel.
Party: John Doe and Jane Doe
This party is not represented by counsel.
Summary
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Summary
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Civil procedure – Appeals – Costs – Security for costs – Applicants ordered to post security for costs after appeals from order striking statement of claim – Whether Respondents obtained orders appealed from for an improper purpose as part of scheme to conceal criminal activity by government - Whether Applicants denied access to a remedy – Whether lower court justices acted with bias towards Applicants and abused their power
The Applicants filed a civil action seeking damages for alleged acts and omissions by the Federal Crown in preserving and protecting secrets related to the issue of bulk water export policies of Canada and British Columbia. The other Respondents, including the province of British Columbia, politicians and public servants, were sued on the basis that they acted as agents or employees of the Federal Crown. The Prothonotary struck out the statement of claim without leave to amend, with costs. The Applicants’ appeal of this order was dismissed, also with costs. On February 8, 2011, several of the Respondents obtained an order from the Federal Court of Appeal requiring the Applicants to post security for costs in the amount of $10,000, payable within six months of the order. The Applicants sought leave to appeal from that decision but their application was dismissed by the Court on October 13, 2011. The Federal Court of Appeal issued a Notice of Status Review requiring the Applicants to serve and file representations stating why their appeal should not be dismissed for the delay, justifying the delay and proposing a timetable for the completion of the steps necessary to advance their appeal expeditiously.
Lower court rulings
Federal Court
T-95-08, 2009 FC 1233
Order striking Applicants’ statement of claim
Federal Court
2010 FC 857
Applicants’ appeal dismissed with costs of $750 payable to each Respondent
Federal Court of Appeal
A-343-10, 2011 FCA 48
Motions by several Respondents to have Applicants pay security for costs granted; Applicants ordered to pay $10,000 within six months
Federal Court of Appeal
A-343-10, 2011 FCA 289
Applicants' application for leave to appeal dismissed
Filed documents
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