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41303
Justice pour le Québec, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada, et al.
(Quebec) (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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-06 | Close file on Leave | |
| 2024-12-05 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2024-12-05 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2024-12-05 |
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 (Montréal), Number 500-09-030708-234, 2024 QCCA 380, dated March 28, 2024, is dismissed with costs to the Attorney General of Canada. Dismissed, with costs |
|
| 2024-11-04 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2024-07-02 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), 23A | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2024-07-02 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2024-07-02, (Printed version filed on 2024-07-03) | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2024-05-30 | Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED | |
| 2024-05-27 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), 23A | Justice pour le Québec |
| 2024-05-27 | Notice of name, (Included in the application for leave to appeal) | Justice pour le Québec |
| 2024-05-27 |
Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Missing: Filling fee, Completed on: 2024-11-05 |
Justice pour le Québec |
Parties
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Main parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Justice pour le Québec | Applicant | Active |
| Bastien, Frédéric | Applicant | Active |
| Institut de recherche sur l’autodétermination des peuples et les indépendances nationales (IRAI) | Applicant | Active |
| Turp, Daniel | Applicant | Active |
| Association de défense des droits individuels et collectifs du Québec (ADDICQ) | Applicant | Active |
| Boucher, Etienne-Alexis | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Attorney General of Canada | Respondent | Active |
| Attorney General of Québec | Respondent | Active |
Counsel
Party: Justice pour le Québec
Counsel
4635, rue du Golf
Québec, Quebec
G2A 3M7
Telephone: (418) 805-6201
FAX: (418) 805-6201
Email: francboul@hotmail.com
Party: Bastien, Frédéric
Counsel
4635, rue du Golf
Québec, Quebec
G2A 3M7
Telephone: (418) 805-6201
FAX: (418) 805-6201
Email: francboul@hotmail.com
Party: Institut de recherche sur l’autodétermination des peuples et les indépendances nationales (IRAI)
Counsel
187 rue Laurier, Bureau 218
Sherbrooke, Quebec
J1H 4Z4
Telephone: (514) 688-5372
FAX: (514) 344-2638
Email: Francois.Cote@droitscollectifs.quebec
Party: Turp, Daniel
Counsel
187 rue Laurier, Bureau 218
Sherbrooke, Quebec
J1H 4Z4
Telephone: (514) 688-5372
FAX: (514) 344-2638
Email: Francois.Cote@droitscollectifs.quebec
Party: Association de défense des droits individuels et collectifs du Québec (ADDICQ)
Counsel
187 rue Laurier, Bureau 218
Sherbrooke, Quebec
J1H 4Z4
Telephone: (514) 688-5372
FAX: (514) 344-2638
Email: Francois.Cote@droitscollectifs.quebec
Party: Boucher, Etienne-Alexis
Counsel
187 rue Laurier, Bureau 218
Sherbrooke, Quebec
J1H 4Z4
Telephone: (514) 688-5372
FAX: (514) 344-2638
Email: Francois.Cote@droitscollectifs.quebec
Party: Attorney General of Canada
Counsel
Marc Ribeiro
Complexe Guy-Favreau
200, boul. René Lévesque Ouest - Tour Est, 9ième étage
Montréal, Quebec
H2Z 1X4
Telephone: (438) 466-7203
FAX: (514) 496-7876
Email: dominique.guimond@justice.gc.ca
Agent
Department of Justice Canada
50 O'Connor Street, Suite 500
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Telephone: (613) 670-6290
FAX: (613) 954-1920
Email: christopher.rupar@justice.gc.ca
Party: Attorney General of Québec
Counsel
Francis Demers
Palais de Justice de Montréal
1 rue Notre-Dame Est, Bureau 8.00
Montréal, Quebec
H2Y 1B6
Telephone: (514) 393-2336 Ext: 51929
FAX: (514) 873-7074
Email: Alexis.Milette@justice.gouv.qc.ca
Summary
Keywords
Civil procedure — Motion for dismissal — Stare decisis — Abuse of process — Whether Court of Appeal should have authorized appeal — Whether applicants’ originating application was admissible — Whether applicants’ originating application was abusive — Code of Civil Procedure, CQLR, c. C-25.01, arts. 51 and 168.<br>
Summary
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The applicants, Justice pour le Québec, Frédéric Bastien, Institut de recherche sur l’autodétermination des peuples et les indépendances nationales, Daniel Turp, Association de défense des droits individuels et collectifs du Québec and Etienne-Alexis Boucher, filed an application for a declaratory judgment with the Superior Court to have the Resolution regarding a proposed patriation and amendment of the Constitution of Canada, adopted by the Parliament of Canada in December 1981, the Canada Act 1982, including the Constitution Act, 1982, c. 11 (U.K.) and the Proclamation of the Constitution Act, 1982, made by letters patent signed in Ottawa on April 17, 1982, declared void, invalid and inapplicable under Canadian law. They seek, alternatively, a declaration that these same laws, this resolution and this proclamation are void, invalid and inapplicable in respect of Quebec only. In response to the application for a declaratory judgment, the respondent the Attorney General of Canada filed an application for dismissal and for a declaration of abuse. The Superior Court allowed the application for dismissal and for a declaration of abuse and dismissed the originating application for a declaratory judgment. The Court of Appeal dismissed the application for leave to appeal.
Lower court rulings
Attorney General of Canada’s application for dismissal and for declaration of abuse allowed;
Applicants’ originating application for declaratory judgment dismissed
Application for leave to appeal dismissed
Memorandums of argument on application for leave to appeal
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