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41522
Julie Lévesque v. Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales
(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) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-02 | Close file on Leave | |
| 2025-05-01 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2025-05-01 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2025-05-01 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The motion for an extension of time to serve and file the application for leave to appeal is granted. The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Québec), Number 200-10-004149-246, 2024 QCCA 1127, dated August 30, 2024, is dismissed. Dismissed |
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| 2025-05-01 | Decision on motion to extend time to file and /or serve the leave application, See decision on application. | |
| 2025-03-17 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2025-03-17 | Submission of motion to extend time to file and/ or serve the leave application, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2024-12-04 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), 23A, (Printed version filed on 2024-12-04) | Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales |
| 2024-12-04 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2024-12-04, (Printed version filed on 2024-12-04) | Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales |
| 2024-11-22 |
Motion to extend the time to file and or serve the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Missing: - Proof of service (Rec'd 01-30-2025), Completed on: 2025-01-30 |
Julie Lévesque |
| 2024-11-04 | Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal | |
| 2024-10-30 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), Public access to information form | Julie Lévesque |
| 2024-10-30 |
Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Missing: - Extention of time (Rec'd 11-22-2024), Completed on: 2024-11-22, (Printed version filed on 2024-10-30) |
Julie Lévesque |
Parties
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Main parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lévesque, Julie | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales | Respondent | Active |
Counsel
Party: Lévesque, Julie
This party is not represented by counsel.
Party: Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales
Counsel
Olivier Lacombe
2828, boulevard Laurier
Bureau 500
Québec, Quebec
G1V 0B9
Telephone: (415) 643-9059 Ext: 22675
Email: sophie-camille.belanger@dpcp.gouv.qc.ca
Agent
Palais de justice de Gatineau
17, rue Laurier, Bureau 1.230
Gatineau, Quebec
J8X 4C1
Telephone: (819) 776-8111 Ext: 60442
FAX: (819) 772-3986
Email: isabelle.bouchard@dpcp.gouv.qc.ca
Summary
Keywords
Appeals — Order in council to protect health of population during COVID 19 pandemic — Order to wear face covering in public place — Whether Court of Appeal erred in law by adding conditions to legislation, thereby violating principle of separation of powers — Whether Court of Appeal erred in law by condoning serious infringement of right to privacy and right to be secure against unreasonable search and seizure — Whether Court of Appeal erred in law by denying presumption of applicant’s innocence — Whether Court of Appeal erred in law by excluding, on basis of hearsay, screenshot of official social media account of Government of Quebec — Public Health Act, CQLR, c. S 2.2, ss. 123 para. 1(8), 139.
Summary
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Following her trial in the Court of Québec, the applicant, Julie Lévesque, was convicted of contravening the provisions of an order in council made in the context of the COVID 19 pandemic by refusing to wear a face covering in a public place. The applicant appealed the trial judgment, but all of her grounds of appeal were dismissed by the Quebec Superior Court. The applicant then filed a motion for leave to appeal the Superior Court’s judgment to the Quebec Court of Appeal. Finding that the grounds of appeal relied on by the applicant were the same as those pleaded before the Superior Court and that there was no error warranting an appeal, the Court of Appeal dismissed her motion.
Lower court rulings
Appeal dismissed
Motion for leave to appeal dismissed
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