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42229

Raymond Carby-Samuels v. Ville de Gatineau, et al.

(Quebec) (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)
2026-04-07 Motion to add or substitute parties, (Book Form), Completed on: 2026-04-08, (Printed version due on 2026-04-14) Raymond Carby-Samuels
2026-03-16 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), (Included in the correspondence received from), 23A, (Printed version due on 2026-03-23) Ville de Gatineau
2026-03-16 Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), No response to be filed, (Printed version due on 2026-03-23) Ville de Gatineau
2026-03-09 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23B Raymond Carby-Samuels
2026-03-09 Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), 23A Raymond Carby-Samuels
2026-02-24 Letter acknowledging receipt of an incomplete application for leave to appeal
2026-02-23 Motion for a stay of execution, (Book Form), Missing:

- Sworn affidavit
, Incomplete
Raymond Carby-Samuels
2026-02-23 Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Missing:

- Amended notice of application citing the correct decision date (Rec 03-09-2026)
- Motion to add respondents s (Rec 04-07-2026)
- Public access to information form (Rec 03-09-2026)
, Completed on: 2026-04-08
Raymond Carby-Samuels

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
Carby-Samuels, Raymond Applicant Active

v.

Main parties - Respondents
Name Role Status
Ville de Gatineau Respondent Active
Brazeau, Mathieu Respondent Active
Choqeutte-Bussière, Guillaume Respondent Active
Desjardins, Jonathan Respondent Active
Gagnon, Nicolas Respondent Active
Mahar, Shawn Respondent Active
Attorney General of Canada Respondent Pending
Attorney General of Quebec Respondent Pending

Counsel

Party: Carby-Samuels, Raymond

This party is not represented by counsel.

Party: Ville de Gatineau

Counsel
Name
Mathieu Daponte
Contact information
Fasken Martineau Dumoulin s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
800 rue du Square-Victoria, bureau 3500
Montreal, Quebec
H4Z 1E9
Telephone: (514) 397-7513
FAX: (514) 397-7513
Email: mdaponte@fasken.com

Party: Brazeau, Mathieu

Counsel
Name
Mathieu Daponte
Contact information
Fasken Martineau Dumoulin s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
800 rue du Square-Victoria, bureau 3500
Montreal, Quebec
H4Z 1E9
Telephone: (514) 397-7513
FAX: (514) 397-7513
Email: mdaponte@fasken.com

Party: Choqeutte-Bussière, Guillaume

Counsel
Name
Mathieu Daponte
Contact information
Fasken Martineau Dumoulin s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
800 rue du Square-Victoria, bureau 3500
Montreal, Quebec
H4Z 1E9
Telephone: (514) 397-7513
FAX: (514) 397-7513
Email: mdaponte@fasken.com

Party: Desjardins, Jonathan

Counsel
Name
Mathieu Daponte
Contact information
Fasken Martineau Dumoulin s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
800 rue du Square-Victoria, bureau 3500
Montreal, Quebec
H4Z 1E9
Telephone: (514) 397-7513
FAX: (514) 397-7513
Email: mdaponte@fasken.com

Party: Gagnon, Nicolas

Counsel
Name
Mathieu Daponte
Contact information
Fasken Martineau Dumoulin s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
800 rue du Square-Victoria, bureau 3500
Montreal, Quebec
H4Z 1E9
Telephone: (514) 397-7513
FAX: (514) 397-7513
Email: mdaponte@fasken.com

Party: Mahar, Shawn

Counsel
Name
Mathieu Daponte
Contact information
Fasken Martineau Dumoulin s.e.n.c.r.l., s.r.l.
800 rue du Square-Victoria, bureau 3500
Montreal, Quebec
H4Z 1E9
Telephone: (514) 397-7513
FAX: (514) 397-7513
Email: mdaponte@fasken.com

Party: Attorney General of Canada

Counsel
Name
Yamen Fadel
Contact information
Department of Justice Canada
Civil Litigation Section, 5th floor
50 O'Connor Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0H8
Email: Yamen.Fadel@justice.gc.ca

Party: Attorney General of Quebec

Counsel
Name
Julien Bernard
Contact information
Bernard Roy
1, rue Notre-Dame Est
8e étage
Montréal, Quebec
H2Y 1B6
Telephone: (514) 393-2703 Ext: 53105
FAX: (514) 873-9895
Email: martin.chalifour@dpcp.gouv.qc.ca

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Lower court rulings

April 2, 2025
Superior Court of Quebec

550-17-012903-231 (French only)

See File

February 18, 2026
Court of Appeal of Quebec (Montréal)

500-09-700343-254

See file

Filed documents

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Date modified: 2026-04-10