651552 Ontario Inc. v. Guelph (City), [2002] O.T.C. 444 (SC)

• Judge: Van Melle, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: February 25, 2002
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2002] O.T.C. 444 (SC)

651552 Ont. Inc. v. Guelph, [2002] O.T.C. 444 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2002] O.T.C. TBEd. JL.009

651552 Ontario Inc. operating as the Manor Motor Hotel v. The Corporation of the City of Guelph

(Court File No. 1554/00)

Indexed As: 651552 Ontario Inc. v. Guelph (City)

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Van Melle, J.

April 24, 2002.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Civil Rights - Topic 1847

Freedom of speech or expression - Limitations on - Regulation of advertising and commercial use of language - See paragraphs 26 to 36.

Civil Rights - Topic 1850.6

Freedom of speech or expression - Limitations on - Postering, pamphleting or signage - See paragraphs 26 to 36.

Municipal Law - Topic 1513

Powers of municipalities - Particular powers - Respecting signs and billboards - See paragraphs 1 to 37.

Municipal Law - Topic 3775

Bylaws - Scope of - Sign bylaw - See paragraphs 1 to 37.

Municipal Law - Topic 3853

Bylaws - Quashing bylaws - Grounds for judicial interference - Lack of good faith - See paragraphs 20 to 25.

Municipal Law - Topic 3854

Bylaws - Quashing bylaws - Grounds for judicial interference - Unfairness - See paragraphs 20 to 25.

Municipal Law - Topic 3884

Bylaws - Quashing bylaws - Judicial review - Practice - Standard of review - See paragraphs 16 to 19.

Cases Noticed:

Cambridge Bingo Centre Inc. et al. v. Waterloo (Regional Municipality), [2000] O.T.C. 695 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 16].

Shell Canada Products Ltd. v. Vancouver (City), [1994] 1 S.C.R. 231; 163 N.R. 81; 41 B.C.A.C. 81; 66 W.A.C. 81; 110 D.L.R.(4th) 1; [1994] 3 W.W.R. 609; 88 B.C.L.R.(2d) 145; 20 Admin. L.R.(2d) 202; 20 M.P.L.R.(2d) 1, refd to. [para. 17].

Equity Waste Management of Canada et al. v. Halton Hills (Town) (1997), 103 O.A.C. 324; 35 O.R.(3d) 321 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 17].

Namusa Enterprises Ltd. v. Etobicoke, Lottery Licensing Officer for Etobicoke and Etobicoke Board of Control (1984), 6 O.A.C. 137; 47 O.R.(2d) 769 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 20].

Wiswell v. Metropolitan Winnipeg (Municipality), [1965] S.C.R. 512, refd to. [para. 20].

R. v. Oakes, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103; 65 N.R. 87; 14 O.A.C. 335; 26 D.L.R.(4th) 200; 50 C.R.(3d) 1; 24 C.C.C.(3d) 321; 19 C.R.R. 308, refd to. [para. 28].

Statutes Noticed:

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 1982, sect. 2(b) [para. 26].

Guelph (City) Bylaws, Sign Bylaw, sect. 1(1), sect. 3(1) [para. 8]; sect. 7(a) [para. 13].

Counsel:

Darrell N. Hawreliak, for the applicant;

H. Wayne Snyder, for the respondent.

This case was heard on February 25, 2002, before Van Melle, J., of the Ontario Superior Court. The following decision was endorsed on the record and released on April 24, 2002.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.