Appendices

• Author: W.H. Charles
• Pages: 131-157

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Appendices

Appendix 1

Master List of Charter Damages Cases

1984– 2015

A. 1984–94

1) Crossman v Canada, [1984] 1 FC 681, 12 CCC (3 d) 547, [1984] FCJ No 61 (TD).

Trial cour t awarded $500 punitive damage s.

2) Collin v Lussier, [1983] 1 FC 218, 6 CRR 89 , [1983] FCJ No 35 (TD), rev’d in

part (1984), [1985] 1 FC 124, 22 CCC (3d) 124 , [1984] FCJ No 195 (CA). Trial

court awarded $18,136 ($10,63 6 compensatory and $7,500 punitive damages);

overturned by C ourt of Appeal.

3) Vespoli Prec ision Mechanics Ltd v Canad a (1984), 12 CRR 185, 55 N R 269, [1984]

FCJ No 709 (CA). Trial court rejected Ch arter da mages claim; af‌f‌irmed by

Court of Appeal.

4) S Bertram Miller Ltd v Canad a, [1985] 1 FC 72, 18 DLR (4th) 600, [1985] FCJ

No 61, rev’d [1986] 3 FC 291, 28 CCC (3d) 263, [1986] FCJ No 404 (CA), leave

to appeal to SCC refused (1986), 75 NR 159n. T rial court awarded $13,3 49

compensatory damag es; overturned by Court of Appe al.

5) Lagiorgia v Canad a, [1985] 1 FC 438, 18 CRR 3 48, [1985] FCJ No 74 (TD), rev’d

in part [1987] 3 FC 28, 57 CR (3d) 284 , [1987] FCJ No 438 (CA), leave to appeal

to SCC refused (1988), 61 CR (3d) xxv iii, 43 CCC (3d) vi, 33 CRR 3 72n. Trial

court rejected Char ter dama ges claim; af‌f‌irmed by Cour t of Appeal.

6) Scorpio Ri sing Software Inc v Saskatche wan (AG) (1986), 46 Sask R 230 , [1986]

SJ No 295 (QB). Trial court rejected Char ter damages claim.

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7) R v BB (1986), 69 AR 203, [1986] A J No 384 (Prov Ct). Trial court awarded

$3,000 ($2, 250 compensatory and $750 punitive dama ges).

8) Bree n v Saunders (1986), 71 NBR (2d) 404, [1986] NBJ No 961 (QB). Trial cour t

rejected Charter damages claim.

9) Lord v Allison (1986), 3 BCLR (2d) 300 , [1986] BCJ No 3205 (SC ). Trial court

awarded $6,065 , composed of $65 special damages, $ 4,500 general damage s

($1,000 of which can be desc ribed as per se damages), and $1,500 punitive

damages.

10) Crown Tru st Co v Ontario (1986), 54 OR (2d) 79, 26 DLR (4th) 41, [1986] OJ No

2374 (Div Ct). Divisional Court rejec ted Charter damages clai m.

11) Char ters v Harper (1987), 79 NBR (2d) 28, [1987] NBJ No 1150 (QB). Trial court

rejected Charter damages claim.

12) Baud er v Wilson (1988), 43 CRR 149, [1988] BCJ No 1561 (SC). Trial court

rejected Charter da mages claim.

13) Moore v O ntario (AG), [1990] OJ No 3433 (Dist Ct). Trial cour t rejected

Charter damages claim.

14) R v F(RG) (1991), 90 Nf‌ld & PEIR 113, 5 CRR (2d) 62, [1991] NJ No 20 (SC).

Trial cour t awarded $1,000 punitive dama ges.

15) Rollin son v Canada, [1991] 3 FC 70, 40 FTR 1, [1991] FCJ No 25 (TD); (1994), 20

CCLT (2d) 92, 73 FTR 16, [1994] FCJ No 50 (TD). Trial court awarded $ 8,000

compensatory damages.

16) Freeman v West Vancouver (Distr ict), 1991 CanLII 2365 (BCSC), rev’d (19 92), 1 9

BCAC 81, 71 BCLR (2d) 387, [1992] BCJ No 2146 (CA), leave to appeal to SCC

refused with cost s (1993), 77 BCLR (2d) xxxi. T rial court awarded $5, 000

punitive damag es; overturned by Court of Appe al.

17) Blouin v Cana da (1991), 51 FTR 194, [1991] FCJ No 1171 (TD). Trial court

awarded $5,00 0 compensatory damages.

18) Lewis v Burn aby School Distri ct No 41 (1992), 71 BCLR (2d) 183, [1992] BCJ No

1568 (SC). Trial court aw arded $10,000 compensatory dama ges.

19) Stenner v B ritish Columbia (Securit ies Commission) (1993), 23 Admin LR

(2d) 247, [1993] BCJ No 2359 (SC), af‌f ’d (1996), 141 DLR (4th) 122, 82 B CAC

124, [1996] BCJ No 3015 (CA). Trial cour t rejected Charter damag es claim;

af‌f‌irmed by Cour t of Appeal.

20) McGilli vary v New Brunsw ick (1993), 140 NBR (2d) 365, 26 C R (4th) 371, [1993]

NBJ No 514 (QB), af‌f’d (1994), 116 DLR (4th) 104, 1994 Ca nLII 4465 (CA). Trial

court rejected Char ter dama ges claim; af‌f‌irmed by Cour t of Appeal.

21) Patenaude v Roy (1994), 23 DLR (4th) 78, 1994 CanLII 6107 (Que CA). Trial

court awarded $50, 000 compensatory damages; inc reased to $100,000 by

Court of Appeal (additional $50 ,000 representing punitive dama ges).