Brazeau v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 ONCA 184
Jurisdiction | Ontario |
Judge | Sharpe, Juriansz and Trotter JJ.A. |
Citation | 2020 ONCA 184 |
Date | 09 March 2020 |
Court | Court of Appeal (Ontario) |
Docket Number | C66844; C67459 |
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55 practice notes
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Canada (Attorney General) v Power,
...S.C.R. 575 ; Mills v. The Queen, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 863 ; Roncarelli v. Duplessis, [1959] S.C.R. 121; Brazeau v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 ONCA 184, 149 O.R. (3d) 705 ; R. (on the application of Miller) v. Prime Minister, [2019] UKSC 41, [2019] 4 All E.R. 299; Reference re Pan-Canadian......
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Palmer v. Teva Canada Ltd., 2022 ONSC 4690
...SCC 27 [68] Francis v. Ontario, 2020 ONSC 1644, aff’d 2021 ONCA 197; Reddock v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 ONSC 5053, varied 2020 ONCA 184; Brazeau v. Attorney General (Canada), 2019 ONSC 1888, varied 2020 ONCA 184. [69]Arora v. Whirlpool Canada LP, 2012 ONSC 4642, aff’d ......
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Canada (Attorney General) v. Power, 2024 SCC 26
...3 S.C.R. 575; Mills v. The Queen, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 863; Roncarelli v. Duplessis, [1959] S.C.R. 121; Brazeau v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 ONCA 184, 149 O.R. (3d) 705; R. (on the application of Miller) v. Prime Minister, [2019] UKSC 41, [2019] 4 All E.R. 299; Reference re Pan‑Canadian Se......
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Francis v. Ontario, 2020 ONSC 1644
...is modelled after but is not precisely the same as the class definitions in Brazeau v. Attorney General (Canada) 2019 ONSC 1888 varied 2020 ONCA 184 and Reddock v. Canada (Attorney General) 2019 ONSC 5053 , varied 2020 ONCA 184 . [8] Francis v. Ontario, 2018 ONSC 5430 . [9] R.S.O. 1990, ......
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48 cases
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Palmer v. Teva Canada Ltd., 2022 ONSC 4690
...SCC 27 [68] Francis v. Ontario, 2020 ONSC 1644, aff’d 2021 ONCA 197; Reddock v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 ONSC 5053, varied 2020 ONCA 184; Brazeau v. Attorney General (Canada), 2019 ONSC 1888, varied 2020 ONCA 184. [69]Arora v. Whirlpool Canada LP, 2012 ONSC 4642, aff’d ......
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Francis v. Ontario, 2020 ONSC 1644
...is modelled after but is not precisely the same as the class definitions in Brazeau v. Attorney General (Canada) 2019 ONSC 1888 varied 2020 ONCA 184 and Reddock v. Canada (Attorney General) 2019 ONSC 5053 , varied 2020 ONCA 184 . [8] Francis v. Ontario, 2018 ONSC 5430 . [9] R.S.O. 1990, ......
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Canada (Attorney General) v. Power, 2024 SCC 26
...3 S.C.R. 575; Mills v. The Queen, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 863; Roncarelli v. Duplessis, [1959] S.C.R. 121; Brazeau v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 ONCA 184, 149 O.R. (3d) 705; R. (on the application of Miller) v. Prime Minister, [2019] UKSC 41, [2019] 4 All E.R. 299; Reference re Pan‑Canadian Se......
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Canada (Attorney General) v Power,
...S.C.R. 575 ; Mills v. The Queen, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 863 ; Roncarelli v. Duplessis, [1959] S.C.R. 121; Brazeau v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 ONCA 184, 149 O.R. (3d) 705 ; R. (on the application of Miller) v. Prime Minister, [2019] UKSC 41, [2019] 4 All E.R. 299; Reference re Pan-Canadian......
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4 firm's commentaries
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 26-30)
...Ward v. Vancouver (City), 2010 SCC 27, Henry v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 24, Brazeau v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 ONCA 184 Sakab Saudi Holding Company v. Al Jabri, 2021 ONCA 548 Keywords: Torts, Fraud, Civil Procedure, Jurisdiction, Attornment, Mareva Injunctions,......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 29 ' April 2, 2021)
...2019"), Canadian Civil Liberties Association v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 ONCA 243 , Brazeau v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 ONCA 184, Brazeau v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 ONSC 3272 , Brazeau v. Attorney General (Canada), 2019 ONSC 1888 , Reddock v. Canada (Attorney Genera......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 9 March 13, 2020)
...v. Mauldin, 2014 SCC 7, All-Terrain Track Sales and Services Ltd. v. 798839, 2020 ONCA 129 Brazeau v. Canada (Attorney General), , 2020 ONCA 184 Keywords: Torts, Systemic Negligence, Solitary Confinement, Causation, Constitutional Law, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Right to Life, Liberty an......
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No Go: Court Refuses To Certify Class Action Against Newfoundland For Restricting Travel During COVID-19
...Newfoundland and Labrador, 2021 NLSC 95 [Koehler]. 2 Class Actions Act, SNL 2001, c C-18.1, s 5. 3 Brazeau v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 ONCA 184 at paras 66-67; Francis v. Ontario, 2021 ONCA 197 at paras 4 Taylor v. Newfoundland and Labrador, 2020 NLSC 125 [Taylor] (this decision is u......
3 books & journal articles
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Unchartered Grounds: Covid-19 and Class Actions
...413, and 423 [Brazeau ONSC] (this damage award was set aside by the Ontario Court of Appeal in Brazeau v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 ONCA 184 at para 113 for an error of law, but the court airmed the relevance of Ward in calculating damages at paras 35 and 43). See also Johnson v Ontari......
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PRESUMED COMPLIANT: CHARTER REVIEW OF STATUTORY GRANTS OF DISCRETION & THE PRESUMPTION OF CONSTITUTIONALITY.
...note 3, s 24(1). (203) Kerr, supra note 158 at 49. (204) Brazeau v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 ONSC 1888 , rev'd on other grounds 2020 ONCA 184; Reddock v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 ONSC 5053 , rev'd on other grounds 2020 ONCA 184 (award of Charter damages (205) Brazeau v Canad......
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Suing Canadian governments: Core public policy and operational decisions
...Columbia. Benoit v. Farrell Estate, [ 2004] 27 B.C.L.R. 4th 226.Court of Appeal for Ontario. 2020. Brazeau v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 ONCA 184.Dye, Thomas. 1978. Understanding Public Policy. 3rd ed. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.Feldthusen, Bruce. 2013. “Public authori......