Canadian Blood Services v. Freeman et al., [2005] O.T.C. 393 (SCM)

• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: March 22, 2005
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2005] O.T.C. 393 (SCM)

Cdn. Blood Services v. Freeman, [2005] O.T.C. 393 (SCM)

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Temp. Cite: [2005] O.T.C. TBEd. JN.004

Canadian Blood Services/Société Canadienne du Sang (plaintiff) v. Kyle Freeman (defendant) and Canadian Aids Society (intervenor) and Egale Canada Inc. (moving party/proposed intervenor)

Kyle Freeman (plaintiff by counterclaim) v. Canadian Blood Services/Société Canadienne du Sang and The Attorney General of Canada (defendants to the counterclaim) and Canadian Aids Society (intervenor) and Eagle Canada Inc. (moving party/proposed intervenor)

(Court File No. 02-CV-20980)

Indexed As: Canadian Blood Services v. Freeman et al.

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Beaudoin, Master

May 30, 2005.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Practice - Topic 681

Parties - Adding or substituting parties - Intervenors - Persons who may apply - See paragraphs 1 to 34.

Cases Noticed:

Egan and Nesbitt v. Canada, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 513; 182 N.R. 161, refd to. [para. 9].

Canada (Attorney General) v. Mossop, [1993] 1 S.C.R. 554; 149 N.R. 1, refd to. [para. 9].

Vriend et al. v. Alberta [1998] 1 S.C.R. 493; 224 N.R. 1; 212 A.R. 237; 168 W.A.C. 237, refd to. [para. 9].

M. v. H. [1999] 2 S.C.R. 3; 238 N.R. 179; 121 O.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. 9].

Trinity Western University et al. v. College of Teachers (B.C.) et al., [2001] 1 S.C.R. 772; 269 N.R. 1; 151 B.C.A.C. 161; 249 W.A.C. 161, refd to. [para. 9].

Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium et al. v. Canada (Minister of Justice) et al., [2000] 2 S.C.R. 1120; 263 N.R. 203; 145 B.C.A.C. 1; 237 W.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. 9].

Chamberlain et al. v. Board of Education of School District No. 36 (Surrey) (2002), 299 N.R. 1; 175 B.C.A.C. 161; 289 W.A.C. 161; 2002 SCC 86, refd to. [para. 9].

Reference Re Same-Sex Marriage (2004), 328 N.R. 1; 2004 SCC 79, refd to. [para. 9].

EAGLE Canada Inc. et al. v. Canada (Attorney General) et al., [2003] B.C.A.C. Uned. 118; 2003 BCCA 406, refd to. [para. 10].

Halpern et al. v. Wong et al. (2000), 139 O.A.C. 300; 51 O.R.(3d) 742 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 10].

Halpern v. Toronto (City) Clerk - see Halpern et al. v. Wong et al.

Hendricks v. Quebec (Attorney General), [2002] J.Q. no 3816 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 10].

Hurley v. United States of Mexico et al. (1997), 101 O.A.C. 121; 35 O.R.(3d) 481 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 11].

Rosenberg et al.  v. Canada (Attorney General) (1998), 108 O.A.C. 338; 158 D.L.R.(4th) 664 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 11].

Hill et al. v. Woodside et al., [1998] N.B.R.(2d) (Supp.) No. 60 (Bd. of Inquiry), refd to. [para. 11].

Human Rights Commission (Ont.) v. Brillinger et al. (2002), 161 O.A.C. 324 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 11].

Smitherman v. Powers et al., [2002] O.T.C. 377 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 11].

Hall v. Powers - see Smitherman v. Powers et al.

Jane Doe v. Canada (Attorney General) et al., [2003] O.T.C. 1137 (Sup. Ct.), affd. (2005), 198 O.A.C. 225 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 12].

Trempe et al. v. Reybroek et al., [2002] O.T.C. 85; 57 O.R.(3d) 786 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 14, footnote 1].

Peel (Regional Municipality) v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Co. of Canada (1990), 74 O.R.(2d) 164; 2 C.R.R.(2d) 327 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 15, footnote 2].

Law v. Minister of Employment and Immigration, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 497; 236 N.R. 1, refd to. [para. 24, footnote 4].

Corbière et al. v. Canada (Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs) et al., [1999] 2 S.C.R. 203; 239 N.R. 1, refd to. [para. 24, footnote 4].

Andrews v. Law Society of British Columbia, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 143; 91 N.R. 255, refd to. [para. 26, footnote 5].

R. v. Swain, [1991] 1 S.C.R. 933; 125 N.R. 1; 47 O.A.C. 81, refd to. [para. 26, footnote 5].

R. v. Oakes, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103; 65 N.R. 87; 14 O.A.C. 335, refd to. [para. 27, footnote 7].

Counsel:

Sally Gomery, for the plaintiff;

Philip M. MacAdam, for the defendant;

Patricia LeFebour, for the intervenor;

Eugene Meehan, Q.C., for the proposed intervenor;

Peter Hajecek and Cynthia Koller, for the defendant to counterclaim, the Attorney General of Canada.

This application was heard on March 22, 2005, by Beaudoin, Master, of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on May 30, 2005.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.