Canadian Blood Services v. Freeman et al., [2004] O.T.C. 957 (SCM)

• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: October 05, 2004
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2004] O.T.C. 957 (SCM)

Cdn. Blood Services v. Freeman, [2004] O.T.C. 957 (SCM)

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Temp. Cite: [2004] O.T.C. TBEd. NO.035

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

(02-CV-20980)

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

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Beaudoin, Master

November 4, 2004.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Practice - Topic 682

Parties - Adding or substituting parties - Intervenors - Interest in subject matter - See paragraphs 1 to 39.

Practice - Topic 686

Parties - Adding or substituting parties - Intervenors - Where applicant may be adversely affected - See paragraphs 1 to 39.

Practice - Topic 687

Parties - Adding or substituting parties - Intervenors - Amicus curiae - See paragraphs 1 to 39.

Cases Noticed:

Vriend et al. v. Alberta (1998), 224 N.R. 1; 212 A.R. 237; 168 W.A.C. 237 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 10].

Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium et al. v. Canada (Minister of Justice) et al. (2000), 263 N.R. 203; 145 B.C.A.C. 1; 237 W.A.C. 1 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 10].

R. v. Latimer (R.W.) (1997), 207 N.R. 215; 152 Sask.R. 1; 140 W.A.C. 1 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 11].

Hodge v. Canada (Minister of Human Resources Development) (2004), 326 N.R. 201 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 11].

Canada (Attorney General) v. Thwaites and Canadian Human Rights Commission (1993), 68 F.T.R. 153 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 12].

Krever Inquiry - see Canada (Attorney General) et al. v. Royal Commission of Inquiry on the Blood System in Canada et al.

Canada (Attorney General) et al. v. Royal Commission of Inquiry on the Blood System in Canada et al. (1996), 115 F.T.R. 81 (T.D.), affd. (1997), 207 N.R. 1 (F.C.A.), affd. (1997), 216 N.R. 321 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 13].

Csak v. Mokos, [1995] O.J. No. 4027 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 18, footnote 1].

Chopik v. Mitsubishi Paper Mills Ltd., [2002] O.T.C. 472; 26 C.P.C.(5th) 104 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 19, footnote 2].

Trempe et al. v. Reybroek et al., [2002] O.T.C. 85; 57 O.R.(3d) 786 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 25].

Peel (Regional Municipality) v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Co. of Canada Ltd. (1990), 74 O.R.(2d) 164; 2 C.R.R.(2d) 327 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 26, footnote 3].

Halpern v. Wong (2000), 139 O.A.C. 300; 51 O.R.(3d) 742 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 26, footnote 3].

R. v. Ward, [1997] N.J. No. 113 (Nfld. T.D.), refd to. [para. 29, footnote 9].

Ethyl Canada Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General) (1997), 45 O.T.C. 216 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 29, footnote 12].

Stadium Corp. of Ontario Ltd. v. Toronto (City) (1992), 10 O.R.(3d) 203; 11 M.P.L.R.(2d) 68 (Div. Ct.), revd. (1993), 62 O.A.C. 371; 12 O.R.(3d) 646; 14 M.P.L.R.(2d) 229 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 33, footnote 15].

M. v. H. (1994), 20 O.R.(3d) 70 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 33, footnote 16].

Counsel:

Sally A. Gomery, for the plaintiff;

Philip M. Macadam, for the defendant;

Jason Tan, for the moving party/intervenor;

John C. Spencer, for the Attorney General of Canada.

This motion was heard on October 5, 2004, by Beaudoin, Master, of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on November 4, 2004.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.