Fraser v. Canada (Attorney General), [2005] O.T.C. 1127 (SC)

• Judge: T. Ducharme, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: December 23, 2005
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2005] O.T.C. 1127 (SC)

Fraser v. Can. (A.G.), [2005] O.T.C. 1127 (SC)

MLB headnote and full text

Temp. Cite: [2006] O.T.C. TBEd. JA.058

Michael Fraser on his own behalf and on behalf of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Canada (applicants/respondents on the motion) v. Attorney General of Canada (respondent/moving party)

(03-CV-257806 CM2)

Indexed As: Fraser v. Canada (Attorney General)

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

T. Ducharme, J.

December 23, 2005.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Practice - Topic 221

Persons who can sue and be sued - Individuals and corporations - Status or standing - Public interest standing (incl. requirements of) - See paragraphs 51 to 120.

Practice - Topic 2230

Pleadings - Striking out pleadings - Grounds - Failure to disclose a cause of action or defence - See paragraph 121.

Practice - Topic 3123

Applications and motions - Motions - When used or applicable - See paragraphs 42 to 48.

Practice - Topic 3135

Applications and motions - Motions - Evidence - See paragraphs 49 to 50.

Cases Noticed:

Cuddy Chicks Ltd. v. Labour Relations Board (Ont.) et al., [1991] 2 S.C.R. 5; 122 N.R. 361; 47 O.A.C. 271, refd to. [para. 10].

Dunmore et al. v. Ontario (Attorney General) et al., [2001] 3 S.C.R. 1016; 279 N.R. 201; 154 O.A.C. 201, refd to. [para. 10].

McLeod v. Castlepoint Development Corp. (1997), 97 O.A.C. 123; 31 O.R.(3d) 737 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 42].

Zavitz Technology Inc. v. 146732 Canada Inc., [1991] O.J. No. 448 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 42].

Holmes v. London Life Insurance Co. et al., [2000] O.T.C. 701; 50 O.R.(3d) 388 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 42].

Martin v. Ontario, [2004] O.J. No. 2247 (Sup. Ct.), affd. [2005] O.J. No. 4701 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 42].

Vivendi Universal Canada Inc. v. Superintendent of Financial Services (Ont.), [2005] O.T.C. 1175 (Sup. Ct.), leave to appeal refused [2005] O.J. No. 2115 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 44, footnote 2].

Union Bank of Switzerland v. Batky (1998), 107 O.A.C. 241 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 47].

Nash v. Ontario (1995), 27 O.R.(3d) 1 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 49].

Goudie et al. v. Ottawa (City), [2003] 1 S.C.R. 141; 301 N.R. 201; 170 O.A.C. 201, refd to. [para. 50].

Canadian Council of Churches v. Canada et al., [1992] 1 S.C.R. 236; 132 N.R. 241, refd to. [para. 51].

Sierra Club of Canada v. Canada (Minister of Finance) et al., [1999] 2 F.C. 211; 157 F.T.R. 123 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 53].

Corporation of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association v. Canada (Attorney General) (1998), 111 O.A.C. 51; 40 O.R.(3d) 489 (C.A.), leave to appeal refused (1999), 237 N.R. 393; 124 O.A.C. 400 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 54].

Hunt v. Carey Canada Inc. - see Hunt v. T & N plc et al.

Hunt v. T & N plc et al., [1990] 2 S.C.R. 959; 117 N.R. 321, refd to. [para. 54].

Daniels v. Canada (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), [2002] 4 F.C. 550; 220 F.T.R. 41 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 54].

Energy Probe v. Canada (Attorney General) (1989), 33 O.A.C. 39; 68 O.R.(2d) 449 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 55].

Law v. Minister of Employment and Immigration, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 497; 236 N.R. 1, refd to. [para. 58].

Auton et al. v. British Columbia (Minister of Health) et al., [2004] 3 S.C.R. 657; 327 N.R. 1; 206 B.C.A.C.  1; 338 W.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. 59].

Krock v. Canada (Attorney General) (2001), 273 N.R. 228 (F.C.A.), leave to appeal refused (2002), 289 N.R. 397 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 63].

Clarken v. Ontario (Health Insurance Plan) (1998), 109 O.A.C. 363 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 63].

Pawar v. Canada (1999), 247 N.R. 271 (F.C.A.), leave to appeal refused (2000), 257 N.R. 398 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 63].

Peterson v. Canada (Minister of State, (Grains and Oilseeds)) (1995), 180 N.R. 338; 124 D.L.R.(4th) 96 (F.C.A.), refd to. [para. 63].

Andrews v. Law Society of British Columbia, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 143; 91 N.R. 255, refd to. [para. 70].

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. 70].

R. v. Turpin, Siddiqui and Clauzel, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1296; 96 N.R. 115; 34 O.A.C. 115, refd to. [para. 70].

R. v. S.S. - see R. v. Sheldon S.

R. v. Sheldon S., [1990] 2 S.C.R. 254; 110 N.R. 321; 41 O.A.C. 81, refd to. [para. 70].

Public Service Employee Relations Commission (B.C.) v. British Columbia Government and Service Employees' Union, [1999] 3 S.C.R. 3; 244 N.R. 145; 127 B.C.A.C. 161; 207 W.A.C. 161, refd to. [para. 72].

Corbiere 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. 74].

Falkiner v. Ontario (Minister of Community and Social Services) - see Falkiner et al. v. Director of Income Maintenance (Ont.) et al.

Falkiner et al. v. Director of Income Maintenance (Ont.) et al. (2002), 159 O.A.C. 135; 59 O.R.(3d) 481 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 75].

Irshad v. Ontario (Minister of Health) (2001), 141 O.A.C. 239; 55 O.R.(3d) 43 (C.A.), leave to appeal refused (2001), 278 N.R. 194; 155 O.A.C. 198 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 76].

R. v. Church of Scientology of Toronto et al. (1997), 99 O.A.C. 321; 33 O.R.(3d) 65 (C.A.), leave to appeal refused (1998), 227 N.R. 291; 112 O.A.C. 397 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 77].

Zundel v. Boudria - see Zündel v. Liberal Party of Canada et al.

Zündel v. Liberal Party of Canada et al. (1999), 127 O.A.C. 251; 46 O.R.(3d) 410 (C.A.), leave to appeal refused (2000), 259 N.R. 399; 139 O.A.C. 398 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 78, footnote 4].

Belanger (R.D.) & Associates Ltd. et al. v. Stadium Corp. of Ontario Ltd. and Bitove Corp. (1991), 57 O.A.C. 81; 5 O.R.(3d) 778 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 78, footnote 4].

Romano v. D'Onofrio, [2005] O.A.C. Uned. 526 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 78, footnote 4].

Woodbine Cachet West Inc. v. Ontario (MInister of Finance), [2005] O.A.C. Uned. 561 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 78, footnote 4].

Reference Re Public Service Employee Relations Act (Alta.) - see Reference Re Compulsory Arbitration.

Reference Re Compulsory Arbitration, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 313; 74 N.R. 99; 78 A.R. 1, refd to. [para. 80].

United States of America v. Burns and Rafay, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 283; 265 N.R. 212; 148 B.C.A.C. 1; 243 W.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. 81].

R. v. Keegstra, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 697; 117 N.R. 1; 114 A.R. 81, refd to. [para. 81, footnote 6].

R. v. Zundel (No. 2), [1992] 2 S.C.R. 731; 140 N.R. 1; 56 O.A.C. 161, refd to. [para. 81, footnote 6].

R. v. Sharpe (J.R.), [2001] 1 S.C.R. 45; 264 N.R. 201; 146 B.C.A.C. 161; 239 W.A.C. 161, refd to. [para. 81, footnote 6].

R. v. Advance Cutting & Coring Ltd. et al., [2001] 3 S.C.R. 209; 276 N.R. 1, refd to. [para. 81, footnote 6].

Baker v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 817; 243 N.R. 22, refd to. [para. 81].

Egan and Nesbit v. Canada, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 513; 182 N.R. 161, refd to. [para. 82].

Miron and Valliere v. Trudel et al., [1995] 2 S.C.R. 418; 181 N.R. 253; 81 O.A.C. 253, refd to. [para. 82].

Lavoie et al. v. Canada et al., [2002] 1 S.C.R. 769; 284 N.R. 1, refd to. [para. 84].

Bear v. Canada (Attorney General) (2003), 300 N.R. 57 (F.C.A.), leave to appeal refused (2003), 321 N.R. 395 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 88, footnote 8].

Lovelace v. Ontario - see Ardoch Algonquin First Nation and Allies et al. v. Ontario et al.

Ardoch Algonquin First Nation and Allies et al. v. Ontario et al., [2000] 1 S.C.R. 950; 255 N.R. 1; 134 O.A.C. 201, refd to. [para. 92].

Wynberg v. Ontario, [2005] O.T.C. 240 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 92].

Canadian Bar Association v. British Columbia (Attorney General) (1993), 101 D.L.R.(4th) 410 (B.C.S.C.), refd to. [para. 109].

Grant v. Canada (Attorney General), [1995] 1 F.C. 158; 81 F.T.R. 195 (T.D.), affd. (1995), 184 N.R. 346 (F.C.A.), leave to appeal refused (1996), 199 N.R. 160 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 109].

R. v. Unishare Investments Ltd. (1994), 18 O.R.(3d) 603 (Gen. Div.), affd. [1997] O.A.C. Uned. 456 (C.A.), leave to appeal refused (1998), 227 N.R. 280; 111 O.A.C. 397 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 114].

Statutes Noticed:

Rules of Civil Procedure (Ont.), rule 21.01(b) [para. 42]; rule 21.01(1)(b), rule 21.01(2)(b) [para. 49]; rule 21.01(3)(c) [para. 42].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Holmested, George Smith, and Watson, Garry D., Ontario Civil Procedure (2004), vol. 2, p. 14-49 [para. 46, footnote 3].

Counsel:

Paul J.J. Cavalluzzo and Fay C. Faraday, for the applicants/respondents on the motion;

Gina M. Scarcella, Sadian Campbell and Matthew Sullivan, for the respondent/moving party.

This motion was heard on March 23, July and 27-28, 2005, by T. Ducharme, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on December 23, 2005.

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