Jack v. Canada (Attorney General), [2004] O.T.C. 706 (SC)

• Judge: DiTomaso, J.
• Court: Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
• Case Date: July 02, 2004
• Jurisdiction: Ontario
• Citations: [2004] O.T.C. 706 (SC)

Jack v. Can. (A.G.), [2004] O.T.C. 706 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2004] O.T.C. TBEd. AU.055

Heather Jack (plaintiff) v. Her Majesty The Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Attorney General of Canada (defendant)

(Court File No. 55221/00)

Indexed As: Jack v. Canada (Attorney General)

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

DiTomaso, J.

August 5, 2004.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Contracts - Topic 243

Classification of contracts - Specialties - What constitutes - See paragraphs 27 to 45.

Contracts - Topic 2754

Consideration - Contracts under seal - Necessity for consideration - What constitutes a seal - See paragraphs 43 to 46.

Evidence - Topic 4256

Witnesses - Privilege - Lawyer-client communications - Waiver - Putting communication in issue - See paragraphs 113 to 130.

Practice - Topic 15

General principles and definitions - Conflict between practice rules and statutory rules - See paragraphs 67 to 89.

Practice - Topic 2106

Pleadings - Amendment of pleadings - Power of the court to amend - See paragraphs 17 to 26.

Practice - Topic 4585

Discovery - What documents must be produced - Privileged documents - Waiver - See paragraphs 115 to 130.

Practice - Topic 5702

Judgments and orders - Summary judgments - Jurisdiction or when available or when appropriate - See paragraphs 93 to 109.

Practice - Topic 9305

Appeals - Perfecting appeals - Criminal appeals - See paragraphs 67 to 89.

Cases Noticed:

Atlantic Steel Industries Inc. v. CIGNA Insurance Co. of Canada (1997), 31 O.T.C. 184; 33 O.R.(3d) 12 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 21].

Keneber Inc. v. Midland (Town) (1994), 16 O.R.(3d) 753 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 23].

Daniele et al. v. Johnson (1999), 123 O.A.C. 186; 45 O.R.(3d) 498 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 24].

Francis v. Smith, [2002] O.T.C. 409; 60 O.R.(3d) 147 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 24].

Langman et al. v. Luhowy, [2003] O.T.C. 936; 67 O.R.(3d) 428 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 24].

Regin Properties Ltd. v. Logics Inc., [1994] O.J. No. 2134 (Gen. Div. Master), refd to. [para. 24].

Mowat (W.J.) Ltd. v. United Parcel Service Canada Ltd., [1998] O.J. No. 4337 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 25].

Panalpina Inc. v. Sharma (1988), 29 C.P.C.(2d) 222 (Ont. Master), refd to. [para. 25].

Movel Restaurant Holding A.G. v. Richtree Inc., [2002] O.T.C. Uned. 89 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 26].

Kenmont Management Inc. v. Saint John Port Authority et al. (2002), 248 N.B.R.(2d) 1; 646 A.P.R. 1 (C.A.), leave to appeal dismissed (2002), 305 N.R. 397; 255 N.B.R.(2d) 199; 668 A.P.R. 199 (S.C.C.), refd to. [paras. 30, 38].

Suburban Construction Ltd. v. Newfoundland & Labrador Housing Corp. (1987), 66 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 347; 204 A.P.R. 347 (Nfld. C.A.), refd to. [para. 32].

Friedmann Equity Developments Inc. v. Final Note Ltd. et al., [2000] 1 S.C.R. 842; 255 N.R. 80; 134 O.A.C. 280, refd to. [para. 34].

872899 Ontario Inc. v. Iacovoni (1998), 112 O.A.C. 280; 40 O.R.(3d) 715 (C.A.), leave to appeal refused (1999), 236 N.R. 199; 123 O.A.C. 193 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 39].

R. v. Williams, [1942] A.C. 541 (P.C.), refd to. [para. 40].

South-West Oxford (Township) v. Bailak (1990), 73 D.L.R.(4th) 411 (Ont. Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 40].

Alton Renaissance I et al. v. Talamanca Management Ltd. et al. (1996), 88 O.A.C. 41 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 40].

Royal Bank of Canada v. Kiska, [1967] 2 O.R. 379 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 44].

Peixeiro v. Haberman, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 549; 217 N.R. 371; 103 O.A.C. 161, refd to. [para. 81].

Central Trust Co. v. Rafuse and Cordon, [1986] 2 S.C.R. 147; 69 N.R. 321; 75 N.S.R.(2d) 109; 186 A.P.R. 109, refd to. [para. 82].

Peixeiro v. Haberman (1995), 85 O.A.C. 2; 25 O.R.(3d) 1 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 82].

K.L.B. et al. v. British Columbia et al., [2003] 2 S.C.R. 403; 309 N.R. 306; 187 B.C.A.C. 42; 307 W.A.C. 42; 2003 SCC 51, refd to. [para. 83].

McSween v. Louis et al. (2000), 132 O.A.C. 304; 187 D.L.R.(4th) 446 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 83].

Soper et al. v. Southcott et al. (1998), 111 O.A.C. 339; 39 O.R.(3d) 737 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 83].

Morton v. Cowan (2003), 175 O.A.C. 9; 66 O.R.(3d) 321 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 85].

Lalani v. Woolford (1999), 126 O.A.C. 122 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 87].

Morellato v. Wood, [1999] O.T.C. Uned. 496; 175 D.L.R.(4th) 753 (Sup. Ct.), affd. [1999] O.A.C. Uned. 367; 187 D.L.R.(4th) 760 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 87].

Stell et al. v. Obedkoff (1999), 97 O.T.C. 154; 45 O.R.(3d) 120 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 89].

K.M. v. H.M., [1992] 3 S.C.R. 3; 142 N.R. 321; 57 O.A.C. 321; 96 D.L.R.(4th) 289, refd to. [para. 90].

Guarantee Co. of North America v. Gordon Capital Corp., [1999] 3 S.C.R. 423; 247 N.R. 97; 126 O.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. 95].

1061590 Ontario Ltd. v. Ontario Jockey Club et al. (1995), 77 O.A.C. 196; 21 O.R.(3d) 547 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 96].

Berger v. Benchitrit, [2002] O.T.C. 521 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 97].

Dawson et al. v. Rexcraft Storage and Warehouse Inc. et al. (1998), 111 O.A.C. 201; 26 C.P.C.(4th) 1 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 98].

Aguonie v. Galion Solid Waste Material Inc. et al. (1998), 107 O.A.C. 114; 38 O.R.(3d) 161 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 99].

Sheik v. Lorusso (1998), 40 O.R.(3d) 177 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 99].

Home Savings & Loan Corp. v. Linton (1999), 120 O.A.C. 316; 38 C.P.C.(4th) 278 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 99].

Bhaduria v. Persaud (1998), 62 O.T.C. 289; 40 O.R.(3d) 140 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 103].

Bank Leu AG v. Gaming Lottery Corp. et al. (2000), 132 O.A.C. 127; 43 C.P.C.(4th) 73 (Div. Ct.), refd to. [para. 114].

Davenport v. Roughley Estate, [2003] O.J. No. 679 (Sup. Ct. Master), refd to. [para. 116].

MacMillan v. McDermid, [2003] O.J. No. 2526 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 118].

Goesell v. Black, [1998] O.J. No. 2616 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 119].

Antongiovanni v. Phung, [2001] O.T.C. 907; 20 C.P.C.(5th) 77 (Sup. Ct. Master), refd to. [para. 119].

Urquhart v. Allen Estate, [1999] O.J. No. 4816 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 120].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Mew, G., Law of Limitations (1991), p. 139 [para. 42].

Counsel:

Darcy Romaine, for the plaintiff;

Joel Levine, for the defendant.

These motions were heard on June 28 and July 2, 2004, by DiTomaso, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who delivered the following decision on August 5, 2004.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.