Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada v. British Columbia (Attorney General)

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
JudgeHonourable Justice Winteringham
Neutral Citation2021 BCSC 1829
Citation2021 BCSC 1829
Date20 September 2021
Docket NumberS213199

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3 practice notes
  • Vabuolas v British Columbia (Information and Privacy Commissioner)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • January 8, 2024
    ...General for British Columbia (“AGBC”) filed a cross-application for a stay of the petitioners' civil claim. The reasons are indexed at 2021 BCSC 1829. Justice Winteringham concluded that the OIPC was well suited to determine constitutional questions, that it was reasonable to assume that th......
  • Lamarche v British Columbia (Securities Commission)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • June 28, 2024
    ...outcomes, and enable pre-emptive collateral attack: Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2021 BCSC 1829 at paras. 62–65, 123. As Justice Fisher (as she then was) set out in Willow v. Chong, 2013 BCSC 1083: [21] Abuse of process under Rule 9-5......
  • Vabuolas v British Columbia (Information and Privacy Commissioner)
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • March 21, 2025
    ...the AGBC's application, and stayed the action: Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2021 BCSC 1829. 22 Notably, Justice Winteringham found that the Commissioner was competent to decide the Charter issues raised: at para. 73. No party challeng......
3 cases
  • Vabuolas v British Columbia (Information and Privacy Commissioner)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • January 8, 2024
    ...General for British Columbia (“AGBC”) filed a cross-application for a stay of the petitioners' civil claim. The reasons are indexed at 2021 BCSC 1829. Justice Winteringham concluded that the OIPC was well suited to determine constitutional questions, that it was reasonable to assume that th......
  • Lamarche v British Columbia (Securities Commission)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • June 28, 2024
    ...outcomes, and enable pre-emptive collateral attack: Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2021 BCSC 1829 at paras. 62–65, 123. As Justice Fisher (as she then was) set out in Willow v. Chong, 2013 BCSC 1083: [21] Abuse of process under Rule 9-5......
  • Vabuolas v British Columbia (Information and Privacy Commissioner)
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • March 21, 2025
    ...the AGBC's application, and stayed the action: Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Canada v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2021 BCSC 1829. 22 Notably, Justice Winteringham found that the Commissioner was competent to decide the Charter issues raised: at para. 73. No party challeng......