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34788

Attorney General of Canada, et al. v. Terri Jean Bedford, et al.

(Ontario) (Criminal) (By Leave)

(Sealing order)

Party: Attorney General of Canada
  • Counsel
  • Michael H. Morris
    Gail Sinclair
    Nancy Dennison
  • Address
  • Attorney General of Canada
    The Exchange Tower
    130 King Street West, Suite 3400
    Toronto, Ontario
    M5X 1K6
    Telephone: (416) 973-9704
    FAX: (416) 952-4518

  • Agent
  • Christopher M. Rupar
  • Address
  • Attorney General of Canada
    Bank of Canada Building - East Tower
    234 Wellington Street, Room 1212
    Ottawa, Ontario
    K1A 0H8
    Telephone: (613) 941-2351
    FAX: (613) 954-1920
    E-mail: christopher.rupar@justice.gc.ca

Party: Attorney General of Ontario
  • Counsel
  • Jamie C. Klukach
    Christine E. Bartlett-Hughes
    Megan Stephens
  • Address
  • Attorney General of Ontario
    720 Bay St
    10th Floor
    Toronto, Ontario
    M5G 2K1
    Telephone: (416) 326-4600
    FAX: (416) 326-4656
    E-mail: jamie.klukach@ontario.ca

  • Agent
  • Robert E. Houston, Q.C.
  • Address
  • Burke-Robertson
    441 MacLaren Street
    Suite 200
    Ottawa, Ontario
    K2P 2H3
    Telephone: (613) 236-9665
    FAX: (613) 235-4430
    E-mail: rhouston@burkerobertson.com

Party: Bedford, Terri Jean
  • Counsel
  • Alan Young
  • Address
  • Osgoode Hall Law School of York University
    4700 Keele Street
    North York, Ontario
    M3J 1P3
    Telephone: (416) 736-5595
    FAX: (416) 736-5736
    E-mail: AYoung@osgoode.yorku.ca

  • Agent
  • Fiona Campbell
  • Address
  • Sack Goldblatt Mitchell LLP
    500 - 30 Metcalfe Street
    Ottawa, Ontario
    K1P 5L4
    Telephone: (613) 235-5327 Ext: 2451
    FAX: (613) 235-3041
    E-mail: fionacampbell@sgmlaw.com

Party: Lebovitch, Amy
  • Counsel
  • Yaron Marzel
    Stacey Nichols
  • Address
  • Marzel Law
    265 Rimrock Road, Suiite 200
    Toronto, Ontario
    M3J 3C6
    Telephone: (416) 485-5800 Ext: 233
    FAX: (416) 485-1610
    E-mail: marzel@lernermarzel.com

  • Agent
  • Fiona Campbell
  • Address
  • Sack Goldblatt Mitchell LLP
    500 - 30 Metcalfe Street
    Ottawa, Ontario
    K1P 5L4
    Telephone: (613) 235-5327 Ext: 2451
    FAX: (613) 235-3041
    E-mail: fionacampbell@sgmlaw.com

Party: Scott, Valerie
  • Counsel
  • Marlys A. Edwardh
    Daniel Sheppard
  • Address
  • Sack Goldblatt Mitchell LLP
    1100 - 20 Dundas St. W.
    Toronto, Ontario
    M5G 2G8
    Telephone: (416) 979-4380
    FAX: (416) 979-4430
    E-mail: medwardh@sgmlaw.com

  • Agent
  • Fiona Campbell
  • Address
  • Sack Goldblatt Mitchell LLP
    500 - 30 Metcalfe Street
    Ottawa, Ontario
    K1P 5L4
    Telephone: (613) 235-5327 Ext: 2451
    FAX: (613) 235-3041
    E-mail: fionacampbell@sgmlaw.com

Party: British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
  • Counsel
  • Brent B. Olthuis
    Megan Vis-Dunbar
    Stephanie McHugh
  • Address
  • Hunter Litigation Chambers Law Corporation
    1040 West Georgia Street
    Suite 2100
    Vancouver, British Columbia
    V6E 4H1
    Telephone: (604) 891-2400
    FAX: (604) 647-4554
    E-mail: bolthuis@litigationchambers.com

  • Agent
  • Michael J. Sobkin
  • Address
  • 90 blvd. de Lucerne
    Unit #2
    Gatineau, Quebec
    J9H 7K8
    Telephone: (819) 778-7794
    FAX: (819) 778-1740
    E-mail: msobkin@sympatico.ca

Party: Canadian Association of Sexual Assault Centres
  • Counsel
  • Fay Faraday
    Janine Benedet
  • Address
  • 860 Manning Ave.
    Toronto, Ontario
    M6G 2W8
    Telephone: (416) 389-4399
    FAX: (647) 776-3147
    E-mail: fay.faraday@faradaylaw.com

  • Agent
  • Nadia Effendi
  • Address
  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
    World Exchange Plaza
    100 Queen Street, suite 1100
    Ottawa, Ontario
    K1P 1J9
    Telephone: (613) 237-5160
    FAX: (613) 230-8842

Party: Native Women's Association of Canada, Canadian Association of Elizabeth Fry Societies, Action ontarienne contre la violence faite aux femmes, Concertation des luttes contre l'exploitation sexuelle
  • Counsel
  • Fay Faraday
    Janine Benedet
  • Address
  • 860 Manning Ave.
    Toronto, Ontario
    M6G 2W8
    Telephone: (416) 389-4399
    FAX: (647) 776-3147
    E-mail: fay.faraday@faradaylaw.com

  • Agent
  • Nadia Effendi
  • Address
  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
    World Exchange Plaza
    100 Queen Street, suite 1100
    Ottawa, Ontario
    K1P 1J9
    Telephone: (613) 237-5160
    FAX: (613) 230-8842

Party: Regroupement québécois des centres d'aide et de lutte contre les agressions à caractère sexuel and Vancouver Rape Relief Society
  • Counsel
  • Fay Faraday
    Janine Benedet
  • Address
  • 860 Manning Ave.
    Toronto, Ontario
    M6G 2W8
    Telephone: (416) 389-4399
    FAX: (647) 776-3147
    E-mail: fay.faraday@faradaylaw.com

  • Agent
  • Nadia Effendi
  • Address
  • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
    World Exchange Plaza
    100 Queen Street, suite 1100
    Ottawa, Ontario
    K1P 1J9
    Telephone: (613) 237-5160
    FAX: (613) 230-8842

Party: Canadian Civil Liberties Association
  • Counsel
  • Linda Rothstein
    Michael Fenrick
    Andrew Lokan
  • Address
  • Paliare, Roland, Rosenberg, Rothstein, LLP
    155 Wellington Street West
    35th floor
    Toronto, Ontario
    M5V 1H1
    Telephone: (416) 646-4327
    FAX: (416) 646-4313

  • Agent
  • Brian A. Crane, Q.C.
  • Address
  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
    2600 - 160 Elgin St
    Box 466 Station D
    Ottawa, Ontario
    K1P 1C3
    Telephone: (613) 233-1781
    FAX: (613) 563-9869
    E-mail: brian.crane@gowlings.com

Party: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, B.C. Centre for Excellence on HIV/AIDS
  • Counsel
  • Jonathan A. Shime
    Renée Lang
  • Address
  • Cooper & Sandler
    1900-439 University Avenue
    Toronto, Ontario
    M5G 1Y8
    Telephone: (416) 585-9191
    FAX: (416) 408-2372
    E-mail: jshime@criminal-lawyers.ca

Party: Christian Legal Fellowship, Catholic Civil Rights Leagues and REAL Women of Canada
  • Counsel
  • Robert W. Staley
    Ranjan K. Agarwal
    Amanda McLachlan
    Russell Browne
  • Address
  • Bennett Jones LLP
    Suite 3400, P.O. Box 130
    One First Canadian Place
    Toronto, Ontario
    M5X 1A4
    Telephone: (416) 777-4857
    FAX: (416) 863-1716
    E-mail: staleyr@bennettjones.ca

  • Agent
  • Sheridan Scott
  • Address
  • Bennett Jones LLP
    1900 - 45 O'Connor Street
    World Exchange Plaza
    Ottawa, Ontario
    K1P 1A4
    Telephone: (613) 683-2302
    FAX: (613) 683-2323
    E-mail: scotts@bennettjones.com

Party: Prostitutes of Ottawa-Gatineau, Work, Educate and Resist, Maggie's, Toronto Sex Workers' Action Project and Stella, l'amie de Maimie
  • Counsel
  • Cynthia Petersen
    Charlene Wiseman
    Leslie Robertson
    Karin Galldin
  • Address
  • Sack Goldblatt Mitchell LLP
    1100 - 20 Dundas St West
    Box 180
    Toronto, Ontario
    M5G 2G8
    Telephone: (416) 977-6070
    FAX: (416) 591-7333
    E-mail: cpetersen@sgmlaw.com

  • Agent
  • Raija Pulkkinen
  • Address
  • Sack Goldblatt Mitchell LLP
    500 - 30 Metcalfe Street
    Ottawa, Ontario
    K1P 5L4
    Telephone: (613) 235-5327
    FAX: (613) 235-3041
    E-mail: rpulkkinen@sgmlaw.com

Party: Providing Alternatives Counselling Education (PACE) Society, Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United Against Violence Society (SWUAV), Pivot Legal Society

This party is not represented by counsel.


Party: Attorney General of British Columbia
  • Counsel
  • Rodney G. Garson
  • Address
  • Attorney General of British Columbia
    940 Blanshard Street, 3rd Floor
    P.O. Box 9245 Stn Prov Govt
    Victoria, British Columbia
    V8W 3E6
    Telephone: (250) 387-9087
    FAX: (250) 387-4262
    E-mail: Rodney.Garson@gov.bc.ca

  • Agent
  • Robert E. Houston, Q.C.
  • Address
  • Burke-Robertson
    441 MacLaren Street
    Suite 200
    Ottawa, Ontario
    K2P 2H3
    Telephone: (613) 236-9665
    FAX: (613) 235-4430
    E-mail: rhouston@burkerobertson.com

Party: Attorney General of Quebec
  • Counsel
  • Sylvain Leboeuf
    Julie Dassylva
  • Address
  • Procureur général du Québec
    1200, Route de l'Église, 2ème étage
    Québec, Quebec
    G1V 4M1
    Telephone: (418) 643-1477 Ext: 21010
    FAX: (418) 644-7030
    E-mail: sleboeuf@justice.gouv.qc.ca

  • Agent
  • Pierre Landry
  • Address
  • Noël & Associés
    111, rue Champlain
    Gatineau, Quebec
    J8X 3R1
    Telephone: (819) 771-7393
    FAX: (819) 771-5397
    E-mail: p.landry@noelassocies.com

Party: Pivot Legal Society, Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United Against Violence and PACE Society
  • Counsel
  • Katrina Pacey
    Elin R.S. Sigurdson
    Lisa C. Glowacki
    M. Kathleen Kinch
  • Address
  • Pivot Legal Society
    121 Heatley Avenue
    Vancouver, British Columbia
    V6A 3E9
    Telephone: (604) 255-9700 Ext: 103
    FAX: (604) 255-1552
    E-mail: katrina@pivotlegal.org

  • Agent
  • Jeffrey W. Beedell
  • Address
  • McMillan LLP
    50 O'Connor Street
    Suite 300
    Ottawa, Ontario
    K1P 6L2
    Telephone: (613) 232-7171 Ext: 122
    FAX: (613) 231-3191
    E-mail: jeff.beedell@mcmillan.ca

Party: Secretariat of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
  • Counsel
  • Michael A. Feder
    Tammy Shoranick
  • Address
  • McCarthy Tétrault LLP
    Suite 1300, 777 Dunsmuir Street
    Vancouver, British Columbia
    V7Y 1K2
    Telephone: (604) 643-5983
    FAX: (604) 622-5614
    E-mail: mfeder@mccarthy.ca

  • Agent
  • Patricia J. Wilson
  • Address
  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
    340 Albert Street
    Suite 1900
    Ottawa, Ontario
    K1R 7Y6
    Telephone: (613) 787-1009
    FAX: (613) 235-2867
    E-mail: pwilson@osler.com

Party: Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
  • Counsel
  • Georgialee A. Lang
    Donald Hutchinson
    Faye Sonier
  • Address
  • Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
    130 Albert Street
    Suite 1810
    Ottawa, Ontario
    K1P 5G4
    Telephone: (613) 233-9868
    FAX: (613) 233-0301
    E-mail: glang@georgialeelang.com

  • Agent
  • Eugene Meehan, Q.C.
  • Address
  • Supreme Advocacy LLP
    397 Gladstone Avenue
    Suite 100
    Ottawa, Ontario
    K2P 0Y9
    Telephone: (613) 695-8855 Ext: 101
    FAX: (613) 695-8580
    E-mail: emeehan@supremeadvocacy.ca

Party: Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS and HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario
  • Counsel
  • Jonathan A. Shime
    Megan Schwartzentruber
  • Address
  • Cooper & Sandler
    1900-439 University Avenue
    Toronto, Ontario
    M5G 1Y8
    Telephone: (416) 585-9191
    FAX: (416) 408-2372
    E-mail: jshime@criminal-lawyers.ca

  • Agent
  • Marie-France Major
  • Address
  • Supreme Advocacy LLP
    397 Gladstone Avenue
    Suite1
    Ottawa, Ontario
    K2P 0Y9
    Telephone: (613) 695-8855 Ext: 102
    FAX: (613) 695-8580
    E-mail: mfmajor@supremeadvocacy.ca

Party: Feminist Coalition
  • Counsel
  • Marie Henein
    Christine Mainville
  • Address
  • Henein Hutchison LLP
    202 - 445 King Street West
    Toronto, Ontario
    M5V 1K4
    Telephone: (416) 368-5000
    FAX: (416) 368-6640
    E-mail: mhenein@hhllp.ca

  • Agent
  • Marie-France Major
  • Address
  • Supreme Advocacy LLP
    397 Gladstone Avenue
    Suite1
    Ottawa, Ontario
    K2P 0Y9
    Telephone: (613) 695-8855 Ext: 102
    FAX: (613) 695-8580
    E-mail: mfmajor@supremeadvocacy.ca

Party: David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights
  • Counsel
  • Joseph J. Arvay, Q.C.
    Cheryl Milne
  • Address
  • Arvay Finlay
    1320 - 355 Burrard Street
    Vancouver, British Columbia
    V6C 2G8
    Telephone: (604) 689-4421
    FAX: (888) 575-3281
    E-mail: jarvay@arvayfinlay.com

  • Agent
  • Martha A. Healey
  • Address
  • Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
    45 O'Connor Street
    Ottawa, Ontario
    K1P 1A4
    Telephone: (613) 780-8638
    FAX: (613) 230-5459
    E-mail: martha.healey@nortonrose.com

Party: Institut Simone de Beauvoir
  • Counsel
  • Walid Hijazi
  • Address
  • Desrosiers, Joncas, Massicotte
    480, boul. St-Laurent, B-503
    Montréal, Quebec
    H2Y 3Y7
    Telephone: (514) 397-9284
    FAX: (514) 397-9922
    E-mail: walidhijazi@hotmail.com

  • Agent
  • Frédérick Langlois
  • Address
  • Deveau, Bourgeois, Gagné, Hébert & associées, sencrl
    867, boulevard Saint-René Ouest
    Suite 8
    Gatineau, Quebec
    J8T 7X6
    Telephone: (819) 243-2616
    FAX: (819) 243-2641
    E-mail: flanglois@deveau.qc.ca

Party: Scarlet Alliance-Australian Sex Workers Association, New Zeland Prostitutes Collective Trust and Rosea-Riksorganisationen För Sex & Erotikarbetare
  • Counsel
  • Monique Pongracic-Speier
    Salima Samnani
  • Address
  • Ethos Law Group LLP
    1124 - 470 Granville Street
    Vancouver, British Columbia
    V6C 1V5
    Telephone: (604) 569-3022
    FAX: (866) 591-0597
    E-mail: monique@ethoslaw.ca

  • Agent
  • Jeffrey W. Beedell
  • Address
  • McMillan LLP
    50 O'Connor Street
    Suite 300
    Ottawa, Ontario
    K1P 6L2
    Telephone: (613) 232-7171 Ext: 122
    FAX: (613) 231-3191
    E-mail: jeff.beedell@mcmillan.ca

Party: AWCEP Asian Women for Equality Society, operating as Asian Women Coalition Ending Prostitution
  • Counsel
  • Gwendoline Allison
    Christine Boyle, Q.C.
  • Address
  • Foy Allison Law Group
    207 - 2438 Marine Drive
    West Vancouver, British Columbia
    V7V 1L2
    Telephone: (604) 922-9282
    FAX: (604) 922-9283
    E-mail: gwendoline.allison@foyallison.com

  • Agent
  • D. Lynne Watt
  • Address
  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
    160 Elgin Street
    Suite 2600
    Ottawa, Ontario
    K1P 1C3
    Telephone: (613) 786-8695
    FAX: (613) 788-3509
    E-mail: lynne.watt@gowlings.com

Party: Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto Inc.
  • Counsel
  • Christa Big Canoe
    Emily Hill
  • Address
  • Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto Inc.
    415 Yonge Street
    Suite 803
    Toronto, Ontario
    M5B 2E7
    Telephone: (416) 408-4041 Ext: 225
    FAX: (416) 408-4268
    E-mail: canoecd@lao.on.ca

  • Agent
  • Charles McDonald
  • Address
  • Community Legal Services-Ottawa Carleton
    1 Nicholas Street
    Ottawa, Ontario
    K1N 7B7
    Telephone: (613) 241-7008
    FAX: (613) 241-8680
    E-mail: mcdonalc@lao.on.ca