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Charlebois v. Saint John (City)

2005 SCC 74 [2005] 3 SCR 563 Court SCC Decision date 2005-12-15 Docket 30467 English

PartiesMario Charlebois Appellant·City of Saint John Respondent·Association des juristes d’expression française du Nouveau-Brunswick Appellant

Judges McLachlin, Beverley; Major, John C.; Bastarache, Michel; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; LeBel, Louis; Deschamps, Marie; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Charron, Louise

Decision 5–4 Reasons (5) — Charron J. (McLachlin C.J. and Major, Fish and Abella JJ. concurring) · Dissent (4) — Bastarache J. (Binnie, LeBel and Deschamps JJ. concurring)

On appeal from New Brunswick

Subjects State Statutes

Contents

Charron J. —

Bastarache J. (dissenting) —

Subject to sections 2 to 10,
(a) public notices of a general nature, including tender notifications, advertisements, public education material and council agendas

December 31, 2002

(b) new electronic websites

December 31, 2002

(c) existing electronic websites

December 31, 2003

(d) new building and facility signs

December 31, 2002

(e) existing building and facility signs

December 31, 2003

(f) new traffic signs

December 31, 2002

(g) existing traffic signs

December 31, 2005

(h) responses to public inquiries, whether verbal, written or electronic, including reception services, complaints and reported incidents

December 31, 2003

(i) invoices and responses to inquiries related to billing services

December 31, 2003

Tickets, warnings and public notices, information and responses to inquiries related to by‑law enforcement services

December 31, 2003

Public notices, information and responses to inquiries related to recreational, leisure and cultural services

December 31, 2003

Licences, licence applications and public notices, information and responses to inquiries related to municipal licensing services

December 31, 2003

Public notices, information and responses to inquiries related to public works and utilities services

December 31, 2003

Public notices, information and responses to inquiries related to public transit services

December 31, 2003

Inspection services, permits, permit applications and public notices, information and responses to inquiries related to building inspection services

December 31, 2003

Public notices, information, educational programs and responses to inquiries related to crime prevention services

December 31, 2005

Public notices, information and responses to inquiries related to community planning and development services and services related to the administration of the Community Planning Act

December 31, 2005

Public notices, information, educational programs and responses to inquiries related to fire prevention services

Statutes and regulations cited