Christine DeJong Medicine Professional Corp. v. DBDC Spadina Ltd.

2019 SCC 30 [2019] 2 SCR 530 Court SCC Decision date 2019-05-14 Heard 2019-05-14 Docket 38051 English

PartiesChristine DeJong Medicine Professional Corporation Appellant·DBDC Spadina Ltd. Respondents·Dr. Bernstein Diet Clinics Ltd. Respondents·2272551 Ontario Limited Respondents·DBDC Investments Atlantic Ltd. Respondents·DBDC Investment Pape Ltd. Respondents·DBDC Investments Highway 7 Ltd. Respondents·DBDC Investments Trent Ltd. Respondents·DBDC Investments St. Clair Ltd. Respondents·DBDC Investments Tisdale Ltd. Respondents·DBDC Investments Leslie Ltd. Respondents·DBDC Investments Lesliebrook Ltd. Respondents·DBDC Fraser Properties Ltd. Respondents·DBDC Fraser Lands Ltd. Respondents·DBDC Queen’s Corner Inc. Respondents·DBDC Queen’s Plate Holdings Inc. Respondents·DBDC Dupont Developments Ltd. Respondents·DBDC Red Door Developments Inc. Respondents·DBDC Red Door Lands Inc. Respondents·DBDC Global Mills Ltd. Respondents·DBDC Donalda Developments Ltd. Respondents·DBDC Salmon River Properties Ltd. Respondents·DBDC Cityview Industrial Ltd. Respondents·DBDC Weston Lands Ltd. Respondents·DBDC Double Rose Developments Ltd. Respondents·DBDC Skyway Holdings Ltd. Respondents·DBDC West Mall Holdings Ltd. Respondents·DBDC Royal Gate Holdings Ltd. Respondents·DBDC Dewhurst Developments Ltd. Respondents·DBDC Eddystone Place Ltd. Respondents·DBDC Richmond Row Holdings Ltd. Respondents·Schonfeld Inc., in its capacity as the court-appointed Interveners·Inspector and Manager of Twin Dragons Corporation Interveners·Bannockburn Lands Inc. / Skyline — 1185 Eglinton Avenue Inc. Interveners·Wynford Professional Centre Ltd. Interveners·Liberty Village Properties Ltd., Liberty Village Lands Inc. Interveners·Riverdale Mansion Ltd., Royal Agincourt Corp. Interveners·Hidden Gem Developments Inc., Ascalon Lands Ltd. Interveners·Tisdale Mews Inc., Lesliebrook Holdings Ltd. Interveners·Lesliebrook Lands Ltd., Fraser Properties Group Interveners·Fraser Lands Ltd., Queen’s Corner Corp. Interveners·Northern Dancer Lands Ltd., Dupont Developments Ltd. Interveners·Red Door Developments Inc. and Red Door Lands Ltd. Interveners·Global Mills Inc., Donalda Developments Ltd. Interveners·Salmon River Properties Ltd., Cityview Industrial Ltd. Interveners·Weston Lands Ltd., Double Rose Developments Ltd. Interveners·Skyway Holdings Ltd., West Mall Holdings Ltd. Interveners·Royal Gate Holdings Ltd., Royal Gate Nominee Inc. Interveners·Royal Gate (Land) Nominee Inc., Dewhurst Development Ltd. Interveners·Eddystone Place Inc., Richmond Row Holdings Ltd. Interveners·El-Ad (1500 Don Mills) Limited, 165 Bathurst Inc. Interveners·3270 American Drive, Mississauga, Ontario Interveners·0 Luttrell Ave., Toronto, Ontario Interveners·2 Kelvin Avenue, Toronto, Ontario Interveners·346 Jarvis Street, Suites A, B, C, E and F, Toronto, Ontario Interveners·1 William Morgan Drive, Toronto, Ontario Interveners·324 Prince Edward Drive, Toronto, Ontario Interveners·24 Cecil Street, Toronto, Ontario Interveners·30 and 30A Hazelton Avenue, Toronto, Ontario Interveners·777 St. Clarens Avenue, Toronto, Ontario Interveners·252 Carlton Street and 478 Parliament Street, Toronto, Ontario Interveners·66 Gerrard Street East, Toronto, Ontario Interveners·2454 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario Interveners·319-321 Carlaw, Toronto, Ontario Interveners·260 Emerson Ave., Toronto, Ontario Interveners·44 Park Lane Circle, Toronto, Ontario Interveners·19 Tennis Crescent, Toronto, Ontario Interveners·646 Broadview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario Interveners·Canadian Chamber of Commerce Interveners

Counsel (4)

Solicitors for the appellant: Torys, Toronto.
Solicitors for the respondents: Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin, Toronto.
Solicitors for the intervener the Canadian Chamber of Commerce: McCarthy Tétrault, Toronto.
Solicitors for the other interveners: Goodmans, Toronto.

Judges Wagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah

Delivered by Brown J. (Wagner C.J. and Abella, Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe and Martin JJ. concurring)

On appeal from Ontario

Contents

Reasons for Judgment — Brown J. (Wagner C.J. and Abella, Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe and Martin JJ. concurring)

William Morgan Drive, Toronto, Ontario,

324 Prince Edward Drive, Toronto, Ontario,

24 Cecil Street, Toronto, Ontario,

30 and 30A Hazelton Avenue, Toronto, Ontario,

777 St. Clarens Avenue, Toronto, Ontario,

252 Carlton Street and 478 Parliament Street, Toronto, Ontario,

66 Gerrard Street East, Toronto, Ontario,

2454 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario,

319-321 Carlaw, Toronto, Ontario,

260 Emerson Ave., Toronto, Ontario,

44 Park Lane Circle, Toronto, Ontario,

19 Tennis Crescent, Toronto, Ontario,

646 Broadview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario and

Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Interveners

Coram: Wagner C.J. and Abella, Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown, Rowe and Martin JJ.

Reasons for Judgment:

(paras. 1 to 2)

Brown J. (Wagner C.J. and Abella, Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe and Martin JJ. concurring)

Christine DeJong Medicine Professional Corp. v. DBDC Spadina Ltd., 2019 SCC 30, [2019] 2 S.C.R. 530

Christine DeJong Medicine Professional Corporation Appellant v.

DBDC Spadina Ltd.,

Dr. Bernstein Diet Clinics Ltd.,

2272551 Ontario Limited,

DBDC Investments Atlantic Ltd.,

DBDC Investment Pape Ltd.,

DBDC Investments Highway 7 Ltd.,

DBDC Investments Trent Ltd.,

DBDC Investments St. Clair Ltd.,

DBDC Investments Tisdale Ltd.,

DBDC Investments Leslie Ltd.,

DBDC Investments Lesliebrook Ltd.,

DBDC Fraser Properties Ltd.,

DBDC Fraser Lands Ltd.,

DBDC Queen’s Corner Inc.,

DBDC Queen’s Plate Holdings Inc.,

DBDC Dupont Developments Ltd.,

DBDC Red Door Developments Inc.,

DBDC Red Door Lands Inc.,

DBDC Global Mills Ltd.,

DBDC Donalda Developments Ltd.,

DBDC Salmon River Properties Ltd.,

DBDC Cityview Industrial Ltd.,

DBDC Weston Lands Ltd.,

DBDC Double Rose Developments Ltd.,

DBDC Skyway Holdings Ltd.,

DBDC West Mall Holdings Ltd.,

DBDC Royal Gate Holdings Ltd.,

DBDC Dewhurst Developments Ltd.,

DBDC Eddystone Place Ltd. and

DBDC Richmond Row Holdings Ltd. Respondents and

Schonfeld Inc., in its capacity as the court-appointed

Inspector and Manager of Twin Dragons Corporation,

Bannockburn Lands Inc. / Skyline — 1185 Eglinton Avenue Inc.,

Wynford Professional Centre Ltd.,

Liberty Village Properties Ltd., Liberty Village Lands Inc.,

Riverdale Mansion Ltd., Royal Agincourt Corp.,

Hidden Gem Developments Inc., Ascalon Lands Ltd.,

Tisdale Mews Inc., Lesliebrook Holdings Ltd.,

Lesliebrook Lands Ltd., Fraser Properties Group,

Fraser Lands Ltd., Queen’s Corner Corp.,

Northern Dancer Lands Ltd., Dupont Developments Ltd.,

Red Door Developments Inc. and Red Door Lands Ltd.,

Global Mills Inc., Donalda Developments Ltd.,

Salmon River Properties Ltd., Cityview Industrial Ltd.,

Weston Lands Ltd., Double Rose Developments Ltd.,

Skyway Holdings Ltd., West Mall Holdings Ltd.,

Royal Gate Holdings Ltd., Royal Gate Nominee Inc.,

Royal Gate (Land) Nominee Inc., Dewhurst Development Ltd.,

Eddystone Place Inc., Richmond Row Holdings Ltd.,

El-Ad (1500 Don Mills) Limited, 165 Bathurst Inc.,

3270 American Drive, Mississauga, Ontario,

0 Luttrell Ave., Toronto, Ontario,

Kelvin Avenue, Toronto, Ontario,