(ON APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA) BETWEEN

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Court File No. 35591

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA
(ON APPEAL FROM THE COURT OF APPEAL FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA)

B E T W E E N:

LEE CARTER, HOLLIS JOHNSON, DR. WILLIAM SHOICHET, THE BRITISH
COLUMBIA CIVIL LIBERTIES ASSOCIATION and GLORIA TAYLOR

Appellants/Respondents
- and -

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA

Respondent/Applicant
- and -

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

Respondent/Respondent

MOTION RECORD OF THE RESPONDENT/APPLICANT,
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA
(Rules 52 and 76 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada)

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA
50 O’Connor Street, Suite 500 William F. Pentney Q.C.
Ottawa ON, K1A 0H8 50 O’Connor Street, Suite 500
Ottawa ON, K1A 0H8
Robert J. Frater, Q.C.
Donnaree Nygard Per: Robert J. Frater, Q.C.
Tel: [phone] Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Counsel for the Respondent Attorney Ottawa Agent for the Respondent Attorney
General of Canada General of Canada
ORIGINAL TO: THE REGISTRAR

COPIES TO:

FARRIS, VAUGHAN, WILLS & MURPHY GOWLING LAFLEUR HENDERSON
LLP 160 Elgin Street, Suite 2600
25th Floor - 700 West Georgia Street Ottawa, ON K1P 1C3
Vancouver BC, V7Y 1B3
Jeffrey W. Beedell
Joseph J. Arvay, Q.C. Tel: [phone]
Alison M. Latimer Fax: [phone]
Sheila M. Tucker Email: [email protected]
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone] Ottawa Agent for the Appellants Lee Carter
Email: [email protected] et al.

Counsel for the Appellants Lee Carter et al.

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF BRITISH BURKE-ROBERTSON
COLUMBIA 441 MacLaren Street, Suite 200
Legal Services Branch Ottawa ON, K2P 2H3
6th Floor – 1001 Douglas Street
PO Box 9280 Stn. Prov. Govt.
Victoria BC, V8W 9J7

Bryant A. Mackey Robert E. Houston, Q.C.
Christina Drake Tel: [phone]
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]

Counsel for the Respondent Attorney Ottawa Agent for the Respondent Attorney
General of British Columbia General of British Columbia
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ONTARIO BURKE-ROBERTSON
720 Bay Street, 4th Floor 441 MacLaren Street, Suite 200
Toronto, ON M5G 2K1 Ottawa ON, K2P 2H3

Zachary Green Robert E. Houston, Q.C.
Tel: [phone] Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Counsel for the Intervener Attorney Ottawa Agent for the Intervener Attorney
General of Ontario General of Ontario

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF QUEBEC NOËL & ASSOCIÉS
1200, Route de l’Église, 2ème étage 111 Champlain Street
Quebec QC, G1V 4M1 Gatineau QC, J8X 3R1

Sylvain Leboeuf Pierre Landry
Syltiane Goulet Tel: [phone]
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]

Counsel for the Intervener Attorney Ottawa Agent for the Intervener Attorney
General of Quebec General of Quebec

BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP
1200 – 200 Burrard Street World Exchange Plaza
Vancouver, B.C. V7X 1T2 100 Queen Street, Suite 1300
Ottawa, ON K1P 1J9

Agnus M. Gunn, Q.C. Nadia Effendi
Tel: [phone] Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]

Counsel for the Intervener Alliance of Ottawa Agent for the Intervener Alliance of
People with Disabilities who are Supportive People with Disabilities who are Supportive
of Legal Assisted Dying Society of Legal Assisted Dying Society
FARRIS, VAUGHAN, WILLS & MURPHY BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP
LLP World Exchange Plaza
25th Floor, 700 West Georgia Street 100 Queen Street, Suite 1300
Vancouver BC, V7Y 1B3 Ottawa, ON K1P 1J9

Tim A. Dickson Nadia Effendi
R.J.M. Andersoff Tel: [phone]
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]

Counsel for the Intervener Canadian Ottawa Agent for the Intervener Canadian
Unitarian Council Unitarian Council

GRATL & COMPANY GOWLING LAFLEUR HENDERSON
302-560 Beatty Street 160 Elgin Street, Suite 2600
Vancouver, BC V6B 2L3 Ottawa, ON K1P 1C3

Jason B. Gratl Guy Régimbald
Alison M. Latimer Tel: [phone]
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected]

Counsel for the Intervener Farwell Ottawa Agent for the Intervener Farwell
Foundation for the Right to Die Foundation for the Right to Die

MILLER THOMPSON LLP SUPREME ADVOCACY LLP
3000, 700 – 9th Avenue SW 100 – 340 Gilmour Street
Calgary, AB T2P 3V4 Ottawa, ON K2P 0R3

Gerald D. Chipeur, Q.C. Marie-France Major
Tel: [phone] Tel: [phone] x102
Fax: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]

Counsel for the Intervener Christian Legal Ottawa Agent for the Intervener Christian
Fellowship Legal Fellowship
GEOFFREY TROTTER LAW CORP. VINCENT DAGENAIS GIBSON LLP
Suite 1700 – 1185 West Georgia Street 260 Dalhousie Street, Suite 400
Vancouver, BC V6E 4E6 Ottawa, ON K1N 7E4

Geoffrey Trotter Albertos Polizogopoulos
Tel: [phone] Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Counsel for the Intervener Evangelical Ottawa Agent for the Intervener
Fellowship of Canada Evangelical Fellowship of Canada

SCHER LAW PROFESSIONAL CORP. FASKIN MARTINEAU DUMOULIN LLP
69 Bloor Street East, Suite 210 55 Metcalfe Street, Suite 1300
Toronto, ON M4W 1A9 Ottawa, ON K1P 6L5

Hugh R. Scher Yael Wexler
Geoff Cowper, Q.C. Tel: [phone]
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]

Counsel for the Intervener Euthanasia Ottawa Agent for the Intervener Euthanasia
Prevention Coalition and Euthanasia Prevention Coalition and Euthanasia
Prevention Coalition – British Columbia Prevention Coalition – British Columbia

BAKERLAW SUPREME ADVOCACY LLP
4711 Young Street, Suite 509 100 – 340 Gilmour Street
Toronto ON M2N 6K8 Ottawa, ON K2P 0R3

David Baker Marie-France Major
Sarah Mohamed Tel: [phone] x102
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]

Counsel for the Interveners Council of Ottawa Agent for the Interveners Council of
Canadians with Disabilities and the Canadians with Disabilities and the
Canadian Association for Community Canadian Association for Community
Living Living
NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA NORTON ROSE FULBRIGHT CANADA
LLP LLP
1, Place Ville Marie, Bureau 2500 1500-45 O’Connor Street
Montreal, QC H3B 1R1 Ottawa, ON K1P 1A4

Pierre Bienvenu Sally Gomery
Andres C. Garin Tel: [phone]
Vincent Rochette Fax: [phone]
Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]

Counsel for the Intervener Physicians’ Ottawa Agent for the Intervener Physicians’
Alliance Against Euthanasia Alliance Against Euthanasia

VINCENT DAGENAIS GIBSON LLP
260 Dalhousie Street, Suite 400
Ottawa, ON K1N 7E4

Albertos Polizogopoulos
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]

Counsel for the Interveners Christian
Medical and Dental Society of Canada

VINCENT DAGENAIS GIBSON LLP
260 Dalhousie Street, Suite 400
Ottawa, ON K1N 7E4

Albertos Polizogopoulos
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]

Counsel for the Intervener Canadian
Federation of Catholic Physicians’ Societies
ASSOCIATION FOR REFORMED
POLITICAL ACTION (ARPA) CANADA
1 Rideau Street, Suite 700
Ottawa, ON K1N 8S7

Andre Schutten
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]

Counsel for the Intervener Association for
Reformed Political Action Canada

PALIARE, ROLAND, ROSENBERG, SUPREME ADVOCACY LLP
ROTHSTEIN LLP 100 – 340 Gilmour Street
155 Wellington Street West, 35th Floor Ottawa, ON K2P 0R3
Toronto, ON M5V 3H1

Gordon Capern Marie-France Major
Michael Fenrick Tel: [phone] x102
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]

Counsel for the Interveners Canadian Ottawa Agent for the Interveners Canadian
HIV/AIDS Legal Network and the HIV & HIV/AIDS Legal Network and the HIV &
AIDS Legal Clinic of Ontario AIDS Legal Clinic of Ontario

SACK GOLDBLATT MITCHELL LLP SACK GOLDBLATT MITCHELL LLP
20 Dundas Street West, Suite 1100 500 – 30 Metcalfe Street
Toronto, ON M5G 2G8 Ottawa, ON K1P 5L4

Cynthia Petersen Raija Pulkkinen
Kelly Doctor Tel: [phone]
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]

Counsel for the Intervener Dying with Ottawa Agent for the Intervener Dying with
Dignity Dignity
POLLY FAITH LLP GOWLING LAFLEUR HENDERSON LLP
80 Richmond Street West, Suite 1300 160 Elgin Street, Suite 2600
Toronto, ON M5H 2A4 Ottawa, ON K1P 1C3

Harry Underwood D. Lynne Watt
Tel: [phone] Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Counsel for the Intervener Canadian Ottawa Agent for the Intervener Canadian
Medical Association Medical Association

VINCENT DAGENAIS GIBSON LLP
260 Dalhousie Street, Suite 400
Ottawa, ON K1N 7E4

Russell G. Gibson
Albertos Polizogopoulos
Tel: [phone] x229
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]

Counsel to the Intervener Catholic Health
Alliance of Canada

GRATL & COMPANY GOWLING LAFLEUR HENDERSON
302-560 Beatty Street 160 Elgin Street, Suite 2600
Vancouver, BC V6B 2L3 Ottawa, ON K1P 1C3

Jason B. Gratl Guy Régimbald
Alison M. Latimer Tel: [phone]
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected]

Counsel for the Intervener Association Ottawa Agent for the Intervener Association
québécouise pour le droit de mourir dans la québécouise pour le droit de mourir dans la
dignité dignité
BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP BORDEN LADNER GERVAIS LLP
Scotia Plaza, 40 King Street West World Exchange Plaza
Toronto, ON M5H 3Y4 100 Queen Street, Suite 1300
Ottawa, ON K1P 1J9
Christopher D. Bredt
Ewa Krajewska Nadia Effendi
Margot Finley Tel: [phone]
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Fax: [phone] Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]

Counsel for the Intervener Canadian Civil Ottawa Agent for the Intervener Canadian
Liberties Association Civil Liberties Association

BENNETT JONES LLP BENNET JONES LLP
Suite 3400, PO Box 130 1900 – 45 O’Connor Street
One First Canadian Place World Exchange Plaza
Toronto, ON M5X 1A4 Ottawa, ON K1P 1A4

Robert W. Staley Sheridan Scott
Ranjan K. Agarwal Tel: [phone]
Jack R. Maslen Fax: [phone]
Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]

Counsel for the Interveners Catholic Civil Ottawa Agent for the Interveners Catholic
Rights League Civil Rights League

BENNETT JONES LLP BENNET JONES LLP
Suite 3400, PO Box 130 1900 – 45 O’Connor Street
One First Canadian Place World Exchange Plaza
Toronto, ON M5X 1A4 Ottawa, ON K1P 1A4

Robert W. Staley Sheridan Scott
Ranjan K. Agarwal Tel: [phone]
Jack R. Maslen Fax: [phone]
Tel: [phone] Email: [email protected]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]

Counsel for the Intervener Faith and Counsel for the Intervener Faith and
Freedom Alliance and Protection of Freedom Alliance and Protection of
Conscience Project Conscience Project
SACK GOLDBLATT MITCHELL LLP GOWLING LAFLEUR HENDERSON LLP
20 Dundas Street West, Suite 1100 160 Elgin Street, Suite 2600
Toronto, ON M5G 2G8 Ottawa, ON K1P 1C3

Marlys Edwardh D. Lynne Watt
Tel: [phone] Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Daniel Sheppard
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]

Counsel for the Intervener Ottawa Agent for the Intervener
Criminal Lawyers’ Association (Ontario) Criminal Lawyers’ Association (Ontario)

ASSOCIATION FOR REFORMED
POLITICAL ACTION (ARPA) CANADA
1 Rideau Street, Suite 700
Ottawa, ON K1N 8S7

Andre Schutten
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [email protected]

Counsel for the Intervener
Association for Reformed Political Action
Canada