2017 QCCA 1715, 2017 QCCA 1715

R. c. Laffin 2017 QCCA 1715 COURT OF APPEAL CANADA PROVINCE OF QUEBEC REGISTRY OF MONTREAL No: 500-10-005954-159, 500-10-005953-151 (760-73-001079-140, 760-01-070703-142, 760-01-080704-140) MINUTES OF THE HEARING DATE: October 30, 2017 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MARIE-FRANCE BICH , J.A. JACQUES DUFRESNE , J.A. NICHOLAS KASIRER , J.A. N o : 500-10-005954-159 APPELLANT COUNSEL HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN Mtre GILLES VILLENEUVE (Public Prosecution Service of Canada) RESPONDENTS COUNSEL JOSHUA RICHARD LAFFIN ABSENT RANDALL CONNERS Mtre MAIRI SPRINGATE (Shadley Bien-Aimé s.e.n.c.)

N o : 500-10-005953-151 APPELLANT COUNSEL HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN Mtre PATRICK CARDINAL (Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions) RESPONDENTS COUNSEL JOSHUA RICHARD LAFFIN ABSENT RANDALL CONNERS Mtre MAIRI SPRINGATE (Shadley Bien-Aimé s.e.n.c.) DESCRIPTION : Amended motion to constitute fresh evidence (

Section 683 of the Criminal Code and

section 54 of the Rules of the Court of Appeal in Criminal Matters ) Clerk: Robert Osadchuck Courtroom: Pierre-Basile-Mignault HEARING

10:31 Commencement of the hearing. 10:32 Representations by Mtre Springate. 10:35 Representations by Mtre Villeneuve. 10:39 Representations by Mtre Springate. 10:41 Recess. 10:54 Resumption of the hearing. 10:54 By the Court: judgment – see page 4. 10:59 Conclusion of the hearing. Robert Osadchuck Clerk BY THE COURT JUDGMENT [ 1 ] WHEREAS Randall Conners seeks to adduce new evidence in respect of the appeal, namely an affidavit sworn by Ms. Joyce King as well as copies of two Agreements relating to aboriginal offenders; [ 2 ] WHEREAS the appellant, represented by both the Federal and the Provincial Crown, does not contest that the evidence submitted constitutes fresh evidence pursuant to

section 683 Cr.C . and the applicable jurisprudence; [ 3 ] WHEREAS the appellant, Federal Crown, seeks nevertheless to cross-examine the affiant; [ 4 ] WHEREAS the respondent Conners does not contest this latter request; [ 5 ] CONSIDERING that it is in the interest of justice to allow the respondent to constitute the proposed fresh evidence and authorize the cross-examination of the affiant; [ 6 ] CONSIDERING that the date fixed for the hearing of the appeal must be rescheduled in order to accommodate the constitution of this fresh evidence; FOR THE FOREGOING REASONS, THE COURT: [ 7 ] GRANTS the motion to adduce fresh evidence in part; [ 8 ] AUTHORIZES the respondent to file: 1.

The affidavit dated August 15, 2017 sworn by Ms. Joyce King; 2. The Entente visant à confier à une communauté autochtone le suivi dans la communauté des personnes contrevenantes autochtones pour la période du 1 er décembre 2013 au 31 mars 2015; 3. The Entente visant à confier à une communauté autochtone le suivi dans la communauté des personnes contrevenantes autochtones pour la période du 1 er août 2016 au 31 mars 2018; [ 9 ] AUTHORIZES the appellant, the Federal Crown, to cross-examine Ms.

King on her affidavit; [ 10 ] REFERS the question as to the admissibility of the aforementioned fresh evidence and, should it be judged admissible, the probative weight that should be assigned thereto to the bench that will hear the appeal on the merits; [ 11 ] ORDERS that the fresh evidence and the stenographic notes for the cross-examination be filed as soon as possible; [ 12 ] POSTPONES the appeal scheduled for November 24, 2017 and reschedules the said appeal for April 27, 2018 in Pierre-Basile- Mignault courtroom for a duration of 105 minutes (45 minutes for the appellant Federal Crown; 45 minutes for the respondent Conners; 15 minutes for the Provincial Crown). marie-france bich, j.a.

jacques dufresne, j.a. nicholas kasirer, j.a.