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No.

S-149646

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. . .

Vancouver

R e g i s t r y

. . - - - - - - - - - - - - -

IN

THE

SUPREME

COURT

OF

RITISH

COLUMBIA

BETWEEN:

RANDALHELTEN LBERT

HIN,

TERRY

GLENN

MORDEN

l s o known

a s

TERRY GLENN MARTIN

RICHARD

. G .

NANTEL nd VIRGINIA A.RICHARDS

PETITIONERS

AND:

GREGORROBERTSON nd GEOFFMEGGS

RESPONDENTS

NOTICEOF

APPLICATION

FORM 2 RULE

- 1 4 ) )

B . C .

REG. 4 1 / 2 0 1 0 , c i i . A,

.

3]

Names

of

p p l i c a n t s :

The

Respondents,Gregor Robertson and

Geoff M e g gs

TO:

The e t i t i o n e r s

TAKE

NOTICE h a t

an

a p p l i c a t i o n

w i l l

b e

made

b y

t h e

a p p l i c a n t s

t o

t h e

p r e s i d i n g

judge

o r

m a s t e r

a t

t h e

c o u r t h o u s e

a t

800

Smithe S t r e e t ,

Vancouver, B r i t i s h Columbia

on Monday,

t h e 2 d

day of

February,

2015 at

9:45 a.m.

o r t h e

o r d e r s s e t o u t

i n P a r t 1

below.

PART : ORDERS

SOUGHT

1 . P u r s u a n t t o Rules

9 - 5 1 )

and 22-2 12)of h e Supreme Court C i v i l Rules and t h e i n h e r e n t

j u r i s d i c t i o n of

h e

C o u r t ,

p a r a g r a p h s

11

t o 1 3 ,

and E x h i b i t s

A

,

D nd F

f t h e F i r s t

A f f i d a v i t

of

Randal

H e l t e n

i n

t h i s

c a s e ,

made December

11,

2014,

r e

s t r u c k o u t .

2 . P u r s u a n t t o Rules

9 - 5 1 )

and 22-2 12)of h e Supreme

Court

C i v i l Rules and t h e i n h e r e n t


t h e C o u r t ,

p a r a g r a p h s

5

t o 7 f

h e F i r s t A f f i d a v i t

of

A l b e r t

Chin i n t h i s

c a s e ,

made

December

1 1 ,

2014, r e

s t r u c k o u t .

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3 .

P u r s u a n t t o

R u l e s

9 - 5 ( 1 )

and

2 2 - 2 ( 1 2 )

of

h e

Supreme C o u r t C i v i l

R u l e s

and

t h e

i n h e r e n t


h e

C o u r t ,

p a r a g r a p h s 9 o 1 1 of

h e

F i r s t A f f i d a v i t

of

e r r y

Glen

Morden

i n

t h i s c a s e ,

made December 1 1 ,

2014

r e

s t r u c k

o u t .

4 .

P u r s u a n t

t o

R u l e s

9 - 5 ( 1 ) and

2 2 - 2 ( 1 2 )

of h e

Supreme C o u r t

C i v i l

R u l e s and

t h e

i n h e r e n t

j u r i s d i c t i o n of h e C o u r t ,

p a r a g r a p h s 5 o

9

f h e F i r s t

A f f i d a v i t of

i c h a r d J . G . N a n t e l

i n

t h i s

c a s e ,

made

December

1 1 ,

2014

r e s t r u c k o u t .

5 .

P u r s u a n t

t o

R u l e s

9 - 5 ( 1 ) and

2 2 - 2 ( 1 2 ) of

h e

Supreme

C o u r t C i v i l

R u l e s and

t h e

i n h e r e n t


h e

C o u r t ,

p a r a g r a p h s

5 nd 7

f h e

F i r s t

A f f i d a v i t of

i r g i n i a

A. i c h a r d s

i n t h i s

c a s e ,

m a d e

December 1 1 ,

2014

r e

s t r u c k o u t .

6 .

P u r s u a n t t o

R u l e s

9 - 5 ( 1 ) ( d )

of

t h e Supreme

C o u r t

C i v i l R u l e s ,

t h e

w i t h i n

P e t i t i o n

i s

s t r u c k

o u t

i n i t s e n t i r e t y

a s an a b u s e of r o c e s s ,

w i t h o u t l e a v e t o r e a p p l y .

7 . P u r s u a n t t o

Rule

1 4 ( 1 ) , t h e R e s p o n d e n t s a r e

awarded t h e i r c o s t s

of

t h i s

p r o c e e d i n g ,

a s s e s s e d

a s s p e c i a l c o s t s

o r ,

a l t e r n a t i v e l y , a t

S c a l e

B.

PART

:

FACTUAL

ASIS

1 . The

Respondent

Gregor

R o b e r t s o n

i s t h e

d u l y

e l e c t e d mayor

of h e

C i t y

of

a n c o u v e r , a

f o r m e r

M emb er

of t h e L e g i s l a t i v e

Assembly

of

B r i t i s h

Columbia and a

s u c c e s s f u l

b u s i n e s s m a n . The Respondent

G e o f f ( r e y )

M e g g s s

a

u l y

e l e c t ed c o u n c i l l o r

of h e C i t y

of

Vancouver

and a former

award

- w i n n i n g

j o u r n a l i s t and

a u t h o r .

Each of

t h e

R e s p o n d e n t s w a s r e - e l e c t e d t o a t h i r d

s u c c e s s i v e

t e r m

i n

o f f i c e d u r i n g

t h e m u n i c i p a l

g e n e r a l

e l e c t i o n

h e l d on

November

1 5 ,

2014.

The

R e s p o n d e n t s

r a n

u n d e r

t h e

b a n n e r of

and

b e l o n g t o t h e

V i s i o n Vancouver

o l i t i c l

p a r t y

V i s i o n ) .

2 .

The

P e t i t i o n e r s

s e e k

v a r i o u s

forms

of e l i e f u n d e r t h e

V a n c o u v e r

C h a r t e r ,

S . B . C . 1 9 5 3 ,

c . 55

n c l u d i n g

d e c l a r a t i o n s

t h a t

n e i t h e r

Respondent i s q u a l i f i e d t o h o l d

h i s p r e s e n t l y

e l e c t e d

o f f i c e w i t h t h e

C i t y of a n c o u v e r .

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3. The

P e t i t i o n

and

s u p p o r t i n g a f f i d a v i t s

c o n t a i n

f a l s e

and

d e f a m a t o r y a l l e g a t i o n s

and

i n n u e n d o .

The

gravamen

of t h e

P e t i t i o n e r ' s

c o m p l a i n t i s t h a t

t h e

R e s p o n d e n t s a r e

c o r r u p t . More

p a r t i c u l a r l y , t h e


a l l e g e

t h a t t h e

R e s p o n d e n t s , a s

r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s

of V i s i o n , engaged i n a

pay

t o

p l a y

scheme

w i t h t h e

e x e c u t i v e of

h e C a n a d i a n

Union

of u b l i c

Employees, ocal 1004( CUPE

L o c a l 1 0 0 4 ) .

See . g . ,

A f f i d a v i t #1 of V.A.

i c h a r d s

a t p a r a .

6

.

4. The

s u p p o r t i n g a f f i d a v i t s

f i l e d

by

t h e


c o n t a i n

no

r e l i a b l e

o r a d m i s s i b l e

e v i d e n c e

t h a t

c o u l d s u p p o r t

t h e

s c u r r i l o u s a l l e g a t i o n s

l e v e l l e d

a g a i n s t t h e

R e s p o n d e n t s .

I n s t e a d ,

t h e P e t i t i o n e r s have chosen t o

swear a f f i d a v i t s

r e p l e t e w i t h

i n a d m i s s i b l e o p i n i o n ,

argument

and anonymous

h e a r s a y .

5. The

P e t i t i o n

and

s u p p o r t i n g

a f f i d a v i t s a r e

so d e v o i d of

any e v i d e n t i a r y b a s i s ( o r l e g a l

m e r i t )

h a t

t h e o n l y

r e a s o n a b l e

i n f e r e n c e

f o r t h e Court o

draw

i s

t h a t

t h i s p r o c e e d i n g

w as

commenced f o r an

i m p r o p e r , c o l l a t e r a l

p u r p o s e , v i z :

t o damage

t h e

Respondents

p o l i t i c a l l y and p r o f e s s i o n a l l y

under h e

p r o t e c t i v e c l o a k of

b s o l u t e p r i v i l e g e .

PART

:

LEGAL

ASIS

The

f f i d a v i t s

are

M a t e r i a l l y

D e f e c t i v e

a n d

There

s

No

v i d e n t i a r y

B a s i s

f o r t h e

P e t i t i o n

1 .

Rule

22-2(12)and(13) e t s

out h e

n a t u r e

of h e a f f i d a v i t

e v i d e n c e a deponent m a y g i v e :

(12) S u b j e c t

t o s u b r u l e ( 1 3 ) , an

a f f i d a v i t

must

s t a t e o n l y

what

a

p e r s o n

s w e a r i n g o r a f f i r m i n g

t h e

a f f i d a v i t

would be p e r m i t t e d

t o

s t a t e

i n

e v i d e n c e a t

a

r i a l

(13)

An f f i d a v i t m a y

c o n t a i n

s t a t e m e n t s a s t o

t h e

i n f o r m a t i o n

and b e l i e f of h e p e r s o n s w e a r i n g o r

a f f i r m i n g

t h e

a f f i d a v i t , i f

(a)

h e s o u r c e

of

h e i n f o r m a t i o n

and

b e l i e f

s

g i v e n ,

and

(b) h e

a f f i d a v i t

i s

m a d e

( i ) i n r e s p e c t of an a p p l i c a t i o n t h a t does n o t s e e k

a

f i n a l o r d e r ,

o r

( i i ) by l e a v e of

h e c o u r t

u n d e r Rule 1 2 - 5 (71)

a)

o r 2 2 - 1

(4) e ) .

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6

1 4 .

No u b l i c f i g u r e

d e s e r v e s t o have

t h e i r r e p u t a t i o n

t a r n i s h e d

by

b a s e l e s s a l l e g a t i o n s

of

c o r r u p t i o n . I n

c i r c u m s t a n c e s such a s t h e s e ,

where

t h e r e wa s no

r e a s o n a b l e

b a s i s

f o r

t h e


t o a s s a u l t

t h e R e s p o n d e n t s

i n t e g r i t y

and r e p u t a t i o n under

t h e

c l o a k of

a b s o l u t e

p r i v i l e g e , t h e Respondents

have few

t o o l s

a v a i l a b l e

t o

c l e a r

t h e i r

good

names.

An ward

of

p e c i a l c o s t s i s one

of

hem.

PART

:

MATERIALTOBE

RELIED

ON

1 .

The w i t h i n

P e t i t i o n

and

a f f i d a v i t s s e t

o u t i n

P a r t

1 of h i s

N o t i c e of

p p l i c a t i o n .

T he

p p l i c a n t s

e s t i m a t e t h a t t h e

a p p l i c a t i o n

w i l l

t a k e

2

ours.

This

m a t t e r

i s

w i t h i n t h e

u r i s d i c t i o n

of

m a s t e r .

E l

This

m a t t e r

i s n o t

w i t h i n t h e

u r i s d i c t i o n

of

a

m a s t e r .

TO THE ERSONS RECEIVING THIS NOTICE

OF PPLICATION: I f

you w i s h t o

r e s p o n d

t o t h i s

n o t i c e

of

p p l i c a t i o n ,

you

m u s t ,

w i t h i n 5 u s i n e s s d a y s

a f t e r

s e r v i c e of

h i s

n o t i c e of

p p l i c a t i o n

o r ,

i f

h i s

a p p l i c a t i o n i s b r o u g h t u n d e r

Rule

- 7 , w i t h i n 8

u s i n e s s d a y s

a f t e r s e r v i c e of h i s n o t i c e of p p l i c a t i o n ,

a) f i l e an a p p l i c a t i o n

r e s p o n s e i n Form 33,

b)

f i l e t h e

o r i g i n a l

of

v e r y a f f i d a v i t ,

and of

v e r y

o t h e r document,

h a t

i )

( i i )

you i n t e n d t o r e f e r t o a t t h e h e a r i n g of h i s a p p l i c a t i o n , a n d

h a s

n o t

a l r e a d y b e e n f i l e d i n t h e p r o c e e d i n g , and

c)

s e r v e on t h e a p p l i c a n t 2 o p i e s of h e f o l l o w i n g , a n d

on

e v e r y

o t h e r

p a r t y

of e c o r d

one

copy

of h e f o l l o w i n g :

( i )

a

copy

of

h e

f i l e d a p p l i c a t i o n

r e s p o n s e ;

( i i )

a copy of

a c h of h e f i l e d a f f i d a v i t s

and o t h e r documents

h a t

you i n t e n d

t o r e f e r

t o a t

t h e

h e a r i n g

of

h i s a p p l i c a t i o n a n d

t h a t

h a s

n o t

a l r e a d y b e e n s e r v e d on

t h a t

p e r s o n ;

i i i )

i f

t h i s a p p l i c a t i o n i s b r o u g h t

u n d e r Rule

9 - 7 , any n o t i c e

t h a t you a r e r e q u i r e d t o

g i v e

u n d e r Rule - 7 ( 9 ) .

Date:

20

anuary 2015

HARPER

GREYTIP

Per Bryan

G.

a y n h a m ,

QC

L a w y e r o r

t h e

Respondents

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Name nd

a d d r e s s of a w y e r :

HARPERGREY LP

B a n i s t e r s

and

S o l i c i t o r s

3200

650 West Georgia t r e e t

Vancouver

BC

V B P7

T e l e p h o n e : 604 687 0411

Fax

No.: 604 669

9385

A t t e n t i o n :

Bryan

G . aynham QC

F i l e No.:

131894

To be

c o m p l e t e d by h e c o u r t o n l y :

Order made

i n t h e terms e q u e s t e d i n

p a r a g r a p h s

of

P a r t of h i s n o t i c e

of

p p l i c a t i o n

w i t h t h e f o l l o w i n g

v a r i a t i o n s

and a d d i t i o n a l

t e r m s :

D a t e :

S i g n a t u r e of

Judge

M a s t e r

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APPENDIX

THIS

APPLICATION

INVOLVES

THEFOLLOWING:

d i s c o v e r y :

comply i t h

demand

o r

documents

d i s c o v e r y :

p r o d u c t i o n

of

d d i t i o n a l

documents

o t h e r

m a t t e r

c o n c e r n i n g

document i s c o v e r y

e x t e n d o r a l

d i s c o v e r y

o t h e r

m a t t e r

c o n c e r n i n g

o r a l

d i s c o v e r y

amend l e a d i n g s

a d d c h a n g e

p a r t i e s

summary

udgment

summary

r l

s e r v i c e

m e d i a t i o n

a d j o u r n m e n t s

p r o c e e d i n g s

a t r l

c a s e

p l a n

o r d e r s :

amend

c a s e

p l a n

o r d e r s : o t h e r

e x p e r t s

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