SCC File No - Wagners

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John Kulik, Q.C. MCINNES COOPER 1969 Upper Water St., Suite 1300 Halifax, NS B3J 2V1 Counsel for the Respondent The Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children Michael Wood, Q.C. BURCHELLS 1801 Hollis Street, Suite 1800 Halifax, NS B3J 3N4 Counsel for the Respondent The Children`s Aid Society of Halifax Terry Potter DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 5151 Terminal Road, 4 th Floor Halifax, NS B3J 2L6 Counsel for the Respondent The Attorney General of Nova Scotia S. Raymond Morse, Q.C. PATTERSON LAW 10 Church Street P.O. Box 1068 Truro, NS B2N 5B9 Counsel for the Respondent The Children`s Aid Society of Colchester County
TABLE OF CONTENTS Tab Page 1. Notice of Application for Leave to Appeal ............................................................ 2. Certificate of Counsel .............................................................................................. 3. Judgments and Reasons for Judgments ................................................................. A. Judgment of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, dated April 23, 2009 ............................................................................................ B. Order of Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, dated August 13, 2009 ....................... C. Judgment of the Court of Appeal of Nova Scotia, dated February 23, 2010 ...................................................................................... D. Order of the Court of Appeal of Nova Scotia, dated February 23, 2010 ...................................................................................... 4. Memorandum of Argument PART I — STATEMENT OF FACTS ........................................................................ A. Nature of the Case: When does the Clock Tick in Sexual Abuse Cases? ....................................................................................................... B. Brief Chronology ................................................................................................. Robert Borden – A Resident and Victim of the Nova Scotia Home for Coloured Children at Two Years Old ............................................................ Sexual and Physical Abuse Continues in Foster Home Placement By Children’s Aid Society ................................................................................... Prolonged Abuse Has Profound Impact .............................................................. Robert Remains Unable to Seek Therapy ............................................................ Robert Commences An Action ............................................................................. Meets with Dr. Hayes – Diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress and a Major Depressive Disorder ........................................................................... Dr. Hayes Report – Robert Not Capable of Commencing an Action Before He Did ................................................................................................ The Home and Truro Agency Attempt to Block Robert’s Claim – Argue Statute of Limitations has Passed .................................................................. Trial Decision – Dr. Hayes’ Report Dismissed; Robert Knew ‘the Abuse He Suffered Was Wrong’; All Causes of Action Dismissed ........................... Court of Appeal Decision – Appeal Dismissed; No Injustice; Would ‘Stretch Credulity’ To Suggest Robert Made Abuse Connection Later in Adulthood ......................................................................................... LM - #50041344v1
Page 1: IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA (On
Page 5 and 6: iii Cases A. Barton v. Sobeys Group
Page 7 and 8: 2 Children Home from the ages of 2
Page 9 and 10: 4 Meets with Dr. Hayes - Diagnosed
Page 11 and 12: 6 • He recognizes that he has pro
Page 13 and 14: 8 • From 1983 to 1988 the reports
Page 15 and 16: 10 Ref: M (K) v. M (H), supra at 1
Page 17 and 18: 12 53. If left uncorrected, this mi
Page 19 and 20: 14 low self-esteem is to simplify a
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