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Trial-related documents

For your information, here are links to various documents filed with the court in relation to the trial.

Trial Court Reasons (Decision)
The decision of
Mr. Justice Simon Noël of the Federal Court was released March 2, 2016, at 11am EST. It is available at the Federal Court website, but for convenience, here are links to it:

Judgment and Reasons in English
Jugement et motifs en français

Pleadings (as filed)
Statement of Claim
Statement of Defence

Evidence (as filed)
Common

Statement of Agreed Facts

Plaintiff's
Affidavit of T. Akin and Exhibits A to F
   - Exhibits G to J
Affidavit of Naomi Grey and Exhibits A and B
   - Exhibit C p1-61

   - Exhibit C p62-122
   - Exhibit C p123-188
   - Exhibit C p189-257
   - Exhibit C p258-310
   - Exhibit C p311-363
   - Exhibit C p364-469
   - Exhibit C p470-522
   - Exhibit C p523-575
   - Exhibit C p576-633
   - Exhibit C p634-693
   - Exhibit C p694-753
   - Exhibit C p754-803
   - Exhibit C p804-853
   - Exhibit C p854-902

Defendant's
Affidavit of John Mark Keyes
    - Exhibit 1 - Part 1

    - Exhibit 1 - Part 2
    - Exhibit 2
    - Exhibits 3 to 10
    - Exhibits 11 to 18
Affidavit of John A. Stilborn
Affidavit of D. Martin Low
Affidavit of William F. Pentney
Affidavit of M. Deborah MacNair
Affidavit of Patrick Vézina
Statement of Janet Margaret McLean


Arguments
Plaintiff's argument
Attorney General's argument
Canadian Civil Liberties Association's argument

Plaintiff's Reply Argument (filed after oral arguments at trial)