This case was heard in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia.

This supplementary decision on costs followed the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia’s decision to dismiss the appeal of a reporter from the Daily News who applied to the Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission for copies of the minutes of every meeting held in 1969 and 1973, as well as some other documents concerning the Commission’s finances, and was denied the information he requested.

To read an earlier decision related to this case, go to McLaughlin v. Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission, 1993 CanLII. 4542 (NS SC). 

To read about this case in the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal, go to McLaughlin v. Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission, 1993 CanLII 3116 (NS CA).

View the Decision on CanLII: https://www.canlii.org/en/ns/nssc/doc/1993/1993canlii4697/1993canlii4697.html

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