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2Q.B.G. No. 1780A.D. 2003

3IN THE COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH FOR SASKATCHEWAN

4JUDICIAL CENTRE OF REGINA

5B-E-T-W-E-E-N:

6MORLEY LEONARD EVANS

7Plaintiff

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9DR. JOHN N. ALPORT and MR. DEAN AST and DR. CHRIS

10ANNANDALE

11Defendants

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13Examination for Discovery of

14DEAN AST by Mr. MacKay - Volume 1

15Held at Regina, Saskatchewan

16on February 3rd, 2005

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18APPEARANCES:

19R.I. MacKay, Esq. Solicitor for the Plaintiff

20P.A. Kelly, Q.C. Solicitor for the Dean Ast

21D.E. Thera, Esq. Solicitor for John Alport

22Coleen Nimetz, CSR Official Q.B. Court Reporter

23Length of Transcript: 33 PagesTime: 1 Hour

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Exam of Dean Ast
By Mr. MacKay
Thursday, February 3rd, 2005

1Transcript of Evidence

2(Examination commenced at 10:00 a.m.)

3DEAN AST, sworn, examined by MR. MacKAY:

41QMR. MacKAY:I didn't hear you state

5your name for the record. Did we look after

6that? Spelled it out? Okay, good. And you

7reside -- correct to say you reside at Regina,

8Saskatchewan?

9AThat's correct.

102QAll right, and you're actively, would you say,

11practising your trade at Regina, Saskatchewan?

12AYes.

133QYou do that under a corporate name?

14AI practice at Hill Avenue Drugs here in

15Regina, which is owned by Hill Avenue Drugs

16Limited.

174QAll right. You were aware in advance that you

18would be examined today by myself?

19AThat's correct.

205QAnd you prepared yourself for today's

21examination?

22AI hope so.

236QAll right. You are aware that you're required

24to answer the questions that I put to you?

25AYes.

267QSubject to the objections of your counsel?

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Exam of Dean Ast
By Mr. MacKay
Thursday, February 3rd, 2005

1AYes.

28QAnd you're aware that you're required to

3answer truthfully?

4AYes.

59QAnd you're aware of what it means to perjure

6yourself?

7AI am aware.

810QAll right. And you're aware that there may be

9serious consequences if you do so?

10AYes, sir.

1111QAll right, thank you. Can you just briefly

12advise us what your education is?

13AI graduated from the University of

14Saskatchewan in 1983 with a Bachelors of

15Science in Pharmacy and since that time have

16been practising.

1712QIn Regina the whole time?

18AIn Regina, as a pharmacist, yes.

1913QAll right. Do you have any specialized

20training? Is there any other advanced

21training beyond that?

22ANo, sir.

2314QRequires a licence?

24AYes.

2515QAnd you have a licence?

26AYes.

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