HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE

Ballantyne, Davidson and McIntyre v Canada

Communications Nos. 359/1989 and 385/1989

18 October 1990

CCPR/C/40/D/359/1989 and 385/1989*

DEAL JOINTLY

Submitted by: John Ballantyne, Elizabeth Davidson and Gordon McIntyre

Alleged Victims: The authors

State party concerned: Canada

Date of communications: 10 April 1989 and 21 November 1989

Documentation references: Prior decisions - Special Rapporteur's rule 91 decisions, transmitted to the State party on 26 May 1989 and 29 January 1990 (not issued in document form)

Date of present decision: 18 October 1990

Decision to deal jointly with two communications

The Human Rights Committee, acting through its Working Group, under rule 87, paragraph 2, of the Committee's rules of procedure,

Considering that communications Nos. 359/1989 and 385/1989, submitted to the Committee for consideration under the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by John Ballantyne, Elizabeth Davidson and Gordon McIntyre, refer to closely related issues affecting the authors and which arise from the same legislation,

1. Decides, pursuant to rule 88, paragraph 2, of its rules of procedure, to deal jointly with these communications;

2. Further decides that his decision shall be communicated to the State party and the authors of the communications.

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