What is the current state of the law on an application for anonymity?

I would first point out that these cases relate specifically to sexual assault. I do not know if that is the allegation that will be made in the case before me. I also note that the cases listed contain very different scenarios than what we have before us today. For example, in the case of John Doe v. Joe Smith, 2001 ABQB 277, 2001 CarswellAlta 443, that particular case was an application for anonymity made by the plaintiff, i.e. the alleged victim of the sexual assault. The application was made to protect her privacy as an alleged victim of a sexual assault, and the defendant was also granted the use of a pseudonym because it would identify her.