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3,251.
Bulletin of May 20, 2011 - 2011-05-20
BulletinsCanadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms — Criminal Law — Jury Selection — Representativeness of jury — Jury instructions — Intent — Murder — Manslaughter — Intoxication — Whether Court of Appeal erred in law in refusing to issue a remedy after finding violations of the Jury Act, C.C.S.M. c. J-30 — Whether Court of Appeal
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Bulletin of October 9, 2009 - 2009-10-09
BulletinsCharter of Rights - Right to be tried within reasonable time - Whether accused’s right to be tried within a reasonable time was violated - Whether there has been a violation of the accused’s rights under s. 11(b) of the Charter - Whether there are issues of public importance raised - Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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Judgments to be Rendered in Leave Applications / Prochains jugements sur demandes d'autorisation - 2008-10-27
News Releasesfor purposes of trafficking - Whether trial judge erred in admitting evidence of drugs seized by police when they executed search warrant - Whether admission of evidence would bring administration of justice into disrepute - Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms , s. 24(2) . Marihuana was seized on the Whitaker property.
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Bulletin of October 3, 2008 - 2008-10-03
Bulletinsin holding that Applicant’s DNA profile not obtained in violation of ss. 7 and 8 of Canadian Charter , and in refusing to rule on s. 24(2) - Whether Court of Appeal erred in holding that trial verdict reasonable - Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms , ss. 7 , 8 and 24(2) ; Criminal Code , R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 487 .
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Judgments to be Rendered in Leave Applications / Prochains jugements sur demandes d'autorisation - 2007-09-17
News Releasesgranted by the Pension Benefits Act; ii) arbitrary; and iii) contrary to the rule of law - Does Regulation 2005-157 breach Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Does section 7 of the Charter extend to the protection of certain economic rights and, if so, in what circumstances would this protection
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Judgments to be Rendered in Leave Applications / Prochains jugements sur demandes d'autorisation - 2006-04-24
News ReleasesRisk Assessment Unit, under the Canada Border Services Agency, possessed the requisite degree of institutional independence such that natural justice and fundamental justice were respected - Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms . The Applicants are husband and wife. They are citizens of Cambodia.
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Knight v. Indian Head School Division No. 19 - [1990] 1 SCR 653 - 1990-03-29
Supreme Court JudgmentsAdministrative law
Labour law
Like the principles of fundamental justice in s. 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms , the concept of fairness is entrenched in the principles governing our legal system (R. v. Beare, [1988] 2 S.C.R. 387, at pp. 402-3, per La Forest J. for the Court), and the closeness of the administrative process to the
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Part 2, 2022 Vol. 2 ([2022] 2 SCR 303-617) - 2022-07-29
Canada Supreme Court ReportsStatutes and Regulations Cited Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 7, 9, 12. Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, ss. 231, 279(2), 676(1)(a), 745(a), (c), 745.4. [...] Statutes and Regulations Cited Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 8, 9, 10, 24(2). Authors Cited Canada. Statistics Canada. [...] Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 1, 7, 11(g), (i), 15. Constitution Act, 1982.
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Part 4, 2020 Vol. 3 ([2020] 3 SCR i-lxviii 785-1033) - 2020-12-18
Canada Supreme Court ReportsPage C Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms s. 1 .................................................... 113, 629, 678 s. 15 ....................................................... 113, 629 s. 23 ....................................................... 678 [...] Oliphant, Benjamin J. “Taking purposes seriously: The purposive scope and textual bounds of interpretation under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms” (2015), 65 U.T.L.J. 239 ....................................... [...] Charter of Rights — Cruel and unusual treatment or punishment — Scope and purpose of guarantee — Whether s. 12 of Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms protects corporations from cruel and unusual treatment or punishment.
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Bulletin of September 7, 2018 - 2018-09-07
BulletinsCanadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms – Freedom of expression and press – Journalist and confidential source – Judgments and orders – Interlocutory orders – Courts – Jurisdiction – Police investigations concerning respondent – News reports disclosing information and documents arising from investigations – Journalist [...] – Does the prior exclusion of evidence insulate the administration of justice from long-term disrepute where the fruits of the flagrant misconduct are re-introduced in a subsequent proceeding – s. 24(2) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms . Mr. Lam and his associates ran a marijuana distribution business. [...] Civil procedure – Declinatory exception – Natural justice – Private International Law – Whether the judge failed to apply the doctrine of natural justice through this proceeding and infringed the right of the applicant under section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms – Whether the Court of Appeal made a
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Judgments to be Rendered in Leave Applications - 2022-04-04
News ReleasesSupervised Consumption Sites to be constitutionally invalid and inoperable and of no force and effect as a result of alleged breaches of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms . On August 26, 2021, the applicants filed an application for an interlocutory injunction seeking an order suspending one component of the
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Bulletin of October 30, 2020 - 2020-10-30
BulletinsCharter of rights — Right to counsel — How is the right to counsel integrated within s. 10(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom’s requirements at the point of arrest (or detention) and specifically in the situation where an arrestee has no particular known lawyer in mind, and (i) must the police provide
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Judgments to be Rendered in Leave Applications - 2019-03-25
News Releaseslegal representation, thereby infringing s. 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms — Whether appellate courts may use and rely on fact pattern observed by inferior court as reasons for judgment — Whether Court of Appeal failed in its obligation to consider applicant’s written submissions for leave to appeal
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Bulletin of March 17, 2017 - 2017-03-17
Bulletinsobtained from warrantless entry and search of residence should be excluded — Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C. 1996, c. 19, s. 11(7) — Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 8 , 24(2) . Criminal law — Evidence — Admissibility — Voir dire — Accused admitting to police to having marihuana in his residence —
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Judgments to be Rendered in Leave Applications - 2015-09-21
News ReleasesCanadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms – Right to equality – Discrimination based on age – Professional inspection visit – Duty to accommodate – Decision of executive committee of Collège des médecins – Judicial review – Rules of procedural fairness and natural justice – Giving of reasons for decision – Appeals – Leave to
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Bulletin of September 7, 2012 - 2012-09-07
Bulletinsstage of a motion prior to trial – Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms , ss. 7 , 12 . The applicant, Brigitte Gratl, a lawyer, was assessed under the Income Tax Act , R.S.C. 1985, c. 1 (5th Supp .) for 2001 and 2002, which assessments disallowed certain deductions and imposed an administrative penalty plus interest.
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Bulletin of March 25, 2011 - 2011-03-25
Bulletinsmajority of Court of Appeal erred in choice of remedy — Civil Code of Québec, R.S.Q., c. C‐1991, arts. 401‐430, 432‐433, 448‐484, 585 — Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms , ss. 1 , 15(1) , 24(1) . Under the Civil Code of Québec, de facto spouses have no rights, duties or obligations arising out of living together.
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Judgments to be Rendered in Leave Applications / Prochains jugements sur demandes d'autorisation - 2010-04-06
News ReleasesCanadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Civil rights - Freedom of association - Labour relations ‐ Complaint under ss. 15 et seq. of Labour Code, R.S.Q., c. C‐27, alleging that reprisals were taken against employee because she had exercised right under Code - Whether Superior Court and Court of Appeal erred in restricting
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Bulletin of September 20, 2002 - 2002-09-20
BulletinsCanadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Procedural law - Jurisdiction - Functus officio - Judge ordering a series of mandatory injunctions pursuant to s. 24(1) requiring school board and Ministry to use “best efforts” to complete five homogenous French schools in order to prevent further assimilation of French speaking
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Bulletin of January 21, 2000 - 2000-01-21
BulletinsCanadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Administrative law - Whether the delay in processing human rights complaints violates the Respondent’s s. 7 Charter right to liberty and security of the person- Whether a stay of proceedings is justified.
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Bulletin of February 21, 1997 - 1997-02-21
BulletinsCanadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Civil rights - Administrative law - Retroactive legislation to remove the Applicant’s right to have his case heard by a properly constituted panel, enacted while his appeal was pending before the Court of Appeal - Whether such legislation is contrary to the rule of law and is an
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R. v. Kruk - 2024 SCC 7 - 2024-03-08
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms , s. 11(c) , (d). Criminal Code , R.S.C. 1985, c. C‐46, ss. 273.1(1) “consent”, (2), 273.2, 274, 275, 276, 278.1 to 278.91, 686(1)(a), (b)(iii). [...] focused on combatting “the prevalence of sexual assault against women and children” and expressed a particular intention to “ensure the full protection of the rights guaranteed under sections 7 and 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ” (An Act to amend the Criminal Code (sexual assault), S.C. 1992, c. 38).
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R. v. Kirkpatrick - 2022 SCC 33 - [2022] 2 SCR 480 - 2022-07-29
Supreme Court JudgmentsCriminal law
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 1, 7, 11(g), (i), 15. Constitution Act, 1982. [...] Parliament wanted to ensure the “full protection of the rights guaranteed under sections 7 and 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms” (protecting the rights to life, liberty and security of the person and the right to the equal protection and benefit of the law without discrimination).
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Reference re Genetic Non‑Discrimination Act - 2020 SCC 17 - [2020] 2 SCR 283 - 2020-07-10
Supreme Court JudgmentsConstitutional law
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms , s. 8 . Canadian Human Rights Act , R.S.C. 1985, c. H‐6, ss. 2 , 3(1) , (2) , (3) . [...] Within their respective spheres, the legislative authority of the Parliament and the provincial legislatures is supreme (subject to the constraints established by the Constitution, including the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and s. 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982): Hodge v. The Queen (1883), 9 App. Cas. 117
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Bulletin of May 3, 2019 - 2019-05-03
BulletinsMr. Blais claimed that his rights under sections 8 and 9 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms had been violated and brought a motion for exclusion, under section 24(2) of the Charter, of the evidence of the drugs seized in his residence. [...] Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms - Freedom of expression and press - Journalist and confidential source - Judgments and orders - Interlocutory orders - Courts - Jurisdiction - Police investigations concerning respondent - News reports disclosing information and documents arising from investigations - Journalist