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Case name Citation Date Subject January 7, 2000 - Appointment of Beverley McLachlin as Chief Justice of Canada: Arsenault-Cameron v Prince Edward Island [2000] 1 S.C.R. 3, 2000 SCC 1 January 13, 2000 language rights Reference re Firearms Act [2000] 1 S.C.R. 783, 2000 SCC 31 June 15, 2000 Criminal law power Lovelace v Ontario
The Supreme Court of Canada is the court of last resort and final appeal in Canada. Cases that are successfully appealed to the Court are generally of national importance. Once a case is decided the Court will publish written reasons for the decision that consist of one or more reasons from any number of the nine justice
This is a chronological list of notable cases decided by the Supreme Court of Canada from the formation of the Court in 1875 to the retirement of Gérald Fauteux in 1973. Note that the Privy Council heard appeals for criminal cases until 1933 and for civil cases until 1949. Also between 1888 and 1926, no criminal appeals were allowed to the ...
case-by-case privilege. R v Stinchcombe [1991] 3 SCR 326 November 7, 1991 disclosure of evidence R v Goltz [1991] 3 SCR 485 November 14, 1991 cruel and unusual punishment, section 12 R v Broyles [1991] 3 SCR 595 November 28, 1991 Right to silence Canadian Council of Churches v Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration) [1992] 1 SCR 236
This is a chronological list of notable cases decided by the Supreme Court of Canada from Brian Dickson's appointment as Chief Justice on April 18, 1984, to his retirement on June 30, 1990. 1984 [ edit ]
This case is significant because it explored whether jurors can face criminal sanction for the decisions they have made, and because it is the only case in Canadian legal history where jury room discussions were made part of the public record. 2. R. v. Sharpe (2001)
Case name Citation Date Subject December 18, 2017 - Appointment of Richard Wagner as Chief Justice of Canada: R v Comeau: 2018 SCC 15: April 19, 2018 Interprovincial trade under Constitution Act, 1867 Reference re Pan‑Canadian Securities Regulation: 2018 SCC 48: November 9, 2018 Cooperative federalism; constitutionality of pan-Canadian ...
This is a chronological list of notable cases decided by the Supreme Court of Canada from the appointment of Bora Laskin in 1973 as Chief Justice to his death in office in 1984. Laskin was the first Chief Justice to hear cases under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms implemented in 1982.