Charter of Rights & Freedoms
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From Charkaoui v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2007 |
The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously decided that sections of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, in providing for the issue of a certificate of inadmissibility leading to the … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 15 | 2017 | $1.50 Add |
From R. v. Patrick, 2009 |
The Supreme Court of Canada upheld a conviction for unlawfully producing, possessing and trafficking in a controlled substance based partly on evidence from the accused’s garbage, on the … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 8 | 2017 | $0.80 Add |
From R. v N.S., 2012 |
A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada set out a test as to when a witness who for sincere religious reasons wishes to wear a niqab while testifying in a criminal proceeding would be required … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 9 | 2017 | $0.90 Add |
From R. v. Nur, 2015 |
A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada struck down mandatory minimum sentences for convictions for possessing prohibited or restricted firearms with readily accessible ammunition as … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 11 | 2017 | $1.10 Add |
From Re B.C. Motor Vehicle Act, 1985 |
The Supreme Court of Canada held that a provincial law creating an absolute liability offence for driving while prohibited or suspended where guilt did not depend on knowledge of the prohibition … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 11 | 2017 | $1.10 Add |
From Morgentaler v. The Queen, 1988 |
A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada, for various reasons in three opinions, struck down provisions of the Criminal Code making it an offence to procure a miscarriage. The dissenting opinion … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 13 | 2017 | $1.30 Add |
From Gosselin v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2002 |
A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada held that a provincial social assistance scheme whose base payments to those under the age of 30 were lower than payments for recipients over 30 was not … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 15 | 2017 | $1.50 Add |
From Chaoulli v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2005 |
A majority of the Supreme Court held that a provincial law prohibiting Quebeckers from taking out private insurance for services available under the public health care plan infringed the Quebec … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 21 | 2017 | $2.10 Add |
From Canada (Attorney General) v. PHS Community Services Society, 2011 |
The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously held that the Insite safe injection facility in Vancouver is subject to the valid criminal scheme of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, but ordered … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 9 | 2017 | $0.90 Add |
From Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford, 2013 |
The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously held that provisions of the Criminal Code prohibiting bawdy-houses, living on the avails of prostitution, and communicating in public for the purposes of … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 11 | 2017 | $1.10 Add |
From Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 |
The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously held that provisions of the Criminal Code prohibiting physician-assisted dying violated rights to life, liberty and security of the person under the … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 9 | 2017 | $0.90 Add |
From Andrews v. Law Society of British Columbia, 1989 |
A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada held that a citizenship requirement in the provincial Barristers and Solicitors Act breached equality rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 17 | 2017 | $1.70 Add |
From M. v. H., 1999 |
A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada struck down a provision of the Ontario Family Law Act whose definition of "spouse" excluded same-sex couples on the ground that it breached … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 14 | 2017 | $1.40 Add |
From Auton v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2004 |
The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously held that the Province of British Columbia’s refusal to fund a particular treatment for preschool-aged autistic children did not breach the equality … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 9 | 2017 | $0.90 Add |
From R. v. Kapp, 2008 |
The Supreme Court of Canada held that communal fishing licences granted to aboriginal organizations did not violate the equality rights of non-aboriginal commercial fishers who were excluded from … | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 10 | 2017 | $1.00 Add |
From Ford v. Quebec (Attorney General), 1988 |
The Supreme Court of Canada struck down a Quebec law requiring public signs and posters and commercial advertising to be in French only, and allowing only the French version of a firm name to be used. | Janet Hieber; Peter Russell; Rainer Knopff; Tom Bateman | 19 | 2017 | $1.90 Add |