2008 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada
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The table below lists the decisions (known as reasons) delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada
during 2008. The table illustrates what reasons were filed by each justice in each case, and which justices joined each reason. This list, however, does not include reasons on motions.__FORCETOC__
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during 2008. The table illustrates what reasons were filed by each justice in each case, and which justices joined each reason. This list, however, does not include reasons on motions.__FORCETOC__
Reasons
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Bastarache | Binnie | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Charron | Rothstein |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. v. Beaulieu, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 3; 2008 SCC 1 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc1/2008scc1.html | January 25, 2008 | V | |||||||||
| R. v. C.L.Y., [2008] 1 S.C.R. 5; 2008 SCC 2 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc2/2008scc2.html | November 6, 2007 | January 24, 2008 | |||||||||
| British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 21; 2008 SCC 3 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc3/2008scc3.html | December 12, 2007 | February 7, 2008 | |||||||||
| British Columbia v. Zastowny, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 27; 2008 SCC 4 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc4/2008scc4.html | December 14, 2007 | February 8, 2008 | |||||||||
| R. v. Beatty, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 49; 2008 SCC 5 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc5/2008scc5.html | October 19, 2007 | February 22, 2008 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| R. v. Ferguson, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 96, 2008 SCC 6 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc6/2008scc6.html | November 13, 2007 | February 29, 2008 | |||||||||
| 620 Connaught Ltd. v. Canada (Attorney General), [2008] 1 S.C.R. 131; 2008 SCC 7 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc7/2008scc7.html | November 16, 2007 | February 29, 2008 | |||||||||
| Juman v. Doucette, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 157; 2008 SCC 8 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc8/2008scc8.html | November 15, 2007 | March 6, 2008 | |||||||||
| Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, 1 S.C.R. 190; 2008 SCC 9, is the leading Supreme Court of Canada decision in Canadian administrative law on the topic of substantive review and standards of review... , [2008] 1 S.C.R. 190; 2008 SCC 9 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc9/2008scc9.html |
May 15, 2007 | March 7, 2008 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| R. v. Stirling, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 272; 2008 SCC 10 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc10/2008scc10.html | December 10, 2007 | March 14, 2008 | |||||||||
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Bastarache | Binnie | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Charron | Rothstein |
| R. v. McIvor, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 285, 2008 SCC 11 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc11/2008scc11.html | November 8, 2007 | March 20, 2008 | |||||||||
| Tele‑Mobile Co. v. Ontario, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 305, 2008 SCC 12 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc12/2008scc12.html | October 18, 2007 | March 28, 2008 | |||||||||
| Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec v. Cyr, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 338, 2008 SCC 13 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc13/2008scc13.html | October 18, 2007 | March 28, 2008 | |||||||||
| Canada (Attorney General) v. Lameman, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 372, 2008 SCC 14 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc14/2008scc14.html | February 22, 2008 | April 3, 2008 | |||||||||
| Société des Acadiens et Acadiennes du Nouveau‑Brunswick Inc. v. Canada, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 383, 2008 SCC 15 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc15/2008scc15.html | October 17, 2007 | April 11, 2008 | |||||||||
| R. v. Gibson, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 397, 2008 SCC 16 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc16/2008scc16.html | October 15, 2007 | April 17, 2008 | |||||||||
| R. v. Turningrobe, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 454, 2008 SCC 17 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc17/2008scc17.html | April 17, 2008 | V | |||||||||
| R. v. Kang-Brown R. v. Kang-Brown R. v. Kang-Brown, , is a constitutional decision by the Supreme Court of Canada on the limits of police powers for search and seizure. The Court found that police do not have the right to perform a sniffer-dog search of public spaces when such search is not specifically authorized by statute... , [2008] 1 S.C.R. 456, 2008 SCC 18 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc18/2008scc18.html |
May 22, 2007 | April 25, 2008 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| R. v. A.M. R. v. A.M. R. v. A.M., , is a constitutional decision by the Supreme Court of Canada on the limits of police powers for search and seizure. The Court found that police do not have the right to perform a sniffer-dog search of public spaces when such search is not specifically authorized by statute... , [2008] 1 S.C.R. 569, 2008 SCC 19 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc19/2008scc19.html |
May 22, 2007 | April 25, 2008 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Evans v. Teamsters Local Union No. 31, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 661, 2008 SCC 20 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc20/2008scc20.html | January 21, 2008 | May 1, 2008 | |||||||||
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Bastarache | Binnie | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Charron | Rothstein |
| R. v. Mathieu, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 723, 2008 SCC 21 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc21/2008scc21.html | November 7, 2007 | May 1, 2008 | |||||||||
| Design Services Ltd. v. Canada, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 737, 2008 SCC 22 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc22/2008scc22.html | November 9, 2007 | May 8, 2008 | |||||||||
| Lake v. Canada (Minister of Justice), [2008] 1 S.C.R. 761, 2008 SCC 23 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc23/2008scc23.html | December 6, 2007 | May 8, 2008 | |||||||||
| R. v. Dinardo, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 788, 2008 SCC 24 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc24/2008scc24.html | January 25, 2008 | May 9, 2008 | |||||||||
| R. v. D.B. R. v. D.B. R. v. D.B., 2008 SCC 25 is a constitutional law decision of the Supreme Court of Canada wherein a split Court held 5-4 that "presumptive offences", offences where the offender is prosecuted as an adult, found in the Youth Criminal Justice Act is unconstitutional for violating Section Seven of the... , [2008] 2 S.C.R. 3, 2008 SCC 25 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc25/2008scc25.html |
October 10, 2007 | May 16, 2008 | |||||||||
| Canada v.McLarty, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 79, 2008 SCC 26 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc26/2008scc26.html | January 25, 2008 | May 22, 2008 | |||||||||
| Mustapha v. Culligan of Canada Ltd., [2008] 2 S.C.R. 114, 2008 SCC 27 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc27/2008scc27.html | March 18, 2008 | May 22, 2008 | |||||||||
| Canada (Justice) v. Khadr, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 125, 2008 SCC 28 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc28/2008scc28.html | March 26, 2008 | May 23, 2008 | |||||||||
| Canada (Justice) v. Khadr, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 143, 2008 SCC 29 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc29/2008scc29.html | March 26, 2008 | May 23, 2008 | |||||||||
| R. v. J.H.S., [2008] 2 S.C.R. 152, 2008 SCC 30 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc30/2008scc30.html | January 25, 2008 | May 29, 2008 | |||||||||
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Bastarache | Binnie | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Charron | Rothstein |
| R. v. L.M., [2008] 2 S.C.R. 163, 2008 SCC 31 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc31/2008scc31.html | November 14, 2007 | May 29, 2008 | |||||||||
| Association des courtiers et agents immobiliers du Québec v. Proprio Direct inc., [2008] 2 S.C.R. 195, 2008 SCC 32 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc32/2008scc32.html | November 14, 2007 | May 29, 2008 | |||||||||
| R. v. Wittwer, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 235, 2008 SCC 33 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc33/2008scc33.html | November 14, 2007 | May 29, 2008 | |||||||||
| R. v. Walker, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 245, 2008 SCC 34 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc34/2008scc34.html | February 26, 2008 | June 6, 2008 | |||||||||
| Stein v. Stein, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 263, 2008 SCC 35 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc35/2008scc35.html | February 1, 2008 | June 12, 2008 | |||||||||
| R. v. Devine, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 283, 2008 SCC 36 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc36/2008scc36.html | February 26, 2008 | June 19, 2008 | |||||||||
| BCE Inc. v. 1976 Debentureholders, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 560, 2008 SCC 69 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc69/2008scc69.html | June 17, 2008 | June 20, 2008 | |||||||||
| R. v. Blackman, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 298, 2008 SCC 37 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc37/2008scc37.html | December 10, 2007 | June 26, 2008 | |||||||||
| Charkaoui v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), [2008] 2 S.C.R. 326, 2008 SCC 38 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc38/2008scc38.html | December 10, 2007 | June 26, 2008 | |||||||||
| Honda Canada Inc. v. Keays, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 362, 2008 SCC 39 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc39/2008scc39.html | December 10, 2007 | June 26, 2008 | |||||||||
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Bastarache | Binnie | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Charron | Rothstein |
| WIC Radio Ltd. v. Simpson, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 420, 2008 SCC 40 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc39/2008scc39.html | December 4, 2007 | June 27, 2008 | |||||||||
| R. v. Kapp R. v. Kapp R. v. Kapp is a 2008 Supreme Court of Canada case dealing with an appeal from a British Columbia Court of Appeal decision that held that a communal fishing license granted exclusively to Aboriginals did not violate section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms... , [2008] 2 S.C.R. 483, 2008 SCC 41 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc41/2008scc41.html |
December 11, 2007 | June 27, 2008 | |||||||||
| Holland v. Saskatchewan, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 551, 2008 SCC 42 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc42/2008scc42.html | May 29, 2008 | July 11, 2008 | |||||||||
| Hydro‑Québec v. Syndicat des employé‑e‑s de techniques professionnelles et de bureau d'Hydro‑Québec, section locale 2000 (SCFP‑FTQ), [2008] 2 S.C.R. 561, 2008 SCC 43 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc43/2008scc43.html | January 22, 2008 | July 17, 2008 | |||||||||
| Canada (Privacy Commissioner) v. Blood Tribe Department of Health, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 574, 2008 SCC 44 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc44/2008scc44.html | February 21, 2008 | July 11, 2008 | |||||||||
| New Brunswick (Human Rights Commission) v. Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc., [2008] 2 S.C.R. 604, 2008 SCC 45 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc45/2008scc45.html | February 19, 2008 | July 18, 2008 | |||||||||
| Redeemer Foundation v. Canada (National Revenue), [2008] 2 S.C.R. 643, 2008 SCC 46 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc46/2008scc46.html | February 28, 2008 | July 31, 2008 | |||||||||
| R. v. S.A.C., [2008] 2 S.C.R. 675, 2008 SCC 47 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc47/2008scc47.html | April 17, 2008 | July 31, 2008 | |||||||||
| Montréal (City) v. Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse), [2008] 2 S.C.R. 698, 2008 SCC 48 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc48/2008scc48.html | December 5, 2007 | August 1, 2008 | |||||||||
| R. v. L.T.H., [2008] 2 S.C.R. 739, 2008 SCC 49 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc49/2008scc49.html | February 25, 2008 | September 11, 2008 | |||||||||
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Bastarache | Binnie | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Charron | Rothstein |
| M.T. v. J.‑Y.T., [2008] 2 S.C.R. 781, 2008 SCC 50 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc50/2008scc50.html | February 27, 2008 | September 25, 2008 | |||||||||
| R. v. R.E.M., [2008] 3 S.C.R. 3, 2008 SCC 51 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc51/2008scc51.html | May 16, 2008 | October 2, 2008 | |||||||||
| R. v. H.S.B., [2008] 3 S.C.R. 32, 2008 SCC 52 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc52/2008scc52.html | May 16, 2008 | October 2, 2008 | |||||||||
| F.H. v. McDougall, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 41, 2008 SCC 53 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc53/2008scc53.html | May 15, 2008 | October 2, 2008 | |||||||||
| R. v. Solowan, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 309, 2008 SCC 62 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc62/2008scc62.html | October 8, 2008 | ||||||||||
| RBC Dominion Securities Inc. v. Merrill Lynch Canada Inc., [2008] 3 S.C.R. 79, 2008 SCC 54 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc54/2008scc54.html | April 25, 2008 | October 9, 2008 | |||||||||
| R. v. Dowe, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 109, 2008 SCC 55 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc55/2008scc55.html | October 17, 2008 | V | |||||||||
| R. v. Rojas, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 111, 2008 SCC 56 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc56/2008scc56.html | April 22, 2008 | October 24, 2008 | |||||||||
| R. v. Illes, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 134, 2008 SCC 57 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc57/2008scc57.html | April 22, 2008 | October 24, 2008 | |||||||||
| Saulnier v. Royal Bank of Canada, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 166, 2008 SCC 58 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc58/2008scc58.html | January 23, 2008 | October 24, 2008 | |||||||||
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Bastarache | Binnie | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Charron | Rothstein |
| R. v. Pritchard, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 195, 2008 SCC 59 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc59/2008scc59.html | April 18, 2008 | October 30, 2008 | |||||||||
| R. v. J.F., [2008] 3 S.C.R. 215, 2008 SCC 60 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc60/2008scc60.html | April 18, 2008 | October 31, 2008 | |||||||||
| Apotex Inc. v. Sanofi‑Synthelabo Canada Inc., [2008] 3 S.C.R. 265, 2008 SCC 61 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc61/2008scc61.html | April 16, 2008 | November 6, 2008 | |||||||||
| R. v. Mahalingan, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 316, 2008 SCC 63 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc63/2008scc63.html | April 16, 2008 | November 14, 2008 | |||||||||
| St. Lawrence Cement Inc. v. Barrette, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 392, 2008 SCC 64 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc64/2008scc64.html | March 27, 2008 | November 20, 2008 | |||||||||
| R. v. Caissey, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 451, 2008 SCC 65 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc65/2008scc65.html | November 20, 2008 | V | |||||||||
| Canadian National Railway Co. v. Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Co. of Canada, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 453, 2008 SCC 66 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc66/2008scc66.html | May 14, 2008 | November 21, 2008 | |||||||||
| R. v. Lacroix, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 509, 2008 SCC 67 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc67/2008scc67.html | November 21, 2008 | December 4, 2008 | |||||||||
| Confédération des syndicats nationaux v. Canada (Attorney General), [2008] 3 S.C.R. 511, 2008 SCC 68 http://www.canlii.org/en/ca/scc/doc/2008/2008scc68/2008scc68.html | May 13, 2008 | December 11, 2008 |