Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Chief Justice Wagner explained

This is a list of all the reasons written by Justice Richard Wagner during his tenure as puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

2013

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align=left valign=topR v Bélanger
2013 SCC 7 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/12845/index.do
valign=top Offence of dangerous driving Unanimous
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align=left valign=topR v Pham
2013 SCC 15 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/12904/index.do
valign=top Collateral consequences in sentencing Unanimous
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align=left valign=topR v Buzizi
2013 SCC 27 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13039/index.do
valign=top Criminal defence of provocation and whether the defence should have been put to the jury LeBel J
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align=left valign=topR v Gauthier
2013 SCC 32 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13098/index.do
valign=top Elements of the criminal defence of abandonment LeBel, Abella, Rothstein, Moldaver and Karakatsanis JJ
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align=left valign=topR v Youvarajah
2013 SCC 41 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13185/index.do
valign=top Admissibility of hearsay evidence: prior inconsistent statements Rothstein J
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align=left valign=topConseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique v British Columbia
2013 SCC 42 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13186/index.do
valign=top Civil procedure – Admissibility of affidavits in languages other than English under 1731 English Act received into British Columbia law providing English as language of court "proceedings" McLachlin CJ and Rothstein and Moldaver JJ
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align=left valign=topPayette v Guay inc
2013 SCC 45 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13231/index.do
valign=top Contracts – Restrictive covenants in agreement for sale of assets Unanimous
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align=left valign=topRégie des rentes du Québec v Canada Bread Company Ltd
2013 SCC 46 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13232/index.do
valign=top Judicial review of Régie des rentes du Québec's decision under the Supplemental Pensions Plan Act partially terminating the pension plans of two divisions closed by the employer Abella, Rothstein, Cromwell and Karakatsanis JJ
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align=left valign=topInfineon Technologies AG v Option consommateurs
2013 SCC 59 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13318/index.do
valign=top Civil procedure – Class actions and court jurisdiction LeBel J Unanimous
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align=left valign=topLa Souveraine, Compagnie d'assurance générale v Autorité des marchés financiers
2013 SCC 63 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13341/index.do
valign=top Provincial offences and strict liability under the Quebec Act respecting the distribution of financial products and services McLachlin CJ and Rothstein, Cromwell, Moldaver and Karakatsanis JJ

2014

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Written opinions = 17Oral opinions = 0 Unanimous decisions = 12
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align=left valign=topVivendi Canada Inc v Dell'Aniello
2014 SCC 1 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13409/index.do
valign=top Authorization of class actions LeBel J Unanimous
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align=left valign=topR v MacDonald
2014 SCC 3 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13410/index.do
valign=top Unreasonable search and seizure Moldaver J Rothstein J
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align=left valign=topCanada (AG) v Whaling
2014 SCC 20 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13543/index.do
valign=top Double jeopardy and s. 11(d) of the Charter Unanimous
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align=left valign=topReference Re Supreme Court Act, ss 5 and 6
2014 SCC 21 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13544/index.do
valign=top Eligibility requirements to the Supreme Court of Canada McLachlin CJ and LeBel, Abella, Cromwell and Karakatsanis JJ
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align=left valign=topPeracomo Inc v TELUS Communications Co
2014 SCC 29 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13612/index.do
valign=top Maritime law and tort liability
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align=left valign=topOntario (Community Safety and Correctional Services) v Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner)
2014 SCC 31 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13613/index.do
valign=top Access to information and exemptions under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Cromwell J Unanimous
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align=left valign=topImmeubles Jacques Robitaille inc v Quebec (City of)
2014 SCC 34 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13621/index.do
valign=top Municipal law and by-law offences Unanimous
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align=left valign=topUnion Carbide Canada Inc v Bombardier Inc
2014 SCC 35 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13632/index.do
valign=top Settlement privilege and offers to settle Unanimous
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align=left valign=topUnited Food and Commercial Workers, Local 503 v Wal-Mart Canada Corp
2014 SCC 45 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/14247/index.do
valign=top Judicial review of labour arbitration decision and employer's unilateral change of employment conditions under s. 59 of the Quebec Labour Code Rothstein J
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align=left valign=topCanada (AG) v Confédération des syndicats nationaux
2014 SCC 49 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/14275/index.do
valign=top Motions to dismiss LeBel J Unanimous
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align=left valign=topR v Taylor
2014 SCC 50 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/14276/index.do
valign=top Right to counsel under s. 10(b) of the Charter Unanimous
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align=left valign=topQuebec (Commission des normes du travail) v Asphalte Desjardins inc
2014 SCC 51 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/14287/index.do
valign=top Employment contracts of an indefinite duration and the obligation to give notice of termination Unanimous
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align=left valign=topMarcotte v Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec
2014 SCC 57 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/14353/index.do
valign=top Division of powers and bills of exchange Rothstein J Unanimous
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align=left valign=topBank of Montreal v Marcotte
2014 SCC 55 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/14352/index.do
valign=top Class actions and standing Rothstein J Unanimous
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align=left valign=topAmex Bank of Canada v Adams
2014 SCC 56 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/14354/index.do
valign=top Class actions and the Quebec Consumer Protection Act Rothstein J Unanimous
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align=left valign=topR v Steele
2014 SCC 61 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/14383/index.do
valign=top Whether robbery committed by using threats of violence to a person falls within the meaning of "serious personal injury offence" under s. 752.1(1) of the Criminal Code Unanimous
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align=left valign=topImperial Oil v Jacques
2014 SCC 66 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/14399/index.do
valign=top Whether a party to a civil proceeding can request disclosure of recordings of private communications intercepted by the state in the course of a criminal investigation LeBel J Rothstein, Cromwell and Moldaver JJ

2015

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align=left valign=topSaskatchewan Federation of Labour v Saskatchewan
2015 SCC 4 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/14610/index.do
valign=top Whether a right to strike is protected by freedom of association under s. 2(d) of the Charter; Whether prohibition on essential employees participating in strike action amounts to substantial interference with a meaningful process of collective bargaining Rothstein J
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align=left valign=topPotter v New Brunswick Legal Aid Services Commission
2015 SCC 10 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/14677/index.do
valign=top Whether administrative suspension constitutes a unilateral act amounting to a breach of contract via constructive dismissal; Whether pension benefits should be deducted from damages for wrongful dismissal Abella, Rothstein, Moldaver and Karakatsanis JJ
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align=left valign=topQuebec (AG) v Canada (AG)
2015 SCC 14 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/14713/index.do
valign=top Whether federal legislation abolishing the long-gun registry also containing provision requiring the destruction of long-gun registration data is ultra vires the criminal law power of Parliament under s. 91(27) of the Constitution Act, 1867 LeBel and Gascon JJ
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align=left valign=topQuebec (AG) v Canada (AG)
2015 SCC 22 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/15308/index.do
valign=top Constitutionality of an appointment to the Court of Appeal of Quebec from the Federal Court of Appeal under s. 98 of the Constitution Act, 1867 Unanimous (oral)
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align=left valign=topR v St-Cloud
2015 SCC 27 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/15358/index.do
valign=top Interpretation of s. 515(10)(c) of the Criminal Code permitting a trial judge to order the detention of the accused if it "is necessary to maintain confidence in the administration of justice" Unanimous
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align=left valign=topHinse v Canada (AG)
2015 SCC 35 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/15406/index.do
valign=top Crown's power of mercy vested in the federal Minister of Justice under the Criminal Code; Standard of fault applicable to Minister's refusal to exercise Crown's power of mercy; Whether, in the case of abuse of process and where there is pro bono agreement, damages can be awarded in Quebec in respect of extrajudicial fees in order to compensate a party who has suffered damages resulting from the fault of another party Gascon J Unanimous
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align=left valign=topSociété en commandite Place Mullins v Services immobiliers Diane Bisson inc
2015 SCC 36 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/15416/index.do
valign=top Dispute of brokerage contracts Unanimous
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align=left valign=topStrickland v Canada (AG)
2015 SCC 37 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/15438/index.do
valign=top Whether provincial superior courts have jurisdiction to address validity of federal child support guidelines Abella J
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align=left valign=topQuebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse) v Bombardier Inc (Bombardier Aerospace Training Center)
2015 SCC 39 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/15471/index.do
valign=top Discrimination and right to equality under s. 10 of the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms Côté J Unanimous
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align=left valign=topGuindon v Canada
2015 SCC 41 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/15478/index.do
valign=top Whether proceedings under s. 163.2 of the Income Tax Act imposing monetary penalties on every person who makes a false statement that could be used by another person for purposes under that Act are criminal in nature or lead to the imposition of true penal consequences; Whether an individual assessed for same penalties is a person "charged with an offence" within the meaning of s. 11 of the Charter Abella J Karakatsanis J
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align=left valign=topCaron v Alberta
2015 SCC 56 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/15629/index.do
valign=top Whether provincial Languages Act is ultra vires or inoperative insofar that by requiring provincial laws and regulates to be enacted, printed and published in English only, it abrogates the constitutional duty owed by Alberta to enact, print and publish its laws and regulations in both English and French in Rupert's Land and North-Western Territory Order (1870) Côté J Abella J
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align=left valign=topR v Lacasse
2015 SCC 64 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/15680/index.do
valign=top Sentencing and power of an appellate court Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis and Côté JJ

2016

  • R v Lloyd, 2016 SCC 13 (concurrence/dissent)
  • Canada (AG) v Chambre des notaires du Québec, 2016 SCC 20 (unanimous)
  • Canada (National Revenue) v Thompson, 2016 SCC 21 (unanimous)
  • Rogers Communications Inc v Chateauguay (City of), 2016 SCC 23 (majority)
  • Wilson v Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd, 2016 SCC 29 (concurrence)
  • Ferme Vi-Ber inc v Financière agricole du Québec, 2016 SCC 34 (majority)
  • Ledcor Construction Ltd v Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co, 2016 SCC 37 (majority)
  • Conférence des juges de paix magistrats du Québec v Quebec (AG), 2016 SCC 39 (unanimous)
  • R v C K-D, 2016 SCC 41 (oral; unanimous)
  • Endean v British Columbia, 2016 SCC 42 (concurrence)
  • Morasse v Nadeau-Dubois, 2016 SCC 44 (dissent)

2017

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align=left valign=topGodbout v Pagé
2017 SCC 18 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/16498/index.do
valign=top Automobile insurance and bodily injuries McLachlin CJ and Abella, Karakatsanis, Gascon and Brown JJ
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align=left valign=topGreen v Law Society of Manitoba
2017 SCC 19 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/16499/index.do
valign=top Law of professions – Lawyers and continuing professional development McLachlin CJ and Moldaver, Karakatsanis and Gascon JJ
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align=left valign=topDesjardins Financial Security Life Assurance Co v Émond
2017 SCC 20 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/16511/index.do
valign=top Insurance and exclusionary clauses Unanimous (oral)
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align=left valign=topR v Savard
2017 SCC 21 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/16512/index.do
valign=top [DESCRIPTION] Unanimous (oral)
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align=left valign=topR v Antic
2017 SCC 27 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/16649/index.do
valign=top Right not to be denied reasonable bail without just cause Unanimous
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align=left valign=topStewart v Elk Valley Coal Corp
2017 SCC 30 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/16679/index.do
valign=top Discrimination based on mental and physical disability Moldaver J
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align=left valign=topDouez v Facebook, Inc
2017 SCC 33 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/16700/index.do
valign=top Private international law – JurisdictionKarakatsanis and Gascon JJ
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align=left valign=topQuebec (AG) v Guérin
2017 SCC 42 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/16745/index.do
valign=top Standard of review of arbitration decisions Gascon J McLachlin CJ and Karakatsanis J
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align=left valign=topUniprix inc v Gestion Gosselin et Bérubé inc
2017 SCC 43 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/16746/index.do
valign=top Contract interpretation and renewal clauses Gascon J Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis and Brown JJ
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align=left valign=topMontreal (City of) v Dorval
2017 SCC 48 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/16801/index.do
valign=top Civil liability of municipalities McLachlin CJ and Abella, Moldaver and Gascon JJ