Michael J. Moldaver | |
Office: | Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada |
Honorific-Prefix: | The Honourable |
Nominator: | Stephen Harper |
Termstart: | October 21, 2011 |
Birth Date: | 23 December 1947 |
Birth Place: | Peterborough, Ontario |
Alma Mater: | University of Toronto University of Toronto Faculty of Law |
Occupation: | Jurist |
Profession: | Lawyer |
This article is a list of Justice Michael Moldaver's written judgments during his tenure as puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.
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align=left valign=top | R v Tse 2012 SCC 16 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/8002/index.do | valign=top | Whether s. 184.4 of the Criminal Code infringes the right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure under s. 8 of the Charter | Karakatsanis J | Unanimous | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Jesse 2012 SCC 21 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/8008/index.do | valign=top | Admissibility of similar fact evidence | – | Unanimous | |||
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align=left valign=top | Entertainment Software Association v Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada 2012 SCC 34 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/9994/index.do | valign=top | Intellectual property and whether the transmission of musical works contained in a video game through an Internet download is a communication "to the public" under the federal Copyright Act | Abella J | McLachlin CJ and Deschamps and Karakatsanis JJ | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Vu 2012 SCC 40 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/10001/index.do | valign=top | Offence of kidnapping and whether kidnapping is a continuing offence encompassing subsequent confinement of victim, and whether persons who knowingly choose to participate in subsequent confinement becomes parties to the offence of kidnapping | – | Unanimous | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Walle 2012 SCC 41 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/10002/index.do | valign=top | Offence of murder and whether trial judge erred in resorting to common sense inference that a person who usually knows predictable consequences of actions and means to bring them about without first considering the whole of the evidence bearing on the accused's mental state at time of shooting | – | Unanimous | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Prokofiew 2012 SCC 49 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/10011/index.do | valign=top | Co-accused's counsel inviting jury to infer accused's guilt from a failure to testify, and whether the trial judge's failure to give explicit remedial instruction in charge to jury constituted a legal error under s. 4(6) of the Canada Evidence Act | – | Deschamps, Abella, Rothstein and Karakatsanis JJ | |||
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align=left valign=top | Opitz v Wrzesnewskyj 2012 SCC 55 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/12635/index.do | valign=top | Application to have federal election result annulled on the basis of "irregularities... that affected the result of the election" under s. 531(2) of the Canada Elections Act | Rothstein J | Deschamps and Abella JJ | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Nedelcu 2012 SCC 59 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/12678/index.do | valign=top | Whether Crown at criminal trial may cross examine an accused on prior inconsistent statements without infringing the right against self-incrimination under s. 13 of the Charter | – | McLachlin CJ and Deschamps, Abella, Rothstein and Karakatsanis JJ | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Aucoin 2012 SCC 66 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/12743/index.do | valign=top | Whether pat-down search was unreasonable under s. 8 of the Charter; Whether detention of the accused was unlawful under s. 9 of the Charter; Whether evidence ought to be excluded pursuant to s. 24(2) of the Charter | – | Deschamps, Abella, Rothstein and Karakatsanis JJ | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Yumnu 2012 SCC 73 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/12782/index.do | valign=top | Whether it was appropriate for the Crown to seek police criminal record checks of prospective jurors and also to provide comments on whether any prospective jurors were "disreputable persons"; Where same should have been disclosed to the accused; Whether there is a reasonable possibility that same affected trial fairness or gave rise to an appearance of unfairness, such that a miscarriage of justice occurred | – | Unanimous | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Emms 2012 SCC 74 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/12781/index.do | valign=top | Whether it was appropriate for the Crown to seek police criminal record checks of prospective jurors and also to provide comments on whether any prospective jurors were "disreputable persons"; Where same should have been disclosed to the accused; Whether there is a reasonable possibility that same affected trial fairness or gave rise to an appearance of unfairness, such that a miscarriage of justice occurred | – | Unanimous | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v JF 2013 SCC 12 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/12877/index.do | valign=top | Whether a person can be a party to the offence of conspiracy | – | Unanimous | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v TELUS Communications Co 2013 SCC 16 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/12936/index.do | valign=top | Whether the general warrant power under s. 487.01 of the Criminal Code can authorize prospective production of future text messages from telecommunications service provider's database | – | Karakatsanis J | |||
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align=left valign=top | Ediger v Johnston 2013 SCC 18 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/12961/index.do | valign=top | Tort of negligence | Rothstein J | Unanimous | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v ADH 2013 SCC 28 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13051/index.do | valign=top | Whether the mens rea for the offence of child abandonment under s. 218 of the Criminal Code is subjective or objective | – | Rothstein J | |||
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align=left valign=top | Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, Local 30 v Irving Pulp & Paper, Ltd 2013 SCC 34 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13106/index.do | valign=top | Labour arbitration and collective agreement management rights clauses | Rothstein J | McLachlin CJ | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Baldree 2013 SCC 35 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13136/index.do | valign=top | Admissibility of hearsay evidence | – | – | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v MacKenzie 2013 SCC 50 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13265/index.do | valign=top | Unreasonable search and seizure and exclusion of evidence under ss. 8 and 24(2) of the Charter | – | Abella, Rothstein, Karakatsanis and Wagner JJ | |||
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align=left valign=top | McLean v British Columbia (Securities Commission) 2013 SCC 67 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13370/index.do | valign=top | Judicial review and standard of review of securities commission decision | – | LeBel, Fish, Rothstein, Cromwell and Wagner JJ | |||
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align=left valign=top | Wood v Schaeffer 2013 SCC 71 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13388/index.do | valign=top | Whether police officers have right to consult with counsel before making notes on an incident; Whether police officers are entitled to basic legal advice as to the nature of rights and obligations in connection with an incident | – | McLachlin CJ and Abella, Rothstein, Karakatsanis and Wagner JJ | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v WEB 2014 SCC 2 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13423/index.do | valign=top | Ineffective assistance of counsel | – | Unanimous (oral) | |||
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align=left valign=top | R 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 | Wagner J | Rothstein J | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v James 2014 SCC 5 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13425/index.do | valign=top | Offence of sexual assault; Evidence | – | Unanimous (oral) | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Flaviano 2014 SCC 14 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13485/index.do | valign=top | Offence of sexual assault and defence of mistaken belief in consent | – | Unanimous (oral) | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Sekhon 2014 SCC 15 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13486/index.do | valign=top | Admissibility of expert evidence | – | Abella, Rothstein, Karakatsanis and Wagner JJ | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Babos 2014 SCC 16 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13487/index.do | valign=top | Stay of proceedings and abuse of process | – | McLachlin CJ and LeBel, Cromwell, Karakatsanis and Wagner JJ | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Hutchinson 2014 SCC 19 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13511/index.do | valign=top | Offence of sexual assault and consent | Abella J | Karakatsanis J | |||
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align=left valign=top | Reference 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 | – | – | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Anderson 2014 SCC 41 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/14222/index.do | valign=top | Whether s. 7 of the Charter requires the Crown to consider aboriginal status in seeking mandatory minimum sentences | – | Unanimous | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Hart 2014 SCC 52 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/14301/index.do | valign=top | Admissibility of "Mr. Big" confessions | – | McLachlin CJ and LeBel, Abella and Wagner JJ | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Mack 2014 SCC 58 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/14355/index.do | valign=top | Admissibility of "Mr. Big" confessions | – | Unanimous | |||
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align=left valign=top | Wakeling v United States of America 2014 SCC 72 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/14439/index.do | valign=top | Unreasonable search and seizure under s. 8 of the Charter and the disclosure of intercepted private communications without consent | – | LeBel and Rothstein JJ | |||
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align=left valign=top | Canada (AG) v Federation of Law Societies of Canada 2015 SCC 7 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/14639/index.do | valign=top | Whether Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, as it applies to the legal profession, infringes the right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure and the right not to be deprived of liberty otherwise in accordance with principles of fundamental justice under ss. 8 and 7 of the Charter, respectively | McLachlin CJ | – | |||
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align=left valign=top | Loyola High School v Quebec (AG) 2015 SCC 12 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/14703/index.do | valign=top | Proper approach to judicial review of discretionary administrative decisions engaging Charter protections; Whether decision of Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports requiring a proposed alternative program being entirely secular in approach is reasonable given the statutory objectives of the program and s. 2(a) of the Charter, and whether the decision limits freedom of religion under s. 3 of the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms | McLachlin CJ | Rothstein J | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Nur 2015 SCC 15 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/15272/index.do | valign=top | Constitutionality of mandatory minimum sentences on grounds of cruel and unusual punishment under s. 12 of the Charter | – | Rothstein and Wagner JJ | |||
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align=left valign=top | Henry v British Columbia (AG) 2015 SCC 24 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/15329/index.do | valign=top | Wrongful conviction of claimant; Civil action alleging breach of Charter rights resulting from Crown counsel's wrongful non-disclose of relevant information; Whether s. 24(1) authorizes courts to award damages against Crown for wrongful non-disclosure, and the level of fault claimant must establish to meet liability threshold for awarding s. 24(1) damages | – | Abella, Wagner and Gascon JJ | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Kokopenace 2015 SCC 28 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/15373/index.do | valign=top | Appropriate legal test for representativeness on jury roll; Jury representativeness under ss. 11(d) and (f) and 15 of the Charter | – | Rothstein, Wagner and Gascon JJ | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Tatton 2015 SCC 33 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/15397/index.do | valign=top | Whether arson is a general or specific intent offence; Accused relying on self-induced intoxication as a defence for committing arson | – | Unanimous | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Rodgerson 2015 SCC 38 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/15456/index.do | valign=top | Whether trial judge erred in instructions to jury on concealment and clean-up of body in a murder charge and same's bearing on issue of intent for murder, and if so, whether that error was fatal in conjunction with erroneous instructions on accused's flight from and lies to police; Impact of long and complex jury charges on criminal justice system | – | Unanimous | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Simpson 2015 SCC 40 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/15477/index.do | valign=top | Defence of colour of right | – | Unanimous | |||
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align=left valign=top | Wilson v British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles) 2015 SCC 47 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/15549/index.do | valign=top | Whether a peace officer is entitled to rely on results of an approved screening device used to collect breath samples to impose a driving prohibition, or whether other confirmatory evidence is required; Whether Superintendent of Motor Vehicles's interpretation of a statutory provision imposing immediate driving prohibition under the provincial Motor Vehicles Act was reasonable | – | Unanimous | |||
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align=left valign=top | Kanthasamy v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) 2015 SCC 61 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/15665/index.do | valign=top | Whether decision of Minister of Citizenship and Immigration to deny relief to claimant seeking humanitarian and compassionate exemption to apply for permanent residence from within Canada was a reasonable exercise of humanitarian and compassionate discretion under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act | – | Wagner J | |||
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Criminal law = 9
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align=left valign=top | Ernst v Alberta Energy Regulator 2017 SCC 1 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/16325/index.do | valign=top | Freedom of expression and Charter damages | McLachlin CJ and Brown J | Côté J | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Awer 2017 SCC 3 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/16344/index.do | valign=top | Sexual assault | – | Unanimous (oral) | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Paterson 2017 SCC 15 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/16484/index.do | valign=top | Constitutional law – search and seizure | – | Gascon J | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Oland 2017 SCC 17 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/16486/index.do | valign=top | Criminal law – Applications for release pending appeal | – | Unanimous | |||
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align=left valign=top | Stewart 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 | Wagner J | – | |||
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align=left valign=top | Teal Cedar Products Ltd v British Columbia 2017 SCC 32 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/16694/index.do | valign=top | Standard of review of commercial arbitration awards | Côté J | Brown and Rowe JJ | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Bradshaw 2017 SCC 35 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/16702/index.do | valign=top | Admissibility of hearsay evidence | – | Côté J | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Alex 2017 SCC 37 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/16714/index.do | valign=top | Admissibility of breath sample evidence | – | Karakatsanis, Wagner, Gascon and Côté JJ | |||
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align=left valign=top | India v Badesha 2017 SCC 44 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/16771/index.do | valign=top | Judicial review of extradition orders; standard of review | – | Unanimous | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Durham Region Crime Stoppers Inc 2017 SCC 45 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/16786/index.do | valign=top | Evidentiary privilege of anonymous informers | – | Unanimous | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Bourgeois 2017 SCC 49 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/16802/index.do | valign=top | Sexual assault | – | Unanimous (oral) | |||
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align=left valign=top | Ktunaxa Nation v British Columbia (Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations) 2017 SCC 54 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/16816/index.do | valign=top | Freedom of religion | – | Côté J | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Sciascia 2017 SCC 57 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/16852/index.do | valign=top | Jurisdiction of provincial court trial judge | – | Abella, Karakatsanis, Wagner, Gascon and Rowe JJ | |||
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align=left valign=top | R v Marakah 2017 SCC 59 https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/16896/index.do | valign=top | Constitutional law – Admissibility of evidence derived from unreasonable search and seizure | – | Côté J | |||