Baier v. Alberta

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Bastarache, Michel; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; LeBel, Louis; Deschamps, Marie; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Charron, Louise; Rothstein, Marshall
Docket Number31526
Date29 June 2007
Citation2007 SCC 31,[2007] 2 SCR 673,412 AR 300,[2007] SCJ No 31 (QL),[2007] 9 WWR 389,158 ACWS (3d) 918,EYB 2007-121283,365 NR 1,JE 2007-1327,283 DLR (4th) 1,76 Alta LR (4th) 1,156 CRR (2d) 279
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)

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    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • October 19, 2009
    ...66]. Delisle v. Canada (Attorney General) et al., [1999] 2 S.C.R. 989; 244 N.R. 33, refd to. [para. 65]. Baier et al. v. Alberta, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 673; 365 N.R. 1; 412 A.R. 300; 404 W.A.C. 300; 2007 SCC 31, refd to. [para. Wolff (Rudolph) & Co. and Noranda Inc. v. Canada, [1990] 1 S.C.R.......
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    • Federal Court (Canada)
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    ...(Attorney General), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 927 , (1989), 58 D.L.R. (4th) 577 , 25 C.P.R. (3d) 417 ; Baier v. Alberta, 2007 SCC 31 , [2007] 2 S.C.R. 673, 412 A.R. 300 , 283 D.L.R. (4th) 1 ; R. v. Ahmad, 2009 CanLII 84774, 257 C.C.C. (3d) 199 (Ont. Sup. Ct.); Reference re ss. 193 and 195.1(1)(......
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    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • January 28, 2011
    ...321; 103 A.R. 321, refd to. [para. 29]. R. v. Southam Inc., [1988] R.J.Q. 307 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 29]. Baier et al. v. Alberta, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 673; 365 N.R. 1; 412 A.R. 300; 404 W.A.C. 300; 2007 SCC 31, refd to. [para. Canadian Federation of Students (B.C.) et al. v. Greater Vancouver ......
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    ...General) et al., [2001] 3 S.C.R. 1016; 279 N.R. 201; 154 O.A.C. 201; 2001 SCC 94, refd to. [para. 31]. Baier et al. v. Alberta, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 673; 365 N.R. 1; 412 A.R. 300; 404 W.A.C. 300; 2007 SCC 31, refd to. [para. Irwin Toy Ltd. v. Québec (Procureur général), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 927; 94 N......
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  • Gespeg First Nation v. Canada (Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development) et al.
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • October 19, 2009
    ...66]. Delisle v. Canada (Attorney General) et al., [1999] 2 S.C.R. 989; 244 N.R. 33, refd to. [para. 65]. Baier et al. v. Alberta, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 673; 365 N.R. 1; 412 A.R. 300; 404 W.A.C. 300; 2007 SCC 31, refd to. [para. Wolff (Rudolph) & Co. and Noranda Inc. v. Canada, [1990] 1 S.C.R.......
  • Toronto Coalition to Stop the War c. Canada (Sécurité publique et Protection civile)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • September 27, 2010
    ...(Attorney General), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 927 , (1989), 58 D.L.R. (4th) 577 , 25 C.P.R. (3d) 417 ; Baier v. Alberta, 2007 SCC 31 , [2007] 2 S.C.R. 673, 412 A.R. 300 , 283 D.L.R. (4th) 1 ; R. v. Ahmad, 2009 CanLII 84774, 257 C.C.C. (3d) 199 (Ont. Sup. Ct.); Reference re ss. 193 and 195.1(1)(......
  • Canadian Broadcasting Corp. et al. v. Canada (Attorney General) et al.
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    • January 28, 2011
    ...321; 103 A.R. 321, refd to. [para. 29]. R. v. Southam Inc., [1988] R.J.Q. 307 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 29]. Baier et al. v. Alberta, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 673; 365 N.R. 1; 412 A.R. 300; 404 W.A.C. 300; 2007 SCC 31, refd to. [para. Canadian Federation of Students (B.C.) et al. v. Greater Vancouver ......
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    • June 17, 2010
    ...General) et al., [2001] 3 S.C.R. 1016; 279 N.R. 201; 154 O.A.C. 201; 2001 SCC 94, refd to. [para. 31]. Baier et al. v. Alberta, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 673; 365 N.R. 1; 412 A.R. 300; 404 W.A.C. 300; 2007 SCC 31, refd to. [para. Irwin Toy Ltd. v. Québec (Procureur général), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 927; 94 N......
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    ...15 Dunmore v Ontario (Attorney General) , 2001 SCC 94, [2001] 3 SCR 1016, 207 DLR (4th) 193 [ Dunmore ]; Baier v Alberta , 2007 SCC 31, [2007] 2 SCR 673 at paras 21–30. 16 Haig v Canada (Chief Electoral Oicer) , [1993] 2 SCR 995, 105 DLR (4th) 577 at 607; Native Women’s Association of Canad......
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    ...Toronto, [1995] 1 SCR 315, 122 DLR (4th) 1 .................................................. 141, 235, 258, 261 Baier v Alberta, [2007] 2 SCR 673, 412 A.R. 300, 283 DLR (4th) 1............. 50 , 169 Baker v Burin School Board District #7 (1999), 178 DLR (4th) 155, 180 Nfld & PEIR 347 (Nfld......
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    ...Toronto, [1995] 1 SCR 315, 122 DLR (4th) 1...................................................160, 264, 291, 294 Baier v Alberta, [2007] 2 SCR 673, 412 AR 300, 283 DLR (4th) 1............... 54, 190 Baker v Burin School Board District #7 (1999), 178 DLR (4th) 180 Nfld & PEIR 347 (Nfld SC).........
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    ...subject matter to be debated" at 183-84); Ryder L Gilliland, "Supreme Court Recognizes (a Derivative) Right to Access Information" (2010) 51 Sup Ct L Rev (2d) 233 ("[t]he word "meaningful", a new addition to the matrix of section 2(b) Charter analysis, leaves uncertainty respecting when a right t......
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