Baier v. Alberta

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Bastarache, Michel; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; LeBel, Louis; Deschamps, Marie; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Charron, Louise; Rothstein, Marshall
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
Docket Number31526
Date29 June 2007
Subject MatterEDUCATION,CIVIL RIGHTS,ADMINISTRATIVE LAW,STATUTES,CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

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    • Canada
    • 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......
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    • Court of Appeal of Nova Scotia (Canada)
    • December 1, 2008
    ...34]. Delisle v. Canada (Attorney General) et al., [1999] 2 S.C.R. 989; 244 N.R. 33, refd to. [para. 34]. Baier et al. v. Alberta, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 673; 365 N.R. 1; 412 A.R. 300; 404 W.A.C. 300, refd to. [para. Clyke v. Nova Scotia (Minister of Community Services) (2005), 229 N.S.R.(2d) 209; ......
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    ...Service Employees Union et al., [1991] 2 S.C.R. 211 ; 126 N.R. 161 ; 48 O.A.C. 241 , refd to. [para. 15]. 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. [paras. 26, 101]. Southam Inc. v. Hunter, [1984] 2 S.C.R. 145 ......
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    • Irwin Books Archive The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Fifth Edition
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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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    ...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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    • Irwin Books Archive The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Sixth Edition
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    ...of Metropolitan Toronto, [1995] 1 SCR 315, 122 DLR (4th) 1 ..............................................151, 250, 277 Baier v Alberta, [2007] 2 SCR 673, 412 AR 300, 283 DLR (4th) 1............... 51, 180 Baker v Burin School Board District #7 (1999), 178 DLR (4th) 155, 180 Nfld & PEIR 347 ......
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