Blank v. Canada (Minister of Justice), 2006 SCC 39
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Judge | McLachlin, Beverley; Bastarache, Michel; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; Deschamps, Marie; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Charron, Louise |
| Citation | 2006 SCC 39,[2006] 2 SCR 319,51 CPR (4th) 1,EYB 2006-109504,270 DLR (4th) 257,150 ACWS (3d) 401,[2006] CarswellNat 2704,40 CR (6th) 1,[2006] ACS no 39,JE 2006-1723,[2006] SCJ No 39 (QL),AZ-50390680,47 Admin LR (4th) 84,352 NR 201,2 SCR 319,1878 CanLII 19 (SCC) |
| Docket Number | 30553 |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Date | 08 September 2006 |
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...et al., [2006] 2 S.C.R. 32; 350 N.R. 154; 214 O.A.C. 377; 2006 SCC 31, refd to. [para. 53]. Blank v. Canada (Minister of Justice), [2006] 2 S.C.R. 319; 352 N.R. 201; 2006 SCC 39, refd to. [para. Blood Tribe Department of Health v. Privacy Commissioner (Can.) et al., [2008] 2 S.C.R. 574; 376......
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...[1997] 1 S.C.R. 281; 207 N.R. 145; 85 B.C.A.C. 162; 138 W.A.C. 162, refd to. [para. 47]. Blank v. Canada (Minister of Justice), [2006] 2 S.C.R. 319; 352 N.R. 201; 2006 SCC 39, refd to. [para. Middelkamp et al. v. Fraser Valley Real Estate Board et al. (1992), 17 B.C.A.C. 134; 29 W.A.C. 134;......
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Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada,
...solicitor‑client privilege, both at common law and in Quebec law. However, since Blank v. Canada (Minister of Justice), 2006 SCC 39 , [2006] 2 S.C.R. 319, it has been settled law that solicitor‑client privilege and litigation privilege are distinct: the purpose of solicitor‑client privileg......
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Iggillis Holdings Inc. c. Canada (Revenu national),
...Corp. v. Countrywide Home Loans Inc., 27 N.Y. 3d 616 (Ct. App. 2016); Blank v. Canada (Minister of Justice), 2006 SCC 39 , [2006] 2 S.C.R. 319; R. v. Gruenke, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 263 , [1991] 6 W.W.R. 673.DISTINGUISHED:Lipson v. Canada, 2009 SCC 1 , [2009] 1 S.C.R. 3 .CONSIDERED:Duplan Co......
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Criminal Lawyers' Association (Ont.) v. Ontario (Minister of Public Safety and Security), (2010) 402 N.R. 350 (SCC)
...et al., [2006] 2 S.C.R. 32; 350 N.R. 154; 214 O.A.C. 377; 2006 SCC 31, refd to. [para. 53]. Blank v. Canada (Minister of Justice), [2006] 2 S.C.R. 319; 352 N.R. 201; 2006 SCC 39, refd to. [para. Blood Tribe Department of Health v. Privacy Commissioner (Can.) et al., [2008] 2 S.C.R. 574; 376......
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R. v. Griffin (J.M.), (2009) 485 A.R. 251 (QB)
...[1997] 1 S.C.R. 281; 207 N.R. 145; 85 B.C.A.C. 162; 138 W.A.C. 162, refd to. [para. 47]. Blank v. Canada (Minister of Justice), [2006] 2 S.C.R. 319; 352 N.R. 201; 2006 SCC 39, refd to. [para. Middelkamp et al. v. Fraser Valley Real Estate Board et al. (1992), 17 B.C.A.C. 134; 29 W.A.C. 134;......
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Lizotte v. Aviva Insurance Company of Canada, 2016 SCC 52
...solicitor‑client privilege, both at common law and in Quebec law. However, since Blank v. Canada (Minister of Justice), 2006 SCC 39 , [2006] 2 S.C.R. 319, it has been settled law that solicitor‑client privilege and litigation privilege are distinct: the purpose of solicitor‑client privileg......
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Iggillis Holdings Inc. c. Canada (Revenu national),
...Corp. v. Countrywide Home Loans Inc., 27 N.Y. 3d 616 (Ct. App. 2016); Blank v. Canada (Minister of Justice), 2006 SCC 39 , [2006] 2 S.C.R. 319; R. v. Gruenke, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 263 , [1991] 6 W.W.R. 673.DISTINGUISHED:Lipson v. Canada, 2009 SCC 1 , [2009] 1 S.C.R. 3 .CONSIDERED:Duplan Co......
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Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 12 16, 2017)
...the law on solicitor-client privilege set out by the Supreme Court of Canada in Blank v. Canada (Minister of Justice), 2006 SCC 39, [2006] 2 S.C.R. 319, and Minister of National Revenue v. Thompson, 2016 SCC 21, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 381, said the Court stated that it was not a reversible error f......
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Reinforcing The Primacy Of Privilege
...Commission), 2004 SCC 21, [2004] S.C.R. 809 [Pritchard]. Alberta IPC, at para. 26. Blank v. Canada (Minister of Justice), 2006 SCC 39, [2006] 2 S.C.R. 319, at para. Blank, at para. 27. General Accident Assurance Co. v. Chrusz. R.J. Sharpe, "Claiming Privilege in the Discovery Process", in L......
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Defence + Indemnity - October 2019: Case Summary: Pederson v Allstate Insurance
...“must be as close to absolute as possible to ensure public confidence and retain relevance”: Blank v Canada (Department of Justice), [2006] 2 SCR 319, 2006 SCC 39 (CanLII) at para 24; R v McClure, [2001] 1 SCR 445, 2001 SCC 14 (CanLII). As a result, “solicitor-client privilege” has been str......
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Case Summary: Pederson v Allstate Insurance
...must be as close to absolute as possible to ensure public confidence and retain relevance: Blank v Canada (Department of Justice), [2006] 2 SCR 319, 2006 SCC 39 (CanLII) at para 24; R v McClure, [2001] 1 SCR 445, 2001 SCC 14 (CanLII). As a result, solicitor-client privilege has been str......
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Table of cases
...Betterton v. Turner (1982), 133 D.L.R. (3d) 289 (B.C.S.C.) ............................... 155 Blank v. Canada (Minister of Justice), [2006] 2 S.C.R. 319, [2006] S.C.J. No. 39, 2006 SCC 39 ...................................................... 243, 248, 257–58, 261, 262 Blenk Development Co......
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Table of Cases
...Betterton v. Turner (1982), 133 D.L.R. (3d) 289 (B.C.S.C.) ............................... 145 Blank v. Canada (Minister of Justice), [2006] 2 S.C.R. 319, [2006] S.C.J. No. 39, 2006 SCC 39 ...................................... 223, 228, 236 –38, 241– 42 Bleta v. R., [1964] S.C.R. 561, 44 C......
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Table of Cases
...50 Man. R. (2d) 178, [1987] M.J. No. 576 (C.A.) ......................................... 118 Blank v. Canada (Minister of Justice), [2006] 2 S.C.R. 319, 270 D.L.R. (4th) 257, [2006] S.C.J. No. 39 .................................................... 198, 199– 200 Blonder-Tongue Laboratories......
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Privileges, Protections, and Immunities
...15–16. 49 Smith v Jones (1999), 132 CCC (3d) 225 (SCC) at para 46 [ Smith v Jones ]; see also Blank v Canada (Minister of Justice) , [2006] 2 SCR 319 at para 26 [ Blank ]. P rivileges, Protections, and Immunities 299 2.1) The Scope of Solicitor-Client Privilege Wigmore outlined the scope of......
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