British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Council of Canadians with Disabilities
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Judge | Wagner, Richard; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas; Jamal, Mahmud |
| Citation | 2022 SCC 27 |
| Docket Number | 39430 |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Date | 23 June 2022 |
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... 2019 SCC 14 at para 116, [2019] 1 SCR 729 ; British Columbia (Attorney General) v Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2022 SCC 27 at para 96, 470 DLR (4th) 289 ; Nelson (City) v Mowatt, 2017 SCC 8 at para 38, [2017] 1 SCR 138 ; Yunusova v Naimi, 2023 BCCA 124 at para 30, [2023]......
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...Democracy Watch v. Canada (Attorney General), 2021 FC 613, British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2022 SCC 27, Canadian Pacific Ltd. v. Matsqui Indian Band, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 3, Hadmor Productions Ltd. v. Hamilton, [1982] 1 All E.R. 1042, Yatar v. TD In......
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...should not be applied in a strict threshold manner. See now British Columbia (Attorney General) v Council of Canadians with Disabilities , 2022 SCC 27 at paras 48–54 [ Council of Canadians with Disabilities ]. See the discussion of these cases in J. Bailey, “Reopening Law’s Gate: Public Int......
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...102 , 14 CCC (3d) 169 (SC) .....................338, 340 British Columbia (Attorney General) v Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2022 SCC 27 ........................................................... 348, 352 British Columbia (Attorney General) v Malik, 2011 SCC 18 ....................
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Dr Ignacio Tan III v Alberta Veterinary Medical Association,
... 2019 SCC 14 at para 116, [2019] 1 SCR 729 ; British Columbia (Attorney General) v Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2022 SCC 27 at para 96, 470 DLR (4th) 289 ; Nelson (City) v Mowatt, 2017 SCC 8 at para 38, [2017] 1 SCR 138 ; Yunusova v Naimi, 2023 BCCA 124 at para 30, [2023]......
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Royal Bank of Canada v Anderson, 2022 ABQB 525
...In British Columbia (Attorney General) v Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2022 SCC 27 at para 1, Wagner CJC for a unanimous Court, explained what “access to justice” Access to justice depends on the efficient and responsible use of court resources. Frivolous lawsuits, e......
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...General) v. Downtown Eastside Sex Workers, at para. 5. 14 British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2022 SCC 27, 62 B.C.L.R. (6th) 213, at para. 15 Layland v. Ontario (Minister of Consumer & Commercial Relations) (1994), 1994 CarswellOnt 2941 (Ont. C......
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...Against Violence Society, 2012 SCC 45, [2012] 2 S.C.R. 524; British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2022 SCC 27. [6] A number of cases have confirmed that the applicant has been given public interest standing in circumstances and in subject-matters sub......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 24-28, 2025)
...Democracy Watch v. Canada (Attorney General), 2021 FC 613, British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2022 SCC 27, Canadian Pacific Ltd. v. Matsqui Indian Band, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 3, Hadmor Productions Ltd. v. Hamilton, [1982] 1 All E.R. 1042, Yatar v. TD In......
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Table of cases
...102 , 14 CCC (3d) 169 (SC) .....................338, 340 British Columbia (Attorney General) v Council of Canadians with Disabilities, 2022 SCC 27 ........................................................... 348, 352 British Columbia (Attorney General) v Malik, 2011 SCC 18 ....................
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Injunctions to Enforce Public Rights
...should not be applied in a strict threshold manner. See now British Columbia (Attorney General) v Council of Canadians with Disabilities , 2022 SCC 27 at paras 48–54 [ Council of Canadians with Disabilities ]. See the discussion of these cases in J. Bailey, “Reopening Law’s Gate: Public Int......