C.B. v. Kimelman, Radio Station CJOB, Radio Station CHMM and Manitoba (Attorney General), (1981) 12 Man.R.(2d) 361 (SCC)

• Judge: Laskin, C.J.C., Martland, Ritchie, Dickson, Estey, McIntyre and Chouinard, JJ.
• Court: Supreme Court (Canada)
• Case Date: October 20, 1981
• Jurisdiction: Canada (Federal)
• Citations: (1981), 12 Man.R.(2d) 361 (SCC);[1981] 2 SCR 130;1981 CanLII 196 (SCC)

C.B. v. Kimelman (1981), 12 Man.R.(2d) 361 (SCC)

MLB headnote and full text

C.B. v. Kimelman, Radio Station Cjob, Radio Station Chmm and Attorney General of Manitoba

Indexed As: C.B. v. Kimelman, Radio Station CJOB, Radio Station CHMM and Manitoba (Attorney General)

Supreme Court of Canada

Laskin, C.J.C., Martland, Ritchie, Dickson, Estey, McIntyre and Chouinard, JJ.

October 20, 1981.

Summary:

This case arose out of an application by a radio station to be present and to report the proceedings of the trial of a juvenile. The trial judge granted the application. The accused appealed to the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench.

The Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench dismissed the appeal. The accused appealed to the Manitoba Court of Appeal.

The Manitoba Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal. The judgment of the Manitoba Court of Appeal is reported at 5 Man.R.(2d) 66. The accused appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada.

The Supreme Court of Canada allowed the appeal on the ground that the trial of juveniles must be held in camera.

Criminal Law - Topic 8717

Juveniles - Procedure, trial, meaning of "without publicity" - The Supreme Court of Canada held that the words "without publicity" in s. 12(1) of the Juvenile Delinquents Act mean in camera - See paragraph 21.

Words and Phrases

Without publicity - The Supreme Court of Canada discussed the meaning of the words "without publicity" as found in s. 12 of the Juvenile Delinquents Act, R.S.C. 1970, c. J-3.

Words and Phrases

Publicity - The Supreme Court of Canada discussed the meaning of the word "publicity" in the phrase "without publicity" in s. 12 of the Juvenile Delinquents Act, R.S.C. 1970, c. J-3.

Words and Phrases

In camera - The Supreme Court of Canada discussed the meaning of the words "in camera" - See paragraph 39.

Cases Noticed:

N. v. Macdonald Prov. J. and Attorney General of British Columbia, [1979] 4 W.W.R. 620, refd to. [para. 11].

R. v. N. (1979), 10 C.R.(3d) 68, refd to. [para. 11].

R. v. H. and H. (1946), 88 C.C.C. 8, refd to. [para. 10].

Juvenile Delinquents Act, Re (1977), 13 O.R.(2d) 6, refd to. [para. 11].

R. v. B., Family Law Review, vol. 2, no. 3, 1979, p. 213, refd to. [para. 16].

Attorney General of British Columbia v. Smith, [1967] S.C.R. 702, refd to. [para. 18].

R. v. Truscott (1959), 125 C.C.C. 100, refd to. [para. 19].

L.Y. (No. 1), Re (1944), 82 C.C.C. 105, refd to. [para. 20].

R. v. D.P.P., Re (1948), 92 C.C.C. 282, refd to. [para. 20].

R. v. Paquin & de Tonnancourt (1955), 111 C.C.C. 312, refd to. [para. 20].

R. v. Pagee, [1964] 1 C.C.C. 173, refd to. [para. 20].

R. v. Simpson, [1964] 2 C.C.C. 316, refd to. [para. 20].

Liefso, Re (1965), 46 C.R. 103, refd to. [para. 20].

R. v. Haig, [1971] 1 O.R. 83, refd to. [para. 20].

R. v. Gerald X (1958), 121 C.C.C. 103, refd to. [para. 20].

Statutes Noticed:

Juvenile Delinquents Act, R.S.C. 1970, c. J-3, sect. 12(1) [para. 2].

Criminal Code of Canada, R.S.C. 1970, c. C-34, sect. 441, sect. 442(1) [para. 34].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Shorter Oxford English Dictionary (3rd Ed.) [para. 38].

Jowitt's Dictionary of English Law (2nd Ed.) [para. 39].

Counsel:

Martin Minuk and Mathew B. Nepon, for the appellant;

Derek Booth, for the respondent CJOB;

Stuart Whitley, for the Attorney General of Manitoba.

This appeal was heard by LASKIN, C.J.C., MARTLAND, RITCHIE, DICKSON, ESTEY, McINTYRE and CHOUINARD, JJ., of the Supreme Court of Canada at Ottawa, Ontario on June 10, 1981.

The judgment of the Supreme Court of Canada was delivered by CHOUINARD, J., on October 20, 1981.