Canada (Attorney General) v. Thouin
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Judge | McLachlin, Beverley; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Wagner, Richard; Gascon, Clément; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm |
| Citation | 2017 SCC 46,[2017] 2 SCR 184,[2017] ACS no 46,[2017] SCJ No 46 (QL) |
| Docket Number | 36869 |
| Date | 28 September 2017 |
| Subject Matter | PATENTS OF INVENTION,CROWN,STATUTES,PRACTICE |
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17 practice notes
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 25, 2022 ' July 29, 2022)
...SCC 48, Dolmage v Ontario, 2010 ONSC 1726, M(K) v M(H), [1992] 3 SCR 6, Guerin v The Queen, [1984] 2 SCR 335, (Attorney General) v Thouin, 2017 SCC 46, Kenny v Lockwood, [1932] OR 141 (CA), McInerney v MacDonald, [1992] 2 SCR 138, R v Sheppard, 2002 SCC 26, Champoux v Jefremova, 2021 ONCA 9......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 29 ' April 2, 2021)
...ONSC 3983 , Leroux v. Ontario, 2020 ONSC 1994 , Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd. (Re), [1998] 1 SCR 27 , Canada (Attorney General) v. Thouin, 2017 SCC 46, Just v. British Columbia, [1989] 2 SCR 1228 , R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42 , Sutherland Shire Council v. Heyman, [1985] H......
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Crown Immunity in Class Proceedings: The Injustice of Barring Institutional Historical Abuse Claims
...Governor in Council. 27 Linstead, above note 1 at 86. 28 10 & 11 Geo 6, c 44. 29 Linstead, above note 1 at 88. 30 Canada v Thouin, 2017 SCC 46 at para 1, [2017] 2 SCR 184. 31 RSC 1985, c I-21. 32 SC 1952–53, c 30, s 24(1) CCAR 15-2.indb 133 3/2/2020 3:50:31 PM 134 The C a nadia n Cl a ss Ac......
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Linking Societal Injustice and Legalization: Potential of Canadian Class Actions in Addressing International Human Rights Violations Committed By Canadian Corporations Abroad
...Governor in Council. 27 Linstead, above note 1 at 86. 28 10 & 11 Geo 6, c 44. 29 Linstead, above note 1 at 88. 30 Canada v Thouin, 2017 SCC 46 at para 1, [2017] 2 SCR 184. 31 RSC 1985, c I-21. 32 SC 1952–53, c 30, s 24(1) CCAR 15-2.indb 133 3/2/2020 3:50:31 PM 134 The C a nadia n Cl a ss Ac......
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5 cases
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Fazel v Singer (Wilson Laycraft), 2022 ABCA 259
...20-22, [2016] 1 SCR 402 (referring to anti-retrospective interpretation of the criminal law). See also Canada (Attorney General) v Thouin, 2017 SCC 46 at para 19, [2017] 2 SCR [42]           But neither of those situations is the same thing ......
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Barker v. Barker
...also override Crown immunity for breach of that obligation through clear and unequivocal language: Canada (Attorney General) v. Thouin, 2017 SCC 46, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 184, at para. [96]       Ontario also makes a narrower immunity argument. It points out that und......
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O'Leary v. Ragone
...produce an officer for that purpose. [43] That issue has been authoritatively resolved by the Supreme Court of Canada in Canada v Thouin [2017] 2 SCR 184, in which parties to a civil proceeding wished to examine a representative of the federal Crown as a third party. The Supreme Court in th......
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Barker v. Barker
...is immune from direct and vicarious liability for breach of fiduciary duties. They rely on Canada (Attorney General) v Thouin, [2017] 2 SCR 184, at para 1, for the proposition that, “to override this [Crown] immunity, which originated in the common law, requires clear and u......
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5 firm's commentaries
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 25, 2022 ' July 29, 2022)
...SCC 48, Dolmage v Ontario, 2010 ONSC 1726, M(K) v M(H), [1992] 3 SCR 6, Guerin v The Queen, [1984] 2 SCR 335, (Attorney General) v Thouin, 2017 SCC 46, Kenny v Lockwood, [1932] OR 141 (CA), McInerney v MacDonald, [1992] 2 SCR 138, R v Sheppard, 2002 SCC 26, Champoux v Jefremova, 2021 ONCA 9......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 29 ' April 2, 2021)
...ONSC 3983 , Leroux v. Ontario, 2020 ONSC 1994 , Rizzo & Rizzo Shoes Ltd. (Re), [1998] 1 SCR 27 , Canada (Attorney General) v. Thouin, 2017 SCC 46, Just v. British Columbia, [1989] 2 SCR 1228 , R. v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., 2011 SCC 42 , Sutherland Shire Council v. Heyman, [1985] H......
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Federal Court Of Appeal Eliminates Commissioner Of Competition's Public Interest' Class Privilege
...The Commissioner of Competition v. Vancouver Airport Authority, 2017 CACT 6 at para. 1. 2 See, e.g., Canada (Attorney General) v. Thouin, 2017 SCC 46 at paras. 16-17 (Crown immunity precludes the Commissioner being ordered to submit to third party discovery in civil proceedings) and Imperia......
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Who Owns That School? The Crown And The Validity Of Lien Claims
...submitted to the MLA are rejected on authority of the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Canada (Procureur général) c. Thouin, 2017 SCC 46, that it would take express language by a legislature to lift Crown immunity at common While the specific facts of Terra Services afford a logical co......
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7 books & journal articles
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Crown Immunity in Class Proceedings: The Injustice of Barring Institutional Historical Abuse Claims
...Governor in Council. 27 Linstead, above note 1 at 86. 28 10 & 11 Geo 6, c 44. 29 Linstead, above note 1 at 88. 30 Canada v Thouin, 2017 SCC 46 at para 1, [2017] 2 SCR 184. 31 RSC 1985, c I-21. 32 SC 1952–53, c 30, s 24(1) CCAR 15-2.indb 133 3/2/2020 3:50:31 PM 134 The C a nadia n Cl a ss Ac......
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Linking Societal Injustice and Legalization: Potential of Canadian Class Actions in Addressing International Human Rights Violations Committed By Canadian Corporations Abroad
...Governor in Council. 27 Linstead, above note 1 at 86. 28 10 & 11 Geo 6, c 44. 29 Linstead, above note 1 at 88. 30 Canada v Thouin, 2017 SCC 46 at para 1, [2017] 2 SCR 184. 31 RSC 1985, c I-21. 32 SC 1952–53, c 30, s 24(1) CCAR 15-2.indb 133 3/2/2020 3:50:31 PM 134 The C a nadia n Cl a ss Ac......
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Class Actions, Climate Change, and the Charter: Is Success Possible in Common Law Canada?
...Governor in Council. 27 Linstead, above note 1 at 86. 28 10 & 11 Geo 6, c 44. 29 Linstead, above note 1 at 88. 30 Canada v Thouin, 2017 SCC 46 at para 1, [2017] 2 SCR 184. 31 RSC 1985, c I-21. 32 SC 1952–53, c 30, s 24(1) CCAR 15-2.indb 133 3/2/2020 3:50:31 PM 134 The C a nadia n Cl a ss Ac......
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L’oratoire Saint-joseph Du Mont-royal v Jj and the Growing Complexity of Quebec’s Authorization Criteria
...Governor in Council. 27 Linstead, above note 1 at 86. 28 10 & 11 Geo 6, c 44. 29 Linstead, above note 1 at 88. 30 Canada v Thouin, 2017 SCC 46 at para 1, [2017] 2 SCR 184. 31 RSC 1985, c I-21. 32 SC 1952–53, c 30, s 24(1) CCAR 15-2.indb 133 3/2/2020 3:50:31 PM 134 The C a nadia n Cl a ss Ac......
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