Denis v. Côté, 2019 SCC 44

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah
Citation2019 SCC 44
Date27 September 2019
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Docket Number38114
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25 practice notes
  • Canada (Transportation Safety Board) v. Carroll‑Byrne, 2022 SCC 48
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 25, 2022
    ... 2002 SCC 57 , [2002] 3 S.C.R. 3 ; Globe and Mail v. Canada (Attorney General), 2010 SCC 41 , [2010] 2 S.C.R. 592 ; Denis v. Côté, 2019 SCC 44, [2019] 3 S.C.R. 482 ; Carey v. Ontario, [1986] 2 S.C.R. 637 ; M. (A.) v. Ryan, [1997] 1 S.C.R. 157 . By Côté J. (dissenting) Ruby v. Canada (......
  • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation v Named Person,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 7, 2024
    ...MacIntyre, [1982] 1 S.C.R. 175; Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 SCC 2, [2011] 1 S.C.R. 19; Denis v. Côté, 2019 SCC 44, [2019] 3 S.C.R. 482; Khuja v. Times Newspapers Ltd., [2017] UKSC 49, [2019] A.C. 161; Scott v. Scott, [1913] A.C. 417; R. v. Brassington, 201......
  • Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Named Person, 2024 SCC 21
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 7, 2024
    ...MacIntyre, [1982] 1 S.C.R. 175; Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 SCC 2, [2011] 1 S.C.R. 19; Denis v. Côté, 2019 SCC 44, [2019] 3 S.C.R. 482; Khuja v. Times Newspapers Ltd., [2017] UKSC 49, [2019] A.C. 161; Scott v. Scott, [1913] A.C. 417; R. v. Brassington, 201......
  • Witness Competence, Compellability and Privilege
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Witness Preparation, Presentation and Assessment Part I
    • May 3, 2023
    ...recognized that a claim 104 Journalistic Sources Protection Act , SC 2017, c 22. 105 Canada Evidence Act , s 39.1. 106 Denis v Côté , 2019 SCC 44 at para 28. 107 Canada Evidence Act , s 39.1(9). 108 Canada Evidence Act , s 39.1(7)(a). 109 Canada Evidence Act , s 39.1(1). 110 Denis v Côté , ......
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  • Canada (Transportation Safety Board) v. Carroll‑Byrne, 2022 SCC 48
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 25, 2022
    ... 2002 SCC 57 , [2002] 3 S.C.R. 3 ; Globe and Mail v. Canada (Attorney General), 2010 SCC 41 , [2010] 2 S.C.R. 592 ; Denis v. Côté, 2019 SCC 44, [2019] 3 S.C.R. 482 ; Carey v. Ontario, [1986] 2 S.C.R. 637 ; M. (A.) v. Ryan, [1997] 1 S.C.R. 157 . By Côté J. (dissenting) Ruby v. Canada (......
  • Canadian Broadcasting Corporation v Named Person,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 7, 2024
    ...MacIntyre, [1982] 1 S.C.R. 175; Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 SCC 2, [2011] 1 S.C.R. 19; Denis v. Côté, 2019 SCC 44, [2019] 3 S.C.R. 482; Khuja v. Times Newspapers Ltd., [2017] UKSC 49, [2019] A.C. 161; Scott v. Scott, [1913] A.C. 417; R. v. Brassington, 201......
  • Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Named Person, 2024 SCC 21
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • June 7, 2024
    ...MacIntyre, [1982] 1 S.C.R. 175; Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 SCC 2, [2011] 1 S.C.R. 19; Denis v. Côté, 2019 SCC 44, [2019] 3 S.C.R. 482; Khuja v. Times Newspapers Ltd., [2017] UKSC 49, [2019] A.C. 161; Scott v. Scott, [1913] A.C. 417; R. v. Brassington, 201......
  • R. v. Moazami, 2020 BCCA 61
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • February 19, 2020
    ...in a number of cases. I note that has generally been as part of a joint intervention: see R. v. Barton, 2019 SCC 33; Denis v. Côté, 2019 SCC 44; Canada (Information Commissioner) v. Canada (Minister of National Defence), 2011 SCC 25, [2011] 2 S.C.R. [35] The Crown submits that the media app......
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10 books & journal articles
  • Witness Competence, Compellability and Privilege
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Witness Preparation, Presentation and Assessment Part I
    • May 3, 2023
    ...recognized that a claim 104 Journalistic Sources Protection Act , SC 2017, c 22. 105 Canada Evidence Act , s 39.1. 106 Denis v Côté , 2019 SCC 44 at para 28. 107 Canada Evidence Act , s 39.1(9). 108 Canada Evidence Act , s 39.1(7)(a). 109 Canada Evidence Act , s 39.1(1). 110 Denis v Côté , ......
  • Search and Seizure
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Criminal Procedure. Fourth Edition
    • June 23, 2020
    ...identifies or is likely to [identify] a 577 See the discussion of the Journalistic Sources Protection Act amendments in Denis v Côté , 2019 SCC 44. That Act also added provisions dealing with subpoenas issued to journalists to the Canada Evidence Act , RSC 1985, c C5: see s 39.1. It is thos......
  • Privileges, Protections, and Immunities
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Law of Evidence. Eighth Edition
    • June 25, 2020
    ...(ii) freedom of the press, and (iii) the impact of disclosure on the journalistic source and the journalist. 256 Denis v Côté , 2019 SCC 44 at para 31 [ Denis ], citing National Post , above note 2 and Globe and Mail , above note 254. 257 Canada Evidence Act , above note 220, s 39.1. Sectio......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Criminal Procedure. Fourth Edition
    • June 23, 2020
    ...397 Demers c R, 2018 QCCA 617 ...............................................................................441 Denis v Côté, 2019 SCC 44 ................................................................................. 199 Descôteaux et al v Mierzwinski, [1982] 1 SCR 860, 70 CCC (2d) 385,......
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