Denis v. Côté
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Judge | Wagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah |
| Citation | 2019 SCC 44 |
| Docket Number | 38114 |
| Date | 27 September 2019 |
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27 practice notes
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Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Named Person
...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......
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Canada (Transportation Safety Board) v. Carroll‑Byrne
... 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 (......
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Privileges, Protections, and Immunities
...(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......
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Table of cases
...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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13 cases
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Canada (Transportation Safety Board) v. Carroll‑Byrne
... 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 (......
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R. v. Cope
...Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 SCC 2, [2011] 1 S.C.R. 19 (“C.B.C. v. Canada”), at para. 28; Denis v. Côté, 2019 SCC 44, [2019] 3 S.C.R. 482, at para. 45; Menétrey, at pp. [30] Bailey and Burkell eloquently describe some of the important functions of open and ......
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Chang v. HMK
...information. The Supreme Court of Canada has recognized the important public function played by confidential sources: Denis v. Côté, 2019 SCC 44, [2019] 3 S.C.R. 482, at paras. 45-47; R. v. National Post, 2010 SCC 16, [2010] 1 S.C.R. 477, at para. [55] &nb......
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R. v. Moazami
...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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4 firm's commentaries
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The Supreme Court Of Canada Upholds Statutory Protections For Journalistic Sources
...for the media in conducting their investigative work that remains of central importance to Canadian democracy. [1] Denis v Côté, 2019 SCC 44 [Denis v [2] Journalistic Sources Protection Act, SC 2017, c 22 [3] S 488.01 of the Criminal Code was amended by the JSPA and applied to warrants issu......
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The Supreme Court Of Canada Upholds Statutory Protections For Journalistic Sources
...for the media in conducting their investigative work that remains of central importance to Canadian democracy. Footnotes 1 Denis v Côté, 2019 SCC 44 Denis v Côté. 2 Journalistic Sources Protection Act, SC 2017, c 22 3 S 488.01 of the Criminal Code was amended by the JSPA and applied to warr......
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Significant New Statutory Protections For Journalistic Sources Affirmed By The Supreme Court Of Canada
...Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has given effect to important new protections for journalistic source information in Denis v. Côté, 2019 SCC 44, its first case interpreting the Journalistic Sources Protection Act (JSPA). Enacted in 2017, the JSPA amended the Criminal Code and the Canada Evide......
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A New Era In Journalist Source Protection: The Supreme Court Of Canada Clarifies Section 39.1 Of The Canada Evidence Act
...New Era in Journalist Source Protection: The Supreme Court of Canada Clarifies section 39.1 of the Canada Evidence Act Denis v Côté, 2019 SCC 44, is the first instance in which the Supreme Court of Canada has interpreted the provisions of the federal "press shield law" delivered by the Jour......
10 books & journal articles
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Privileges, Protections, and Immunities
...(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......
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Table of cases
...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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Table of cases
...Co (1983), 43 OR (2d) 33 (HCJ) .................................................................................... 189 Denis v Côté, 2019 SCC 44 ....................................................................350, 351–53 Dersch v Canada (AG), [1990] 2 SCR 1505................................
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Table of Cases
...58 Delorme , R v , 2005 NWTSC 34 ................................................. 58 Denis v Côté , 2019 SCC 44 ...................................................... 60 Deol , R v , 2017 ONCA 221 .................................................... 248 Dexter , R v , 2013 ONCA 744 .............
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