Denis v. Côté

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah
Citation2019 SCC 44
Docket Number38114
Date27 September 2019

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24 practice notes
  • Canada (Transportation Safety Board) v. Carroll‑Byrne
    • 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 (......
  • 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,......
  • 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
    • Criminal Law Series Witness Preparation, Presentation and Assessment Part III
    • May 3, 2023
    ...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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  • Canada (Transportation Safety Board) v. Carroll‑Byrne
    • 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 (......
  • R. v. Moazami
    • 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......
  • Reference re Subsection 18.3(1) of the Federal Courts Act
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • July 8, 2021
    ...PIPEDA protects freedom of the press – the freedom of the press recently described by the Supreme Court in Denis v Côté, 2019 SCC 44. Parliament clearly did not intend to exempt Google by enacting paragraph 4(2)(c) of PIPEDA. CIPPIC also relies on the test for journalism fo......
  • Anglin v Alberta (Chief Electoral Officer)
    • Canada
    • Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta (Canada)
    • March 23, 2020
    ...agree and I find that the implication of this statutory provision, pursuant to Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v Vavilov, 2019 SCC 44 at paras 17, 36-47, 49-52, is that the applicable standard of review is the appellate standard established in Housen v Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC ......
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  • 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,......
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Witness Preparation, Presentation and Assessment Part III
    • May 3, 2023
    ...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 .............
  • 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
    • Criminal Law Series Search and Seizure
    • May 3, 2021
    ...69 Della Penna , R v , 2006 BCPC 610 .............................................................. 599 Denis v Côté , 2019 SCC 44 ................................................................. 478-79 © [2021] Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. Table of Cases 699 Depace ......
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