John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v. Saskatchewan (Attorney General),
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Judge | Wagner, Richard; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas; Jamal, Mahmud; O’Bonsawin, Michelle; Moreau, Mary |
| Docket Number | 40608 |
| Date | 14 March 2025 |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Citation | 2025 SCC 6 |
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...82, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 809; Jones v. Cunningham, 371 U.S. 236 (1962); John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v. Saskatchewan (Attorney General), 2025 SCC 6; Moldovan v. Canada (Attorney General), 2012 ONSC 2682, 291 C.C.C. (3d) 123; Borowski v. Canada (Attorney General), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 342; Mori......
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...3 S.C.R. 838; Guindon v. Canada, 2015 SCC 41, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 3; John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v. Saskatchewan (Attorney General), 2025 SCC 6; Performance Industries Ltd. v. Sylvan Lake Golf & Tennis Club Ltd., 2002 SCC 19, [2002] 1 S.C.R. 678; St-Pierre v. Québec (Ministère de l'......
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...du Québec, Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Canadian Prison Law Association and West Coast Prison Justice Society Interveners 2025 SCC 6 Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O'Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. DOCKET: 40608 SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Constituti......
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Dorsey v Canada (Attorney General)
...82, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 809; Jones v. Cunningham, 371 U.S. 236 (1962); John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v. Saskatchewan (Attorney General), 2025 SCC 6; Moldovan v. Canada (Attorney General), 2012 ONSC 2682, 291 C.C.C. (3d) 123; Borowski v. Canada (Attorney General), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 342; Mori......
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Dorsey v. Canada (Attorney General)
...82, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 809; Jones v. Cunningham, 371 U.S. 236 (1962); John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v. Saskatchewan (Attorney General), 2025 SCC 6; Moldovan v. Canada (Attorney General), 2012 ONSC 2682, 291 C.C.C. (3d) 123; Borowski v. Canada (Attorney General), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 342; Mori......
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Piekut v Canada (National Revenue)
...3 S.C.R. 838; Guindon v. Canada, 2015 SCC 41, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 3; John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v. Saskatchewan (Attorney General), 2025 SCC 6; Performance Industries Ltd. v. Sylvan Lake Golf & Tennis Club Ltd., 2002 SCC 19, [2002] 1 S.C.R. 678; St-Pierre v. Québec (Ministère de l'......
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John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v Saskatchewan (Attorney General)
...du Québec, Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Canadian Prison Law Association and West Coast Prison Justice Society Interveners 2025 SCC 6 Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O'Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. DOCKET: 40608 SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Constituti......
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Dorsey v Canada (Attorney General)
...82, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 809; Jones v. Cunningham, 371 U.S. 236 (1962); John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v. Saskatchewan (Attorney General), 2025 SCC 6; Moldovan v. Canada (Attorney General), 2012 ONSC 2682, 291 C.C.C. (3d) 123; Borowski v. Canada (Attorney General), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 342; Mori......
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4 firm's commentaries
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 16-20, 2025)
...(3d) 161 (C.A.), Canada (Attorney General) v. Power, 2024 SCC 26, John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v. Saskatchewan (Attorney General), 2025 SCC 6, Toronto Standard Condominium Corporation No. 1628 v. Toronto Standard Condominium Corporation No. 1636, 2020 ONCA 612, Stubart Investments Lt......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 23-27, 2025)
...British Columbia (Attorney General), Page: 81 [1993] 3 S.C.R. 519, John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v. Saskatchewan (Attorney General), 2025 SCC 6, R. v. Smith, 2015 SCC 34, L.M. v. Peel Children's Aid Society, 2019 ONCA 841, D'Costa v. Mortakis (2000), 47 O.R. (3d) 417, Frank v. Canada ......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (March 24 ' 28, 2025)
...[1992] 2 S.C.R. 1065, R. v. Wigglesworth, [1987] 2 S.C.R. 541, John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v. Saskatchewan (Attorney General), 2025 SCC 6, Carey v. Laiken, 2015 SCC 17, Bassett v. Magee, 2015 BCCA 422, Fischer v. Milo (2007), 44 R.F.L. (6th) 134, Centre commercial Les Rivières ltée ......
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...at the Supreme Court of Canada: see SCC File Number: 41132. 8 See John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v Saskatchewan (Attorney General), 2025 SCC 6, at paras. 9 For a consideration of this issue with respect to habeas corpus, see, e.g., Baroud v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship & Immigratio......