Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner)
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Judge | Wagner, Richard; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Jamal, Mahmud; O’Bonsawin, Michelle |
| Citation | 2024 SCC 4 |
| Date | 02 February 2024 |
| Docket Number | 40078 |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
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Ontario (Attorney General) v Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner)
...Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, Canadian Association of Journalists and Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Interveners 2024 SCC 4 Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Jamal and O'Bonsawin JJ. DOCKET: 40078 SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Access to information — Ex......
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (JANUARY 26 – JANUARY 30)
...(Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2013 FC 431, Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4, Commission scolaire francophone des Territoires du Nord-Ouest v. Northwest Territories (Education, Culture and Employment), 2023 SCC 31, Sheps v.......
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Mackinnon v. Canada (Attorney General)
...non-federal characteristic of the Canadian Constitution”: Ontario (Attorney General) v Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4 [Ontario Privacy Commissioner] at para 28, citing Hogg & Wright at [200] The jurisprudence relied upon by the Applicants to evidence that res......
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Canadian Coalition For Firearm Rights v. Canada (Attorney General)
...673; John Doe v. Ontario (Finance), 2014 SCC 36 at para. 44; Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4 at paras. [37] Over time, the absolute protection from disclosure that Cabinet documents enjoyed showed signs of erosion, as courts came to r......
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Ontario (Attorney General) v Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner)
...Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, Canadian Association of Journalists and Aboriginal Peoples Television Network Interveners 2024 SCC 4 Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Jamal and O'Bonsawin JJ. DOCKET: 40078 SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Access to information — Ex......
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Mackinnon v. Canada (Attorney General)
...non-federal characteristic of the Canadian Constitution”: Ontario (Attorney General) v Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4 [Ontario Privacy Commissioner] at para 28, citing Hogg & Wright at [200] The jurisprudence relied upon by the Applicants to evidence that res......
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Canadian Coalition For Firearm Rights v. Canada (Attorney General)
...673; John Doe v. Ontario (Finance), 2014 SCC 36 at para. 44; Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4 at paras. [37] Over time, the absolute protection from disclosure that Cabinet documents enjoyed showed signs of erosion, as courts came to r......
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...and Immigration), 2023 SCC 21 at para. 36 (Mason); Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4 at para. [42] As stated in Mason at paragraph 36, these principles have remained good law following the Supreme Court of Canada decision in Canada (Min......
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (JANUARY 26 – JANUARY 30)
...(Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), 2013 FC 431, Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4, Commission scolaire francophone des Territoires du Nord-Ouest v. Northwest Territories (Education, Culture and Employment), 2023 SCC 31, Sheps v.......
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