R. v. Basque

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas; Jamal, Mahmud; O’Bonsawin, Michelle
Citation2023 SCC 18
Date30 June 2023
Docket Number39997

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37 practice notes
  • R. v. Wolfe
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 18, 2024
    ...La Presse inc. v. Quebec, 2023 SCC 22; R. v. Summers, 2014 SCC 26, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 575; R. v. T. (V.), [1992] 1 S.C.R. 749; R. v. Basque, 2023 SCC 18; R. v. Quesnelle, 2014 SCC 46, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 390; ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. v. Alberta (Energy and Utilities Board), 2006 SCC 4, [2006] 1......
  • R. v. Bharwani, 2025 SCC 26
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 25, 2025
    ...v. Nettleton, 2023 ONSC 3390; R. v. Hason, 2024 ONCA 369, 171 O.R. (3d) 225; referred to: R. v. Swain, [1991] 1 S.C.R. 933; R. v. Basque, 2023 SCC 18; R. v. Pritchard (1836), 7 C. & P. 303, 173 E.R. 135; Reference Re Regina v. Gorecki (No. 1) (1976), 14 O.R. (2d) 212; R. v. Roberts......
  • Kosicki v. Toronto (City), 2025 SCC 28
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • September 19, 2025
    ...Distinguished: R. v. Basque, 2023 SCC 18; considered: Oro-Medonte (Township) v. Warkentin, 2013 ONSC 1416 , 30 R.P.R. (5th) 44 ; Nelson (City) v. Mowatt, 2017 SCC 8 , [2017] 1 S.C.R. 138 ; R. v. McCormick (1859), 18 U.C.Q.B. 131; Prescott & Russell (United Counties) v. Waugh (2004)......
  • R. v. Wilson, 2025 SCC 32
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 24, 2025
    ...Inc. v. Federation of Canadian Municipalities, 2025 SCC 15 ; R. v. D.L.W., 2016 SCC 22 , [2016] 1 S.C.R. 402 ; R. v. Basque, 2023 SCC 18; Celgene Corp. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 SCC 1 , [2011] 1 S.C.R. 3 ; Fleming v. Ontario, 2019 SCC 45 , [2019] 3 S.C.R. 519 ; R. v. Golden,......
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  • R. v. Wolfe
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 18, 2024
    ...La Presse inc. v. Quebec, 2023 SCC 22; R. v. Summers, 2014 SCC 26, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 575; R. v. T. (V.), [1992] 1 S.C.R. 749; R. v. Basque, 2023 SCC 18; R. v. Quesnelle, 2014 SCC 46, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 390; ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd. v. Alberta (Energy and Utilities Board), 2006 SCC 4, [2006] 1......
  • R. v. Bharwani, 2025 SCC 26
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • July 25, 2025
    ...v. Nettleton, 2023 ONSC 3390; R. v. Hason, 2024 ONCA 369, 171 O.R. (3d) 225; referred to: R. v. Swain, [1991] 1 S.C.R. 933; R. v. Basque, 2023 SCC 18; R. v. Pritchard (1836), 7 C. & P. 303, 173 E.R. 135; Reference Re Regina v. Gorecki (No. 1) (1976), 14 O.R. (2d) 212; R. v. Roberts......
  • Kosicki v. Toronto (City), 2025 SCC 28
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • September 19, 2025
    ...Distinguished: R. v. Basque, 2023 SCC 18; considered: Oro-Medonte (Township) v. Warkentin, 2013 ONSC 1416 , 30 R.P.R. (5th) 44 ; Nelson (City) v. Mowatt, 2017 SCC 8 , [2017] 1 S.C.R. 138 ; R. v. McCormick (1859), 18 U.C.Q.B. 131; Prescott & Russell (United Counties) v. Waugh (2004)......
  • R. v. Wilson, 2025 SCC 32
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 24, 2025
    ...Inc. v. Federation of Canadian Municipalities, 2025 SCC 15 ; R. v. D.L.W., 2016 SCC 22 , [2016] 1 S.C.R. 402 ; R. v. Basque, 2023 SCC 18; Celgene Corp. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2011 SCC 1 , [2011] 1 S.C.R. 3 ; Fleming v. Ontario, 2019 SCC 45 , [2019] 3 S.C.R. 519 ; R. v. Golden,......
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  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Sentencing: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...518 Barua , R v , 2014 ONCA 34 ............................................................ 527 Basque , R v , 2023 SCC 18 ............................................................. 309 Bassendon , R v (1989), 23 QAC 306 ...................................................... 64 Batisse ,......
  • Ancillary Orders
    • Canada
    • Criminal Law Series Sentencing: Principles and Practice, 2nd Edition
    • May 3, 2024
    ...No 54 (QL) (CA) ; R v Peebles, 2013 MBQB 234 at para 23. 124 Criminal Code, s 320.24(5.1). 125 Criminal Code, s 320.24(9). 126 R v Basque, 2023 SCC 18 at para 12. 127 Ibid . 128 Ibid at para 3. Copyright © 2024 Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. 310 Sentencing: Principles a......