R. v. Bissonnette, 2022 SCC 23
Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
Judge | Wagner, Richard; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas; Jamal, Mahmud |
Citation | 2022 SCC 23 |
Docket Number | 39544 |
Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
Date | 27 May 2022 |
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116 practice notes
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R. v. Bertrand Marchand,
...1 S.C.R. 61 ; R. v. R.A.R., 2000 SCC 8 , [2000] 1 S.C.R. 163 ; R. v. Anderson, 2014 SCC 41 , [2014] 2 S.C.R. 167 ; R. v. Bissonnette, 2022 SCC 23; R. v. Nur, 2015 SCC 15 , [2015] 1 S.C.R. 773 ; R. v. Smith, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 1045 ; R. v. Faroughi, 2020 ONSC 780 ; R. v. Koenig, 2019 B......
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R. v. Hilbach,
...101 , 220 O.A.C. 207 ; R. v. Johnas (1982), 41 A.R. 183 ; R. v. Hills, 2020 ABCA 263 , 9 Alta. L.R. (7th) 226 ; R. v. Bissonnette, 2022 SCC 23; R. v. Boudreault, 2018 SCC 58 , [2018] 3 S.C.R. 599 ; R. v. Nasogaluak, 2010 SCC 6 , [2010] 1 S.C.R. 206 ; R. v. Friesen, 2020 SCC 9 , [2......
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R. v. Hills,
...punishment under s. 12. Cases Cited By Martin J. Applied: R. v. Nur, 2015 SCC 15 , [2015] 1 S.C.R. 773 ; considered: R. v. Bissonnette, 2022 SCC 23; R. v. Boudreault, 2018 SCC 58 , [2018] 3 S.C.R. 599 ; R. v. Goltz, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 485 ; R. v. Lloyd, 2016 SCC 13 , [2016] 1 S.C.R. 130......
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R. v. Kahsai,
...Referred to: Ontario v. Criminal Lawyers’ Association of Ontario, 2013 SCC 43, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 3; R. v. Bissonnette, 2022 SCC 23; R. v. Hart, 2014 SCC 52, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 544; R. v. Seaboyer, [1991] 2 S.C.R. 577; R. v. Khelawon, 2006 SCC 57, [2006] 2 S.C.R. 787; R. v. Mills, [1999] 3......
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R. v. Bertrand Marchand,
...1 S.C.R. 61 ; R. v. R.A.R., 2000 SCC 8 , [2000] 1 S.C.R. 163 ; R. v. Anderson, 2014 SCC 41 , [2014] 2 S.C.R. 167 ; R. v. Bissonnette, 2022 SCC 23; R. v. Nur, 2015 SCC 15 , [2015] 1 S.C.R. 773 ; R. v. Smith, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 1045 ; R. v. Faroughi, 2020 ONSC 780 ; R. v. Koenig, 2019 B......
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R. v. Hilbach,
...101 , 220 O.A.C. 207 ; R. v. Johnas (1982), 41 A.R. 183 ; R. v. Hills, 2020 ABCA 263 , 9 Alta. L.R. (7th) 226 ; R. v. Bissonnette, 2022 SCC 23; R. v. Boudreault, 2018 SCC 58 , [2018] 3 S.C.R. 599 ; R. v. Nasogaluak, 2010 SCC 6 , [2010] 1 S.C.R. 206 ; R. v. Friesen, 2020 SCC 9 , [2......
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R. v. Hills,
...punishment under s. 12. Cases Cited By Martin J. Applied: R. v. Nur, 2015 SCC 15 , [2015] 1 S.C.R. 773 ; considered: R. v. Bissonnette, 2022 SCC 23; R. v. Boudreault, 2018 SCC 58 , [2018] 3 S.C.R. 599 ; R. v. Goltz, [1991] 3 S.C.R. 485 ; R. v. Lloyd, 2016 SCC 13 , [2016] 1 S.C.R. 130......
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R. v. Kahsai,
...Referred to: Ontario v. Criminal Lawyers’ Association of Ontario, 2013 SCC 43, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 3; R. v. Bissonnette, 2022 SCC 23; R. v. Hart, 2014 SCC 52, [2014] 2 S.C.R. 544; R. v. Seaboyer, [1991] 2 S.C.R. 577; R. v. Khelawon, 2006 SCC 57, [2006] 2 S.C.R. 787; R. v. Mills, [1999] 3......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (October 17 ' 21, 2022)
...2017 SCC 17, Kopaniak v. MacLellan (2002), 159 O.A.C. 37 (C.A.), DM v. WS, 2019 ABCA 422, R. v. Hassan, 2017 ONCA 1008, R. v. Bissonnette, 2022 SCC 23, Master Linda S. Abrams et al., Halsbury's Laws of Canada, "Civil Procedure", (Toronto: LexisNexis Canada, 2021 Reissue) 402 Mulock Investme......
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Supreme Court of Canada declares all LWOP sentences unconstitutional as "degrading in nature and thus intrinsically incompatible with human dignity"
...society founded on the rule of law, must be exercised in a manner consistent with the Constitution.” The full ruling in R. v. Bissonnette, 2022 SCC 23 (Canada May 27, 2022), is available here. Here is just one of many notable passages: The objectives of denunciation and deterrence are not b......
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Take Two: Canada's Second Court-Approved Remediation Agreement
...penalty since no victim surcharge is possible for 2 of the 3 charged offences. 4. R v UEFTI, 2022 QCCS 4401, para 42. 5. R v Bissonnette, 2022 SCC 23, para 6. R v Anthony-Cook, 2016 SCC 43, paras 5 and 32. The foregoing provides only an overview and does not constitute legal advice. Readers......
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Breaking Down The Bench: Analyzing The Supreme Court Of Canada's 2022 Year-in-Review Report
...that an award of advance costs is rare, but necessary in some cases to ensure that public interest claims are heard. R v. Bissonnette, 2022 SCC 23 In a unanimous decision, the SCC in Bissonnette declared section 745.51 of the Criminal Code unconstitutional. Section 745.51 allowed for back-t......
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Table of Cases
...362 R v Bernard 2003 NBCA 55 ........................................................................................ 214 R v Bissonnette, 2022 SCC 23 ..................................................................................... 441 R v Blackmore [sub nom R v Oler], 2017 BCSC 192 ........
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Table of cases
...1474 ........... 118 R v Biniaris, [2000] 1 SCR 381, 143 CCC (3d) 1 ................................................457 R v Bisonnette, 2022 SCC 23 .............................................................................. 536 R v Black, [1970] 4 CCC 251, 10 CRNS 17 (BCCA) ...................
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Charter Considerations
...58 at para 39. Canadian Civil Liberties Association v Canada , 2019 ONCA 243 at para 84 [ Civil Liberties Association ]; R v Bissonnette , 2022 SCC 23 at para 57; R v Hills , 2023 SCC 2 at para 31. Copyright © 2024 Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. 246 Sentencing: Principl......
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Sentencing Charts
...amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.51 In that case, the Supreme Court 48 Criminal Code , s 235(1). 49 Criminal Code , s 745(a). 50 2022 SCC 23. 51 Further reference may be made to Chapter 7, Charter Considerations. Copyright © 2024 Emond Montgomery Publications. All Rights Reserved. C......
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