R. v. Comeau
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Judge | McLachlin, Beverley; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm |
| Citation | 2018 SCC 15 |
| Date | 19 April 2018 |
| Docket Number | 37398 |
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129 practice notes
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R. v. Singer
...2010 SCC 35, [2010] 2 S.C.R. 310; R. v. Orbanski, 2005 SCC 37, [2005] 2 S.C.R. 3; R. v. Yeh, 2009 SKCA 112, 337 Sask. R. 1; R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 342; Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 5, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 331; Canada (Attorney General) v. Power, 2024 SCC 26; ......
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Law Society of British Columbia v. Trinity Western University
...559; Reference re Secession of Quebec, [1998] 2 S.C.R. 217; Reference re Senate Reform, 2014 SCC 32, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 704; R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15; RJR‑MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), [1995] 3 S.C.R. 199; R. v. Morales, [1992] 3 S.C.R. 711; R. v. Zundel, [1992] 2 S.C.R. 731; R......
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Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act
...re Secession of Quebec, [1998] 2 S.C.R. 217 ; Canadian Western Bank v. Alberta, 2007 SCC 22 , [2007] 2 S.C.R. 3 ; R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 342 ; Reference re Remuneration of Judges of the Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 3 ; Reference re Genet......
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Newfoundland and Labrador (Attorney General) v. Uashaunnuat (Innu of Uashat and of Mani‑Utenam)
...3 S.C.R. 101; Reference re Secession of Quebec, [1998] 2 S.C.R. 217; Caron v. Alberta, 2015 SCC 56, [2015] 3 S.C.R. 511; R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 342; 1068754 Alberta Ltd. v. Québec (Agence du revenu), 2019 SCC 37; Unifund Assurance Co. v. Insurance Corp. of British Columb......
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Ontario (Attorney General) v. G
...[1987] 1 S.C.R. 1045; Re B.C. Motor Vehicle Act, [1985] 2 S.C.R. 486; R. v. Ferguson, 2008 SCC 6, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 96; R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 342; Koo Sze Yiu v. Chief Executive of the HKSAR, [2006] 3 H.K.L.R.D. 455; Air Canada v. British Columbia, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 1161; R......
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Taylor v. Newfoundland and Labrador
...Fastfrate Inc. v. Western Canada Council of Teamsters, 2009 SCC 53; Canadian Western Bank v. Alberta, 2007 SCC 22; R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15; Ontario (Attorney General) v. Winner, 1954 CarswellNB 40, [1954] 2 W.L.R. 418 (P.C.); Union Colliery Co. of British Columbia v. Bryden, 1899 Carswell......
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Reference re Code of Civil Procedure (Que.), art. 35
..., [2014] 1 S.C.R. 433 ; R. v. Big M Drug Mart Ltd., [1985] 1 S.C.R. 295 ; Hunter v. Southam Inc., [1984] 2 S.C.R. 145 ; R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 342 ; Windsor (City) v. Canadian Transit Co., 2016 SCC 54 , [2016] 2 S.C.R. 617 ; Attorney General of Canada v. Law Societ......
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R. v. Albashir
...Ltd., [1985] 1 S.C.R. 295; Doucet‑Boudreau v. Nova Scotia (Minister of Education), 2003 SCC 62, [2003] 3 S.C.R. 3; R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 342; Reference re Remuneration of Judges of the Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 3; Reference re Sece......
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24 firm's commentaries
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (February 2 ' 6, 2026)
...General) v. Bedford, 2013 SCC 72, Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 5, Barendregt v. Grebliunas, 2022 SCC 22, R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15 Facts: The appellants brought an Application seeking public funding for Jewish day schools from the Ontario government. Ontario moved to strike......
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (FEBRUARY 2 – FEBRUARY 6)
...General) v. Bedford, 2013 SCC 72, Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 5, Barendregt v. Grebliunas, 2022 SCC 22, R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15 facts: The appellants brought an Application seeking public funding for Jewish day schools from the Ontario government. Ontario moved to strike......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 23-27, 2025)
...Jackson v. Canada (Attorney General) (2006), 215 O.A.C. 96 (C.A.), Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford, 2012 ONCA 186, R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15, Duggan v. Durham Region Non-Profit Housing Corporation, 2020 ONCA 788, R. v. Kirkpatrick, 2022 SCC 33, Canada v. Craig, 2012 SCC 43, Canada (Can......
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Alberta's Bill C-12: A Perfectly Constitutional Answer To BC's Trans Mountain Intransigence?
...1 Bill C-12, Preserving Canada's Economic Prosperity Act, 4th Sess, 29th Leg, Alberta, 2018 (first reading 16 April 2018). 2 R v Comeau, 2018 SCC 15 at para 3 See Nigel Bankes, "A Bill to Restrict the Interprovincial Movement of Hydrocarbons: a.k.a Preserving Canada's Economic Prosperity [A......
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Table of Cases
...21, 57, 62 Collins, R v, 1999 CanLII 13905, 133 CCC ( 3d) 8 (Nld CA) ....................... 129 Comeau, R v, 2018 SCC 15 .................................................. 204 Commodore Business Machines Ltd v Canada (Director of Investigation & Research), 1988 CanLII 4834, 63 OR (2d) 737 ......
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Declarations of Invalidity: Section 52(1)
...the earlier case if it so chooses. 44 2013 SCC 72 at para 42, McLachlin C J. 45 Supra note 27. 46 Ibid at para 44. 47 R v Comeau , 2018 SCC 15 at para 31 (emphasis in original). 48 Ibid at paras 30-34. 49 Supra note 44, at paras 42-45. 50 R v Henry , 2005 SCC 76 at para 53, Binnie J. © 2023......
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Table cases
...97–99 R v Bryan, 2007 SCC 12, [2007] 1 SCR 527 ......................................409, 519, 712–13, 721–22 R v Comeau, 2018 SCC 15, [2018] 1 SCR 342........................................................... 310, 478 R v Del Mastro, 2017 ONCA 711 ...............................................
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THE SUPER PANEL DOCTRINE.
...the Law?" (2009) 9:1 OUCLJ 1 at 9-13. (2) See e.g. Canada (AG) v Bedford, 2013 SCC 72; Carter v Canada (AG), 2015 SCC 5; R v Comeau, 2018 SCC 15. (3) In this article, an unqualified reference to stare decisis should be read as referring exclusively to the horizontal (4) See Neil Duxbury, Th......
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