R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15
Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (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 |
Docket Number | 37398 |
Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
Date | 19 April 2018 |
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R. v. Kirkpatrick, 2022 SCC 33
...v. Bedford, 2013 SCC 72, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 1101; Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 5, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 331; R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 342; Re Hansard Spruce Mills Ltd., [1954] 4 D.L.R. 590; R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19; R. v. Neves, 2005 MBCA 112, 201 Man. R. (2d) 4......
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Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique c. Canada (Emploi et Développement social),
...of stare decisis. I would like to comment on this rule, given the recent comments of the Supreme Court on this subject in R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15, [2018] 1 SCR 342 (Comeau) and the fact that I will refer to it later in these reasons. According to what is sometimes called vertical stare de......
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Colombie-Britannique (Procureur général) c. Alberta (Procureur général),
...133 (1998), 161 D.L.R. (4th) 385; Morguard Investments Ltd. v. De Savoye, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 1077, (1990), 76 D.L.R. (4th) 256; R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15, [2018] 1 342; Guimond v. Quebec (Attorney General), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 347, (1996), 138 D.L.R. (4th) 647; Mackin v. New Brunswick (Minister of......
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Francis v. Ontario, 2020 ONSC 1644
...of Health), 2012 FCA 308; Canada (Attorney General) v. Confédération des syndicats nationaux, 2014 SCC 49 at paras 24-25; R v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15 at para 26; R v. Chan, 2019 ONSC 783 at para. [38] Ernst v. Alberta Energy Regulator, 2017 SCC 1 at para. 22; Danson v. Ontario (Attorney Genera......
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R. v. Kirkpatrick, 2022 SCC 33
...v. Bedford, 2013 SCC 72, [2013] 3 S.C.R. 1101; Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 5, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 331; R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 342; Re Hansard Spruce Mills Ltd., [1954] 4 D.L.R. 590; R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19; R. v. Neves, 2005 MBCA 112, 201 Man. R. (2d) 4......
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Fédération des francophones de la Colombie-Britannique c. Canada (Emploi et Développement social),
...of stare decisis. I would like to comment on this rule, given the recent comments of the Supreme Court on this subject in R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15, [2018] 1 SCR 342 (Comeau) and the fact that I will refer to it later in these reasons. According to what is sometimes called vertical stare de......
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Colombie-Britannique (Procureur général) c. Alberta (Procureur général),
...133 (1998), 161 D.L.R. (4th) 385; Morguard Investments Ltd. v. De Savoye, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 1077, (1990), 76 D.L.R. (4th) 256; R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15, [2018] 1 342; Guimond v. Quebec (Attorney General), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 347, (1996), 138 D.L.R. (4th) 647; Mackin v. New Brunswick (Minister of......
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Francis v. Ontario, 2020 ONSC 1644
...of Health), 2012 FCA 308; Canada (Attorney General) v. Confédération des syndicats nationaux, 2014 SCC 49 at paras 24-25; R v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15 at para 26; R v. Chan, 2019 ONSC 783 at para. [38] Ernst v. Alberta Energy Regulator, 2017 SCC 1 at para. 22; Danson v. Ontario (Attorney Genera......
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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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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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R. v. Montour: A Drastic Shift In Indigenous Rights Jurisprudence
...thereof. 8. See Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford, 2013 SCC 72, Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 5 and R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15. The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific ......
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Beer, Bedford, And Beyond The Supreme Court Of Canada And The Limits Of Precedent In R. V. Comeau
...21 So it is with the Court's interpretation of s. 121 of the Constitution Act, 1867. For now, anyway. Case Information R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15 Docket: Date of Decision: April 19, 2018 Footnotes 1 R. v. Comeau, 2018 SCC 15 ["Comeau"]. 2 Gold Seal Ltd. v. Attorney-General for the Province......
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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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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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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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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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