R. v. Edwards,

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Rowe, Malcolm; Kasirer, Nicholas; Jamal, Mahmud; O’Bonsawin, Michelle
Docket Number39820, 39822, 40046, 40065, 40103
Date26 April 2024
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Citation2024 SCC 15

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    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 14, 2025
    ...R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19, [2022] 1 S.C.R. 460; R. v. Chaulk, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 1303; R. v. Bernard, [1988] 2 S.C.R. 833; R. v. Edwards, 2024 SCC 15; Canada (Attorney General) v. Power, 2024 SCC 26; Clark v. Canadian National Railway Co., [1988] 2 S.C.R. 680; R. v. Beaulac, [1999] 1 S.C.R. ......
  • Wesley v Alberta,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • August 23, 2024
    ...defences in Aboriginal rights claims, but such recommendations do not necessarily reflect constitutional or legal standards: R. v Edwards, 2024 SCC 15 at paras. 73-77, 492 DLR (4th) 1. In response to this unicentric approach, the Attorney General of Canada has developed and published a Dire......
  • R v Edwards,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 26, 2024
    ...and His Majesty The King Respondent and Canadian Civil Liberties Association and British Columbia Civil Liberties Association Interveners 2024 SCC 15 Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Kasirer, Jamal and O'Bonsawin JJ. DOCKETS: 39820, 39822, 40046, 40065, 40103 SUPREME COURT......
  • Saskatchewan (Minister of Education) v UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • August 11, 2025
    ...has recognized these important institutional differences between legislatures and the judiciary. (Emphasis added) See also R v Edwards, 2024 SCC 15 at para 80, per Kasirer J. for the 257 In Vriend, Iacobucci J. (for himself and Cory J.) wrote: [136] Because the courts are independent from t......
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  • Wesley v Alberta,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • August 23, 2024
    ...defences in Aboriginal rights claims, but such recommendations do not necessarily reflect constitutional or legal standards: R. v Edwards, 2024 SCC 15 at paras. 73-77, 492 DLR (4th) 1. In response to this unicentric approach, the Attorney General of Canada has developed and published a Dire......
  • R v Edwards,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • April 26, 2024
    ...and His Majesty The King Respondent and Canadian Civil Liberties Association and British Columbia Civil Liberties Association Interveners 2024 SCC 15 Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Kasirer, Jamal and O'Bonsawin JJ. DOCKETS: 39820, 39822, 40046, 40065, 40103 SUPREME COURT......
  • Saskatchewan (Minister of Education) v UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Saskatchewan)
    • August 11, 2025
    ...has recognized these important institutional differences between legislatures and the judiciary. (Emphasis added) See also R v Edwards, 2024 SCC 15 at para 80, per Kasirer J. for the 257 In Vriend, Iacobucci J. (for himself and Cory J.) wrote: [136] Because the courts are independent from t......
  • John Howard Society of Saskatchewan v. Saskatchewan (Attorney General), 2025 SCC 6
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 14, 2025
    ...R. v. Sullivan, 2022 SCC 19, [2022] 1 S.C.R. 460; R. v. Chaulk, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 1303; R. v. Bernard, [1988] 2 S.C.R. 833; R. v. Edwards, 2024 SCC 15; Canada (Attorney General) v. Power, 2024 SCC 26; Clark v. Canadian National Railway Co., [1988] 2 S.C.R. 680; R. v. Beaulac, [1999] 1 S.C.R. ......
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