R. v. Henry, 2005 SCC 76
Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
Judge | McLachlin, Beverley; Major, John C.; Bastarache, Michel; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; LeBel, Louis; Deschamps, Marie; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Charron, Louise |
Citation | 2005 SCC 76,[2005] 3 SCR 609,136 CRR (2d) 121,EYB 2005-98899,49 BCLR (4th) 1,JE 2006-62,[2006] BCWLD 87,342 NR 259,260 DLR (4th) 411,[2006] 4 WWR 605,202 CCC (3d) 449,[2005] ACS no 76,33 CR (6th) 215,376 AR 1,219 BCAC 1,[2005] CarswellBC 2972,67 WCB (2d) 809,360 WAC 1,[2005] SCJ No 76 (QL) |
Date | 15 December 2005 |
Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
Docket Number | 29952, 29953 |
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259 practice notes
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Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie‑Britannique v. British Columbia, 2020 SCC 13
...2016 SCC 27, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 631; Ontario (Attorney General) v. Fraser, 2011 SCC 20, [2011] 2 S.C.R. 3; R. v. Henry, 2005 SCC 76, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609; Reference re Public Schools Act (Man.), s. 79(3), (4) and (7), [1993] 1 S.C.R. 839; R. v. Beaulac, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 768; Solski (Tutor of) v.......
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R. v. Nur (H.), (2015) 332 O.A.C. 208 (SCC)
...(Attorney General), [2013] 3 S.C.R. 1101; 452 N.R. 1; 312 O.A.C. 53; 2013 SCC 72, refd to. [para. 59]. R. v. Henry (D.B.) et al., [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609; 342 N.R. 259; 376 A.R. 1; 360 W.A.C. 1; 219 B.C.A.C. 1; 361 W.A.C. 1; 2005 SCC 76, refd to. [para. 59]. R. v. MacDonald (E.), [2014] 1 S.C.R......
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Fraser et al. v. Ontario (Attorney General), [2011] N.R. TBEd. AP.052
... [2010] 1 S.C.R. 815 ; 402 N.R. 350 ; 262 O.A.C. 258 ; 2010 SCC 23 , refd to. [paras. 46, 193]. R. v. Henry (D.B.) et al., [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609; 342 N.R. 259 ; 376 A.R. 1 ; 360 W.A.C. 1 ; 219 B.C.A.C. 1 ; 361 W.A.C. 1 ; 2005 SCC 76 , refd to. [paras. 58, 130]. Haig et al. v. Canada;......
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R. v. Kirkpatrick, 2022 SCC 33
...1970; R. v. Hutchinson, 2011 NSSC 361, 311 N.S.R. (2d) 1; R. v. Hutchinson, 2013 NSCA 1, 325 N.S.R. (2d) 95; R. v. Henry, 2005 SCC 76, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609. By Côté, Brown and Rowe JJ. Applied: R. v. Hutchinson, 2014 SCC 19, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 346; considered: R. v. Henry, 2005 SCC 76, [2005] 3......
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219 cases
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Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie‑Britannique v. British Columbia, 2020 SCC 13
...2016 SCC 27, [2016] 1 S.C.R. 631; Ontario (Attorney General) v. Fraser, 2011 SCC 20, [2011] 2 S.C.R. 3; R. v. Henry, 2005 SCC 76, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609; Reference re Public Schools Act (Man.), s. 79(3), (4) and (7), [1993] 1 S.C.R. 839; R. v. Beaulac, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 768; Solski (Tutor of) v.......
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R. v. Nur (H.), (2015) 332 O.A.C. 208 (SCC)
...(Attorney General), [2013] 3 S.C.R. 1101; 452 N.R. 1; 312 O.A.C. 53; 2013 SCC 72, refd to. [para. 59]. R. v. Henry (D.B.) et al., [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609; 342 N.R. 259; 376 A.R. 1; 360 W.A.C. 1; 219 B.C.A.C. 1; 361 W.A.C. 1; 2005 SCC 76, refd to. [para. 59]. R. v. MacDonald (E.), [2014] 1 S.C.R......
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Fraser et al. v. Ontario (Attorney General), [2011] N.R. TBEd. AP.052
... [2010] 1 S.C.R. 815 ; 402 N.R. 350 ; 262 O.A.C. 258 ; 2010 SCC 23 , refd to. [paras. 46, 193]. R. v. Henry (D.B.) et al., [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609; 342 N.R. 259 ; 376 A.R. 1 ; 360 W.A.C. 1 ; 219 B.C.A.C. 1 ; 361 W.A.C. 1 ; 2005 SCC 76 , refd to. [paras. 58, 130]. Haig et al. v. Canada;......
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R. v. Kirkpatrick, 2022 SCC 33
...1970; R. v. Hutchinson, 2011 NSSC 361, 311 N.S.R. (2d) 1; R. v. Hutchinson, 2013 NSCA 1, 325 N.S.R. (2d) 95; R. v. Henry, 2005 SCC 76, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609. By Côté, Brown and Rowe JJ. Applied: R. v. Hutchinson, 2014 SCC 19, [2014] 1 S.C.R. 346; considered: R. v. Henry, 2005 SCC 76, [2005] 3......
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6 firm's commentaries
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Top 5 Civil Appeals from the Court of Appeal - Revised Version (December 2012)
...become available to the Commissioner, Feldman J.A. noted that pursuant to the Supreme Court's decisions in R. v. Henry, 2005 SCC 76, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609 and the recent case of R. v. Nedelcu, 2012 SCC 59, the use immunity protection provided by s. 13 of the Charter is reserved for previously......
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Top 5 Civil Appeals from the Court of Appeal (December 2012)
...become available to the Commissioner, Feldman J.A. noted that pursuant to the Supreme Court's decisions in R. v. Henry, 2005 SCC 76, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609 and the recent case of R. v. Nedelcu, 2012 SCC 59, the use immunity protection provided by s. 13 of the Charter is reserved for previously......
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'Stare Decisis' And Constitutional Supremacy: Will Our Charter Past Become An Obstacle To Our Charter Future?
...militate in favour of upholding this past decision. As Binnie J. stated on behalf of a unanimous Court in R. v. Henry, 2005 SCC 76, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609, "[t]he Court should be particularly careful before reversing a precedent where the effect is to diminish Charter protection" (para. 44). J......
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R. V. G.T.D.: The Supreme Court Of Canada Decides A Charter Case From The Bench Again
...appeals from the bench than it did a decade ago. Is this a problem? Time will tell. As the Court noted in R. v. Henry, 2005 SCC 76, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609, the Supreme Court of Canada is responsible not just for correcting errors, but also for stewarding the development of jurisprudence: Hen......
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34 books & journal articles
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The International Constitution
...the authority to arrange the constitutional distribution and exercise of sovereign power. 72 70 Above note 4 at para 271. 71 R v Henry , [2005] 3 SCR 609 at paras 45–46, Binnie J. 72 Hans Kelsen, Pure Theory of Law , 2d ed, translated by Max Knight (Clark, NJ: Law-book Exchange, 2005) at 33......
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Table of cases
...304 R. v. Hebert, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 151, 57 C.C.C. (3d) 1 ........................................... 265 R. v. Henry, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609, 2005 SCC 76, 260 D.L.R. (4th) 411 ........ 296 – 97 R. v. Hess, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 906, 59 C.C.C. (3d) 161 .............. 262, 317, 349–50, 390 R. v. Heywoo......
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Table of Cases
...492 R. v. Henry (sub. nom. R. v. Riley) 2003 BCCA 476, 179 C.C.C. (3d) 307, aff’d [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609, 202 C.C.C. (3d) 449, 2005 SCC 76 ........................... 283, 289, 290, 291, 292, 294, 295, 296 –97, 300 R. v. Hernandez (2010), 295 B.C.A.C. 272, 264 C.C.C. (3d) 498, 2010 BCCA 514 ........
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Table of Cases
....................... 327 R v Hebert, [1990] 2 SCR 151, 57 CCC (3d) 1 ................................................... 283 R v Henry, [2005] 3 SCR 609, 2005 SCC 76, 260 DLR (4th) 411 ...................... 319 R v Hess, [1990] 2 SCR 906, 59 CCC (3d) 161 .................... 277, 341, 376,......
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