R. v. Marakah, 2017 SCC 59
Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
Judge | McLachlin, Beverley; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Rowe, Malcolm |
Citation | 2017 SCC 59,[2017] 2 SCR 608,142 WCB (2d) 490,[2017] SCJ No 59 (QL) |
Date | 08 December 2017 |
Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
Docket Number | 37118 |
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296 practice notes
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Taylor v. Newfoundland and Labrador,
...Workers, Local 832, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 110; R. v. Edwards, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 128; R. v. M. (M.R.), [1998] 3 S.C.R. 393; R. v. Marakah, 2017 SCC 59; R. v. Mann, 2004 SCC 52; R. v. Grant, 2009 SCC 32; Canadian Civil Liberties Assn. v. Canada (Attorney General), 1998 CarswellOnt 2808, 111 O.A.C. 51......
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R. v. J.J.,
...2 S.C.R. 390 ; R. v. Ghomeshi, 2016 ONCJ 155 , 27 C.R. (7th) 17 ; R. v. R.M.R., 2019 BCSC 1093 , 56 C.R. (7th) 414 ; R. v. Marakah, 2017 SCC 59, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 608 ; R. v. Jarvis, 2019 SCC 10 , [2019] 1 S.C.R. 488 ; R. v. M.S., 2019 ONCJ 670 ; R. v. D.L.B., 2020 YKTC 8 , 460 C.R.......
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Deegan c. Canada (Procureur général),
...(Attorney General), 2001 SCC 88, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 902; R. v. Tessling, 2004 SCC 67, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 432; R. v. Marakah, 2017 SCC 59, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 608; R. v. Mills, 2019 SCC 22, 374 C.C.C. (3d) 423; R. v. Feeney, [1997] 2 S.C.R. 13, &......
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R. v. Campbell,
...must make this assessment having regard to the totality of the circumstances of a given case. The Court’s decision in R. v. Marakah, 2017 SCC 59, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 608 , did not create a categorical rule that all text message conversations or other electronic communications inherently attrac......
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R. v. J.J.,
...2 S.C.R. 390 ; R. v. Ghomeshi, 2016 ONCJ 155 , 27 C.R. (7th) 17 ; R. v. R.M.R., 2019 BCSC 1093 , 56 C.R. (7th) 414 ; R. v. Marakah, 2017 SCC 59, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 608 ; R. v. Jarvis, 2019 SCC 10 , [2019] 1 S.C.R. 488 ; R. v. M.S., 2019 ONCJ 670 ; R. v. D.L.B., 2020 YKTC 8 , 460 C.R.......
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R. v. Reeves,
...(3d) 185 ; R. v. Clarke, 2017 BCCA 453 , 357 C.C.C. (3d) 237 ; R. v. Squires, 2005 NLCA 51 , 199 C.C.C. (3d) 509 ; R. v. Marakah, 2017 SCC 59, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 608 ; R. v. Spencer, 2014 SCC 43 , [2014] 2 S.C.R. 212 ; R. v. Patrick, 2009 SCC 17 , [2009] 1 S.C.R. 579 ; R. v. Ward, 20......
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York Region District School Board v. Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario,
...R. v. Cole, 2012 SCC 53, [2012] 3 S.C.R. 34; referred to: Doré v. Barreau du Québec, 2012 SCC 12, [2012] 1 S.C.R. 395; R. v. Marakah, 2017 SCC 59, [2017] 2 S.C.R 608; R. v. Wong, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 36; R. v. Shepherd, 2009 SCC 35, [2009] 2 S.C.R. 527; Agraira v. Canada (Public Safety and Emerg......
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R. v. Jones,
...; Hunter v. Southam Inc., [1984] 2 S.C.R. 145 ; R. v. Collins, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 265 ; R. v. Wong, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 36 ; R. v. Marakah, 2017 SCC 59, [2017] 2 S.C.R. 608 ; R. v. Patrick, 2009 SCC 17 , [2009] 1 S.C.R. 579 ; R. v. Gauthier, [1977] 1 S.C.R. 441 ; R. v. Jir, 2010 BCCA 497 ,......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 20 ' 24, 2022)
...l'industrie de la chemise v. Potash, [1994] 2 S.C.R. 406, R. v. Edwards, [1996] 1 S.C.R. 128, R. v. Tessling, 2004 SCC 67, R. v. Marakah, 2017 SCC 59, R. v. A.M., 2008 SCC 19, R. v. Plant, [1993] 3 S.C.R. 281, R. v. Jarvis, 2019 SCC 10, Hunter et al. v. Southam Inc., [1984] 2 S.C.R. 145, Ch......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (June 10-14)
...Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 8, Search and Seizure, s.24(2), Evidence, Admissibility, Exclusion of Evidence, R. v. Marakah, 2017 SCC 59, Text Messages, Onus of Proof, Reverse Onus, R. v. W.(D.), [1991] 1 S.C.R. 742, Reasonable Expectation of Privacy, Appeals, New Issue on App......
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Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (November 12 16, 2018)
...Ritchie , 2018 ONCA 918 Keywords: Criminal Law, Drug Trafficking, Evidence, Unreasonable Search and Seizure, Search Warrants, R v Marakah, 2017 SCC 59, R v Tsekouras, 2017 ONCA 290, R v Garofoli, [1990] 2 SCR 1421, R v Wu, 2015 ONCA 667, R v Spencer, 2014 SCC 43, R v Grant, 2009 SCC 32, Can......
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Expectation Of Privacy In Text Message Conversations More Stringent In Canada Than The U.S.
...highest court, the Supreme Court of Canada (the "SCC"), recently decided in R. v. Marakah, 2017 SCC 59, ("Marakah") that Canadians have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the text messages they send, even after they have been received by the recipient. With this seminal ruling, the SCC ......
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65 books & journal articles
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Introduction to Information and Privacy Law
...is sometimes defined as “the claim of individuals, groups, or institutions to determine for themselves when, how, and to 91 R v Marakah , 2017 SCC 59 at paras 14–17 [ Marakah ]. See also R v Jones , 2017 SCC 60 at para 14 [ Jones ]. 92 Marakah , above note 91 at paras 20–21; Mills 2019, abo......
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When Hackers Strike: The Liability of Reckless Record Holders for Intrusion Upon Seclusion
...R v Spencer, 2014 SCC 43, [2014] 2 SCR 212 [Spencer] at paras 17 and 35. See also R v Dyment, [1988] 2 SCR 417 at para 427; R v Marakah, 2017 SCC 59, [2017] 2 SCR 608 at para 41; Jarvis, above at note 44 at para 51; Waldman, above note 4 at 793n114. 60 Spencer, above note 59 at para 15 [cit......
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A Call for Clarity: Ontario’s Disjointed Privacy Class Actions and the Need for Privacy Law Reform
...R v Spencer, 2014 SCC 43, [2014] 2 SCR 212 [Spencer] at paras 17 and 35. See also R v Dyment, [1988] 2 SCR 417 at para 427; R v Marakah, 2017 SCC 59, [2017] 2 SCR 608 at para 41; Jarvis, above at note 44 at para 51; Waldman, above note 4 at 793n114. 60 Spencer, above note 59 at para 15 [cit......
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Table of Cases
...547 Table of Cases 735 R v Mapara, [2005] 1 SCR 358, 251 DLR (4th) 385, 2005 SCC 23 ....................408 R v Marakah, 2017 SCC 59 ................................................................................. 413 R v McKinlay Transport Ltd, [1990] 1 SCR 627 .................................
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