R. v. Nygaard,

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeDickson, Robert George Brian; Lamer, Antonio; Wilson, Bertha; La Forest, Gérard V.; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret; McLachlin, Beverley
Date09 November 1989
Citation[1989] 2 SCR 1074,[1990] 1 WWR 1,8 WCB (2d) 797,JE 89-1541,1989 CanLII 6 (SCC),70 Alta LR (2d) 1,101 NR 108,102 AR 186,72 CR (3d) 257,[1989] SCJ No 110 (QL)
Docket Number20491, 20494
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)

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  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 27 – 31, 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 17, 2019
    ...S.C.R. 314, R. v. Calnen, 2019 SCC 6, R. v. Bailey, 2016 ONCA 516, R. v. Daley, 2007 SCC 53, R. v. Salah, 2015 ONCA 23, R. v. Nygaard, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1074, R. v. Cooper, [1993] 1 S.C.R. 146, R. v. Simon, 2010 ONCA 754, R. v. Simpson, [1988] 1 S.C.R. 3, R. v. Laliberty (1997), 117 C.C.C. (3......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 9 – December 13, 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 17, 2019
    ...Law, First Degree Murder, Second Degree Murder, Jury Instructions, Criminal Code, s. 686(1)(b)(iii), R. v. Nygaard and Schimmens, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1074 R. v. C.W. (Publication Ban), 2019 ONCA 976 Keywords:Criminal Law, Domestic Abuse, Sentencing, Criminal Code, s. 753(1)(a)(i), 753(4.1) R. v......
  • Table of cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Sovereignty, Restraint, & Guidance. Canadian Criminal Law in the 21st Century
    • June 25, 2019
    ...R v Nur, 2015 SCC 15 ......................................................................... 26, 94, 195, 339, 364, 368 R v Nygaard, [1989] 2 SCR 1074 ...............................................................................................366 R v O’Connor, [1995] 4 SCR 411 ..............
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Criminal Law. Fourth Edition
    • September 2, 2009
    ...A.P.R. 91, 139 N.R. 241 ...................................................................................86, 131, 190 R. v. Nygaard, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1074, 51 C.C.C. (3d) 417, [1989] S.C.J. No. 110 ....................................................................................... 350,......
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  • R. v. MacKinnon,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • October 28, 2021
    ...slight to warrant distinction”: R. v. Moo, 2009 ONCA 645, 247 C.C.C. (3d) 34, at para. 47; R. v. Nygaard, 1989 CanLII 6, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1074 at pp. 1087-1088.  The requirement in s. 229(a)(ii) that a defendant be “reckless” as to whether death ensues is essentiall......
  • R. v. Clow,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Trial Division) of Prince Edward Island (Canada)
    • July 21, 2017
    ...ONCA 645; R v. Mohan, [1994] 2 S.C.R. 9;  White Burgess Langille Enman v. Abbot and Haliburton Co., 2015 SCC 23; R. v. Nygaard, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1074; R. v. S. (M), 2012 NSPC 77; R. v. D.(W.), (1991) 63 C.C.C. (3d) 397 (SCC); R. v. Hogg, 2013 PECA 11; R. v. Pritchard, 2008 SCC 59; R. v.......
  • R. v. Kayaitok (B.),
    • Canada
    • Nunavut Court of Justice (Canada)
    • August 23, 2013
    ...foresight of the likelihood of death renders the recklessness component in s. 229(a)(ii) almost an afterthought: R. v. Nygaard, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1074, at pp. 1087-1088. 47 The recklessness component of the fault element in s. 229(a)(ii) does not exist in a vacuum as the only mental or fault ......
  • R. v. Ronald,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Ontario)
    • December 11, 2019
    ...of a scheme or plan that is “carefully thought out” and “considered” before it is implemented: see R. v. Nygaard and Schimmens, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1074, at p. 1084; R. v. Robinson, 2017 ONCA 645, 352 C.C.C. (3d) 503, at para. [51] The unplugging of the phone line in the den, one of the two pie......
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3 firm's commentaries
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (May 27 – 31, 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • June 17, 2019
    ...S.C.R. 314, R. v. Calnen, 2019 SCC 6, R. v. Bailey, 2016 ONCA 516, R. v. Daley, 2007 SCC 53, R. v. Salah, 2015 ONCA 23, R. v. Nygaard, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1074, R. v. Cooper, [1993] 1 S.C.R. 146, R. v. Simon, 2010 ONCA 754, R. v. Simpson, [1988] 1 S.C.R. 3, R. v. Laliberty (1997), 117 C.C.C. (3......
  • Court Of Appeal Summaries (December 9 – December 13, 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • December 17, 2019
    ...Law, First Degree Murder, Second Degree Murder, Jury Instructions, Criminal Code, s. 686(1)(b)(iii), R. v. Nygaard and Schimmens, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1074 R. v. C.W. (Publication Ban), 2019 ONCA 976 Keywords:Criminal Law, Domestic Abuse, Sentencing, Criminal Code, s. 753(1)(a)(i), 753(4.1) R. v......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (July 24 – 28, 2017)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 15, 2017
    ...Criminal Code, ss. 16, 229(a), 231(2) and 745(a), R v Mathisen, 2008 ONCA 747, More v The Queen, [1963] SCR 522, R v Nygaard, [1989] 2 SCR 1074 R v. Wu, 2017 ONCA 620 [Strathy C.J.O., Benotto and Miller JJ.A.] Counsel: E. Taché-Green for the appellant/respondent by way of cross-appeal S. Ma......
14 books & journal articles
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Criminal Law. Fourth Edition
    • September 2, 2009
    ...A.P.R. 91, 139 N.R. 241 ...................................................................................86, 131, 190 R. v. Nygaard, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1074, 51 C.C.C. (3d) 417, [1989] S.C.J. No. 110 ....................................................................................... 350,......
  • Table of cases
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    • Irwin Books Archive Criminal Law. Sixth Edition
    • August 30, 2015
    ...475, 493, 505 R. v. Nwanebu, 2014 BCCA 387 .........................................................................368 R. v. Nygaard, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 1074, 51 C.C.C. (3d) 417, [1989] S.C.J. No. 110 ............................................................................ 401, 408 R. v. ......
  • Substantive Principles of Fundamental Justice
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Fundamental Justice: Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Second Edition
    • June 22, 2019
    ...object” required by s 229( c ) and the unlawful act causing death, see R v Learn , 2013 BCCA 254. 351 See, for example, R v Nygaard , [1989] 2 SCR 1074 at 1088–89; R v Cooper , [1993] 1 SCR 146. These are not constitutional cases, but both describe the fault element in s 229( a )(ii) as mer......
  • The Special Part: Homicide, Sexual, Property, and Terrorism Offences
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Archive Criminal Law. Seventh Edition
    • August 4, 2018
    ...which, along with all the other circumstances, the jury may infer that the 31 Vaillancourt , above note 29 at para 10. 32 R v Nygaard , [1989] 2 SCR 1074 at 1088 [ Nygaard ]. 33 R v Czibulka (2004), 189 CCC (3d) 199 (Ont CA); R v Patterson (2006), 205 CCC (3d) 171 (Ont CA). The Special Part......
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