R. v. Thanabalasingham, 2019 SCC 21

JudgeWagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Case DateApril 17, 2019
JurisdictionCanada (Federal)
Citations2019 SCC 21
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4 practice notes
  • R v Steadman,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • October 6, 2021
    ...cases such as murder. The majority decision of QCCA was reversed by the Supreme Court in Thanabalasingham without reference to this point: 2019 SCC 21, 441 DLR (4th) 594. Thanabalasingham was later successful in getting a stay on the merits of the specific case: 2020 SCC 18, 390 CCC (3d) 40......
  • R v LCJ, 2019 ABCA 484
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • December 10, 2019
    ...The appellant was deported before the appeal hearing. On the basis of R v Thanabalasingham, 2019 SCC 21, the mere fact of his deportation does not render the appeal moot. [3]               At the conclusion of the oral he......
  • Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation v Alberta, 2019 ABCA 401
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • October 22, 2019
    ...even if the parties do not take that position, although, the court must be correct that the appeal is in fact moot: R v Thanabalasingham, 2019 SCC 21. [67] In my view this appeal is moot. When the decision of the court will not have the effect of resolving a controversy which affects the ri......
  • Summaries Sunday: Supreme Advocacy
    • Canada
    • Slaw Canada’s Online Legal Magazine
    • May 12, 2019
    ...20 to May 10, 2019 inclusive). Oral Judgments Criminal Law: Delay; Mootness R. v. Thanabalasingham, 2018 QCCA 197; 2019 SCC 21 The Chief Justice: “The test to be applied in this case is a two-part test as stated in Borowski v. Canada (Attorney General), [1989] 1 S.C.R. 342, and R. v. Smith,......
3 cases
  • R v Steadman,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • October 6, 2021
    ...cases such as murder. The majority decision of QCCA was reversed by the Supreme Court in Thanabalasingham without reference to this point: 2019 SCC 21, 441 DLR (4th) 594. Thanabalasingham was later successful in getting a stay on the merits of the specific case: 2020 SCC 18, 390 CCC (3d) 40......
  • R v LCJ, 2019 ABCA 484
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • December 10, 2019
    ...The appellant was deported before the appeal hearing. On the basis of R v Thanabalasingham, 2019 SCC 21, the mere fact of his deportation does not render the appeal moot. [3]               At the conclusion of the oral he......
  • Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation v Alberta, 2019 ABCA 401
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Alberta)
    • October 22, 2019
    ...even if the parties do not take that position, although, the court must be correct that the appeal is in fact moot: R v Thanabalasingham, 2019 SCC 21. [67] In my view this appeal is moot. When the decision of the court will not have the effect of resolving a controversy which affects the ri......

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