Re B.C. Motor Vehicle Act, [1985] 2 SCR 486

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeDickson, Robert George Brian; Beetz, Jean; McIntyre, William Rogers; Chouinard, Julien; Lamer, Antonio; Wilson, Bertha; Le Dain, Gerald Eric
Date17 December 1985
Citation[1985] 2 SCR 486,48 CR (3d) 289,24 DLR (4th) 536,48 CRC (3d) 289,69 BCLR 145,36 MVR 240,[1985] SCJ No 73 (QL),18 CRR 30,[1986] DLQ 90,63 NR 266,[1985] CarswellBC 398,JE 86-99,1985 CanLII 81 (SCC),[1986] 1 WWR 481,23 CCC (3d) 289,15 WCB 343
Docket Number17590
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
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    ...the condition of deprived liberty an applicant on parole was placed under by the state. Lamer, J., in Re B.C. Motor Vehicle Act , [1985] 2 S.C.R. 486; 63 N.R. 266, held at p. 515 S.C.R. that the restrictions of liberty inherent in probation orders were protected under s. 7 of the Charter . ......
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    ...21 Q.A.C. 258; 47 C.C.C.(3d) 289; 68 C.R.(3d) 193, refd to. [para. 159]. Reference Re Section 94(2) of the Motor Vehicle Act (B.C.), [1985] 2 S.C.R. 486; 63 N.R. 266; [1986] 1 W.W.R. 481; 23 C.C.C.(3d) 289; 48 C.R.(3d) 289; 24 D.L.R.(4th) 536; 36 M.V.R. 240; 69 B.C.L.R.(2d) 145; 18 C.R.R. 3......
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    ...Act, RSO 1990, c P.33, R v Lacasse, 2015 SCC 64, R v M (CA), [1996] 1 SCR 500, R v Anderson, 2014 SCC 41, Re BC Motor Vehicle Act, [1985] 2 SCR 486, R v Ipeelee, 2012 SCC 13, [2012] 1 SCR 433, R v Cotton Felts Ltd (1982), 2 CCC (3d) 287 (Ont CA), R v Priest (1996), 30 OR (3d) 538 (CA), R v ......
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