Reference re Same-Sex Marriage, 2004 SCC 79

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, Beverley; Major, John C.; Bastarache, Michel; Binnie, William Ian Corneil; LeBel, Louis; Deschamps, Marie; Fish, Morris J.; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Charron, Louise
Subject MatterCIVIL RIGHTS,CONSTITUTIONAL LAW,CRIMINAL LAW,PRACTICE,STATUTES
Docket Number29866
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Date09 December 2004
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154 practice notes
  • Quebec (Attorney General) v. Canada (Attorney General) et al., (2015) 469 N.R. 97 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 27, 2015
    ...for Canada v. Attorney-General for Ontario, [1937] A.C. 326 (P.C.), refd to. [para. 44]. Reference Re Same-Sex Marriage, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 698; 328 N.R. 1 ; 2004 SCC 79 , refd to. [paras. 44, 137]. Hunt v. Lac d'Amiante du Québec ltée et al., [1993] 4 S.C.R. 289 ; 161 N.R. 81 ; 37 B.C.......
  • Broome et al. v. Prince Edward Island, (2010) 400 N.R. 148 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 10, 2009
    ...Such a proposition cannot withstand serious scrutiny." - See paragraph 62. Cases Noticed: Reference Re Same-Sex Marriage, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 698; 328 N.R. 1 ; 2004 SCC 79 , refd to. [para. Reference Re Canada Assistance Plan Act - see Reference Re Constitutional Question Act (B.C.). Ref......
  • R. v. N.S. et al., (2012) 297 O.A.C. 200 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 20, 2012
    ...General), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 480; 203 N.R. 169; 182 N.B.R.(2d) 81; 463 A.P.R. 81, refd to. [para. 75]. Reference Re Same-Sex Marriage, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 698; 328 N.R. 1; 2004 SCC 79, refd to. [para. R. v. O'Connor (H.P.), [1995] 4 S.C.R. 411; 191 N.R. 1; 68 B.C.A.C. 1; 112 W.A.C. 1, refd to. [pa......
  • Kelly et al. v. Canada (Attorney General), [2013] O.T.C. Uned. 1220
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • February 26, 2013
    ...for, rather than the substance of, the questions before the Court", the matter is justiciable: Reference re Same-Sex Marriage , [2004] 3 S.C.R. 698, [2004] S.C.J. No. 75, 2004 SCC 79, at para. 10. As Le Dain J. stated in Finlay , at para. 33, "where there is an issue which is appropriate fo......
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73 cases
  • Quebec (Attorney General) v. Canada (Attorney General) et al., (2015) 469 N.R. 97 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court (Canada)
    • March 27, 2015
    ...for Canada v. Attorney-General for Ontario, [1937] A.C. 326 (P.C.), refd to. [para. 44]. Reference Re Same-Sex Marriage, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 698; 328 N.R. 1 ; 2004 SCC 79 , refd to. [paras. 44, 137]. Hunt v. Lac d'Amiante du Québec ltée et al., [1993] 4 S.C.R. 289 ; 161 N.R. 81 ; 37 B.C.......
  • Broome et al. v. Prince Edward Island, (2010) 400 N.R. 148 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 10, 2009
    ...Such a proposition cannot withstand serious scrutiny." - See paragraph 62. Cases Noticed: Reference Re Same-Sex Marriage, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 698; 328 N.R. 1 ; 2004 SCC 79 , refd to. [para. Reference Re Canada Assistance Plan Act - see Reference Re Constitutional Question Act (B.C.). Ref......
  • R. v. N.S. et al., (2012) 297 O.A.C. 200 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Canada (Federal) Supreme Court (Canada)
    • December 20, 2012
    ...General), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 480; 203 N.R. 169; 182 N.B.R.(2d) 81; 463 A.P.R. 81, refd to. [para. 75]. Reference Re Same-Sex Marriage, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 698; 328 N.R. 1; 2004 SCC 79, refd to. [para. R. v. O'Connor (H.P.), [1995] 4 S.C.R. 411; 191 N.R. 1; 68 B.C.A.C. 1; 112 W.A.C. 1, refd to. [pa......
  • Kelly et al. v. Canada (Attorney General), [2013] O.T.C. Uned. 1220
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • February 26, 2013
    ...for, rather than the substance of, the questions before the Court", the matter is justiciable: Reference re Same-Sex Marriage , [2004] 3 S.C.R. 698, [2004] S.C.J. No. 75, 2004 SCC 79, at para. 10. As Le Dain J. stated in Finlay , at para. 33, "where there is an issue which is appropriate fo......
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47 books & journal articles
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    • Canada
    • Irwin Books The Laws of Government. Second Edition
    • June 14, 2011
    ...certain aspects of legal capacity for marriage for civil purposes, as set out in Order in Council P.C. 2003-1055, 2004 SCC 79, 246 D.L.R. (4th) 193, [2004] S.C.J. No. 75 .........................................................49–50 Kitson v. Canada, 2009 FC 1000..................................
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    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Bank and Customer Law in Canada. Second Edition
    • June 19, 2013
    ...291 Reference re Alberta Legislation, [1938] S.C.R. 100, [1938] 2 D.L.R. 81 ........... 239 Reference re Same-Sex Marriage, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 698, 246 D.L.R. (4th) 193, 2004 SCC 79 ................................................................. 9 Reid, Re (1921), 64 D.L.R. 598 (Ont. C.A.) .......
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    • Irwin Books Religious Institutions and The Law in Canada. Fourth Edition
    • June 20, 2017
    ...Reference Re R. v. Truscott, [1967] S.C.R. 309 .................................................. 209 Reference re Same-Sex Marriage, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 698 ...................... 109, 154, 399 Reference re: Broome v. Prince Edward Island, 2010 SCC 11.............................337 Reference ......
  • International Law as a Strategic Tool for Equality Rights Litigation: A Cautionary Tale
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Making Equality Rights Real Securing Substantive Equality under the Charter Shifting and Blending Paradigms
    • June 21, 2009
    ...381 59. Auton (Guardian ad litem of) v. British Columbia (Attorney General), [2004] 3 S.C.R. 657 60. Reference re Same-Sex Marriage, [2004] 3 S.C.R. 698 * Cases where the Court cited international law in relation to section 15(1) of the Charter. ** Cases where the Court cited international ......
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