Sivia v. Superintendent of Motor Vehicles (B.C.) et al.

JurisdictionBritish Columbia
CourtSupreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
JudgeSigurdson, J.
Citation[2011] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1639,2011 BCSC 1639,[2011] B.C.T.C. Uned. 1639 (SC)
Date30 November 2011
Subject MatterCONSTITUTIONAL LAW,CRIMINAL LAW,CIVIL RIGHTS,MOTOR VEHICLES,STATUTES

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  • Sivia v. Superintendent of Motor Vehicles (B.C.) et al.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 19, 2015
    ...Vehicles) and Attorney General of British Columbia. Appeal dismissed. Editor: Jana A. Andersen/clh Footnotes 1. R.F. (B.C.), at para. 27; 2011 BCSC 1639, 27 B.C.L.R. (5th) 229 ("chambers judge reasons"). 2. See Highway Traffic Act , R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. H-5, ss. 277.2 et seq., and Highwa......
  • Goodwin v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 16, 2015
    ...6 W.W.R. 1 , 64 M.V.R. (6th) 7 , [2014] B.C.J. No. 346 (QL), 2014 CarswellBC 488 (WL Can.), affirming the decisions of Sigurdson J., 2011 BCSC 1639, 27 B.C.L.R. (5th) 229 , 247 C.R.R. (2d) 226 , 282 C.C.C. (3d) 145 , 92 C.R. (6th) 122 , [2012] 5 W.W.R. 297 , 23 M.V.R. (6th) 185 , [......
  • Sivia v. Superintendent of Motor Vehicles (B.C.) et al., (2015) 476 N.R. 3 (SCC)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 19, 2015
    ...Vehicles) and Attorney General of British Columbia. Appeal dismissed. Editor: Jana A. Andersen/clh Footnotes 1. R.F. (B.C.), at para. 27; 2011 BCSC 1639, 27 B.C.L.R. (5th) 229 ("chambers judge reasons"). 2. See Highway Traffic Act , R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. H-5, ss. 277.2 et seq., and Highwa......
  • Sivia v. Superintendent of Motor Vehicles (B.C.) et al.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 16, 2015
    ...the British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles) and Attorney General of British Columbia. Footnotes 1. R.F. (B.C.), at para. 27; 2011 BCSC 1639, 27 B.C.L.R. (5th) 229 ("chambers judge reasons"). 2. See Highway Traffic Act , R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. H-5, ss. 277.2 et seq., a......
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  • Sivia v. Superintendent of Motor Vehicles (B.C.) et al.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 19, 2015
    ...Vehicles) and Attorney General of British Columbia. Appeal dismissed. Editor: Jana A. Andersen/clh Footnotes 1. R.F. (B.C.), at para. 27; 2011 BCSC 1639, 27 B.C.L.R. (5th) 229 ("chambers judge reasons"). 2. See Highway Traffic Act , R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. H-5, ss. 277.2 et seq., and Highwa......
  • Sivia v. Superintendent of Motor Vehicles (B.C.) et al.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • May 19, 2015
    ...Vehicles) and Attorney General of British Columbia. Appeal dismissed. Editor: Jana A. Andersen/clh Footnotes 1. R.F. (B.C.), at para. 27; 2011 BCSC 1639, 27 B.C.L.R. (5th) 229 ("chambers judge reasons"). 2. See Highway Traffic Act , R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. H-5, ss. 277.2 et seq., and Highwa......
  • Goodwin v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles)
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 16, 2015
    ...6 W.W.R. 1 , 64 M.V.R. (6th) 7 , [2014] B.C.J. No. 346 (QL), 2014 CarswellBC 488 (WL Can.), affirming the decisions of Sigurdson J., 2011 BCSC 1639, 27 B.C.L.R. (5th) 229 , 247 C.R.R. (2d) 226 , 282 C.C.C. (3d) 145 , 92 C.R. (6th) 122 , [2012] 5 W.W.R. 297 , 23 M.V.R. (6th) 185 , [......
  • Sivia v. Superintendent of Motor Vehicles (B.C.) et al.
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • October 16, 2015
    ...the British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles) and Attorney General of British Columbia. Footnotes 1. R.F. (B.C.), at para. 27; 2011 BCSC 1639, 27 B.C.L.R. (5th) 229 ("chambers judge reasons"). 2. See Highway Traffic Act , R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. H-5, ss. 277.2 et seq., a......
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  • 2. Drunk driving and the Constitution.
    • Canada
    • LawNow Vol. 36 No. 4, March 2012
    • March 1, 2012
    ...intends to proceed with its implementation despite the B.C. court ruling. Sivia v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles) 2011 BCSC 1639 (CanLII)asonable suspicion and imposes lengthy prohibitions and significant costs and penalties on motorists, without providing motorists wit......