Smith v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2019 ONCA 651

JurisdictionOntario
JudgeSimmons,Tulloch,Brown
Citation2019 ONCA 651
Docket NumberC65621; C65624
CourtCourt of Appeal (Ontario)
Date12 August 2019
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  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books National Security Law. Second Edition Accountability
    • August 5, 2021
    ...v Canada, 2009 FC 228 ................................................................... 111, 689 Smith v Ontario (Attorney General), 2019 ONCA 651 ...............................647, 656 Sogi v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) (2004), [2005] 3 FCR 517, 254 FTR 129, 2004 FC......
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 12 - 16, 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 21, 2019
    ...beginning of the end of the summer. Enjoy what is left of it! Table of Contents Civil Decisions Smith v Ontario (Attorney General), 2019 ONCA 651 Keywords: Torts, Solicitor's Negligence, Duty of Care, Anns/Cooper Test, Criminal Law, Crown Attorneys, Prosecutorial Immunity, Duty of Care, Pol......
  • Prosecute
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books National Security Law. Second Edition Response
    • August 5, 2021
    ...and prosecution.” 24 The relevant minister should be informed of operational matters raising 19 Smith v Ontario (Attorney General) , 2019 ONCA 651 at para 61. 20 Ibid at para 63, citing Law Reform Commission of Canada, “Controlling Criminal Prosecutions: The Attorney General and the Crown P......
  • Currie v. Greater Sudbury (Police Services Board), 2019 ONSC 5129
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • September 4, 2019
    ...which protects a Crown Attorney from claims of negligence for acts committed pursuant to her duties: Smith v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2019 ONCA 651, at paras. 96-98.  Given this immunity, it is plain and obvious that the allegation of negligence against the Crown based on the acts ......
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3 cases
  • Currie v. Greater Sudbury (Police Services Board), 2019 ONSC 5129
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • September 4, 2019
    ...which protects a Crown Attorney from claims of negligence for acts committed pursuant to her duties: Smith v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2019 ONCA 651, at paras. 96-98.  Given this immunity, it is plain and obvious that the allegation of negligence against the Crown based on the acts ......
  • R. v. Rak, 2020 ONCJ 404
    • Canada
    • Ontario Court of Justice General Division (Canada)
    • September 10, 2020
    ...altered by whether the formal act of the laying of the charges has occurred”:  Regan, at 345, 366; Smith v. Ontario, 2019 ONCA 651, at para. [18]        Smith v. Ontario is a recent decision from our Court of Appeal examining the separate, but ......
  • Softcom Solutions Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 ONSC 3290
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • May 28, 2020
    ...officers, unlike tax investigators, may be subject to more direct political direction; see, e.g., Smith v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2019 ONCA 651, 436 D.L.R. (4th) 680,at paras. 48 -58. In this case, the investigation was conducted by Watson and Heryat, who submitted a Prosecution Report......
1 firm's commentaries
  • Ontario Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 12 - 16, 2019)
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 21, 2019
    ...beginning of the end of the summer. Enjoy what is left of it! Table of Contents Civil Decisions Smith v Ontario (Attorney General), 2019 ONCA 651 Keywords: Torts, Solicitor's Negligence, Duty of Care, Anns/Cooper Test, Criminal Law, Crown Attorneys, Prosecutorial Immunity, Duty of Care, Pol......
3 books & journal articles
  • Table of Cases
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books National Security Law. Second Edition Accountability
    • August 5, 2021
    ...v Canada, 2009 FC 228 ................................................................... 111, 689 Smith v Ontario (Attorney General), 2019 ONCA 651 ...............................647, 656 Sogi v Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) (2004), [2005] 3 FCR 517, 254 FTR 129, 2004 FC......
  • Prosecute
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books National Security Law. Second Edition Response
    • August 5, 2021
    ...and prosecution.” 24 The relevant minister should be informed of operational matters raising 19 Smith v Ontario (Attorney General) , 2019 ONCA 651 at para 61. 20 Ibid at para 63, citing Law Reform Commission of Canada, “Controlling Criminal Prosecutions: The Attorney General and the Crown P......
  • Executive Oversight
    • Canada
    • Irwin Books Fundamentals of National Security Accountability in Canada
    • Invalid date
    ...rights while exercising their law enforcement functions and [as such] 27 28 29 30 Ibid at para 33. Smith v Ontario (Attorney General), 2019 ONCA 651 at para 61 Prime Minister’s Press Conference, 9 December 1977, reproduced in McDonald Commission, above note 8 at 1006. Smith, above note 28 a......

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