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2002 Reasons Of The Supreme Court Of Canada
The table below lists the reasons delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada during 2002. The table illustrates what reasons were filed by each justice in each case, and which justices joined each reason. This list, however, does not include decisions on motions. Of the 86 judgments released in 2002, 10 were oral, 56 were unanimous, and none were motions. Judgments and reasons Justices of the Supreme Court Table key References External links * 2002 decisionsCanLII
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Supreme Court Of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; french: Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the Supreme court, highest court in the Court system of Canada, judicial system of Canada. It comprises List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada, nine justices, whose decisions are the ultimate application of Canadian law, and grants permission to between 40 and 75 litigants each year to appeal decisions rendered by provincial, territorial and federal Appeal, appellate courts. The Supreme Court is bijural, hearing cases from two major legal traditions (common law and Civil law (legal system), civil law) and bilingual, hearing cases in both Official bilingualism in Canada, official languages of Canada (English language, English and French language, French). The effects of any judicial decision on the common law, on the interpretation of statutes, or on any other application of law, can, in effect, be nullified by legislation, unless the particular decision of the court in question involves applicatio ...
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Ward V Canada (AG)
''Ward v Canada (AG)'' is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision on federalism. The Court re-articulated the "pith and substance'' analysis and upheld the regulations prohibiting sale of "blueback" seals for the valid purpose of "curtailing commercial hunting of young seals to preserve the fisheries as an economic resource". Background Ford Ward was a licensed fisherman from Newfoundland. He also held a commercial seal hunting license. During a hunt in 1996 he caught approximately 50 seals some of which were hooded "blueback" seals. He was charged with selling blueback seal pelts contrary to s. 27 of the '' Marine Mammal Regulations''. Ward applied to the Newfoundland superior court to have the regulation declared ''ultra vires ('beyond the powers') is a Latin phrase used in law to describe an act which requires legal authority but is done without it. Its opposite, an act done under proper authority, is ('within the powers'). Acts that are may equivalently be termed .. ...
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Smith V Co-operators General Insurance Co
Smith may refer to: People * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (given name) * Smith (surname), a family name originating in England, Scotland and Ireland ** List of people with surname Smith * Smith (artist) (born 1985), French visual artist Arts and entertainment * Smith (band), an American rock band 1969–1971 * ''Smith'' (EP), by Tokyo Police Club, 2007 * ''Smith'' (play), a 1909 play by W. Somerset Maugham * ''Smith'' (1917 film), a British silent film based on the play * ''Smith'' (1939 film), a short film * ''Smith!'', a 1969 Disney Western film * ''Smith'' (TV series), a 2006 American drama * ''Smith'', a 1932 novel by Warwick Deeping * ''Smith'', a 1967 novel by Leon Garfield and a 1970 TV adaptation Places North America * Smith, Indiana, U.S. * Smith, Kentucky, U.S. * Smith, Nevada, U.S. * Smith, South Carolina, U.S. * Smith Village, Oklahoma, U.S. * Smith Park (Middletown, Connec ...
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R V Cinous
''R v Cinous'', 2002 SCC 29 is a 2002 case of the Supreme Court of Canada which held that in order for a defence to be presented to a jury, that defence must possess an "air of reality"; that is, "if a properly instructed jury acting reasonably could acquit the accused on the basis of the defence". Background On February 3, 1994, four men were riding in a van in the Montreal area ''en route'' to commit a computer theft. Jacques Cinous, the driver, noticed gestures made by Michaelson Vancol and another man in the van, as well as changes to the gloves Vancol and the other man were wearing, and believed that they were armed and ready to kill him. Cinous stopped the vehicle at a gas station in Montreal under the pretense that it needed windshield washer fluid, opened the rear door of the van and shot Vancol in the back of the head, killing him. At trial, Cinous claimed the killing was in self-defence. However, the jury rejected Cinous' defence and convicted him of second-degree murder ...
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R V Braich
R, or r, is the eighteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ar'' (pronounced ), plural ''ars'', or in Ireland ''or'' . The letter is the eighth most common letter in English and the fourth-most common consonant (after , , and ). The letter is used to form the ending "-re", which is used in certain words such as ''centre'' in some varieties of English spelling, such as British English. Canadian English also uses the "-re" ending, unlike American English, where the ending is usually replaced by "-er" (''center''). This does not affect pronunciation. Name The name of the letter in Latin was (), following the pattern of other letters representing continuants, such as F, L, M, N and S. This name is preserved in French and many other languages. In Middle English, the name of the letter changed from to , following a pattern exhibited in man ...
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R V Sheppard
R, or r, is the eighteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ar'' (pronounced ), plural ''ars'', or in Ireland ''or'' . The letter is the eighth most common letter in English and the fourth-most common consonant (after , , and ). The letter is used to form the ending "-re", which is used in certain words such as ''centre'' in some varieties of English spelling, such as British English. Canadian English also uses the "-re" ending, unlike American English, where the ending is usually replaced by "-er" (''center''). This does not affect pronunciation. Name The name of the letter in Latin was (), following the pattern of other letters representing continuants, such as F, L, M, N and S. This name is preserved in French and many other languages. In Middle English, the name of the letter changed from to , following a pattern exhibited in man ...
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R V Lamy
R, or r, is the eighteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ar'' (pronounced ), plural ''ars'', or in Ireland ''or'' . The letter is the eighth most common letter in English and the fourth-most common consonant (after , , and ). The letter is used to form the ending "-re", which is used in certain words such as ''centre'' in some varieties of English spelling, such as British English. Canadian English also uses the "-re" ending, unlike American English, where the ending is usually replaced by "-er" (''center''). This does not affect pronunciation. Name The name of the letter in Latin was (), following the pattern of other letters representing continuants, such as F, L, M, N and S. This name is preserved in French and many other languages. In Middle English, the name of the letter changed from to , following a pattern exhibited in man ...
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R V Mac
R, or r, is the eighteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ar'' (pronounced ), plural ''ars'', or in Ireland ''or'' . The letter is the eighth most common letter in English and the fourth-most common consonant (after , , and ). The letter is used to form the ending "-re", which is used in certain words such as ''centre'' in some varieties of English spelling, such as British English. Canadian English also uses the "-re" ending, unlike American English, where the ending is usually replaced by "-er" (''center''). This does not affect pronunciation. Name The name of the letter in Latin was (), following the pattern of other letters representing continuants, such as F, L, M, N and S. This name is preserved in French and many other languages. In Middle English, the name of the letter changed from to , following a pattern exhibited in man ...
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Lavoie V Canada
''Lavoie v Canada'', 0021 SCR 769, 2002 SCC 23 is a leading decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on whether preference on basis of citizenship infringed equality guarantee under section 15(1) of the ''Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms''. The Court found that the federal ''Public Service Employment Act'' (PSEA), which gave preference to citizens when referring to departments, was discriminatory. The violation was saved under section 1 of the ''Charter'' as a reasonable limitation on equality rights. Background Several foreign nationals applied to the federal government for employment. Section 16(4)(c) of the PSEA gave preference to Canadian citizens when allocating applicants to different departments. The foreign nationals applied to the Federal Court of Canada to strike out the provision. The Federal Court held the provision violated section 15 but was saved by section 1. The Federal Court of Appeal upheld the decision. Reasons of the court Bastarache J wrote for the majo ...
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Oldfield V Transamerica Life Insurance Co Of Canada
Oldfield, old field, old fields or oldfields may refer to: Old fields * Old field (ecology), land previously cultivated but now abandoned *Old field or Indian old field, abandoned Native American cultivated fields Places * Oldfield, Missouri, United States * Old Field, New York, a village in Suffolk County, New York, United States * Oldfield, Ontario, Canada * Oldfield River, Western Australia *Oldfields, a house and estate forming part of the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, United States * Oldfields Ground, a former cricket ground in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England * Oldfields, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Botetourt County, Virginia, United States * Old Fields, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in Hardy County, West Virginia, United States * Oldfield, West Yorkshire, England People *Oldfield (name), list of people called Oldfield Wildlife * Oldfieldia, a plant genus in the family Picrodendraceae * Oldfieldioideae, a former subfamily of Euphorbiaceae ...
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Goulet V Transamerica Life Insurance Co Of Canada
Goulet may refer to: Surname * Alfred Goulet (1875−1961), Canadian businessman and political figure *Bertrand Goulet (born 1944), former Member of the National Assembly of Quebec *Brent Goulet (born 1964), soccer player * Catherine Goulet, Canadian author and publishing entrepreneur *Danis Goulet (born 1977), Canadian Cree-Métis film director and screenwriter * Denis Goulet (1931–2006), scholar of human development and development ethics * Elzéar Goulet (1836−1870), Metis martyr *Émilius Goulet (born 1933), former Roman Catholic Archbishop of St. Boniface in Manitoba, Canada * George R. D. Goulet (born 1933), Canadian author and lawyer *Genny Goulet (born 1980), professional wrestler who uses the ring name LuFisto * Jacques Goulet (1615−1688), Canadian pioneer and miller * Jason Goulet (born 1983), Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman * Jonathan Goulet (born 1979), martial artist *Keith Goulet (born 1946), Canadian former politician, first aboriginal person a ...
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