1995 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

The list below consists of the reasons delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada during 1995. This list, however, does not include decisions on motions.


Reasons

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  Delivered the Court's reason
  Joined the Court's reason
  Filed a concurrence
  Joined a concurrence
  Filed a dissent
  Joined a dissent
  Filed a concurrence/dissent
  Joined a concurrence/dissent
  Did not participate in the judgment
  Did not participate in the final disposition of the judgment
  Not a member of the Court at the time of hearing or delivering
  • Decisions that do not note a Justice delivering the Court's reason are per coram.
  • Multiple concurrences and dissents within a case are numbered, with joining votes numbered accordingly. Justices occasionally join multiple reasons in a single case; each vote is subdivided accordingly.
  • Multiple unnumbered reasons are jointly written or delivered.
  • Decisions that are given orally from the bench are denoted by a "V"; per coram decisions delivered orally from the bench only note a "V" on the most senior justice on the panel.
  • An asterisk ( * ) in the Court's opinion denotes that it was only a majority in part or a plurality.
Case name Argued Decided Lamer La Forest L'Heureux-Dubé Sopinka Gonthier Cory McLachlin Iacobucci Major
Ontario v. Canadian Pacific Ltd., [1995] 2 SCR 1028 [1] January 24, 1995 January 24, 1995
Canadian Pacific Ltd. v. Matsqui Indian Band, [1995] 1 SCR 3 [2] October 11, 1994 January 26, 1995
Winnipeg Condominium Corporation No. 36 v. Bird Construction Co., [1995] 1 SCR 85 [3] October 12, 1994 January 26, 1995
Stewart v. Pettie, [1995] 1 SCR 131 [4] October 13, 1994 January 26, 1995
Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Canada (Labour Relations Board), [1995] 1 SCR 157 [5] March 14, 1994 January 27, 1995
R. v. Dunn, [1995] 1 SCR 226 [6] October 31, 1994 January 27, 1995
R. v. Bernshaw, [1995] 1 SCR 254 [7] October 7, 1994 January 27, 1995
B. (R.) v. Children's Aid Society of Metropolitan Toronto, [1995] 1 SCR 315 [8] March 17, 1994 January 27, 1995
R. v. Halcrow, [1995] 1 SCR 440 March 17, 1994 January 27, 1995
R. v. Laporte, [1995] 1 SCR 442 [9] January 27, 1995 January 27, 1995
R. v. Blenner-Hassett; R. v. Piluke, [1995] 1 SCR 443 [10] January 31, 1995 January 31, 1995
R. v. S. (R.J.), [1995] 1 SCR 451 [11] February 28 and March 1, 1994 February 2, 1995
R. v. Simpson, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 449 [12] February 3, 1995 February 3, 1995
T. (M.) v. A. (H.), [1995] 1 S.C.R. 445 [13] February 6, 1995 February 6, 1995
R. v. Lord, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 747 [14] February 21, 1995 February 21, 1995
Case name Argued Decided Lamer La Forest L'Heureux-Dubé Sopinka Gonthier Cory McLachlin Iacobucci Major
R. v. B. (W.R.), [1995] 1 S.C.R. 750 [15] February 22, 1995 February 22, 1995
R. v. Barrett, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 752 [16] February 22, 1995 February 22, 1995
White Resource Management Ltd. v. Durish, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 633 [17] October 6, 1994 February 23, 1995
R. v. Lepage, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 654 [18] November 10, 1994 February 23, 1995
R. v. McIntosh, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 686 [19] November 28, 1994 February 23, 1995
Chen v. Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration) - [1995] 1 S.C.R. 725 [20] February 3, 1995 February 23, 1995
R. v. Chaplin, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 727 [21] October 6, 1994 February 23, 1995
R. v. Stinchcombe, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 754 [22] February 23, 1995 February 23, 1995
R. v. Moore, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 756 [23] February 24, 1995 February 24, 1995 V
R. v. D. (W.R.) - [1995] 1 S.C.R. 758 [24] February 28, 1995 February 28, 1995
R. v. Biddle, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 761 [25] October 14, 1994 March 2, 1995
R. v. St. Pierre, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 791 [26] December 2, 1994 March 2, 1995
R. v. Tempelaar - [1995] 1 S.C.R. 760 [27] March 3, 1995 March 3, 1995
R. v. Goddard - [1995] 1 S.C.R. 854 [28] March 20, 1995 March 20, 1995
R. v. Hawrish - [1995] 1 S.C.R. 856 [29] March 21, 1995 March 21, 1995
Case name Argued Decided Lamer La Forest L'Heureux-Dubé Sopinka Gonthier Cory McLachlin Iacobucci Major
R. v. MacGillivray - [1995] 1 S.C.R. 890 [30] February 23, 1995 March 30, 1995
R. v. Crawford - [1995] 1 S.C.R. 858 [31] November 4, 1994 March 30, 1995
R. v. Curragh Inc. - [1995] 1 S.C.R. 900 [32] April 5, 1995 April 5, 1995
R. v. Mills, [1995] 1 S.C.R. 902 [33] April 12, 1995 April 12, 1995
R. v. Jobin, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 78 [34] February 28 and March 1, 1994 April 13, 1995
R. v. Primeau, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 60 [35] February 28 and March 1, 1994 April 13, 1995
British Columbia Securities Commission v. Branch, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 3 [36] February 28 and March 1, 1994 April 13, 1995
Mitsui & Co. (Canada) Ltd. v. Royal Bank of Canada - [1995] 2 S.C.R. 187 [37] March 1, 1995 May 4, 1995
Phillips v. Nova Scotia (Commission of Inquiry into the Westray Mine Tragedy) - [1995] 2 S.C.R. 97 [38] May 31 and June 1, 1994 May 4, 1995
R. v. Keegstra, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 381 [39] February 6, 1995 May 18, 1995
R. v. Tanner - [1995] 2 S.C.R. 379 [40] April 26, 1995 May 18, 1995
R. v. Silveira, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 297 [41] November 9, 1994 May 18, 1995
R. v. Burlingham - [1995] 2 S.C.R. 206 [42] November 9, 1994 May 18, 1995
Walker v. Prince Edward Island - [1995] 2 S.C.R. 407 [43] May 23, 1995 May 23, 1995
Miron v. Trudel, [1995] 2 SCR 418 [44] June 2, 1994 May 25, 1995
Case name Argued Decided Lamer La Forest L'Heureux-Dubé Sopinka Gonthier Cory McLachlin Iacobucci Major
Egan v. Canada, [1995] 2 SCR 513 [45] November 1, 1994 May 25, 1995
Thibaudeau v. Canada, [1995] 2 SCR 627 [46] October 4, 1994 May 25, 1995
R. v. S. (G.), [1995] 2 SCR 411 [47] May 26, 1995 May 26, 1995
R. v. B. (A.J.), [1995] 2 SCR 413 [48] May 29, 1995 May 29, 1995
R. v. M. (N.), [1995] 2 SCR 415 [49] May 30, 1995 May 30, 1995
R. v. Montour, [1995] 2 SCR 416 [50] May 30, 1995 May 30, 1995
R. v. Wade, [1995] 2 SCR 737 [51] June 2, 1995 June 2, 1995
British Columbia Telephone Co. v. Shaw Cable Systems (B.C.) Ltd., [1995] 2 SCR 739 [52] January 23, 1995 June 22, 1995
Telecommunications Workers Union v. Canada (Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission), [1995] 2 SCR 781 [53] January 23, 1995 June 22, 1995
Crown Forest Industries Ltd. v. Canada, [1995] 2 SCR 802 [54] March 2, 1995 June 22, 1995
R. v. Park, [1995] 2 SCR 836 [55] December 7, 1994 June 22, 1995
Vout v. Hay, [1995] 2 SCR 876 [56] January 26, 1995 June 22, 1995
British Columbia (Milk Board) v. Grisnich, [1995] 2 SCR 895 [57] April 25, 1995 June 22, 1995
R. v. Crosby, [1995] 2 SCR 912 [58] April 24, 1995 June 22, 1995
Weber v. Ontario Hydro, [1995] 2 SCR 929 [59] December 6, 1994 June 29, 1995
Case name Argued Decided Lamer La Forest L'Heureux-Dubé Sopinka Gonthier Cory McLachlin Iacobucci Major
New Brunswick v. O'Leary, [1995] 2 SCR 967 [60] December 6, 1994 June 29, 1995
R. v. Hibbert, [1995] 2 SCR 973 [61] January 30, 1995 July 20, 1995
Ontario v. Canadian Pacific Ltd., [1995] 2 SCR 1031 [62] January 24, 1995 July 20, 1995
Cie minière Québec Cartier v. Quebec (Grievances arbitrator), [1995] 2 SCR 1095 [63] May 5, 1995 July 20, 1995
R. v. Collins; R. v. Pelfrey, [1995] 2 SCR 1104 [64] June 12, 1995 July 20, 1995
R. v. Chaisson, [1995] 2 SCR 1118 [65] June 15, 1995 July 20, 1995
Hill v. Church of Scientology of Toronto, [1995] 2 SCR 1130 [66] February 20, 1995 July 20, 1995
Botiuk v. Toronto Free Press Publications Ltd., [1995] 3 SCR 3 [67] December 8, 1994 September 21, 1995
R. v. Pontes, [1995] 3 SCR 44 [68] February 28, 1995 September 21, 1995
Friesen v. Canada, [1995] 3 SCR 103 [69] March 1, 1995 September 21, 1995
R. v. Cleghorn, [1995] 3 SCR 175 [70] April 24, 1995 September 21, 1995
RJR-MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), [1995] 3 SCR 199 [71] November 29, 30, 1994 September 21, 1995
G. (L.) v. B. (G.), [1995] 3 SCR 370 [72] March 2, 1995 September 21, 1995
Amos v. Insurance Corp. of British Columbia, [1995] 3 SCR 405 [73] May 25, 1995 September 21, 1995
R. v. Wijesinha, [1995] 3 SCR 422 [74] May 31, 1995 September 21, 1995
Case name Argued Decided Lamer La Forest L'Heureux-Dubé Sopinka Gonthier Cory McLachlin Iacobucci Major
Cohnstaedt v. University of Regina, [1995] 3 SCR 451 [75] October 12, 1995 October 12, 1995
Husky Oil Operations Ltd. v. Minister of National Revenue, [1995] 3 SCR 453 [76] January 25, 1995 October 19, 1995
R. v. Harrer, [1995] 3 SCR 562 [77] March 3, 1995 October 19, 1995
Chan v. Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration), [1995] 3 SCR 593 [78] January 31, 1995 October 19, 1995
Ter Neuzen v. Korn, [1995] 3 SCR 674 [79] February 2, 1995 October 19, 1995
Large v. Stratford (City), [1995] 3 SCR 733 [80] February 27, 1995 October 19, 1995
R. v. U. (F.J.), [1995] 3 SCR 764 [81] April 26, 1995 October 19, 1995
Fire v. Longtin, [1995] 4 SCR 3 [82] October 4, 1995 October 19, 1995
Blair v. Consolidated Enfield Corp., [1995] 4 SCR 5 [83] March 21, 1995 October 19, 1995
R. v. Patriquen, [1995] 4 SCR 42 [84] October 30, 1995 October 30, 1995
R. v. Polo, [1995] 4 SCR 44 [85] November 2, 1995 November 2, 1995
R. v. Mathieu, [1995] 4 SCR 46 [86] November 2, 1995 November 2, 1995
R. v. Fleurant, [1995] 4 SCR 47 [87] November 2, 1995 November 2, 1995
R. v. Rogalsky, [1995] 4 SCR 48 [88] November 7, 1995 November 7, 1995
R. v. Marc, [1995] 4 SCR 50 [89] November 7, 1995 November 7, 1995
Case name Argued Decided Lamer La Forest L'Heureux-Dubé Sopinka Gonthier Cory McLachlin Iacobucci Major
R. v. W. (A.), [1995] 4 SCR 51 [90] November 10, 1995 November 10, 1995
R. v. Munroe, [1995] 4 SCR 53 [91] November 10, 1995 November 10, 1995
R. v. Jorgensen, [1995] 4 SCR 55 [92] February 21, 1995 November 16, 1995
R. v. Livermore, [1995] 4 SCR 123 [93] March 22, 1995 November 16, 1995
R. v. Fitzpatrick, [1995] 4 SCR 154 [94] March 22, 1995 November 16, 1995
R. v. K. (B.), [1995] 4 SCR 186 [95] October 3, 1995 November 16, 1995
R. v. Khela, [1995] 4 SCR 201 [96] May 24, 1995 November 16, 1995
R. v. Shropshire, [1995] 4 SCR 227 [97] June 15, 1995 November 16, 1995
R. v. Brydon, [1995] 4 SCR 253 [98] October 11, 1995 November 16, 1995
R. v. Hinse, [1995] 4 SCR 597 [99] October 2, 1995 November 30, 1995
Ruffo v. Conseil de la magistrature, [1995] 4 SCR 267 [100] March 23, 1995 December 14, 1995
Blueberry River Indian Band v. Canada (Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development), [1995] 4 SCR 344 [101] June 13, 14, 1995 December 14, 1995
R. v. O'Connor, [1995] 4 SCR 411 [102] February 1, 1995 December 14, 1995
A. (L.L.) v. B. (A.), [1995] 4 SCR 536 [103] June 16, 1995 December 14, 1995
P. (M.) v. L.B. (G.), [1995] 4 SCR 592 [104] December 7, 1995 December 14, 1995
Case name Argued Decided Lamer La Forest L'Heureux-Dubé Sopinka Gonthier Cory McLachlin Iacobucci Major
MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. v. Simpson, [1995] 4 SCR 725 [105] June 12, 1995 December 14, 1995
Hollis v. Dow Corning Corp., [1995] 4 SCR 634 [106] February 2, 1995 December 21, 1995
R. v. Adams, [1995] 4 SCR 707 [107] October 6, 1995 December 21, 1995

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