Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio)

02:10:19

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, et al. v. Aydin...

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2023/05/17

(PUBLICATION BAN IN CASE) An accused was charged with several offences. Before the jury selection process began, a ban on publication was imposed on all pre-trial applications in the proceedings pursuant to s. 648(1) of the Criminal Code. A consortium of major media outlets applied to have the ban clarified and declared applicable only after the jury is empaneled. The motion judge dismissed the application. Argued Date 2023-05-17 Keywords Criminal law - Publication bans - Criminal law —

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02:11:04

La Presse inc. v. Frédérick Silva, et al. (40175)

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2023/05/16

(CERTAIN INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC) The respondent Frédérick Silva was charged with four counts of murder and one count of attempted murder based on incidents that occurred on February 21, 2017, and December 20, 2018. On November 22, 2019, the prosecution laid five charges by direct indictment. On August 2 and October 15, 2021, respectively, the Superior Court dismissed Mr. Silva’s motion for a stay of proceedings and Garofoli motion. It also made orders under s. 648(1) of the Criminal

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01:18:37

George Zacharias v. His Majesty the King (40117)

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2023/05/15

The appellant, George Zacharias, was convicted under s. 5(2) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C. 1996, c. 19, for possession of 101.5 pounds of cannabis for the purpose of trafficking. The main issue at trial was whether Cst. MacPhail, who conducted a traffic stop of Mr. Zacharias’ truck, had reasonable suspicion to enter into an investigative detention and deploy a sniffer dog. The trial judge found that the initial investigative detention and the sniffer dog search were unlawful and

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03:41:40

Société des casinos du Québec inc., et al. v....

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2023/04/20

The respondent, the Association des cadres de la Société des casinos du Québec (Association), was formed in 1997 under the Professional Syndicates Act, CQLR, c. S-40. Seventy percent of the operations supervisors assigned to the gaming tables at Casino de Montréal are members of the Association. The supervisors are the fifth level of management and are front-line managers at the appellant employer, Société des casinos du Québec inc. (Société). The Société is a subsidiary of the Société des loteries

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02:47:44

Attorney General for Ontario v. Information and...

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2023/04/18

(SEALING ORDER) (CERTAIN INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC) A journalist with the CBC made an application under the Act for disclosure of the mandate letters addressed from the Premier of Ontario to each minister setting out’s the Premier’s policy priorities for the minister’s mandate. The Cabinet Office opposed the disclosure on the basis of s. 12(1) of the Act, the introductory language of which provides that a government head shall refuse to disclose a record where the disclosure would

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01:09:02

Dia ‘Eddin Hanan v. His Majesty the King (40097)

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2023/04/17

On December 24, 2015, the appellant was charged with crimes relating to the shooting of two individuals. The appellant’s jury trial for second degree murder, attempted murder and assorted firearm charges was scheduled to commence on November 5, 2018. However, it was adjourned to October 28, 2019. The appellant applied for a stay of proceedings for violation of his right to be tried within a reasonable time under s. 11(b) of the Charter. The trial judge dismissed his application holding that,

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03:08:30

Attorney General of Canada v. Attorney General of...

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2023/03/22

The Government of Alberta sought the Court of Appeal of Alberta’s opinion on the constitutionality of the Impact Assessment Act, S.C. 2019, c. 28, s. 1 (“IAA”) (found in Part 1 of Bill C 69, entitled An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, S.C. 2019, c. 28) and one of its associated regulations, the Physical Activities Regulations, SOR/2019 285 (“Regulations”). The

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02:11:47

Attorney General of Canada v. Attorney General of...

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2023/03/21

The Government of Alberta sought the Court of Appeal of Alberta’s opinion on the constitutionality of the Impact Assessment Act, S.C. 2019, c. 28, s. 1 (“IAA”) (found in Part 1 of Bill C 69, entitled An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, S.C. 2019, c. 28) and one of its associated regulations, the Physical Activities Regulations, SOR/2019 285 (“Regulations”). The

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01:26:35

His Majesty the King v. Olivier Chatillon (40331)

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2023/03/15

(PUBLICATION BAN) After a trial in the Court of Québec, the respondent, Olivier Chatillon, was convicted of one count of sexual assault of a child. The trial judge held that the prosecution’s case could be based on the admissions made to the professionals who had assessed him, although he had met with them during an entirely voluntary therapeutic process to receive treatment for problems associated with substance abuse and sexual deviance. The Court of Appeal, for the reasons given by Vauclair J.A

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01:46:39

Emanuel Kahsai v. His Majesty The King (40044)

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2023/03/14

At trial, the appellant was convicted by a jury of two counts of first degree murder. The appellant had refused to retain counsel subsequent to the preliminary inquiry and was adamant that he wanted to represent himself. Two separate amicus curiae were appointed to assist the court at different times; however, he refused to co-operate with either. The appellant appealed the convictions and alleged that the perceived fairness of the proceedings had been tainted due to the trial judge’s failure to

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03:10:04

Attorney General of Quebec, et al. v. H. V. (40093)

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2023/02/16

(PUBLICATION BAN IN CASE) The respondent, H.V., pleaded guilty to a child luring offence committed between July 31 and August 9, 2017, which was prosecuted summarily. During sentencing, the respondent argued that the 6-month mandatory minimum sentence provided for in s. 172.1(2)(b) of the Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, was unconstitutional under s. 12 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In his view, a sentence of imprisonment would be unjustified. The prosecution sought a term of

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03:15:48

His Majesty The King, et al. v. Maxime Bertrand...

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2023/02/15

(PUBLICATION BAN IN CASE) The respondent pleaded guilty to a charge of sexual interference committed against a minor under the age of 16 between August 1, 2013 and July 19, 2015. During that period, he and the complainant had full sexual intercourse four times. He also pleaded guilty to a charge of child luring arising from interaction with the complainant on social media between February 25 and September 13, 2015. The trial judge sentenced the respondent to imprisonment for 10 months on the count

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01:09:21

Shawn Metzger v. His Majesty the King (40285)

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2023/02/14

The appellant was charged with multiple offences in relation to a home invasion robbery that took place on or about June 24, 2017. After stealing the homeowner’s possessions, the intruders drove off in his truck. The truck was located 11 hours later. A cigarette butt was seized by police from underneath the driver’s seat and tested for DNA, which returned a single profile matching the appellant. The trial judge convicted the appellant of breaking and entering to steal a firearm, two counts of

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03:16:06

Commission scolaire francophone des Territoires du...

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2023/02/09

In 2018 and 2019, the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment of the Northwest Territories denied six applications for admission to French-language schools made by non-rights holder parents. The ineligibility of their children was assessed according to the criteria established in the Ministerial Directive — Enrolment of Students in French First Language Education Programs developed by the government of the Territories. Because none of the criteria in the Directive applied in the circumstances,

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02:53:52

Daniel Brunelle, et al. v. His Majesty the King (39917)

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2023/02/08

The appellants, who were charged with various offences related to the large scale trafficking of cannabis, were arrested at the same time in more than one judicial district. They were divided into four different groups for separate trials. The appellants in the first group brought a motion for a stay of proceedings for abuse of process based on a series of infringements of the rights of the accused, and primarily their right to counsel. On August 27, 2018, Dumas J. of the Superior Court entered a

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03:44:13

Cindy Dickson v. Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation (39856)

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2023/02/07

The appellant, Cindy Dickson, is a member of the respondent Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation (“VGFN”) in the Yukon Territory; she resides in Whitehorse, instead of the VGFN’s Settlement Lands, approximately 800km away, for family medical reasons and other socio-economic reasons. Ms. Dickson sought to stand for election to the Council of the VGFN. However, the VGFN constitution specifies that any Councillor must reside on the Settlement Land (the “residency requirement”); it also states that if an

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02:17:57

Frederick Langford Sharp, et al. v. Autorité des...

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2023/01/18

In 2017, the AMF brought an action before the FMAT alleging that the appellants participated in a transnational pump and dump scheme by improperly influencing or manipulating the price of a stock in contravention of the Quebec Securities Act, CQLR, c. V-1.1. According to the AMF, the appellants, who are residents of B.C., made financial transactions through offshore companies incorporated in several countries with bank accounts in Europe. AMF alleged that they acted in concert to acquire the shares

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01:44:37

Andrei Bykovets v. His Majesty the King (40269)

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2023/01/17

In September 2017, the police commenced an investigation related to the purchase of virtual gift cards with fraudulent credit card information. The police was told that the fraudulent online transactions used two IP addresses. The police obtained warrants to search the two residences associated with the IP addresses. The appellant was arrested and charged with 33 offences relating to the possession and use of third parties’ credit cards and personal identification documents, and firearms. The

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02:02:18

Antoine Ponce, et al. v. Société d’investissements...

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2023/01/12

The appellants, Mr. Ponce and Mr. Riopel, served as presidents of three companies grouped together under the name “Le Groupe Excellence” controlled by the respondent shareholders, Mr. Rhéaume and Mr. Beaulne. Rhéaume and Beaulne founded Excellence in the late 1970’s, but their working relationship ultimately broke down due to a revenue share dispute. A few years later, the appellants bought the respondents’ interests in Excellence. Rhéaume and Beaulne were unaware, however, that the appellants had

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01:06:24

Ahmed Abdullahi v. His Majesty the King (40049)

Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (Floor Audio) ·

2023/01/11

At trial before judge and jury, the appellant, Ahmed Abdullahi was convicted of various gun-related offences including one count of participation in the activities of a criminal organization for the purpose of trafficking weapons, contrary to s. 467.11 of the Criminal Code. The charges resulted from a police investigation dubbed “Project Traveller”. A majority of the Court of Appeal (per Brown J.A. with Trotter J.A. concurring) dismissed the three grounds the appellant raised pertaining to his

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