Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Chief Justice Wagner

This is a list of all the reasons written by Justice Richard Wagner during his tenure as puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

2013

XXX statistics

8

Majority or Plurality

0

Concurrence

0

Other

2

Dissent

0

Concurrence/dissent

Total =

10

Written opinions = 10

Oral opinions = 0

Unanimous decisions = 4

Case name	Issue	Co-authored by	Joined by
R v Bélanger 2013 SCC 7	Offence of dangerous driving	–	Unanimous

R v Pham 2013 SCC 15	Collateral consequences in sentencing	–	Unanimous

R v Buzizi 2013 SCC 27	Criminal defence of provocation and whether the defence should have been put to the jury	–	LeBel J

R v Gauthier 2013 SCC 32	Elements of the criminal defence of abandonment	–	LeBel, Abella, Rothstein, Moldaver and Karakatsanis JJ

R v Youvarajah 2013 SCC 41	Admissibility of hearsay evidence: prior inconsistent statements	–	Rothstein J

Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique v British Columbia 2013 SCC 42	Civil procedure – Admissibility of affidavits in languages other than English under 1731 English Act received into British Columbia law providing English as language of court "proceedings"	–	McLachlin CJ and Rothstein and Moldaver JJ

Payette v Guay inc 2013 SCC 45	Contracts – Restrictive covenants in agreement for sale of assets	–	Unanimous

Régie des rentes du Québec v Canada Bread Company Ltd 2013 SCC 46	Judicial review of Régie des rentes du Québec's decision under the Supplemental Pensions Plan Act partially terminating the pension plans of two divisions closed by the employer	–	Abella, Rothstein, Cromwell and Karakatsanis JJ

Infineon Technologies AG v Option consommateurs 2013 SCC 59	Civil procedure – Class actions and court jurisdiction	LeBel J	Unanimous

La Souveraine, Compagnie d'assurance générale v Autorité des marchés financiers 2013 SCC 63	Provincial offences and strict liability under the Quebec Act respecting the distribution of financial products and services	–	McLachlin CJ and Rothstein, Cromwell, Moldaver and Karakatsanis JJ

2014

Statistics

14

Majority or Plurality

1

Concurrence

0

Other

1

Dissent

1

Concurrence/dissent

Total =

17

Written opinions = 17

Oral opinions = 0

Unanimous decisions = 12

Case name	Issue	Co-authored by	Joined by
Vivendi Canada Inc v Dell'Aniello 2014 SCC 1	Authorization of class actions	LeBel J	Unanimous

R v MacDonald 2014 SCC 3	Unreasonable search and seizure	Moldaver J	Rothstein J

Canada (AG) v Whaling 2014 SCC 20	Double jeopardy and s. 11(d) of the Charter	–	Unanimous

Reference Re Supreme Court Act, ss 5 and 6 2014 SCC 21	Eligibility requirements to the Supreme Court of Canada	McLachlin CJ and LeBel, Abella, Cromwell and Karakatsanis JJ	–

Peracomo Inc v TELUS Communications Co 2014 SCC 29	Maritime law and tort liability	–

Ontario (Community Safety and Correctional Services) v Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner) 2014 SCC 31	Access to information and exemptions under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act	Cromwell J	Unanimous

Immeubles Jacques Robitaille inc v Quebec (City of) 2014 SCC 34	Municipal law and by-law offences	–	Unanimous

Union Carbide Canada Inc v Bombardier Inc 2014 SCC 35	Settlement privilege and offers to settle	–	Unanimous

United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 503 v Wal-Mart Canada Corp 2014 SCC 45	Judicial review of labour arbitration decision and employer's unilateral change of employment conditions under s. 59 of the Quebec Labour Code	Rothstein J	–

Canada (AG) v Confédération des syndicats nationaux 2014 SCC 49	Motions to dismiss	LeBel J	Unanimous

R v Taylor 2014 SCC 50	Right to counsel under s. 10(b) of the Charter	–	Unanimous

Quebec (Commission des normes du travail) v Asphalte Desjardins inc 2014 SCC 51	Employment contracts of an indefinite duration and the obligation to give notice of termination	–	Unanimous

Marcotte v Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec 2014 SCC 57	Division of powers and bills of exchange	Rothstein J	Unanimous

Bank of Montreal v Marcotte 2014 SCC 55	Class actions and standing	Rothstein J	Unanimous

Amex Bank of Canada v Adams 2014 SCC 56	Class actions and the Quebec Consumer Protection Act	Rothstein J	Unanimous

R v Steele 2014 SCC 61	Whether robbery committed by using threats of violence to a person falls within the meaning of "serious personal injury offence" under s. 752.1(1) of the Criminal Code	–	Unanimous

Imperial Oil v Jacques 2014 SCC 66	Whether a party to a civil proceeding can request disclosure of recordings of private communications intercepted by the state in the course of a criminal investigation	LeBel J	Rothstein, Cromwell and Moldaver JJ

2015

Statistics

7

Majority or Plurality

1

Concurrence

0

Other

2

Dissent

2

Concurrence/dissent

Total =

12

Written opinions = 11

Oral opinions = 1

Unanimous decisions = 5

Case name	Issue	Co-authored by	Joined by
Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v Saskatchewan 2015 SCC 4	Whether a right to strike is protected by freedom of association under s. 2(d) of the Charter; Whether prohibition on essential employees participating in strike action amounts to substantial interference with a meaningful process of collective bargaining	Rothstein J	–

Potter v New Brunswick Legal Aid Services Commission 2015 SCC 10	Whether administrative suspension constitutes a unilateral act amounting to a breach of contract via constructive dismissal; Whether pension benefits should be deducted from damages for wrongful dismissal	–	Abella, Rothstein, Moldaver and Karakatsanis JJ

Quebec (AG) v Canada (AG) 2015 SCC 14	Whether federal legislation abolishing the long-gun registry also containing provision requiring the destruction of long-gun registration data is ultra vires the criminal law power of Parliament under s. 91(27) of the Constitution Act, 1867	LeBel and Gascon JJ	–

Quebec (AG) v Canada (AG) 2015 SCC 22	Constitutionality of an appointment to the Court of Appeal of Quebec from the Federal Court of Appeal under s. 98 of the Constitution Act, 1867	–	Unanimous (oral)

R v St-Cloud 2015 SCC 27	Interpretation of s. 515(10)(c) of the Criminal Code permitting a trial judge to order the detention of the accused if it "is necessary to maintain confidence in the administration of justice"	–	Unanimous

Hinse v Canada (AG) 2015 SCC 35	Crown's power of mercy vested in the federal Minister of Justice under the Criminal Code; Standard of fault applicable to Minister's refusal to exercise Crown's power of mercy; Whether, in the case of abuse of process and where there is pro bono agreement, damages can be awarded in Quebec in respect of extrajudicial fees in order to compensate a party who has suffered damages resulting from the fault of another party	Gascon J	Unanimous

Société en commandite Place Mullins v Services immobiliers Diane Bisson inc 2015 SCC 36	Dispute of brokerage contracts	–	Unanimous

Strickland v Canada (AG) 2015 SCC 37	Whether provincial superior courts have jurisdiction to address validity of federal child support guidelines	Abella J	–

Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse) v Bombardier Inc (Bombardier Aerospace Training Center) 2015 SCC 39	Discrimination and right to equality under s. 10 of the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms	Côté J	Unanimous

Guindon v Canada 2015 SCC 41	Whether proceedings under s. 163.2 of the Income Tax Act imposing monetary penalties on every person who makes a false statement that could be used by another person for purposes under that Act are criminal in nature or lead to the imposition of true penal consequences; Whether an individual assessed for same penalties is a person "charged with an offence" within the meaning of s. 11 of the Charter	Abella J	Karakatsanis J

Caron v Alberta 2015 SCC 56	Whether provincial Languages Act is ultra vires or inoperative insofar that by requiring provincial laws and regulates to be enacted, printed and published in English only, it abrogates the constitutional duty owed by Alberta to enact, print and publish its laws and regulations in both English and French in Rupert's Land and North-Western Territory Order (1870)	Côté J	Abella J

R v Lacasse 2015 SCC 64	Sentencing and power of an appellate court	–	Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis and Côté JJ

2016

R v Lloyd, 2016 SCC 13 (concurrence/dissent)
Canada (AG) v Chambre des notaires du Québec, 2016 SCC 20 (unanimous)
Canada (National Revenue) v Thompson, 2016 SCC 21 (unanimous)
Rogers Communications Inc v Chateauguay (City of), 2016 SCC 23 (majority)
Wilson v Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd, 2016 SCC 29 (concurrence)
Ferme Vi-Ber inc v Financière agricole du Québec, 2016 SCC 34 (majority)
Ledcor Construction Ltd v Northbridge Indemnity Insurance Co, 2016 SCC 37 (majority)
Conférence des juges de paix magistrats du Québec v Quebec (AG), 2016 SCC 39 (unanimous)
R v C K-D, 2016 SCC 41 (oral; unanimous)
Endean v British Columbia, 2016 SCC 42 (concurrence)
Morasse v Nadeau-Dubois, 2016 SCC 44 (dissent)

2017

Richard Wagner 2017 statistics

9

Majority or Plurality

1

Concurrence

0

Other

0

Dissent

0

Concurrence/dissent

Total =

10

Written opinions = 8

Oral opinions = 2

Unanimous decisions = 3

Case name	Issue	Co-authored by	Joined by
Godbout v Pagé 2017 SCC 18	Automobile insurance and bodily injuries	–	McLachlin CJ and Abella, Karakatsanis, Gascon and Brown JJ

Green v Law Society of Manitoba 2017 SCC 19	Law of professions – Lawyers and continuing professional development	–	McLachlin CJ and Moldaver, Karakatsanis and Gascon JJ

Desjardins Financial Security Life Assurance Co v Émond 2017 SCC 20	Insurance and exclusionary clauses	–	Unanimous (oral)

R v Savard 2017 SCC 21	[DESCRIPTION]	–	Unanimous (oral)

R v Antic 2017 SCC 27	Right not to be denied reasonable bail without just cause	–	Unanimous

Stewart v Elk Valley Coal Corp 2017 SCC 30	Discrimination based on mental and physical disability	Moldaver J	–

Douez v Facebook, Inc 2017 SCC 33	Private international law – Jurisdiction	Karakatsanis and Gascon JJ	–

Quebec (AG) v Guérin 2017 SCC 42	Standard of review of arbitration decisions	Gascon J	McLachlin CJ and Karakatsanis J

Uniprix inc v Gestion Gosselin et Bérubé inc 2017 SCC 43	Contract interpretation and renewal clauses	Gascon J	Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis and Brown JJ

Montreal (City of) v Dorval 2017 SCC 48	Civil liability of municipalities	–	McLachlin CJ and Abella, Moldaver and Gascon JJ

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