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List of Supreme Court of Canada cases (Lamer Court)
...This is a chronological list of notable cases decided by the Supreme Court of Canada from appointment of Antonio Lamer as Chief Justice of Canada to his retirement.
1990 – 1994
| Case name | Citation | Date | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 1990 – Appointment of Antonio Lamer as Chief Justice of Canada | |||
| Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada v Northwest Territories (Commissioner) | 2 SCR 367 | August 16, 1990 | freedom of association; section 2(d) |
| Central Alberta Dairy Pool v Alberta (Human Rights Commission) | 2 SCR 489 | September 13, 1990 | freedom of religion; employer discrimination |
| R v Khan | 2 SCR 531 | September 13, 1990 | hearsay exception, children as witnesses |
| R v Martineau | 2 SCR 633 | September 13, 1990 | murder |
| R v J(JT) | 2 SCR 755 | Young offenders | |
| Clarke v Clarke | 2 SCR 795 | October 4, 1990 | pensions and matrimonial property |
| R v Hess; R v Nguyen | 2 SCR 906 | October 4, 1990 | Charter section 7, statutory rape |
| R v Askov | 2 SCR 1199 | October 18, 1990 | Charter right to be "tried within a reasonable time" (s. 11(b)) |
| Steele v Mountain Institution | 2 SCR 1385 | November 8, 1990 | Cruel and unusual punishment, indeterminate sentences |
| R v Wong | 3 SCR 36 | November 22, 1990 | Electronic surveillance |
| McKinney v University of Guelph | 3 SCR 229 | December 6, 1990 | Case broadened the scope of the Charter, elaborated use of section 15. |
| Stoffman v Vancouver General Hospital | 3 SCR 483 | December 6, 1990 | application of the Charter; age discrimination |
| Douglas/Kwantlen Faculty Assn v Douglas College | 3 SCR 570 | December 13, 1990 | Jurisdiction, remedies |
| R v Keegstra | 3 SCR 697 | December 13, 1990 | Hate propaganda |
| R v Andrews | 3 SCR 870 | December 13, 1990 | Freedom of expression |
| Morguard Investments Ltd v De Savoye | 3 SCR 1077 | December 20, 1990 | conflict of laws |
| R v Chaulk | 3 SCR 1303 | December 20, 1990 | mental disorder defence |
| Committee for the Commonwealth of Canada v Canada | 1 SCR 139 | January 25, 1991 | Freedom of political expression, reasonable limitations of rights |
| R v Sullivan | 1 SCR 489 | March 21, 1991 | Fetus as a legal person |
| R v W(D) | 1 SCR 742 | March 28, 1991 | Charge to juries |
| R v Evans | 1 SCR 869 | April 18, 1991 | Right to counsel |
| R v Swain | 1 SCR 933 | May 2, 1991 | arbitrary detention, Charter section 7 |
| Cuddy Chicks Ltd v Ontario (Labour Relations Board) | 2 SCR 5 | June 6, 1991 | jurisdiction |
| Tétreault-Gadoury v Canada (Employment and Immigration Commission) | 1991 2 SCR 22 | June 6, 1991 | jurisdiction |
| Osborne v Canada (Treasury Board) | 1991 2 SCR 69 | June 6, 1991 | political neutrality of public service, freedom of expression |
| Reference Re Provincial Electoral Boundaries (Sask) | 1991 2 SCR 158 | June 6, 1991 | Right to vote, representation |
| Lavigne v Ontario Public Service Employees Union | 1991 2 SCR 211 | June 27, 1991 | Freedom of association, freedom of expression |
| Reference Re Canada Assistance Plan (BC) | 1991 2 SCR 525 | August 15, 1991 | Jurisdiction of section 96 courts. |
| R v Seaboyer | 1991 2 SCR 577 | August 22, 1991 | right to full answer and defence |
| R v Jobidon | 1991 2 SCR 714 | September 26, 1991 | Defence of consent |
| Kindler v Canada (Minister of Justice) | 1991 2 SCR 779 | September 26, 1991 | extradition |
| Reference Re Ng Extradition | 1991 2 SCR 858 | September 26, 1991 | extradition to country with death penalty |
| Pearlman v Manitoba Law Society Judicial Committee | 1991 2 SCR 869 | September 26, 1991 | section 7 |
| R v McCraw | 1991 3 SCR 72 | rape threats | |
| R v Wholesale Travel Group Inc | 1991 3 SCR 154 | October 24, 1991 | Strict liability offences |
| R v Gruenke | 1991 3 SCR 263 | October 24, 1991 | case-by-case privilege. |
| R v Stinchcombe | 1991 3 SCR 326 | November 7, 1991 | disclosure of evidence |
| R v Goltz | 1991 3 SCR 485 | November 14, 1991 | cruel and unusual punishment, section 12 |
| R v Broyles | 1991 3 SCR 595 | November 28, 1991 | Right to silence |
| Canadian Council of Churches v Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration) | 1992 1 SCR 236 | January 23, 1992 | Standing |
| R v Genereux | 1992 1 SCR 259 | February 13, 1992 | constitutionality of being tried by court martial. |
| R v Butler | 1992 1 SCR 452 | February 27, 1992 | pornography and freedom of expression |
| R v Wise | 1992 1 SCR 527 | Section 8, Electronic Surveillance | |
| Newfoundland Telephone Co v Newfoundland (Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities) | 1992 1 SCR 623 | March 5, 1992 | Administrative law, reasonable apprehension of bias |
| Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration) v Chiarelli | 1992 1 SCR 711 | March 26, 1992 | Charter rights, deportation for crime |
| R v Morin | 1992 1 SCR 771 | March 26, 1992 | Right to trial within a reasonable time |
| Reference Re Milgaard (Can) | 1992 1 SCR 866 | ||
| Canadian National Railway Co v Norsk Pacific Steamship Co | 1992 1 SCR 1021 | April 30, 1992 | sets forth categories of recoverable economic loss. |
| Norberg v Wynrib | 1992 2 SCR 224, 1992 2 SCR 226, 1992 2 SCR 318 | tort law | |
| Reference re Goods and Services Tax | 1992 2 SCR 445 | ||
| R v Nova Scotia Pharmaceutical Society | 1992 2 SCR 606 | July 9, 1992 | section 7 |
| Schachter v Canada | 1992 2 SCR 679 | July 9, 1992 | remedies of Constitution; section 52; section 24(1) |
| R v Zundel | 1992 2 SCR 731 | August 27, 1992 | Freedom of expression |
| R v Smith | 1992 2 SCR 915 | August 27, 1992 | Hearsay exceptions |
| R v Parks | 1992 2 SCR 871 | August 27, 1992 | defence of automatism |
| R v DeSousa | 1992 2 SCR 944 | September 24, 1992 | predicate offences, requirement for mens rea |
| Central Okanagan School District No 23 v Renaud | 1992 2 SCR 970 | September 24, 1992 | Human Right Act |
| Ciba-Geigy Canada Ltd v Apotex Inc | 1992 3 SCR 120 | passing off | |
| Haig v Canada (Chief Electoral Officer) | 1992 3 SCR 163 | September 2, 1993 | right to vote |
| London Drugs Ltd v Kuehne & Nagel International Ltd | 1992 3 SCR 299 | October 29, 1992 | privity |
| R v Morales | 1992 3 SCR 711 | November 19, 1992 | right to reasonable bail |
| Moge v Moge | 1992 3 SCR 813 | December 17, 1992 | spousal support |
| BG Checo International Ltd v British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority | 1993 1 SCR 12 | January 21, 1993 | grounds for civil actions |
| New Brunswick Broadcasting Co v Nova Scotia (Speaker of the House of Assembly) | 1993 1 SCR 319 | January 21, 1993 | Parliamentary privileges |
| The Rhône v The Peter AB Widener | 1993 1 SCR 497 | corporate liability | |
| Canada (AG) v Mossop | 1993 1 SCR 554 | February 25, 1993 | equality rights |
| R v B (KG) | 1993 1 SCR 740 | February 25, 1993 | prior inconsistent statements |
| Reference Re Public Schools Act (Man) | 1993 1 SCR 839 | ||
| R v Hundal | 1993 1 SCR 867 | March 11, 1993 | criminal fault standard. |
| Amchem Products Inc v British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Board) | 1993 1 SCR 897 | March 25, 1993 | conflict of laws, forum selection |
| Hall v Hebert | 1993 2 SCR 159 | April 29, 1993 | Ex turpi causa non oritur actio, contributory negligence |
| Canada (AG) v Ward | 1993 2 SCR 689 | June 30, 1993 | Refugee, persecution |
| Ramsden v Peterborough (City of) | 1993 2 SCR 1084 | September 2, 1993 | Freedom of expression |
| R v Creighton | 1993 3 SCR 3 | September 9, 1993 | criminal fault standard. |
| R v Plant | 1993 3 SCR 281 | September 30, 1993 | search of computer records; search of perimeter of property |
| Ontario Hydro v Ontario (Labour Relations Board) | 1993 3 SCR 327 | September 30, 1993 | federalism, federal declaratory power |
| R v Morgentaler | 1993 3 SCR 463 | September 30, 1993 | The constitutionality of provincial regulations of abortion. |
| Rodriguez v British Columbia (AG) | 1993 3 SCR 519 | September 30, 1993 | right to suicide |
| R v Dersch | 1993 3 SCR 768 | October 21, 1993 | |
| R v Marquard | 1993 4 SCR 223 | October 21, 1993 | expert evidence |
| Hunt v T&N plc | 1993 4 SCR 289 | November 18, 1993 | conflict of laws |
| R v Finta | 1994 1 SCR 701 | March 24, 1994 | war crimes and crimes against humanity |
| R v Mohan | 1994 2 SCR 9 | May 5, 1994 | expert testimony |
| R v Daviault | 1994 3 SCR 63 | September 30, 1994 | defence of intoxication |
| R v Bartle | 1994 3 SCR 173 | September 29, 1994 | right to be informed on arrest of duty counsel |
| R v Prosper | 1994 3 SCR 236 | September 29, 1994 | right to retain counsel s.10(b) of Charter |
| Native Women's Association of Canada v Canada | 1994 3 SCR 627 | October 27, 1994 | positive obligations on the government under freedom of expression in the Charter. |
| R v Heywood | 1994 3 SCR 761 | November 24, 1994 | Section Seven challenge, Overbreadth |
| Dagenais v Canadian Broadcasting Corp | 1994 3 SCR 835 | December 8, 1994 | publication bans, freedom of expression |
| R v Laba | 1994 3 SCR 965 | December 8, 1994 | presumption of innocence |
| Tolofson v Jensen | 1994 3 SCR 1022 | December 15, 1994 | conflict of laws in tort |