Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Justice Bastarache

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

1998

	Case name	Issue	Co-authored by	Joined by
o	R. v. Taylor [1998] 1 S.C.R. 26	Interception of private communications	None	Unanimous

	R. v. Caslake [1998] 1 S.C.R. 51	Search and Seizure; Charter	None	L’Heureux‑Dubé and Gonthier JJ.

	Canada (Human Rights Commission) v. Canadian Liberty Net [1998] 1 S.C.R. 626	Contempt of court; human rights commission	None	L’Heureux-Dubé, Gonthier

	R. v. Charemski [1998] 1 S.C.R. 679	Directed verdict	None	Cory and Iacobucci JJ.

	Aubry v. Éditions Vice-Versa inc. [1998] 1 S.C.R. 591	Privacy rights; Quebec Charter of Human Rights	None	L’Heureux‑Dubé, Gonthier, Cory and Iacobucci JJ.

	Thomson Newspapers Co. v. Canada (Attorney General) [1998] 1 S.C.R. 877	right to vote, freedom of expression; publication of election surveys	None	Cory, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major JJ.

	Pushpanathan v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) [1998] 1 S.C.R. 982	Judicial review	None	L’Heureux‑Dubé, Gonthier and McLachlin

	Continental Bank of Canada v. Canada [1998] 2 S.C.R. 358	Capital gains tax	None	L’Heureux-Dubé J.

	Continental Bank Leasing Corp. v. Canada [1998] 2 S.C.R. 298	Taxation	None	L’Heureux-Dubé J.

	R. v. Cook [1998] 2 S.C.R. 597	Extraterritorial right to counsel	None	Gonthier J.

	Eurig Estate (Re) [1998] 2 S.C.R. 565	Constitutional law; estates	None	Gonthier J.

	Garland v. Consumers' Gas Co. [1998] 3 S.C.R. 112	Criminal interest rates	None	None

	Canadian Egg Marketing Agency v. Richardson [1998] 3 S.C.R. 157	Standing, constitutional challenges	Iacobucci J.	Lamer C.J. and L’Heureux-Dubé, Gonthier, Cory and Binnie JJ.

	R. v. Rose [1998] 3 S.C.R. 262	Charter; Right to full answer and defence	Cory and Iacobucci JJ.	Gonthier J.

	R. v. Warsing [1998] 3 S.C.R. 579	Appeals	Lamer C.J.	None

1999

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Chartier v. Chartier [1999] 1 S.C.R. 242	family law, in loco parentis	None	Unanimous

Sail Labrador Ltd. v. Challenge One (The) [1999] 1 S.C.R. 265	Contracts	None	Lamer C.J. and Gonthier, Cory, Iacobucci and Major JJ.

R. v. Beaulac [1999] 1 S.C.R. 768	Constitutional language rights in court	None	L’Heureux-Dubé, Gonthier, Cory, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major JJ.

M. v. H., [1999] 2 S.C.R. 3	Charter, equality rights, definition of "spouse"	None	None

Corbiere v. Canada (Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 203	equality rights	McLachlin J.	Lamer C.J., Cory and Major JJ.

R. v. Stone, [1999] 2 S.C.R. 290	Automatism defence	None	L’Heureux-Dubé, Gonthier, Cory and McLachlin JJ.

R. v. G. (B.) [1999] 2 S.C.R. 475	Admission of evidence of accused with mental disorder	None	Lamer C.J. and Cory, Iacobucci, Major and Binnie JJ.

Delisle v. Canada (Deputy Attorney General) [1999] 2 S.C.R. 989	RCMP officers exclusion from unions, freedom of expression, association	None	Gonthier, McLachlin and Major JJ.

Francis v. Baker [1999] 3 S.C.R. 250	Child support guidelines for income greater than 150K	None	Unanimous

Royal Bank of Canada v. W. Got Associates Electric Ltd. [1999] 3 S.C.R. 408	Fraud, damages	McLachlin	Unanimous

Guarantee Co. of North America v. Gordon Capital Corp. [1999] 3 S.C.R. 423	summary judgment, rescission	Iacobucci	unanimous

65302 British Columbia Ltd. v. Canada [1999] 3 S.C.R. 804	Income tax levies	None	L’Heureux-Dubé

Renaud v. Quebec (Commission des affaires sociales) [1999] 3 S.C.R. 855	Judicial review	None	Unanimous

2000

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Arsenault-Cameron v. Prince Edward Island [2000] 1 S.C.R. 3; 2000 SCC 1	Charter, minority language rights	Major J.	Unanimous

R. v. R.N.S. [2000] 1 S.C.R. 149; 2000 SCC 7	Conditional sentencing	None	None

R. v. Bunn [2000] 1 S.C.R. 183; 2000 SCC 9	Sentencing	None	L’Heureux-Dubé and Binnie JJ.

R. v. Brooks [2000] 1 S.C.R. 237; 2000 SCC 11	Jailhouse informants, charge to jury	None	Gonthier and McLachlin JJ.

Ingles v. Tutkaluk Construction Ltd. [2000] 1 S.C.R. 298; 2000 SCC 12	Tort, duty of care	None	Unanimous

Regina Police Assn. Inc. v. Regina (City) Board of Police Commissioners [2000] 1 S.C.R. 360; 2000 SCC 14	Labour arbitration	None	Unanimous

Ajax (Town) v. CAW, Local 222 [2000] 1 S.C.R. 538; 2000 SCC 23	Labour unions	None	L’Heureux-Dubé and Binnie JJ.

Friedmann Equity Developments Inc. v. Final Note Ltd. [2000] 1 S.C.R. 842; 2000 SCC 34	Contracts, mortgages	None	Unanimous

Blencoe v. British Columbia (Human Rights Commission) [2000] 2 S.C.R. 307; 2000 SCC 44	Charter, security of person, delay	None	McLachlin C.J. and L’Heureux-Dubé, Gonthier and Major JJ.

Musqueam Indian Band v. Glass [2000] 2 S.C.R. 633; 2000 SCC 52	Leases on aboriginal reserves	None	None

R. v. Charlebois [2000] 2 S.C.R. 674; 2000 SCC 53	Right of appeal	None	Gonthier, Binnie and LeBel JJ.

R. v. Avetysan [2000] 2 S.C.R. 745; 2000 SCC 56	Charge to jury, beyond reasonable doubt	None	None

R. v. Knoblauch [2000] 2 S.C.R. 780; 2000 SCC 58	Conditional sentencing	None	L’Heureux-Dubé and Gonthier JJ.

Pacific National Investments Ltd. v. Victoria (City) [2000] 2 S.C.R. 919; 2000 SCC 64	Zoning, subdivision	None	Major and Binnie JJ.

2001

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R. v. Sharpe [2001] 1 S.C.R. 45; 2001 SCC 2	child pornography, freedom of expression	L’Heureux-Dubé and Gonthier JJ.	None

Backman v. Canada [2001] 1 S.C.R. 367; 2001 SCC 10	Partnerships	Iacobucci J.	Unanimous

Spire Freezers Ltd. v. Canada [2001] 1 S.C.R. 391; 2001 SCC 11	Partnerships	Iacobucci J.	Unanimous

Miller v. Canada [2001] 1 S.C.R. 407; 2001 SCC 12	Immunity for international organizations	None	Unanimous

Miller v. Monit International Inc. [2001] 1 S.C.R. 432; 2001 SCC 13	Immunity for international organizations	None	Unanimous

Trinity Western University v. British Columbia College of Teachers [2001] 1 S.C.R. 772; 2001 SCC 31	religious freedoms and equality rights; judicial review	Iacobucci J.	McLachlin C.J. and Gonthier, Major, Binnie, Arbour and LeBel JJ

R. v. Peters; R. v. Rendon [2001] 1 S.C.R. 997; 2001 SCC 34	Judicial independence	None	Unanimous

Mount Sinai Hospital Center v. Quebec (Minister of Health and Social Services) [2001] 2 S.C.R. 281; 2001 SCC 41	Judicial review of ministerial discretion	None	L’Heureux-Dubé, Gonthier, Iacobucci and Major JJ.

Ivanhoe inc. v. UFCW, Local 500 [2001] 2 S.C.R. 565; 2001 SCC 47	Labour law; judicial review	None	None

Sept-Îles (City) v. Quebec (Labour Court) [2001] 2 S.C.R. 670; 2001 SCC 48	Labour law; judicial review	None	None

Van de Perre v. Edwards [2001] 2 S.C.R. 1014; 2001 SCC 60	custody and access	None	Unanimous

R. v. Advance Cutting & Coring Ltd. [2001] 3 S.C.R. 209; 2001 SCC 70	Labour law; freedom of association	None	McLachlin C.J. and Major and Binnie JJ.

R. v. Golden [2001] 3 S.C.R. 679; 2001 SCC 83	right against search and seizure; search incident to arrest	None	McLachlin C.J. and Gonthier J.

Dunmore v. Ontario (Attorney General) [2001] 3 S.C.R. 1016; 2001 SCC 94	Freedom of association	None	McLachlin C.J. and Gonthier, Iacobucci, Binnie, Arbour and LeBel JJ.

2002

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R. v. Law [2002] 1 S.C.R. 227; 2002 SCC 10	search and seizure, exclusion of evidence	None	Unanimous

Lavoie v. Canada [2002] 1 S.C.R. 769; 2002 SCC 23	equality rights; citizenship	None	Gonthier, Iacobucci and Major JJ.

R. v. Mac [2002] 1 S.C.R. 856; 2002 SCC 24	Forgery	None	Uanimous

R. v. Cinous [2002] 2 S.C.R. 3; 2002 SCC 29	Criminal defence; air of reality test	McLachlin C.J.	L’Heureux-Dubé and LeBel JJ.

Smith v. Co-operators General Insurance Co. [2002] 2 S.C.R. 129; 2002 SCC 30	Limitations of actions	None	None

Housen v. Nikolaisen [2002] 2 S.C.R. 235; 2002 SCC 33	Negligence	None	Gonthier, Binnie and LeBel JJ.

R. v. Hibbert [2002] 2 S.C.R. 445; 2002 SCC 39	Alibis	None	L’Heureux-Dubé J.

Stewart v. Canada [2002] 2 S.C.R. 645; 2002 SCC 46

Walls v. Canada [2002] 2 S.C.R. 684; 2002 SCC 47

Family Insurance Corp. v. Lombard Canada Ltd. [2002] 2 S.C.R. 695; 2002 SCC 48

Ross River Dena Council Band v. Canada [2002] 2 S.C.R. 816; 2002 SCC 54

B. v. Ontario (Human Rights Commission) [2002] 3 S.C.R. 403; 2002 SCC 66

Macdonell v. Quebec (Commission d'accès à l'information) [2002] 3 S.C.R. 661; 2002 SCC 71

Harvard College v. Canada (Commissioner of Patents) [2002] 4 S.C.R. 45; 2002 SCC 76

Nova Scotia (Attorney General) v. Walsh [2002] 4 S.C.R. 325; 2002 SCC 83

Gosselin v. Québec (Attorney General) [2002] 4 S.C.R. 429; 2002 SCC 84

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	Miglin v. Miglin [2003] 1 S.C.R. 303; 2003 SCC 24

	Z.I. Pompey Industrie v. ECU-Line N.V. [2003] 1 S.C.R. 450; 2003 SCC 27

	Barrie Public Utilities v. Canadian Cable Television Assn. [2003] 1 S.C.R. 476; 2003 SCC 28

	C.U.P.E. v. Ontario (Minister of Labour) [2003] 1 S.C.R. 539; 2003 SCC 29

	Bell Canada v. Canadian Telephone Employees Association [2003] 1 S.C.R. 884; 2003 SCC 36

	Unifund Assurance Co. v. Insurance Corp. of British Columbia [2003] 2 S.C.R. 63; 2003 SCC 40

	Wewaykum Indian Band v. Canada [2003] 2 S.C.R. 259; 2003 SCC 45

	Paul v. British Columbia (Forest Appeals Commission) [2003] 2 S.C.R. 585; 2003 SCC 55

	National Trust Co. v. H & R Block Canada Inc. [2003] 3 S.C.R. 160; 2003 SCC 66

	Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse) v. Maksteel Québec Inc. [2003] 3 S.C.R. 228; 2003 SCC 68

2004

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	R. v. Daoust [2004] 1 S.C.R. 217; 2004 SCC 6

	Transport North American Express Inc. v. New Solutions Financial Corp. [2004] 1 S.C.R. 249; 2004 SCC 7

	United Taxi Drivers' Fellowship of Southern Alberta v. Calgary (City) [2004] 1 S.C.R. 485; 2004 SCC 19

	Hartshorne v. Hartshorne [2004] 1 S.C.R. 550; 2004 SCC 22

	Harper v. Canada (Attorney General) [2004] 1 S.C.R. 827; 2004 SCC 33

	Quebec (Commission des droits de la pesonne et des droits de la jeunesse) v. Quebec (Attorney General) [2004] 2 S.C.R. 185; 2004 SCC 39

	Quebec (Attorney General) v. Quebec (Human Rights Tribunal) [2004] 2 S.C.R. 223; 2004 SCC 40

	Application under s. 83.28 of the Criminal Code (Re) [2004] 2 S.C.R. 248; 2004 SCC 42

	Vancouver Sun (Re) [2004] 2 S.C.R. 332; 2004 SCC 43

	R. v. Kerr [2004] 2 S.C.R. 371; 2004 SCC 44

	R. v. Demers [2004] 2 S.C.R. 489; 2004 SCC 46

	Syndicat Northcrest v. Amselem [2004] 2 S.C.R. 551; 2004 SCC 47

	R. v. Sazant [2004] 3 S.C.R. 635; 2004 SCC 77

2005

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	Marche v. Halifax Insurance Co. [2005] 1 S.C.R. 47; 2005 SCC 6

	Vaughan v. Canada [2005] 1 S.C.R. 146; 2005 SCC 11

	H.L. v. Canada (Attorney General) [2005] 1 S.C.R. 401; 2005 SCC 25

	Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Canada (Attorney General) [2005] 1 S.C.R. 533; 2005 SCC 26

	R. v. Fice [2005] 1 S.C.R. 742; 2005 SCC 32

	Ryan v. Moore [2005] 2 S.C.R. 53; 2005 SCC 38

	Mugesera v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) [2005] 2 S.C.R. 100; 2005 SCC 40

	R. v. R.C. [2005] 3 S.C.R. 99; 2005 SCC 61

	Contino v. Leonelli-Contino [2005] 3 S.C.R. 217; 2005 SCC 63

	Dikranian v. Quebec (Attorney General) [2005] 3 S.C.R. 530; 2005 SCC 73

	Charlebois v. Saint John (City) [2005] 3 S.C.R. 563; 2005 SCC 74

	R. v. C.D.; R. v. C.D.K. [2005] 3 S.C.R. 668; 2005 SCC 78

	R. v. Labaye [2005] 3 S.C.R. 728; 2005 SCC 80

	R. v. Kouri [2005] 3 S.C.R. 789; 2005 SCC 81

	Castillo v. Castillo [2005] 3 S.C.R. 870; 2005 SCC 83

2006

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ATCO Gas & Pipelines Ltd. v. Alberta (Energy & Utilities Board) [2006] 1 S.C.R. 140; 2006 SCC 4

Mazzei v. British Columbia (Director of Adult Forensic Psychiatric Services) 1 S.C.R. _; 2006 SCC 7

H.J. Heinz Co. of Canada Ltd. v. Canada (Attorney General) 1 S.C.R. _; 2006 SCC 13

Tranchemontagne v. Ontario (Director, Disability Support Program) 1 S.C.R. _; 2006 SCC 14

R. v. Gagnon _ S.C.R. _; 2006 SCC 17

Bisaillon v. Concordia University _ S.C.R. _; 2006 SCC 19

Buschau v. Rogers Communications Inc. , 2006 SCC 28	None	McLachlin, Charron

D.B.S. v. S.R.G.; L.J.W. v. T.A.R.; Henry v. Henry; Hiemstra v. Hiemstra 2006 SCC 37	None	McLachlin, LeBel, Deschamps

Blank v. Canada (Minister of Justice) 2006 SCC 39	None	Charron J.

R. v. Kong 2006 SCC 40	None	Unanimous

R. v. Sappier; R. v. Gray 2006 SCC 54

2007

Kingstreet Investments Ltd. v. New Brunswick (Finance), [2007] 1 S.C.R. 3, 2007 SCC 1 (majority)
Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium v. Canada (Commissioner of Customs and Revenue), [2007] 1 S.C.R. 38, 2007 SCC 2 (majority)
R. v. Trochym, [2007] 1 S.C.R. 239, 2007 SCC 6 (dissent)
Canada (Attorney General) v. Hislop, [2007] 1 S.C.R. 429, 2007 SCC 10 (concurrence)
R. v. Bryan, [2007] 1 S.C.R. 527, 2007 SCC 12 (majority)
Lévis (City) v. Fraternité des policiers de Lévis Inc., [2007] 1 S.C.R. 591, 2007 SCC 14 (majority)
Canadian Western Bank v. Alberta, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 3, 2007 SCC 22 (concurrence)
British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Lafarge Canada Inc., 2007 SCC 23 (concurrence)
R. v. Hape, 2007 SCC 26 (concurrence)
Dell Computer Corp. v. Union des consommateurs, 2007 SCC 34 (dissent)
Named Person v. Vancouver Sun, [2007] 3 S.C.R 252, 2007 SCC 43 (majority)
R. v. Daley, [2007] 3 S.C.R. 523, 2007 SCC 53 (majority)

2008

Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 190, 2008 SCC 9 (majority)
R. v. Stirling, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 272, 2008 SCC 10 (majority)
Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec v. Cyr, 2008 SCC 13 (majority)
Société des Acadiens et Acadiennes du Nouveau‑Brunswick Inc. v. Canada, 2008 SCC 15 (majority)
Evans v. Teamsters Local Union No. 31, 2008 SCC 20 (majority)
R. v. McLarty, 2008 SCC 26 (dissent)
Stein v. Stein, 2008 SCC 35 (majority)
R. v. Kapp, 2008 SCC 41 (concurrence)
Honda Canada Inc. v. Keays, 2008 SCC 39 (majority)

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Current	McLachlin Abella Moldaver Karakatsanis Wagner Gascon Côté Brown Rowe

Former	Lamer Wilson L'Heureux-Dubé Sopinka Gonthier Cory Iacobucci Major Bastarache Binnie Arbour LeBel Deschamps Fish Charron Rothstein Cromwell

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