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Canadian Broadcasting Corp v The Queen
2011 SCC 3 [44]
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Broadcasting bans
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Unanimous
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Canadian Broadcasting Corp v Canada (AG)
2011 SCC 2 [45]
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Whether measures of practice and directive issued by the Ministère de la Justice limiting filming, taking photographs and conducting interviews to predetermined locations and prohibiting broadcasting of official audio recordings of hearings infringes freedom of expression under s. 2(b) of the Charter — Whether a directive meets "prescribed by law" requirement of s. 1 of the Charter
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–
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Unanimous
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Smith v Alliance Pipeline Ltd
2011 SCC 7 [46]
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Standard of review for Pipeline Arbitration Committee appointed pursuant to the National Energy Board Act
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–
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–
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Bou Malhab v Diffusion Métromédia CMR inc
2011 SCC 9 [47]
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Whether the representative plaintiff in a class action for defamation must prove that each group member suffered personal injury
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–
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McLachlin CJ and Binnie, LeBel, Charron and Rothstein JJ
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Seidel v TELUS Communications Inc
2011 SCC 15 [48]
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Whether provincial legislation, stating that contractual agreements to waive or release rights, benefits or protects under the legislation area void, renders an arbitration clause in a standard form cell phone contract void
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LeBel J
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Abella and Charron JJ
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Ontario (AG) v Fraser
2011 SCC 20 [49]
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Whether separate labour relations legislation governing agricultural workers in Ontario infringes freedom of association under s. 2(d) of the Charter by failing to establish a meaningful process of collective bargaining
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–
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–
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i Trade Finance Inc v Bank of Montreal
2011 SCC 26 [50]
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Role of personal property security legislation — Whether finance company has right to recover disputed funds on basis of advances made under mistake of fact, constructive trust or equitable lien — Whether pledge to bank creates a statutory enforceable security interest — Whether bank is a bona fide purchaser for value without notice
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Unanimous
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Canada Trustco Mortgage Co v Canada
2011 SCC 36 [51]
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Whether a bank is liable to make payments to a tax debtor when receiving cheques payable to a tax debtor for deposit in an account held jointly by the tax debtor and a third party
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–
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Binnie, Rothstein and Cromwell JJ
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Dubé v Canada
2011 SCC 39 [52]
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Whether the interest earned on bank deposits by a status Indian is exempt from income taxation as personal property "situated on a reserve" under the Indian Act
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–
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Rothstein J
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Bastien Estate v Canada
2011 SCC 38 [53]
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Whether the interest earned on bank deposits by a status Indian is exempt from income taxation as personal property "situated on a reserve" under the Indian Act
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–
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Rothstein J
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R v Côté
2011 SCC 46 [54]
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Standard of review of a trial judge's determination of what would bring the administration of justice into disrepute for the purpose of determining whether to exclude evidence under s. 24(2) of the Charter
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–
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–
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Crookes v Newton
2011 SCC 47 [55]
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Tort of libel and slander — Whether a hyperlink to an allegedly defamatory article in itself constitutes a publication
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–
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–
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R v Whyte
2011 SCC 49 [56]
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Whether conduct of police violated ss. 8 and 9 of the Charter
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Unanimous (oral)
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Quebec (AG) v Canada (Human Resources and Social Development)
2011 SCC 60 [57]
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Whether provincial legislation providing that income replacement benefits received by injured worker be exempt from seizure is constitutionally inoperative in relation to garnishment scheme created by federal Employment Insurance Act — Whether federal Employment Insurance Commission, as an agent of the Crown, is protected by common law immunity such that the provincial legislation is inapplicable to the federal Crown
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Unanimous
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