1985 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

The list below consists of the reasons delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada during 1985. This list, however, does not include decisions on motions.

## Reasons

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Delivered the Court's reason

Joined the Court's reason

Filed a concurrence

Joined a concurrence

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Filed a dissent

Joined a dissent

Filed a concurrence/dissent

Joined a concurrence/dissent

Did not participate in the judgment

Did not participate in the final disposition of the judgment

Not a member of the Court at the time of hearing or delivering

* Decisions that do not note a Justice delivering the Court's reason are per coram.
* Multiple concurrences and dissents within a case are numbered, with joining votes numbered accordingly. Justices occasionally join multiple reasons in a single case; each vote is subdivided accordingly.
* Multiple unnumbered reasons are jointly written or delivered.
* Decisions that are given orally from the bench are denoted by a "V"; per coram decisions delivered orally from the bench only note a "V" on the most senior justice on the panel.
* An asterisk ( * ) in the Court's opinion denotes that it was only a majority in part or a plurality.

Case name  | Argued  | Decided  | Dickson  | Ritchie[a] | Beetz  | Estey  | McIntyre  | Chouinard  | Lamer  | Wilson  | Le Dain  | La Forest[b]

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Aetna Financial Services v. Feigelman, [1985] 1 SCR 2 [1] | September 26, 1983  | January 31, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Brouillard Also Known As Chatel v. The Queen, [1985] 1 SCR 39 [2] | October 4, 1984  | February 21, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Scotsburn Co-Op. Services v. W.T. Goodwin Ltd., [1985] 1 SCR 54 [3] | March 12, 1984  | February 21, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rosen v. The Queen, [1985] 1 SCR 83 [4] | January 24, 1985  | February 21, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
King v. Low, [1985] 1 SCR 87 [5] | May 23, 1984  | March 14, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Skoke-Graham v. The Queen, [1985] 1 SCR 106 [6] | January 26, 1984  | March 14, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Miriam Home v. C.U.P.E., [1985] 1 SCR 137 [7] | December 13, 1984  | March 14, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Janiak v. Ippolito, [1985] 1 SCR 146 [8] | December 12, 1983  | March 14, 1985  |  | *  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canadian Broadcasting League v. CRTC, [1985] 1 SCR 174 [9] | March 27, 1985  | March 27, 1985  | V  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Monachan v. The Queen, [1985] 1 SCR 176 [10] | March 29, 1985  | March 29, 1985  | V  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Singh v. Minister of Employment and Immigration, [1985] 1 SCR 177 [11] | April 30, May 1, 1984  | April 4, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lapierre v. A.G. (Que.), [1985] 1 SCR 241 [12] | November 19, 20, 1984  | April 4, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Robitaille v. American Biltrite (Canada), [1985] 1 SCR 290 [13] | March 27, 28, 1985  | April 4, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Franklin v. The Queen, [1985] 1 SCR 293 [14] | March 14, 1985  | April 4, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Case name  | Argued  | Decided  | Dickson  | Ritchie  | Beetz  | Estey  | McIntyre  | Chouinard  | Lamer  | Wilson  | Le Dain  | La Forest
V.K. Mason Construction Ltd. v. Bank of Nova Scotia, [1985] 1 SCR 271 [15] | June 14, 1984  | April 4, 1985  |  | *  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R. v. Big M Drug Mart Ltd., [1985] 1 SCR 295 [16] | March 6, 7, 1984  | April 24, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R. v. Horne & Pitfield Foods Ltd., [1985] 1 SCR 364 [17] | March 8, 1984  | April 24, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plantation Indoor Plants Ltd. v. A.G. (Alta.), [1985] 1 SCR 366 [18] | March 7, 1984  | April 24, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Jumbo Motors Express Ltd. v. François Nolin Ltée, [1985] 1 SCR 423 [19] | December 20, 1984  | April 24, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Montréal v. Arcade Amusements Inc., [1985] 1 SCR 368 [20] | March 22, 23, 24, 1983  | April 24, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Staranchuk v. The Queen, [1985] 1 SCR 439 [21] | May 3, 1985  | May 3, 1985  |  | X  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operation Dismantle v. The Queen, [1985] 1 SCR 441 [22] | February 14, 15, 1984  | May 9, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Towne Cinema Theatres Ltd. v. The Queen, [1985] 1 SCR 494 [23] | September 28, 1983
rehearing November 23, 1984  | May 9, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R. v. Tener, [1985] 1 SCR 533 [24] | October 12 and 13, 1983
rehearing: January 23 and 24, 1985  | May 9, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Head v. Graham, [1985] 1 SCR 566 [25] | April 29, 1985  | May 9, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maida v. Dalewood Investments Ltd., [1985] 1 SCR 568 [26] | April 29, 30, 1985  | May 9, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sansregret v. The Queen, [1985] 1 SCR 570 [27] | October 11, 1984  | May 9, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dyck v. Manitoba Snowmobile Association, [1985] 1 SCR 589 [28] | March 28, 29, 1985  | May 9, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bell v. The Queen, [1985] 1 SCR 594 [29] | March 5, 6, 1985  | May 9, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Case name  | Argued  | Decided  | Dickson  | Ritchie  | Beetz  | Estey  | McIntyre  | Chouinard  | Lamer  | Wilson  | Le Dain  | La Forest
R. v. Therens, [1985] 1 SCR 613 [30] | June 21, 1984  | May 9, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Trask v. The Queen, [1985] 1 SCR 655 [31] | June 21, 1984  | May 9, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rahn v. The Queen, [1985] 1 SCR 659 [32] | June 21, 1984  | May 9, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canadian Dredge & Dock Co. v. The Queen, [1985] 1 SCR 662 [33] | May 24, 25, 26, 1983  | May 9, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Syndicat des professeurs du collège de Lévis-Lauzon v. CEGEP de Lévis-Lauzon, [1985] 1 SCR 596 [34] | October 31, 1983  | May 9, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Re Manitoba Language Rights, [1985] 1 SCR 721 [35] | June 11, 12, 13, 1984  | June 13, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grdic v. The Queen, [1985] 1 SCR 810 [36] | January 30, 1984
rehearing: June 5, 1985  | June 13, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
A.G. (Que.) v. Carrières Ste-Thérèse Ltée, [1985] 1 SCR 831 [37] | March 8, 1985  | June 13, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Telecommunication Workers Union v. B.C. Telephone, [1985] 1 SCR 840 [38] | May 1, 1985  | June 13, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Courville v. The Queen, [1985] 1 SCR 847 [39] | May 21, 22, 1985  | June 13, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Blais v. M.N.R., [1985] 1 SCR 849 [40] | May 24, 1985  | June 13, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deloitte Haskins & Sells v. Workers' Comp. Board, [1985] 1 SCR 785 [41] | December 14, 1983  | June 13, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lamb v. Lamb, [1985] 1 SCR 851 [42] | June 7, 1985  | June 27, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Air Canada v. City of Dorval, [1985] 1 SCR 861 [43] | February 13, 14, 1985  | June 27, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dedman v. The Queen, [1985] 2 SCR 2 [44] | October 9, 1984  | July 31, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Case name  | Argued  | Decided  | Dickson  | Ritchie  | Beetz  | Estey  | McIntyre  | Chouinard  | Lamer  | Wilson  | Le Dain  | La Forest
Rousseau v. The Queen, [1985] 2 SCR 38 [45] | December 11, 1984  | July 31, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Johns-Manville Canada v. The Queen, [1985] 2 SCR 46 [46] | May 15, 16, 1984  | July 31, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fraternité des Policiers (C.U.M.) v. C.U.M., [1985] 2 SCR 74 [47] | March 7, 1985  | July 31, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Donkin v. Bugoy, [1985] 2 SCR 85 [48] | November 29, 1983M
rehearing: June 27, 1985  | September 19, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The Queen v. Toews, [1985] 2 SCR 119 [49] | October 30, 1984  | September 19, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R. v. Jewitt, [1985] 2 SCR 128 [50] | October 31, 1984  | September 19, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Winnipeg School Division No. 1 v. Craton, [1985] 2 SCR 150 [51] | May 15, 1985  | September 19, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R. v. L'Heureux, [1985] 2 SCR 159 [52] | May 23, 1985  | September 19, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Oakwood Development Ltd. v. St-François Xavier, [1985] 2 SCR 164 [53] | November 16, 1984  | September 19, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R. v. Lewis, 1985 CanLII 3122 (SCC)  |  | September 19, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Krug v. The Queen, [1985] 2 SCR 255 [54] | March 13, 1985  | October 10, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Brown and Murphy v. The Queen, [1985] 2 SCR 273 [55] | February 15, 1985  | October 10, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Spencer v. The Queen, [1985] 2 SCR 278 [56] | March 26, 1985  | October 10, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Austin v. The Queen, [1985] 2 SCR 285 [57] | October 10, 1985  | October 10, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Libman v. The Queen, [1985] 2 SCR 178 [58] | February 2, 1985  | October 10, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Case name  | Argued  | Decided  | Dickson  | Ritchie  | Beetz  | Estey  | McIntyre  | Chouinard  | Lamer  | Wilson  | Le Dain  | La Forest
Cluett v. The Queen, [1985] 2 SCR 216 [59] | November 22, 1984  | October 10, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fanjoy v. The Queen, [1985] 2 SCR 233 [60] | January 25, 1985  | October 10, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Germain v. The Queen, [1985] 2 SCR 241 [61] | March 7, 1985  | October 10, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bruce v. The Queen, [1985] 2 SCR 287 [62] | October 29, 1985  | October 29, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
The Queen v. Imperial General Properties Ltd., [1985] 2 SCR 288  |  | October 31, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Jack and Charlie v. The Queen, [1985] 2 SCR 332 [63] | April 30, 1985  | October 31, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dick v. La Reine, [1985] 2 SCR 309 [64] | October 29, 1984  | October 31, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Order: Manitoba Language Rights, [1985] 2 SCR 347 [65] | November 4, 1985  | November 4, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dubois v. The Queen, [1985] 2 SCR 350 [66] | October 25, 1984  | November 21, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Simon v. The Queen, [1985] 2 SCR 387 [67] | October 23, 1984  | November 21, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vachon v. Canada Employment and Immigration Commission, [1985] 2 SCR 417 [68] | December 14, 1984  | November 21, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grabowski v. The Queen, [1985] 2 SCR 434 [69] | May 22, 1985  | November 21, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fraser v. P.S.S.R.B., [1985] 2 SCR 455 [70] | February 14, 1985  | December 10, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
John v. The Queen, [1985] 2 SCR 476 [71] | March 6, 1985  | December 10, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Greenberg v. Maffert, 1985 CanLII 3114 (SCC)  |  | December 10, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Case name  | Argued  | Decided  | Dickson  | Ritchie  | Beetz  | Estey  | McIntyre  | Chouinard  | Lamer  | Wilson  | Le Dain  | La Forest
Terlecki v. The Queen, [1985] 2 SCR 483 [72] | December 12, 1985  | December 12, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bouvier v. The Queen, [1985] 2 SCR 485 [73] | December 13, 1985  | December 13, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ont. Human Rights Comm. v. Simpsons-Sears, [1985] 2 SCR 536 [74] | January 29, 1985  | December 17, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bhinder v. CN, [1985] 2 SCR 561 [75] | January 30, 1985  | December 17, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Schuldt v. The Queen, [1985] 2 SCR 592 [76] | February 20, 1985  | December 17, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Re B.C. Motor Vehicle Act, [1985] 2 SCR 486 [77] | November 15, 1984  | December 17, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Duane v. The Queen, [1985] 2 SCR 612 [78] | December 18, 1985  | December 18, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R. v. Miller, [1985] 2 SCR 613 [79] | October 12, 1984  | December 19, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cardinal v. Director of Kent Institution, [1985] 2 SCR 643 [80] | October 11, 12, 1984  | December 19, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Morin v. Shu Review Committee, [1985] 2 SCR 662 [81] | October 12, 1984  | December 19, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Valente v. The Queen, [1985] 2 SCR 673 [82] | October 9, 10, 1984  | December 19, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Morier and Boily v. Rivard, [1985] 2 SCR 716 [83] | May 21, 1985  | December 19, 1985  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

## Notes

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1. ^ retired October 31, 1984
2. ^ appointed January 16, 1985

## References

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* 1985 decisions: CanLII

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