2000 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

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The table below lists the reasons delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada during 2000. The table illustrates what reasons were filed by each justice in each case, and which justices joined each reason. This list, however, does not include decisions on motions.

Of the 65 judgments released in 2000, 9 were oral, and 42 were unanimous, and there were 4 motions.

## Reasons

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Case name  | Argued  | Decided  | Lamer  | L'Heureux-
Dubé  | Gonthier  | McLachlin  | Iacobucci  | Major  | Bastarache  | Binnie  | Arbour  | LeBel

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Arsenault-Cameron v Prince Edward Island, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 3; 2000 SCC 1 [1] | November 4, 1999  | January 13, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Kovach v British Columbia (Workers' Compensation Board), [2000] 1 S.C.R. 55; 2000 SCC 3 [2] | January 20, 2000  | January 20, 2000  |  |  |  |

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Lindsay v Saskatchewan (Workers' Compensation Board), [2000] 1 S.C.R. 59; 2000 SCC 4 [3] | January 20, 2000  | January 20, 2000  |  |  |  |

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R v Proulx, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 61; 2000 SCC 5 [4] | May 25, 26, 1999  | January 31, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v LFW, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 132; 2000 SCC 6 [5] | May 25, 26, 1999  | January 31, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v RNS, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 149; 2000 SCC 7 [6] | May 25, 26, 1999  | January 31, 2000  |  |

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R v RAR, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 163; 2000 SCC 8 [7] | May 25, 26, 1999  | January 31, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Bunn, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 183; 2000 SCC 9 [8] | May 25, 26, 1999  | January 31, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Wells, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 207; 2000 SCC 10 [9] | May 27, 1999  | February 17, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Brooks, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 237; 2000 SCC 11 [10] | October 8, 1999  | February 17, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Case name  | Argued  | Decided  | Lamer  | L'Heureux-
Dubé  | Gonthier  | McLachlin  | Iacobucci  | Major  | Bastarache  | Binnie  | Arbour  | LeBel
Ingles v Tutkaluk Construction Ltd, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 298; 2000 SCC 12 [11] | October 8, 1999  | March 2, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Nanaimo (City of) v Rascal Trucking Ltd, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 342; 2000 SCC 13 [12] | November 3, 1999  | March 2, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regina Police Assn Inc v. Regina (City of) Board of Police Commissioners, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 360; 2000 SCC 14 [13] | November 12, 1999  | March 2, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Biniaris, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 381; 2000 SCC 15 [14] | October 5, 6, 1999  | April 13, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Molodowic, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 420; 2000 SCC 16 [15] | October 5, 6, 1999  | April 13, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v AG, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 439; 2000 SCC 17 [16] | October 5, 6, 1999  | April 13, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Wust, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 455; 2000 SCC 18 [17] | November 9, 1999  | April 13, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Arthurs, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 481; 2000 SCC 19 [18] | November 9, 1999  | April 13, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Arrance, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 488; 2000 SCC 20 [19] | November 9, 1999  | April 13, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Global Securities Corp v British Columbia (Securities Commission), [2000] 1 S.C.R. 494; 2000 SCC 21 [20] | January 25, 2000  | April 13, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Case name  | Argued  | Decided  | Lamer  | L'Heureux-
Dubé  | Gonthier  | McLachlin  | Iacobucci  | Major  | Bastarache  | Binnie  | Arbour  | LeBel
R v GDB, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 520; 2000 SCC 22 [21] | January 28, 2000  | April 27, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ajax (Town of) v CAW, Local 222, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 538; 2000 SCC 23 [22] | February 16, 2000  | April 27, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-Marine Underwriters, Lloyd's of London v Scalera, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 551; 2000 SCC 24 [23] | October 14, 1999  | May 3, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sansalone v Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 627; 2000 SCC 25 [24] | October 14, 1999  | May 3, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Laflamme v Prudential-Bache Commodities Canada Ltd, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 638; 2000 SCC 26 [25] | November 2, 1999  | May 3, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse) v Montréal (City of); Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse) v Boisbriand (City of), [2000] 1 S.C.R. 665; 2000 SCC 27 [26] | November 8, 1999  | May 3, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Granovsky v Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration), [2000] 1 S.C.R. 703; 2000 SCC 28 [27] | November 10, 1999  | May 18, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Jolivet, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 751; 2000 SCC 29 [28] | February 19, 1999  | May 18, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v ARB, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 781; 2000 SCC 30 [29] | June 13, 2000  | June 13, 2000  |  |  |  |

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Reference Re Firearms Act, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 783; 2000 SCC 31 [30] | February 21, 22, 2000  | June 15, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Case name  | Argued  | Decided  | Lamer  | L'Heureux-
Dubé  | Gonthier  | McLachlin  | Iacobucci  | Major  | Bastarache  | Binnie  | Arbour  | LeBel
Reference re Gruenke, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 836; 2000 SCC 32 [31] | June 15, 2000  | June 15, 2000  |  |  |  |

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R v Cacheway, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 838; 2000 SCC 33 [32] | June 15, 2000  | June 15, 2000  |  |  |  |  |

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Friedmann Equity Developments Inc v Final Note Ltd, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 842; 2000 SCC 34 [33] | January 27, 2000  | July 20, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FN (Re), [2000] 1 S.C.R. 880; 2000 SCC 35 [34] | November 3, 1999  | July 20, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Will-Kare Paving & Contracting Ltd v Canada, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 915; 2000 SCC 36 [35] | November 10, 1999  | July 20, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lovelace v Ontario, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 950; 2000 SCC 37 [36] | December 7, 1999  | July 20, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Oickle, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 3; 2000 SCC 38 [37] | November 2, 1999  | September 29, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Morrisey, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 90; 2000 SCC 39 [38] | December 9, 1999  | September 29, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Starr, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 144; 2000 SCC 40 [39] | December 3, 1998/February 24, 2000  | September 29, 2000  |  |

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R v Caouette, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 271; 2000 SCC 41 [40] | October 4, 2000  | October 4, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

Case name  | Argued  | Decided  | Lamer  | L'Heureux-
Dubé  | Gonthier  | McLachlin  | Iacobucci  | Major  | Bastarache  | Binnie  | Arbour  | LeBel
R v Hamelin, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 273; 2000 SCC 42 [41] | October 4, 2000  | October 4, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v DD, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 275; 2000 SCC 43 [42] | March 14, 2000  | October 5, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Blencoe v British Columbia (Human Rights Commission), [2000] 2 S.C.R. 307; 2000 SCC 44 [43] | January 24, 2000  | October 5, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public School Boards' Assn of Alberta v Alberta (AG), [2000] 2 S.C.R. 409; 2000 SCC 45 [44] | March 21, 22, 2000  | October 6, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Darrach, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 443; 2000 SCC 46 [45] | February 23, 2000  | October 12, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Lévesque, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 487; 2000 SCC 47 [46] | March 23, 2000  | October 12, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Winnipeg Child and Family Services v KLW, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 519; 2000 SCC 48 [47] | February 25, 2000  | October 13, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v MO, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 594; 2000 SCC 49 [48] | October 13, 2000  | October 13, 2000  |  |  |  |

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R v Sutton, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 595; 2000 SCC 50 [49] | October 6, 2000  | November 9, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v J-LJ, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 600; 2000 SCC 51 [50] | December 10, 1999  | November 9, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Case name  | Argued  | Decided  | Lamer  | L'Heureux-
Dubé  | Gonthier  | McLachlin  | Iacobucci  | Major  | Bastarache  | Binnie  | Arbour  | LeBel
Musqueam Indian Band v Glass, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 633; 2000 SCC 52 [51] | June 12, 2000  | November 9, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Charlebois, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 674; 2000 SCC 53 [52] | April 13, 2000  | November 10, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Beauchamp, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 720; 2000 SCC 54 [53] | December 8, 1999  | November 10, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Russell, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 731; 2000 SCC 55 [54] | November 5, 1999  | November 10, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Avetysan, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 745; 2000 SCC 56 [55] | January 28, 2000  | November 10, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Knoblauch, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 780; 2000 SCC 58 [56] | April 17, 2000  | November 16, 2000  |  |

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Martel Building Ltd v Canada, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 860; 2000 SCC 60 [57] | February 17, 2000  | November 30, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Simard, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 911; 2000 SCC 61 [58] | December 5, 2000  | December 5, 2000  |  |  |  |

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Syndicat de l'enseignement du Grand-Portage v Morency, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 913; 2000 SCC 62 [59] | December 11, 2000  | December 11, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

Pacific National Investments Ltd v Victoria (City of), [2000] 2 S.C.R. 919; 2000 SCC 64 [60] | May 25, 2000  | December 14, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Case name  | Argued  | Decided  | Lamer  | L'Heureux-
Dubé  | Gonthier  | McLachlin  | Iacobucci  | Major  | Bastarache  | Binnie  | Arbour  | LeBel
R v Araujo, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 992; 2000 SCC 65 [61] | April 11, 12, 2000  | December 14, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Free World Trust v Électro Santé Inc, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 1024; 2000 SCC 66 [62] | December 14, 1999  | December 15, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Whirlpool Corp v Camco Inc, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 1067; 2000 SCC 67 [63] | December 14, 1999  | December 15, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Whirlpool Corp v Maytag Corp, [2000] 2 S.C.R. 1116; 2000 SCC 68 [64] | December 14, 1999  | December 15, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium v Canada (Minister of Justice), [2000] 2 S.C.R. 1120; 2000 SCC 69 [65] | March 16, 2000  | December 15, 2000  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

## Justices of the Supreme Court

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Justice  | Reasons written  | Votes cast  | % Majority

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Chief Justice Antonio Lamer (retired January 6, 2000)  |  | 4  |

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| Total=01

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5 of 6 (83.33%)
Puisne Justice Claire L'Heureux-Dubé |  | 4  |

| 2  |

| 0  |

| 2  |

| Total=08

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| 39  |

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| 4  |

| Total=44

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45 of 52 (86.54%)
Puisne Justice Charles Gonthier |  | 5  |

| 1  |

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| Total=06

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| 40  |

| 1  |

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| 3  |

| Total=45

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47 of 51 (92.16%)
Puisne Justice Beverley McLachlin |  | 10  |

| 1  |

| 1  |

| 2  |

| Total=14

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| 39  |

| 2  |

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| Total=44

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52 of 58 (89.66%)
Puisne Justice Frank Iacobucci |  | 38  |

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| 3  |

| Total=42

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| 9  |

| 2  |

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| Total=13

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49 of 55 (89.09%)
Puisne Justice John C. Major |  | 8  |

| 0  |

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| 1  |

| Total=09

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| Total=46

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53 of 55 (96.36%)
Pusine Justice Michel Bastarache |  | 7  |

| 2  |

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| 5  |

| Total=14

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| Total=50

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57 of 64 (89.06%)
Puisne Justice Ian Binnie |  | 8  |

| 1  |

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| 1  |

| Total=10

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| Total=46

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51 of 56 (91.07%)
Pusine Justice Louise Arbour (appointed September 15, 1999)  |  | 8  |

| 1  |

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| 3  |

| Total=12

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| Total=35

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40 of 47 (85.11%)
Pusine Justice Louis LeBel (appointed January 7, 2000)  |  | 4  |

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| Total=05

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21 of 22 (95.45%)
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Notes on statistics:

* A justice is only included in the majority if they have joined or concurred in the Court's judgment in full. Percentages are based only on the cases in which a justice participated, and are rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.

## Table key

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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.

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