2007 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 2007. 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 reasons on motions.[1]

## Reasons

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Case name  | Argued  | Decided  | McLachlin  | Bastarache  | Binnie  | LeBel  | Deschamps  | Fish  | Abella  | Charron  | Rothstein

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Kingstreet Investments Ltd v Province of New Brunswick (Department of Finance), 2007 SCC 1 [1] | June 20, 2006  | January 11, 2007  |  | x  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium v Canada (Commissioner of Customs and Revenue), 2007 SCC 2 [2] | April 19, 2006  | January 19, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Double N Earthmovers Ltd v Edmonton (City), 2007 SCC 3 [3] | June 16, 2006  | January 25, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
McGill University Health Centre (Montreal General Hospital) v Syndicat des employés de l'Hôpital général de Montréal, 2007 SCC 4 [4] | April 12, 2006  | January 26, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Beaudry, 2007 SCC 5 [5] | May 12, 2006  | January 31, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Trochym, 2007 SCC 6 [6] | May 9, 2006  | February 1, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Resurfice Corp v Hanke, 2007 SCC 7 [7] | December 12, 2006  | February 8, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dickie v Dickie, 2007 SCC 8 [8] | January 17, 2007  | February 9, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Charkaoui v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2007 SCC 9 [9] | June 13, 2006  | February 23, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canada (AG) v Hislop, 2007 SCC 10 [10] | May 16, 2006  | March 1, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Case name  | Argued  | Decided  | McLachlin  | Bastarache  | Binnie  | LeBel  | Deschamps  | Fish  | Abella  | Charron  | Rothstein
R v Spencer, 2007 SCC 11 [11] | October 17, 2006  | March 8, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Bryan, 2007 SCC 12 [12] | October 16, 2006  | March 15, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Phoenix Bulk Carriers Ltd v Kremikovtzi Trade, 2007 SCC 13 [13] | February 14, 2007  | March 16, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lévis (City) v Fraternité des policiers de Lévis Inc, 2007 SCC 14 [14] | November 7, 2006  | March 22, 2007  |  |  |  |  | 1  | 1  | 2  |  |
Council of Canadians with Disabilities v Via Rail Canada Inc, 2007 SCC 15 [15] | may 19. 2006  | March 23, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ambroise Joseph McKay v Her Majesty the Queen, 2007 SCC 16 [16] |  | March 23, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pecore v Pecore, 2007 SCC 17 [17] | December 6, 2006  | May 3, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Madsen Estate v Saylor, 2007 SCC 18 [18] | December 7, 2006  | May 3, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dunne v Quebec (Deputy Minister of Revenue), 2007 SCC 19 [19] | February 21, 2007  | May 10, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impulsora Turistica de Occidente, SA de CV v Transat Tours Canada Inc, 2007 SCC 20 [20] | April 25. 2007  | May 25, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Case name  | Argued  | Decided  | McLachlin  | Bastarache  | Binnie  | LeBel  | Deschamps  | Fish  | Abella  | Charron  | Rothstein
British Columbia (AG) v Christie, 2007 SCC 21 [21] | March 21, 2007  | May 25, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canadian Western Bank v Alberta, 2007 SCC 22 [22] | April 11, 2006  | May 31, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
British Columbia (AG) v Lafarge Canada Inc, 2007 SCC 23 [23] | November 8, 2005  | May 31, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Strother v 3464920 Canada Inc, 2007 SCC 24 [24] | October 11, 2006  | June 1, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Teskey, 2007 SCC 25 [25] | February 22, 2007  | June 7, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Hape, 2007 SCC 26 [26] | October 12, 2006  | June 7, 2007  |  | 1  | 2  |  |  |  | 1  |  | 1
Health Services and Support - Facilities Subsector Bargaining Assn v British Columbia, 2007 SCC 27 [27] | February 8, 2006  | June 8, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Couture, 2007 SCC 28 [28] | May 15, 2006  | June 15, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
London (City) v RSJ Holdings Inc, 2007 SCC 29 [29] | November 15, 2006  | June 21, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canada (AG) v JTI-Macdonald Corp, 2007 SCC 30 [30] | February 19, 2007  | June 28, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Case name  | Argued  | Decided  | McLachlin  | Bastarache  | Binnie  | LeBel  | Deschamps  | Fish  | Abella  | Charron  | Rothstein
Baier v Alberta, 2007 SCC 31 [31] | November 9, 2006  | June 29, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Clayton, 2007 SCC 32 [32] | June 19. 2006  | July 6, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canada v Addison & Leyen Ltd, 2007 SCC 33 [33] | May 24, 2007  | July 12, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dell Computer Corp v Union des consommateurs, 2007 SCC 34 [34] | December 13, 2006  | July 13, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rogers Wireless Inc v Muroff, 2007 SCC 35 [35] | December 14, 2006  | July 13, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Steele, 2007 SCC 36 [36] | April 27, 2007  | July 20, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Euro-Excellence Inc v Kraft Canada Inc, 2007 SCC 37 [37] | January 16, 2007  | July 27, 2007  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |
Syl Apps Secure Treatment Centre v BD, 2007 SCC 38 [38] | April 26, 2007  | July 27, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Rhyason, 2007 SCC 39 [39] | May 17, 2007  | July 27, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Alliance for Marriage and Family v AA, 2007 SCC 40 [40] |  | September 13, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Case name  | Argued  | Decided  | McLachlin  | Bastarache  | Binnie  | LeBel  | Deschamps  | Fish  | Abella  | Charron  | Rothstein
Hill v Hamilton-Wentworth Regional Police Services Board, 2007 SCC 41 [41] | November 10, 2006  | October 4, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AYSA Amateur Youth Soccer Association v Canada (Revenue Agency), 2007 SCC 42 [42] | May 16, 2007  | October 4, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Named Person v Vancouver Sun, 2007 SCC 44[43] | April 24, 2007  | October 11, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Kerr v Danier Leather Inc, 2007 SCC 45[44][permanent dead link] | March 20, 2007  | October 12, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Citadel General Assurance Co v Vytlingam, 2007 SCC 46[45] | December 11, 2006  | October 19, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co v Herbison, 2007 SCC 47[46] | December 11, 2006  | October 19, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Singh, 2007 SCC 48[47] | May 23, 2007  | November 1, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Trotta, 2007 SCC 49[48] | October 12, 2007  | November 8, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ABB Inc v Domtar Inc, 2007 SCC 50[49] | November 8, 2006  | November 22, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Case name  | Argued  | Decided  | McLachlin  | Bastarache  | Binnie  | LeBel  | Deschamps  | Fish  | Abella  | Charron  | Rothstein
R v Grover, 2007 SCC 51[50] | November 6, 2007  | November 22, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Jackson, 2007 SCC 52[51] | October 19, 2007  | December 6, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Daley, 2007 SCC 53[52] | May 18, 2007  | December 13, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bruker v Marcovitz, 2007 SCC 54[53] | December 5, 2006  | December 14, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Jedfro Investments (USA) Ltd v Jacyk, 2007 SCC 55[54] | October 11, 2007  | December 20, 2007  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

## See also

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* 2007 decisions: CanLII LexUM

## References

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1. ^ Motions released in 2007:

## 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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Cases and reasons  of the Supreme Court of Canada

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* Richards through Fauteux Court (1875-1973)
* Laskin Court (1973-1984)
* Dickson Court (1984-1990)
* Lamer Court (1990-2000)
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* Wagner Court (2017 to date)

Reasons by year
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Reasons by
justice|

| Current|

* Wagner
* Karakatsanis
* Côté
* Rowe
* Martin
* Kasirer
* Jamal
* O'Bonsawin
* Moreau

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Former|

* Lamer
* McLachlin
* Wilson
* L'Heureux-Dubé
* Sopinka
* Gonthier
* Cory
* Iacobucci
* Major
* Bastarache
* Binnie
* Arbour
* LeBel
* Deschamps
* Fish
* Abella
* Charron
* Rothstein
* Cromwell
* Moldaver
* Gascon
* Brown

Anonymous|

* "By the Court" reasons

Cases and reasons
by type of judgment|

* Oral reasons
* "By the Court" reasons

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