2015 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

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The table below lists the decisions (known as reasons) delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada during 2015. 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.

## 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  | McLachlin | LeBel | Abella | Rothstein | Cromwell | Moldaver | Karakatsanis | Wagner | Gascon | Côté | Brown

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Mounted Police Association of Ontario v Canada (AG), 2015 SCC 1 [1] | February 18, 2014  | January 16, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Meredith v Canada (AG), 2015 SCC 2 [2] | February 19, 2014  | January 16, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tervita Corp v Canada (Commissioner of Competition), 2015 SCC 3 [3] | March 27, 2014  | January 22, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v Saskatchewan, 2015 SCC 4 [4] | May 16, 2014  | January 30, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carter v Canada (AG), 2015 SCC 5 [5] | October 15, 2014  | February 6, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Goleski, 2015 SCC 6 [6] | February 11, 2015  | February 11, 2015  |  |  | V  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canada (AG) v Federation of Law Societies of Canada, 2015 SCC 7 [7] | May 13, 2014  | February 13, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Perrone, 2015 SCC 8 [8] | February 19, 2015  | February 19, 2015  | V  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Grant, 2015 SCC 9 [9] | November 14, 2014  | March 5, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Potter v New Brunswick Legal Aid Services Commission, 2015 SCC 10 [10] | May 12, 2014  | March 6, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Case name  | Argued  | Decided  | McLachlin  | LeBel  | Abella  | Rothstein  | Cromwell  | Moldaver  | Karakatsanis  | Wagner  | Gascon  | Côté  | Brown
R v Araya, 2015 SCC 11 [11] | October 17, 2014  | March 13, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Société en commandite Place Mullins v Services immobiliers Diane Bisson inc, 2015 SCC 36 [12] | March 18, 2015  | March 18, 2015[1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loyola High School v Quebec (AG), 2015 SCC 12 [13] | March 24, 2014  | March 19, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Sanghera, 2015 SCC 13 [14] | March 19, 2015  | March 19, 2015  | V  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quebec (AG) v Canada (AG), 2015 SCC 14 [15] | October 8, 2014  | March 27, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Nur, 2015 SCC 15 [16] | November 7, 2014  | April 14, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mouvement laïque québécois v Saguenay (City), 2015 SCC 16 [17] | October 14, 2014  | April 15, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Carey v Laiken, 2015 SCC 17 [18] | December 10, 2014  | April 16, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Theratechnologies inc v 121851 Canada inc, 2015 SCC 18 [19] | December 1, 2014  | April 17, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Zurich Insurance Co v Chubb Insurance Co of Canada, 2015 SCC 19 [20] | April 17, 2015  | April 17, 2015  |  |  | V  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Case name  | Argued  | Decided  | McLachlin  | LeBel  | Abella  | Rothstein  | Cromwell  | Moldaver  | Karakatsanis  | Wagner  | Gascon  | Côté  | Brown
Sanofi-Aventis v Apotex Inc, 2015 SCC 20 [21] | April 20, 2015  | April 20, 2015  | V  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canada (AG) v Barnaby, 2015 SCC 31 [22] | April 23, 2015  | April 23, 2015[2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Caplin v Canada (Minister of Justice), 2015 SCC 32 [23] | April 23, 2015  | April 23, 2015[3] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Association des parents de l'école Rose-des-vents v British Columbia, 2015 SCC 21 [24] | December 2, 2014  | April 24, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quebec (AG) v Canada (AG), 2015 SCC 22 [25] | April 24, 2015  | April 24, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | V  |  |  |
White Burgess Langille Inman v Abbott and Haliburton Co, 2015 SCC 23 [26] | October 7, 2014  | April 30, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Henry v British Columbia (AG), 2015 SCC 24 [27] | November 13, 2014  | May 1, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Yukon Francophone School Board, Education Area #23 v Yukon (AG), 2015 SCC 25 [28] | January 21, 2015  | May 14, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bowden Institution v Khadr, 2015 SCC 26 [29] | May 14, 2015  | May 14, 2015  | V  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v St-Cloud, 2015 SCC 27 [30] | November 6, 2014  | May 15, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Case name  | Argued  | Decided  | McLachlin  | LeBel  | Abella  | Rothstein  | Cromwell  | Moldaver  | Karakatsanis  | Wagner  | Gascon  | Côté  | Brown
R v Kokopenace, 2015 SCC 28 [31] | October 6, 2014  | May 21, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Barabash, 2015 SCC 29 [32] | January 16, 2015  | May 22, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Kahkewistahaw First Nation v Taypotat, 2015 SCC 30 [33] | October 9, 2014  | May 28, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Tatton, 2015 SCC 33 [34] | December 9, 2014  | June 4, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Smith, 2015 SCC 34 [35] | March 20, 2015  | June 11, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hinse v Canada (AG), 2015 SCC 35 [36] | November 10, 2014  | June 19, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Strickland v Canada (AG), 2015 SCC 37 [37] | January 20, 2015  | July 9, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Rodgerson, 2015 SCC 38 [38] | January 14, 2015  | July 17, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse) v Bombardier Inc (Bombardier Aerospace Training Center), 2015 SCC 39 [39] | January 23, 2015  | July 23, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Simpson, 2015 SCC 40 [40] | February 12, 2015  | July 30, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Case name  | Argued  | Decided  | McLachlin  | LeBel  | Abella  | Rothstein  | Cromwell  | Moldaver  | Karakatsanis  | Wagner  | Gascon  | Côté  | Brown
Guindon v Canada, 2015 SCC 41 [41] | December 5, 2014  | July 31, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chevron Corp v Yaiguaje, 2015 SCC 42 [42] | December 11, 2014  | September 4, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stuart Olson Dominion Construction Ltd v Structal Heavy Steel, 2015 SCC 43 [43] | January 19, 2015  | September 18, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Ontario (Energy Board) v Ontario Power Generation Inc, 2015 SCC 44 [44] | December 3, 2014  | September 25, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
ATCO Gas and Pipelines Ltd v Alberta (Utilities Commission), 2015 SCC 45 [45] | December 3, 2014  | September 25, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Riesberry, 2015 SCC 65 [46] | October 13, 2015  | October 13, 2015[4] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwin v British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2015 SCC 46 [47] | May 19, 2015  | October 16, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Wilson v British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), 2015 SCC 47 [48] | May 19, 2015  | October 16, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v MJB, 2015 SCC 48 [49] | October 16, 2015  | October 16, 2015  |  |  | V  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Neville, 2015 SCC 49 [50] | November 5, 2015  | November 5, 2015  | V  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Case name  | Argued  | Decided  | McLachlin  | LeBel  | Abella  | Rothstein  | Cromwell  | Moldaver  | Karakatsanis  | Wagner  | Gascon  | Côté  | Brown
R v Singh Riar, 2015 SCC 50 [51] | November 10, 2015  | November 10, 2015  | V  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Alberta (AG) v Moloney, 2015 SCC 51 [52] | January 15, 2015  | November 13, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
407 ETR Concession Co v Canada (Superintendent of Bankruptcy), 2015 SCC 52 [53] | January 15, 2015  | November 13, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Saskatchewan (AG) v Lemare Lake Logging Ltd, 2015 SCC 53 [54] | May 21, 2015  | November 13, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Hecimovic, 2015 SCC 54 [55] | November 13, 2015  | November 13, 2015  |  |  | V  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Moriarty, 2015 SCC 55 [56] | May 12, 2015  | November 19, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Caron v Alberta, 2015 SCC 56 [57] | February 13, 2015  | November 20, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canadian Broadcasting Corp v SODRAC 2003 Inc, 2015 SCC 57 [58] | March 16, 2015  | November 26, 2015  |  |  | 1  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |
B010 v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2015 SCC 58 [59] | February 17, 2015  | November 27, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Appulonappa, 2015 SCC 59 [60] | February 17, 2015  | November 27, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Case name  | Argued  | Decided  | McLachlin  | LeBel  | Abella  | Rothstein  | Cromwell  | Moldaver  | Karakatsanis  | Wagner  | Gascon  | Côté  | Brown
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v Green, 2015 SCC 60 [61] | February 9, 2015  | December 4, 2015  | 2  |  |  | 2  |  | 1  | 1  |  | 1  | 2  |
Kanthasamy v Canada (Citizen and Immigration), 2015 SCC 61 [62] | April 16, 2015  | December 10, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
MM v United States of America, 2015 SCC 62 [63] | March 17, 2015  | December 11, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v McKenna, 2015 SCC 63 [64] | December 11, 2015  | December 11, 2015  |  |  | V  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
R v Lacasse, 2015 SCC 64 [65] | May 15, 2015  | December 17, 2015  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Case name  | Argued  | Decided  | McLachlin  | LeBel  | Abella  | Rothstein  | Cromwell  | Moldaver  | Karakatsanis  | Wagner  | Gascon  | Côté  | Brown

## 2015 statistics

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Justice  | Reasons written  | % Majority

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Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin |  | 5  |

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| Total=9

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Puisne Justice Louis LeBel |  | 2  |

| 0  |

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| 1  |

| Total=3

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Puisne Justice Rosalie Abella |  | 7  |

| 2  |

| 2  |

| 4  |

| Total=13

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Puisne Justice Marshall Rothstein |  | 7  |

| 1  |

| 1  |

| 1  |

| Total=10

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Puisne Justice Thomas Cromwell |  | 10  |

| 2  |

| 0  |

| 1  |

| Total=13

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Puisne Justice Michael Moldaver |  | 6  |

| 0  |

| 2  |

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| Total=10

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Puisne Justice Andromache Karakatsanis |  | 6  |

| 2  |

| 1  |

| 2  |

| Total=11

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Puisne Justice Richard Wagner |  | 6  |

| 1  |

| 2  |

| 2  |

| Total=11

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Puisne Justice Clément Gascon |  | 6  |

| 0  |

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| 2  |

| Total=8

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Puisne Justice Suzanne Côté |  | 1  |

| 2  |

| 1  |

| 2  |

| Total=6

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Puisne Justice Russell Brown |  | 0  |

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| Total=0

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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 decimal.

## References

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1. ^ Reasons issued June 25, 2015.
2. ^ Reasons issued May 29, 2015.
3. ^ Reasons issued May 29, 2015.
4. ^ Reasons issued December 18, 2015.

## External links

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* 2015 decisions: CanLII, LexUM[permanent dead link‍]

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