Whether federal legislation abolishing the long-gun registry also containing provision requiring the destruction of long-gun registration data is ultra vires the criminal law power of Parliament under s. 91(27) of the Constitution Act, 1867
Whether practice of members of municipal council regulated by a by-law and that consists of reciting prayer at start of each meeting of council is in breach of principle of religious neutrality of state and results in discriminatory interference with freedom of conscience and religion under the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms; Whether a decision of the Quebec Human Rights Tribunal is subject to standards of review applicable to judicial review proceedings or to appellate standards
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McLachlin CJ and LeBel, Rothstein, Cromwell, Moldaver, Karakatsanis and Wagner JJ
Crown's power of mercy vested in the federal Minister of Justice under the Criminal Code; Standard of fault applicable to Minister's refusal to exercise Crown's power of mercy; Whether, in the case of abuse of process and where there is pro bono agreement, damages can be awarded in Quebec in respect of extrajudicial fees in order to compensate a party who has suffered damages resulting from the fault of another party
Private international law – Whether courts have jurisdiction over foreign judgment debtor's subsidiary when the subsidiary is a third party to the judgment for which recognition and enforcement is sought
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Unanimous
Saskatchewan (AG) v Lemare Lake Logging Ltd 2015 SCC 53 [5]
Whether provincial The Saskatchewan Farm Security Act is constitutionally inoperative when an application is made to appoint a national receiver under the federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, by reason of the doctrine of federal paramountcy
Whether provincial Traffic Safety Act providing for the continued suspension of a debtor's driver's license and motor vehicle permits until payment of judgement debt is constitutionally inoperative by reason of the doctrine of federal paramountcy due to conflict with federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
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Abella, Rothstein, Cromwell, Moldaver, Karakatsanis and Wagner JJ
407 ETR Concession Co v Canada (Superintendent of Bankruptcy) 2015 SCC 52 [7]
Whether provincial Highway 407 Act, 1998 providing for a continuing suspension of debtor's driver's permit until payment of toll debt is constitutionally inoperative by reason of the doctrine of federal paramountcy due to a conflict with the federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act
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Abella, Rothstein, Cromwell, Moldaver, Karakatsanis and Wagner JJ
Cruel and unusual treatment or punishment in violation of s. 12 of the Charter
Wagner and Brown JJ
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Heritage Capital Corp v Equitable Trust Co 2016 SCC 19 [12]
Sale of real property
Côté J
Unanimous
Canada (National Revenue) v Thompson 2016 SCC 21 [13]
Solicitor–client privilege and statutory requirement to provide information for purposes of income tax audit and enforcement
Wagner J
Unanimous
Canada (AG) v Chambre des notaires du Québec 2016 SCC 20 [14]
Whether the Income Tax act and its definition of "solicitor–client privilege" infringes the right against unreasonable search and seizure guaranteed by s. 8 of the Charter
