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The Supreme Court of Canada held that an Elections Canada postal-code error on special-ballot return envelopes was an irregularity that affected the result and annulled the Terrebonne election.
The Supreme Court held that post-verdict sentencing delay is assessed under a “markedly longer” test, not a fixed ceiling, and upheld a sentence reduction remedy.
The Supreme Court held that New Brunswick’s Lieutenant Governor must be able to understand, communicate in, and perform the office in both official languages.
The Supreme Court held that delay caused by a co-accused’s counsel in a joint trial can be a discrete exceptional circumstance under s. 11(b), so the stay was set aside.
The Supreme Court allowed the Crown’s appeal, set aside a stay under s. 11(b) of the Charter, and held the project prosecution was particularly complex.
The Federal Court dismissed Casey Best’s late motion to extend time and reopen a strike order, finding no sufficient basis to revisit the pleadings.
The Ontario Court of Appeal admitted fresh evidence, allowed the appeal, quashed the conviction, and ordered a new trial in French.
Court of Appeal set aside a Rule 30.10 production order against Tribunals Ontario, finding the requested tribunal records were not shown to be probative or necessary.
After weighing the Descheneaux factors the court concluded Canada did not meet the heavy burden to justify a six‑month extension: although there has been legislative movement and ISC administrative steps, the legislative path and timetable remain uncertain, concrete harm to some BC residents would result from further delay, and ISC mitigation does not justify prolonging the suspension; accordingly the application to extend the suspension was dismissed and only the brief interim extension remains in effect.
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The Federal Court dismissed Mr. Moulton’s judicial review of a VRAB appeal decision on hypertension entitlement, finding the four-fifths award reasonable and no procedural unfairness.
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