Video Archive

02:34:50

Supreme Court Hearings

Aphria Inc. v. Canada Life Assurance Company, et al.

Are commercial landlords exempt from the duty to mitigate damages? If the common law is able to grow and adapt to changing conditions, when and how should lower courts depart from Supreme Court of Canada decisions on common law? In the absence of factual matrix evidence, should courts apply the plain meaning of the parties’ chosen words when interpreting a contract? (February 18, 2026)

Supreme Court Hearings

Megan Rae Korduner v. His Majesty the King

Does section 320.31(9) infringe section 7 of the Charter? If section 320.31(9) infringes section 7 of the Charter, is the infringement nonetheless a reasonable limit that is demonstrably justified under section 1 of the Charter? If section 320.31(9) does not infringe section 7 of the Charter, what is the appropriate remedy? (February 17, 2026)

02:36:09

Supreme Court Hearings

Québec Major Junior Hockey League or QMJHL et al. v. Lukas Walter, et al.

01:58:15

Supreme Court Hearings

Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné v. Directeur général des élections du Canada et al.

Did the trial judge err in interpreting the notion of “irregularity”? Did the trial judge err in determining the consequences of the irregularity on the integrity of the electoral system? Did the trial judge err in imposing a burden on the voter that was greater than that required under the Canada Elections Act? (February 13, 2026)

02:17:15

Supreme Court Hearings

Maxime Bergeron v. Assemblée parlementaire des étudiants du Québec inc., et al.

Do the conflict-of-interest principles established in MacDonald Estate apply by analogy to the disqualification of a lawyer for insufficient professional distance? What criteria should guide a trial judge in deciding whether to disqualify a lawyer for failing to maintain sufficient professional distance consistent with their duties as an officer of the court? (February 12, 2026)

02:18:00

Supreme Court Hearings

Bank of Nova Scotia v. His Majesty the King

Did the event set out in section 161(7)(b)(iv) occur when the Minister reassessed the taxpayer’s previous taxation year at a later date? What is the proper construction of section 161(7)(b)(iv)? How should the words “where, as a consequence of a request in writing, the Minister reassessed the taxpayer’s tax for a previous year to take into account the deduction of a loss” be interpreted? (January 21, 2026)

02:23:29

Supreme Court Hearings

Attorney General of Quebec v. Joseph-Christopher Luamba, et al.

Did the Court of Appeal err in finding that the stop power considered in Ladouceur does not exist at common law? Did the Court of Appeal err in finding that the stop power provided for in s. 636 of the Highway Safety Code unjustifiably infringes s. 7, 9, and 15(1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms? (January 20, 2026)

02:22:44

Supreme Court Hearings

Attorney General of Quebec v. Joseph-Christopher Luamba, et al.

Did the Court of Appeal err in finding that the stop power considered in Ladouceur does not exist at common law? Did the Court of Appeal err in finding that the stop power provided for in s. 636 of the Highway Safety Code unjustifiably infringes s. 7, 9, and 15(1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms? (January 19, 2026)

01:45:30

Supreme Court Hearings

Democracy Watch v. Attorney General of Canada

Is the possibility of political oversight an adequate alternative remedy to judicial review? Does the partial privative clause in section 66 of the Conflict of Interest Act preclude an application for judicial review? If the partial privative clause in section 66 of the Conflict of Interest Act precludes an application for judicial review, is section 66 of no force or effect because it is inconsistent with the Constitution Act, 1867? (January 15, 2026)

02:07:00

Supreme Court Hearings

Democracy Watch v. Attorney General of Canada

Is the possibility of political oversight an adequate alternative remedy to judicial review? Does the partial privative clause in section 66 of the Conflict of Interest Act preclude an application for judicial review? If the partial privative clause in section 66 of the Conflict of Interest Act precludes an application for judicial review, is section 66 of no force or effect because it is inconsistent with the Constitution Act, 1867? (January 14, 2026)

02:05:00

Supreme Court Hearings

His Majesty the King v. Harry Arthur Cope

What does the deferential standard of review mean in terms of weighing sentencing factors and making factual findings? How should courts approach sentencing when ss. 718.04, 718.201, and 718.2(e) of the Criminal Code apply?

02:06:00

Supreme Court Hearings

His Majesty the King v. Harry Arthur Cope

What does the deferential standard of review mean in terms of weighing sentencing factors and making factual findings? How should courts approach sentencing when ss. 718.04, 718.201, and 718.2(e) of the Criminal Code apply?

02:16:40

Supreme Court Hearings

SS&C Technologies Canada Corporation v. Bank of New York Mellon Corporation

What is the appropriate remedy for spoliation? What should the appropriate remedy for spoliation have been in this case? (December 10, 2025)

01:20:15

Supreme Court Hearings

Nisga’a Nation and Skii km Lax Ha v. Malii also known as Glen Williams, et al.

What is the potential effect of a declaration of Aboriginal title in favour of an Indigenous claimant in respect of lands over which a different Indigenous nation has existing section 35 rights under a modern treaty, including modified Aboriginal title? Did the lower courts err in their interpretation of the Nisga’a Treaty by concluding that the Treaty Party Provisions were not operative until the plaintiffs established Aboriginal title? Did the lower courts err by concluding that Rule 6-2(7) joinder applied to competing Aboriginal title claims but not to competing rights recognized under a modern treaty? Should competing Aboriginal claims in respect of the same territory be dealt with in the same proceeding where a third-party claim is at issue? Should the chambers judge’s order granting a second Aboriginal group permission to file a third-party claim be restored? Does the second Aboriginal group have standing to be joined as a defendant in the first group’s action? Is the second group entitled to be joined as a defendant based on the criteria of necessity, direct interest, and whether it is just and convenient to do so? Does the second group’s application for standing and joinder constitute an abuse of process?

03:10:30

Supreme Court Hearings

Nisga’a Nation and Skii km Lax Ha v. Malii also known as Glen Williams, et al.

What is the potential effect of a declaration of Aboriginal title in favour of an Indigenous claimant in respect of lands over which a different Indigenous nation has existing section 35 rights under a modern treaty, including modified Aboriginal title? Did the lower courts err in their interpretation of the Nisga’a Treaty by concluding that the Treaty Party Provisions were not operative until the plaintiffs established Aboriginal title? Did the lower courts err by concluding that Rule 6-2(7) joinder applied to competing Aboriginal title claims but not to competing rights recognized under a modern treaty? Should competing Aboriginal claims in respect of the same territory be dealt with in the same proceeding where a third-party claim is at issue? Should the chambers judge’s order granting a second Aboriginal group permission to file a third-party claim be restored? Does the second Aboriginal group have standing to be joined as a defendant in the first group’s action? Is the second group entitled to be joined as a defendant based on the criteria of necessity, direct interest, and whether it is just and convenient to do so? Does the second group’s application for standing and joinder constitute an abuse of process?

02:11:44

Supreme Court Hearings

His Majesty the King in Right of Canada v. Robert Vrbanic, et al.

Did the application judge misapply the governing principles on s. 11(b) Charter litigation by miscalculating the net delay and failing to properly assess complexity? Should the determination of complexity, for the purposes of an exceptional circumstance under the s. 11(b) framework, be evaluated within the context of the case as a whole?

03:08:45

Supreme Court Hearings

Sophia Hemmings et al. v. Lloyd Gregory Padmore, et al.

How can the principles of causation be applied in the context of women’s healthcare in Canada? What is required to show factual causation, and how should courts engage with counterfactual analyses? What is required to establish legal causation and to demonstrate meaningful consideration of the applicable test? What is the permissible nature and extent of appellate courts’ power to review the trial record when assessing the sufficiency of reasons that are, on their face, deficient?

02:39:29

Supreme Court Hearings

Attorney General of Quebec v. Mario Denis

Does s. 286.1(2)(a) of the Criminal Code breach s. 12 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms? If s. 286.1(2)(a) of the Criminal Code breaches s. 12 of the Canadian Charter, is it a reasonable limit prescribed by law that can be demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society under section 1 of the Charter?

00:53:40

Supreme Court Hearings

W.W. v. His Majesty the King

Did the Court of Appeal exceed jurisdiction by allowing appeal and quashing acquittal under Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46, s. 171.1(1)(b)? Did the Court of Appeal exceed jurisdiction by substituting conviction for acquittal under s. 171.1(1)(b) based on its own findings of fact?

02:56:45

Supreme Court Hearings

Attorney General of Québec v. SGS Canada inc.

Do SGS’s labour relations fall directly under federal jurisdiction over works declared for the general advantage of Canada pursuant to section 92(10)(c) of the Constitution Act, 1867, by reason of its inspection activities? Do SGS’s labour relations fall derivatively under federal jurisdiction over works declared for the general advantage of Canada pursuant to section 92(10)(c) of the Constitution Act, 1867, by reason of its inspection