Video Archive

01:07:30

Supreme Court Hearings

Moadd Maadani v. His Majesty the King

Did the Court of Appeal err in dismissing the motion to allow new evidence to be introduced at the appeal stage? Did the Court of Appeal err in dismissing appeal from conviction? Would fresh evidence reasonably be expected to have affected result of trial?

01:12:10

Supreme Court Hearings

His Majesty the King in Right of Canada v. Damodar Arapakota

Did the majority of the Court of Appeal err in its interpretation of s. 3(1)(a) of the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act? Did the majority of the Court of Appeal err in finding that the trial judge’s legal error did not affect the verdict?

03:15:45

Supreme Court Hearings

English Montreal School Board, et al. v. Attorney General of Quebec, et al.

Should grounds raised to challenge the constitutional validity of the Act respecting the laicity of the State be accepted? (March 26, 2026)

02:51:14

Supreme Court Hearings

English Montreal School Board, et al. v. Attorney General of Quebec, et al.

Should grounds raised to challenge the constitutional validity of the Act respecting the laicity of the State be accepted? (March 25, 2026)

03:09:00

Supreme Court Hearings

English Montreal School Board, et al. v. Attorney General of Quebec, et al.

Should grounds raised to challenge the constitutional validity of the Act respecting the laicity of the State be accepted? (March 24, 2026)

03:13:30

Supreme Court Hearings

English Montreal School Board, et al. v. Attorney General of Quebec, et al.

Should grounds raised to challenge the constitutional validity of the Act respecting the laicity of the State be accepted? (March 23, 2026)

02:52:00

Supreme Court Hearings

Facebook Inc. v. Privacy Commissioner of Canada

Did the application judge err in finding that the Privacy Commissioner of Canada did not prove that Facebook failed to obtain meaningful consent to disclose personal information to third-party apps? Did the application judge err in finding that the Privacy Commissioner did not prove that Facebook failed to maintain adequate security safeguards to protect personal information in its possession or custody? (March 19, 2026)

00:36:50

Supreme Court Hearings

Dayton Kelly v. His Majesty the King

Does section 320.14(3) of the Criminal Code violate section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms? Is a causal nexus required between blood drug concentration and the death of the victim? (March 17, 2026)

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?