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This is a chronological list of notable cases decided by the Supreme Court of Canada from the appointment of Bora Laskin in 1973 as Chief Justice to his death in office in 1984. Laskin was the first Chief Justice to hear cases under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms implemented in 1982.
1973 – 1974 [ ]
1975 – 1979 [ ]
Case name
Citation
Date
Subject
Kienapple v R
[1975] 1 SCR 729
the "kienapple" principle of multiple criminal charges
Jones v New Brunswick (AG)
[1975] 2 SCR 182
validity of Official Languages Act
Interprovincial Cooperatives Ltd v R
(1975), [1976] 1 SCR 477
constitutional extraterritoriality
Morgentaler v R
[1976] 1 SCR 616
March 26, 1975
abortion
Harrison v Carswell
[1976] 2 SCR 200
pre-Charter right to protest
Morgan v Prince Edward Island (AG)
[1976] 2 SCR 349
limiting right to own land
Reference Re Anti-Inflation Act
[1976] 2 SCR 373
July 12, 1976
peace, order and good government power
MacDonald v Vapor Canada Ltd
[1977] 2 SCR 134
constitutionality of the Trade-marks Act
Amax Potash Ltd v Saskatchewan
[1977] 2 SCR 576
October 5, 1976
Ability of government to protect itself from unfavourable findings on federalism issues.
Miller v R
[1977] 2 SCR 680
Bill of Rights; Cruel and unusual punishment
R v Leary
[1978] 1 SCR 29
March 8, 1977
intoxication defence
Kruger v R
[1978] 1 SCR 104
May 31, 1977
Indian Act and provincial gaming laws
Smithers v R
[1978] 1 SCR 506
May 17, 1977
criminal causation test
Capital Cities Communications Inc v Canadian Radio-Television Commission
[1978] 2 SCR 141
November 30, 1977
federal works and undertakings
Quebec (AG) v Kellogg's Co of Canada
[1978] 2 SCR 211
January 19, 1978
freedom of expression
Arnold v Teno
[1978] 2 SCR 287
January 19, 1978
duty of care; unforeseeable plaintiff
Nova Scotia (Board of Censors) v McNeil
[1978] 2 SCR 662
January 19, 1978
federalism; provincial power to censor
Canada (AG) v Montreal (City of)
[1978] 2 SCR 770
January 19, 1978
Federalism and municipal power to create preventative by-laws
Reference Re Agricultural Products Marketing Act
[1978] 2 SCR 1198
R v Sault Ste-Marie (City of)
[1978] 2 SCR 1299
May 1, 1978
strict liability offences
Manitoba Fisheries Ltd v R
[1979] 1 SCR 101
October 3, 1978
expropriation; regulatory taking
Bliss v Canada (AG)
[1979] 1 SCR 183
October 31, 1978
Canadian Bill of Rights
R v Hauser
[1979] 1 SCR 984
May 1, 1979
federalism; peace, order and good government
Cherneskey v Armadale Publishers Ltd
[1979] 1 SCR 1067
November 21, 1978
defamation
Canadian Union of Public Employees, Local 963 v New Brunswick Liquor Corp
[1979] 2 SCR 227
judicial review
Dunlop v R
[1979] 2 SCR 881
May 31, 1979
aiding and abetting
Lewis v R
[1979] 2 SCR 821
June 14, 1979
Murder; motive
Quebec (AG) v Blaikie (No 1)
[1979] 2 SCR 1016
December 13, 1979
language rights
1980 – 1984 [ ]
Case name
Citation
Date
Subject
Solosky v R
[1980] 1 SCR 821
December 21, 1979
solicitor-client privilege
Labatt Breweries of Canada Ltd v Canada (AG)
[1980] 1 SCR 914
federal legislative power
Pappajohn v R
[1980] 2 SCR 120
May 20, 1980
rape defence
Pettkus v Becker
[1980] 2 SCR 834
December 18, 1980
unjust enrichment
Reibl v Hughes
[1980] 2 SCR 880
October 7, 1980
duty to disclose
R v Ron Engineering and Construction (Eastern) Ltd
[1981] 1 SCR 111
January 27, 1981
offer and acceptance
Re Residential Tenancies Act, 1979
[1981] 1 SCR 714
May 28, 1981
jurisdiction of courts
Seneca College v Bhadauria
[1981] 2 S.C.R. 181
June 22, 1981
Human rights, tort, discrimination
Patriation Reference
[1981] 1 SCR 753
September 28, 1981
patriation of the Constitution of Canada
Canada (Minister of Justice) v Borowski
[1981] 2 SCR 575
December 1, 1981
public interest standing
Ontario (Human Rights Commission) v Etobicoke (Borough of)
[1982] 1 SCR 202
February 9, 1982
age discrimination
April 17, 1982 - The Constitution Act, 1982, which includes the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, enters into effect
Vetrovec v R
[1982] 1 SCR 811
May 31, 1982
evidence
Descôteaux v Mierzwinski
[1982] 1 SCR 860
June 23, 1982
privilege
Multiple Access Ltd v McCutcheon
[1982] 2 SCR 161
August 9, 1982
overlapping federal and provincial laws
Shell Oil Co v Canada (Commissioner of Patents)
[1982] 2 SCR 536
November 2, 1982
patents
Quebec Veto Reference
[1982] 2 SCR 793
December 6, 1982
Quebec veto
Graat v R
[1982] 2 SCR 819
December 21, 1982
opinion evidence
Westendorp v R
[1983] 1 SCR 43
January 25, 1983
division of powers
Canada (Labour Relations Board) v Paul L'Anglais Inc
[1983] 1 SCR 147
February 8, 1983
jurisdiction of courts
R v Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
[1983] 1 SCR 205
February 8, 1983
tort of breach of statutory duty
R v Perka
[1984] 2 SCR 232
October 11, 1984
defence of necessity
Re Upper Churchill Water Rights Reversion Act
[1984] 1 SCR 297
May 3, 1984
provincial legislative power
March 26, 1984 – death of Chief Justice Bora Laskin
See also [ ]
Notable cases by era Reasons by year (1982 to date) Reasons by Justice
Cases and Reasons by type of judgment
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Lists of Supreme Court of Canada cases