R. v. Ghotra

2021 SCC 12 [2021] 1 SCR 521 Court SCC Decision date 2021-04-13 Heard 2021-04-13 Docket 39215 English

PartiesAkash Ghotra Appellant·Her Majesty The Queen Respondent·Canadian Civil Liberties Association Interveners·British Columbia Civil Liberties Association Interveners·Criminal Lawyers’ Association of Ontario Interveners

Counsel (5)

Alan D. Gold, for the appellant.
Danielle Glatt, for the intervener the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.
Gerald Chan, for the intervener the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association.
Michael W. Lacy, for the intervener the Criminal Lawyers’ Association of Ontario.
The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

Judges Wagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm

Delivered by Unanimous — Wagner C.J.

On appeal from Ontario

Contents

Unanimous Judgment Read By — Wagner C.J.

The Chief Justice — We are all of the view to dismiss the appeal for the reasons of Justice Miller of the Ontario Court of Appeal.