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R. v. Lavigne

[1989] 1 SCR 1591 Court SCC Decision date 1989-06-19 Docket 20983 English

PartiesClaude Gilles Lavigne Appellant·Her Majesty the Queen Respondent·The Clerk of the Peace and of the Crown, the Attorney General of Quebec, the Justice of the Peace Réal Bellemare and the Honourable Judge Bruno Cyr Mis en cause·The Attorney General of Canada, the Attorney General for Ontario and the Attorney General for Alberta Interveners

Judges Dickson, Robert George Brian; Lamer, Antonio; La Forest, Gérard V.; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Sopinka, John; Gonthier, Charles Doherty; Cory, Peter deCarteret

Decision 5–1–1 Majority (5) · Dickson C.J. (1) · Lamer J. (1)

On appeal from Quebec

Subjects Constitutional law Criminal law

Contents

Majority

English version of the judgment of the Court delivered orally by

Dickson C.J.

The Chief Justice ‑‑ It is not necessary to hear from you, Mr. Dionne, since we are all of the view that this appeal should be dismissed. Justice Lamer will deliver the Court's judgment.

Lamer J.

Lamer J. ‑‑ The appellant has not challenged the constitutionality of ss. 455 and 2 of the Criminal Code , or the other sections of the Code dealing with the appointment and remuneration of justices of the peace, or any other legislation applicable to the case at bar.
The only remaining challenge must lie in s. 24(1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms . Yet there is nothing in the evidence in the record to establish that Justice of the Peace Bellemare infringed the appellant's rights under s. 7 of the Charter . The appeal is therefore dismissed.
Judgment accordingly.
Solicitors for the appellant: Sciascia, Iadeluca, Corbeil, Venneri & Associés, Montréal.
Solicitor for the respondent: Jean‑François Dionne, Ste‑Foy.
Solicitor for the intervener the Attorney General of Canada: John C. Tait, Ottawa.
Solicitors for the intervener the Attorney General for Ontario: W. J. Blacklock and Renee Pomerance, Toronto.
Solicitors for the intervener the Attorney General for Alberta: R. H. Davie and Stanley Rutwind, Edmonton.

Footnotes

  1. [1] Sup. Ct. Terrebonne, No. 700‑01‑003303‑842, February 26, 1985.

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