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C.B.C. v. Quebec Police Comm.

[1979] 2 SCR 618 Court SCC Decision date 1979-06-28 English

PartiesThe Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and Dave Knapp (Applicants in Superior Court) Appellants·Marc Cordeau and Rhéal Brunet JJ. and Mr. Roméo Courtemanche, members of the Quebec Police Commission, and the Quebec Police Commission (Respondents in Superior Court) Respondents

Counsel (4)
Gaspard Côté, Q.C., for the appellants.
Jacques Richard and Gérald Tremblay, for the respondents.
Solicitor for the appellants: Gaspard Côté, Montreal.
Solicitors for the respondents: Jacques Richard, Gérald Tremblay, Roger Thibaudeau et Olivier Prat, Montreal.

Judges Laskin, Bora; Martland, Ronald; Ritchie, Roland Almon; Spence, Wishart Flett; Pigeon, Louis-Philippe; Dickson, Robert George Brian; Beetz, Jean; Estey, Willard Zebedee; Pratte, Yves

Delivered by Majority

On appeal from Quebec

Subjects Administrative law

Contents

The judgment of Laskin C.J. and Ritchie, Spence, Pigeon, Beetz, Estey and Pratte JJ. was delivered by

The judgment of Martland and Dickson JJ. was delivered by

[1973] C.S. 888.
(1765), 97 E.R. 94.
(1821), IV B. & Ald. 218.
(1822), 11 Price's 68.
(1864), 5 B. & S. Q.B. 299.
(1873), 8 L.R. Q.B. 134.
(1861), 30 L.J.C.P. 321, 142 E.R. 349.
[1906] 1 K.B. 32.

Footnotes

  1. [1] [1973] C.S. 888.
  2. [2] [1969] S.C.R. 60.
  3. [3] [1976] 1 S.C.R. 572.
  4. [4] (1765), 97 E.R. 94.
  5. [5] (1821), IV B. & Ald. 218.
  6. [6] (1822), 11 Price's 68.
  7. [7] (1864), 5 B. & S. Q.B. 299.
  8. [8] (1873), 8 L.R. Q.B. 134.
  9. [9] (1861), 30 L.J.C.P. 321, 142 E.R. 349.
  10. [10] [1906] 1 K.B. 32.
  11. [11] [1946] S.C.R. 538.
  12. [12] [1946] S.C.R. 547.
  13. [13] [1951] 2 D.L.R. 589.
  14. [14] [1966] C.S. 467.
  15. [15] (1974), 47 D.L.R. (3d) 117.
  16. [16] [1962] O.R. 328.
  17. [17] [1971] S.C.R. 446.
  18. [18] (1975), 64 D.L.R. (3d) 470.
  19. [19] [1979] 1 S.C.R. 218.
  20. [20] [1978] 2 S.C.R. 638.
  21. [21] [1973] S.C.R. 681.
  22. [22] [1977] 1 S.C.R. 112.
  23. [23] [1957] S.C.R. 198.
  24. [24] [1965] S.C.R. 798.
  25. [25] [1977] C.A. 476.
  26. [26] [1978] 1 S.C.R. 1048.
  27. [27] [1977] 1 S.C.R. 112.
  28. [28] [1977] 2 S.C.R. 872.
  29. [29] [1978] 2 S.C.R. 638.
  30. [30] [1979] 2 S.C.R. 224, 26 N.R. 200.

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