2005 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

The table below lists the reasons delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada during 2005. The table illustrates what reasons were filed by each justice in each case, and which justices joined each reason. This list, however, does not include decisions on motions.^[1]

Reasons

Delivered the Court's reason	Joined the Court's reason	Filed a concurrence	Joined a concurrence
Filed a dissent	Joined a dissent	Filed a concurrence/dissent	Joined a concurrence/dissent
Did not participate in the judgment	Not a member of the Court at the time of hearing or delivering
Decisions that do not note a Justice delivering the Court's reason are per coram. Multiple concurrences and dissents within a case are numbered, with joining votes numbered accordingly. Justices occasionally join multiple reasons in a single case; each vote is subdivided accordingly. Multiple unnumbered reasons are jointly written or delivered. Decisions that are given orally from the bench are denoted by a "V"; per coram decisions delivered orally from the bench only note a "V" on the most senior justice on the panel. An asterisk ( * ) in the Court's opinion denotes that it was only a majority in part or a plurality.

Case name	Argued	Decided	McLachlin	Major	Bastarache	Binnie	LeBel	Deschamps	Fish	Abella	Charron
British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority v. British Columbia (Environmental Appeal Board), [2005] 1 S.C.R. 3; 2005 SCC 1	January 20, 2005	January 20, 2005	V
R. v. Clark, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 6; 2005 SCC 2	November 2, 2004	January 27, 2005
R. v. Roberts, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 22; 2005 SCC 3	December 15, 2004	January 27, 2005
R. v. Ménard, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 24; 2005 SCC 4	December 17, 2004	January 27, 2005
R. v. Grandinetti, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 27; 2005 SCC 5	October 15, 2004	January 27, 2005
Marche v. Halifax Insurance Co., [2005] 1 S.C.R. 47; 2005 SCC 6	November 2, 2004	February 24, 2005
R. v. Krymowski, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 101; 2005 SCC 7	November 8, 2004	February 24, 2005
Tsiaprailis v. Canada, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 113; 2005 SCC 8	November 4, 2004	February 25, 2005
R. v. Decorte, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 133; 2005 SCC 9	December 10, 2004	February 25, 2005
UL Canada Inc. v. Quebec (Attorney General), [2005] 1 S.C.R. 143; 2005 SCC 10	March 17, 2005	March 17, 2005					V
Case name	Argued	Decided	McLachlin	Major	Bastarache	Binnie	LeBel	Deschamps	Fish	Abella	Charron
Vaughan v. Canada, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 146; 2005 SCC 11	May 18, 2004 January 7, 2005	March 18, 2005
Nova Scotia (Minister of Health) v. J.J., [2005] 1 S.C.R. 177; 2005 SCC 12	November 4, 2004	March 18, 2005
Rothmans, Benson & Hedges Inc. v. Saskatchewan, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 188; 2005 SCC 13	January 19, 2005	March 18, 2005
Solski (Tutor of) v. Quebec (Attorney General), [2005] 1 S.C.R. 201; 2005 SCC 14	March 22, 2004	March 31, 2005
Gosselin (Tutor of) v. Quebec (Attorney General), [2005] 1 S.C.R. 238; 2005 SCC 15	March 22, 2004	March 31, 2005
Okwuobi v. Lester B. Pearson School Board, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 257; 2005 SCC 16	March 22, 2004	March 31, 2005
R. v. R.G.L., [2005] 1 S.C.R. 288; 2005 SCC 18	February 11, 2005	April 14, 2005
R. v. P.E.C., [2005] 1 S.C.R. 290; 2005 SCC 19	April 19, 2005	April 19, 2005									V
Fédération des producteurs de volailles du Québec v. Pelland, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 292; 2005 SCC 20	December 9, 2004	April 21, 2005
Gladstone v. Canada (Attorney General), [2005] 1 S.C.R. 325; 2005 SCC 21	February 9, 2005	April 21, 2005
Case name	Argued	Decided	McLachlin	Major	Bastarache	Binnie	LeBel	Deschamps	Fish	Abella	Charron
R. v. Paice, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 339; 2005 SCC 22	December 15, 2004	April 22, 2005
R. v. Mapara, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 358; 2005 SCC 23	December 16, 2004	April 27, 2005
R. v. Chow, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 384; 2005 SCC 24	December 16, 2004	April 27, 2005
H.L. v. Canada (Attorney General), [2005] 1 S.C.R. 401; 2005 SCC 25	May 13/December 13, 2004	April 29, 2005			1		1	1			2
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Canada (Attorney General), [2005] 1 S.C.R. 533; 2005 SCC 26	November 5, 2004	May 19, 2005
R. v. Gunning, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 627; 2005 SCC 27	February 15, 2005	May 19, 2005
Prebushewski v. Dodge City Auto (1984) Ltd., [2005] 1 S.C.R. 649; 2005 SCC 28	March 9, 2005	May 19, 2005
R. v. Dionne, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 665; 2005 SCC 29	May 19, 2005	May 19, 2005							V
Canada (House of Commons) v. Vaid, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 667; 2005 SCC 30	October 13, 2004	May 20, 2005
Glegg v. Smith & Nephew Inc., [2005] 1 S.C.R. 724; 2005 SCC 31	January 13, 2005	May 20, 2005
Case name	Argued	Decided	McLachlin	Major	Bastarache	Binnie	LeBel	Deschamps	Fish	Abella	Charron
R. v. Fice, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 742; 2005 SCC 32	January 13, 2005	May 20, 2005
Royal Bank of Canada v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., [2005] 1 S.C.R. 779; 2005 SCC 34	April 13, 2005	June 9, 2005
Chaoulli v. Quebec (Attorney General), [2005] 1 S.C.R. 791; 2005 SCC 35	June 8, 2004	June 9, 2005
R. v. Stender, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 914; 2005 SCC 36	June 10, 2005	June 10, 2005							V
R. v. Orbanski; R. v. Elias, [2005] 2 S.C.R. 3; 2005 SCC 37	October 12, 2004	June 16, 2005
Ryan v. Moore, [2005] 2 S.C.R. 53; 2005 SCC 38	December 7, 2004	June 16, 2005
Mugesera v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [2005] 2 S.C.R. 100; 2005 SCC 40	December 8, 2004	June 28, 2005
Toronto Star Newspapers Ltd. v. Ontario, [2005] 2 S.C.R. 188; 2005 SCC 41	February 9, 2005	June 29, 2005
R. v. Woods, [2005] 2 S.C.R. 205; 2005 SCC 42	May 11, 2005	June 29, 2005
R. v. Marshall; R. v. Bernard, [2005] 2 S.C.R. 220; 2005 SCC 43	January 17, 18, 2005	July 20, 2005
Case name	Argued	Decided	McLachlin	Major	Bastarache	Binnie	LeBel	Deschamps	Fish	Abella	Charron
Provincial Court Judges' Assn. of New Brunswick v. New Brunswick (Minister of Justice), [2005] 2 S.C.R. 286; 2005 SCC 44	November 9, 10, 2004	July 22, 2005
R. v. G.R., [2005] 2 S.C.R. 371; 2005 SCC 45	December 17, 2004	July 22, 2005
GreCon Dimter inc. v. J. R. Normand inc., [2005] 2 S.C.R. 401; 2005 SCC 46	February 10, 2005	July 22, 2005
R. v. Hamilton, [2005] 2 S.C.R. 432; 2005 SCC 47	January 14, 2005	June 29, 2005
British Columbia v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., [2005] 2 S.C.R. 473; 2005 SCC 49	June 8, 2005	September 29, 2005
R. v. Turcotte, [2005] 2 S.C.R. 519; 2005 SCC 50	May 10, 2005	September 30, 2005
Medovarski v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration); Esteban v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [2005] 2 S.C.R. 539; 2005 SCC 51	June 7, 2005	September 30, 2005
D.I.M.S. Construction inc. (Trustee of) v. Quebec (Attorney General), [2005] 2 S.C.R. 564; 2005 SCC 52	December 8, 2004	October 6, 2005
Moufarrège v. Quebec (Deputy Minister of Revenue), [2005] 2 S.C.R. 598; 2005 SCC 53	October 12, 2005	October 12, 2005						V
Canada Trustco Mortgage Co. v. Canada, [2005] 2 S.C.R. 601; 2005 SCC 54	March 8, 2005	October 19, 2005
Case name	Argued	Decided	McLachlin	Major	Bastarache	Binnie	LeBel	Deschamps	Fish	Abella	Charron
Mathew v. Canada, [2005] 2 S.C.R. 643; 2005 SCC 55	March 8, 2005	October 19, 2005
Reference re Employment Insurance Act (Can.), ss. 22 and 23, [2005] 2 S.C.R. 669; 2005 SCC 56	January 11, 2005	October 20, 2005
Hilewitz v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration); De Jong v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [2005] 2 S.C.R. 706; 2005 SCC 57	February 8, 2005	October 21, 2005
Blackwater v. Plint, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 3; 2005 SCC 58	May 16, 2005	October 21, 2005
E.B. v. Order of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in the Province of British Columbia, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 45; 2005 SCC 60	December 7, 2004	October 28, 2005
R. v. R.C., [2005] 3 S.C.R. 99; 2005 SCC 61	April 20, 2005	October 28, 2005			2		1			1	1
Montréal (City) v. 2952-1366 Québec Inc., [2005] 3 S.C.R. 141; 2005 SCC 62	October 14, 2004	November 3, 2005
Contino v. Leonelli-Contino, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 217; 2005 SCC 63	January 14, 2005	November 10, 2005
Boucher v. Stelco Inc., [2005] 3 S.C.R. 279; 2005 SCC 64	June 10, 2005	November 10, 2005
Kirkbi AG v. Ritvik Holdings Inc., [2005] 3 S.C.R. 302; 2005 SCC 65	March 16, 2005	November 17, 2005
Case name	Argued	Decided	McLachlin	Major	Bastarache	Binnie	LeBel	Deschamps	Fish	Abella	Charron
R. v. Pires; R. v. Lising, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 343; 2005 SCC 66	May 18, 2005	November 17, 2005
R. v. Rodrigue, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 384; 2005 SCC 67	November 17, 2005	November 17, 2005			V
R. v. Escobar-Benavidez, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 386; 2005 SCC 68	November 18, 2005	November 18, 2005	V
Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Minister of Canadian Heritage), [2005] 3 S.C.R. 388; 2005 SCC 69	March 14, 2005	November 24, 2005
Merk v. International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, Local 771, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 425; 2005 SCC 70	February 10, 2005	November 24, 2005
R. v. Spence, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 458; 2005 SCC 71	June 9, 2005	December 2, 2005
R. v. Boucher, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 499; 2005 SCC 72	May 10, 2005	December 2, 2005
Dikranian v. Quebec (Attorney General), [2005] 3 S.C.R. 530; 2005 SCC 73	March 10, 2005	December 2, 2005
Charlebois v. Saint John (City), [2005] 3 S.C.R. 563; 2005 SCC 74	October 20, 2005	December 15, 2005
R. v. MacKay, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 607; 2005 SCC 75	December 14, 2005	December 14, 2005	V
Case name	Argued	Decided	McLachlin	Major	Bastarache	Binnie	LeBel	Deschamps	Fish	Abella	Charron
R. v. Henry, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 609; 2005 SCC 76	April 23, 2004/January 12, 2005	December 15, 2005
Zenner v. Prince Edward Island College of Optometrists, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 645; 2005 SCC 77	November 9, 2005	December 16, 2005
R. v. C.D.; R. v. C.D.K., [2005] 3 S.C.R. 668; 2005 SCC 78	April 14, 2005	December 16, 2005
R. v. MacKay, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 725; 2005 SCC 79	December 15, 2005	December 15, 2005									V
R. v. Labaye, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 728; 2005 SCC 80	April 18, 2005	December 21, 2005
R. v. Kouri, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 789; 2005 SCC 81	April 18, 2005	December 21, 2005
May v. Ferndale Institution, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 809; 2005 SCC 82	May 17, 2005	December 22, 2005
Castillo v. Castillo, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 870; 2005 SCC 83	November 16, 2005	December 22, 2005
R. v. Wiles, [2005] 3 S.C.R. 895; 2005 SCC 84	October 11, 2005	December 22, 2005

Individual statistics

Justice

Reasons written

Votes cast

% Majority

Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin

Total=15

Total=54

68 out of 69 (98.5%)

Puisne Justice John C. Major

Total=19

Total=53

61 out of 64 (95.3%)

Puisne Justice Michel Bastarache

Total=15

Total=56

62 out or 81 (76.5%)

Puisne Justice Ian Binnie

Total=12

Total=63

71 out of 75 (94.7%)

Puisne Justice Louis LeBel

Total=14

Total=62

65 out of 76 (85.5%)

Puisne Justice Marie Deschamps

Total=09

Total=66

68 out of 75 (90.7%)

Puisne Justice Morris Fish

Total=15

Total=58

67 out of 73 (91.8%)

Puisne Justice Rosalie Abella

Total=10

Total=60

65 out of 70 (92.9%)

Pusine Justice Louise Charron

Total=15

Total=57

65 out of 72 (90.3%)

This

Notes on statistics:

A justice is only included in the majority if they have joined or concurred in the Court's judgment in full. Percentages are based only on the cases in which a justice participated, and are rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Notes

↑ The following motions were released:Pacific National Investments Ltd. v. Victoria (City), 2005 SCC 17, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 286

References

2005 decisions: CanLII LexUM

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Current	McLachlin Abella Rothstein Cromwell Moldaver Karakatsanis Wagner Gascon Côté

Former	Lamer Wilson L'Heureux-Dubé Sopinka Gonthier Cory Iacobucci Major Bastarache Binnie Arbour LeBel Deschamps Fish Charron

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