Political Science 403F, Fall Term, September to December, 2005

Rights and the Canadian Constitution

Selected Charter Cases

Rule of Law

Reference re Quebec Secession [1998] 2 S.C.R. 217

Application

RWDSU v. Dolphin Delivery [1986] 2 S.C.R. 573

McKinney v. University of Guelph [1990] 3 S.C.R. 229

Operation Dismantle v the Queen [1985] 1 S.C.R. 441

Section 1 Analysis

R. v. Oakes [1986] 1 S.C.R. 103

Harper v. Canada (Attorney General of Canada) 2004 SCC 33

Re. Vancouver Sun 2004 SCC 43

Section 7 Analysis

Suresh v. Canada(Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) [2002] 1 S.C.R. 3

Re. B.C. Motor Vehicle Act [1985] 2 S.C.R. 486

Gosselin v. Quebec (Attorney General) [2002] 4 S.C.R. 429

Chaoulli v. Quebec (Attorney General), 2005 SCC

Freedom of Conscience and Religion

R. v. Edwards Books and Art Ltd. [1986] 2 S.C.R. 713

Chamberlain v. Surrey School District [2002] 4 S.C.R. 710

Congrégation des témoins de Jéhovah de St-Jérôme-Lafontaine v. Lafontaine (Village),[2004] 2 S.C.R. 650

Freedom of Expression

Little Sisters Book and Art Emporium v. Canada (Minister of Justice) [2000] 2 S.C.R. 1120

Irwin Toy Ltd. V. Quebec (Attorney General) [1989] 1 S.C.R. 927

Ross v. New Brunswick School District No.15 [1996] 1 S.C.R. 825

Democratic Rights

Haig v. Canada; Haig v. Canada (Chief Electoral Officer) [1993] 2 S.C.R. 995

Harper supra

Reference re Prov. Electoral Boundaries (Sask.) [1991] 2 S.C.R. 158

Sauvé v. Canada (Chief Electoral Officer) [2002] 3 S.C.R. 519

Mobility Rights

Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration) v. Chiarelli [1992] 1 S.C.R. 711

Baker v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) [1999] 2 S.C.R. 817

Black v. Law Society of Alberta [1989] 1 S.C.R. 591

Equality Rights

Andrews v. Law Society of British Columbia [1989] 1 S.C.R. 143

Law v. Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration) [1999] 1 S.C.R. 497

Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law v. Canada (Attorney General) [2004] 1 S.C.R. 76

Lavoie v. Canada [2002] 1 S.C.R. 769

Cultural (Language) Rights

Ford v. Quebec (Attorney General) [1988] 2 S.C.R. 712

Re Manitoba Language Rights [1985] 1 S.C.R. 721

Aboriginal Rights

Delgamuukw v. British Columbia [1997] 3 S.C.R. 1010

R. v. Marshall; R. v. Bernard, 2005 SCC 43

R. v. Powley [2003] 2 S.C.R. 207

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