Tuesday, October 22, 2024

SUPREME COURT OF CANADA Citation: Canada (Attorney General) v. Power, 2024 SCC 26 Citation: Canada (Attorney General)




SUPREME COURT OF CANADA





Citation: Canada (Attorney General) v. Power, 2024 SCC 26





Appeal Heard: December 7, 2023

Judgment Rendered: July 19, 2024

Docket: 40241




Between:



Attorney General of Canada

Appellant



and



Joseph Power

Respondent



- and -



Attorney General of Ontario, Attorney General of Quebec, Attorney General of Nova Scotia, Attorney General of New Brunswick, Attorney General of Manitoba, Attorney General of British Columbia, Attorney General of Prince Edward Island, Attorney General of Saskatchewan, Attorney General of Alberta, Attorney General of Newfoundland and Labrador, Fisher River Cree Nation, Sioux Valley Dakota Nation, Manto Sipi Cree Nation, Lake Manitoba First Nation, Quebec Native Women Inc., Speaker of the Senate, David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights, Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Canadian Constitution Foundation, Queen’s Prison Law Clinic, John Howard Society of Canada, British Columbia Civil Liberties Association, West Coast Prison Justice Society and Speaker of the House of Commons

Interveners







Coram: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ.




Joint Reasons for Judgment:

(paras. 1 to 119)

Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis J. (Martin, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. concurring)







Reasons Dissenting in Part:

(paras. 120 to 253)

Jamal J. (Kasirer J. concurring)







Dissenting Reasons:

(paras. 254 to 383)

Rowe J. (Côté J. concurring)







Note: This document is subject to editorial revision before its reproduction in final form in the Canada Supreme Court Reports.
















Attorney General of Canada Appellant

v.

Joseph Power Respondent

and

Attorney General of Ontario,

Attorney General of Quebec,

Attorney General of Nova Scotia,

Attorney General of New Brunswick,

Attorney General of Manitoba,

Attorney General of British Columbia,

Attorney General of Prince Edward Island,

Attorney General of Saskatchewan,

Attorney General of Alberta,

Attorney General of Newfoundland and Labrador,

Fisher River Cree Nation, Sioux Valley Dakota Nation,

Manto Sipi Cree Nation, Lake Manitoba First Nation,

Quebec Native Women Inc., Speaker of the Senate,

David Asper Centre for Constitutional Rights,

Canadian Civil Liberties Association,

Canadian Constitution Foundation, Queen’s Prison Law Clinic,

John Howard Society of Canada,

British Columbia Civil Liberties Association,

West Coast Prison Justice Society and

Speaker of the House of Commons Interveners

Indexed as: Canada (Attorney General) v. Power

2024 SCC 26

File No.: 40241.

2023: December 7; 2024: July 19.

Present: Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Côté, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ.

on appeal from the court of appeal for new brunswick




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Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Controversial law designed to free up hospital beds to be tested in Ontario court.

Controversial law designed to free up hospital beds to be tested in Ontario court

A new charter challenge set to get underway Monday will test the constitutionality of a controversial law that allows hospitals to place discharged patients in LTC homes not of their choosing




A new charter challenge set to get underway on Monday will test the constitutionality of a controversial Ontario law that allows hospitals to place discharged patients into long-term-care homes not of their choosing or face a $400-per-day charge if they refuse.


The Advocacy Centre for the Elderly and the Ontario Health Coalition argues the law, known as the More Bed Better Care Act, or Bill 7, violates the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.


The province disagrees.


TVO ontario canada




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Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Controversial law designed to free up Ontario hospital beds to be tested...






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Legal challenge begins on Ontario's controversial Bill 7






Saturday, August 31, 2024

Federal court orders hearing into public servants' return-to-office mand...






Aug 30, 2024A Federal Court judge has ordered a full hearing be held in the Public Service Alliance of Canada's challenge to the federal government's return-to-office directive. Privy Council deputy clerk Christiane Fox says the government wants to 'maximize teamwork.' Alex Silas, national executive vice-president of PSAC, responds. »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS Connect with CBC News Online: For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: http://bit.ly/1Z0m6iX Follow CBC News on TikTok: https://bit.ly/3TnHioe Follow CBC News on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1sA5P9H Find CBC News on Facebook: http://bit.ly/1WjG36m Follow CBC News on Instagram: http://bit.ly/1Z0iE7O Subscribe to CBC News on Snapchat: https://bit.ly/3leaWsr Download the CBC News app for iOS: http://apple.co/25mpsUz Download the CBC News app for Android: http://bit.ly/1XxuozZ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» For more than 80 years, CBC News has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their world. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms, including CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca, mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues, the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians.