Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)
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Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)
Unedited English audio of oral arguments at the Supreme Court of Canada. Created as a public service to promote public access and awareness of the workings of Canada’s highest court. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Court. Original archived webcasts can be found on the Court’s website at scc-c...
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Aphria Inc. v. Canada Life Assurance Company, et al. (41665)
The appellant, Aphria Inc. (“tenant”), entered into a ten-year lease for commercial office premises with the respondent landlords and successors (coll...
Megan Rae Korduner v. His Majesty the King (41737)
Ms. Korduner was a motor vehicle driver involved in a two-vehicle accident. A responding police officer questioned her at the scene for approximately...
Québec Major Junior Hockey League, now doing business as Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League Inc., et al. v. Lukas Walter, et al. (41532)
The respondents in these applications for leave to appeal, Mr. Walter and Mr. Gobeil, were recognized as representative plaintiffs for the class cover...
Québec Major Junior Hockey League, now doing business as Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League Inc., et al. v. Lukas Walter, et al. (41532)
The respondents in these applications for leave to appeal, Mr. Walter and Mr. Gobeil, were recognized as representative plaintiffs for the class cover...
Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné v. Directeur général des élections du Canada, Directeur du scrutin de la circonscription de Terrebonne, et al. (42076)
(Confidentiality order)Following the Canadian general election held on April 28, 2025, and the subsequent judicial recount, the respondent Tatiana Aug...
Maxime Bergeron v. Assemblée parlementaire des étudiants du Québec inc., et al. (41566)
Maxime Bergeron was expelled from a mock parliament organized by one of the respondents, the Assemblée parlementaire des étudiants du Québec inc. Some...
Sophia Hemmings, by her Litigation Guardian, Rosalie Brown, et al. v. Lloyd Gregory Padmore, et al. (41350)
Sophia Hemmings was left with a severe brain injury after suffering cardiac arrest during a caesarean section at the respondent Scarborough Hospital (...
Gaétan Ouellet v. His Majesty the King (41785)
The appellant, Gaétan Ouellet, was acquitted by Judge Garneau of the Court of Québec of a charge of sexual assault relating to three distinct incident...
His Majesty the King v. Robert Joseph DeSutter (41754)
The respondent, Robert Joseph DeSutter, was charged with various sexual offences and one charge of assault, in relation to three different complainant...
Bank of Nova Scotia v. His Majesty the King (41643)
The appellant, Bank of Nova Scotia (“taxpayer”), filed its return for the 2006 taxation year, reported taxable income, and paid such taxes as it calcu...
Attorney General of Quebec v. Joseph-Christopher Luamba, et al. (Day 2/2) (41605)
Mr. Luamba is of Congolese origin and has had a driver’s licence since 2019. In the course of a single year, he was stopped by the police three times...
Attorney General of Quebec v. Joseph-Christopher Luamba, et al. (Day 1/2) (41605)
Mr. Luamba is of Congolese origin and has had a driver’s licence since 2019. In the course of a single year, he was stopped by the police three times...
Democracy Watch v. Attorney General of Canada (Day 2/2) (41576)
The appellant, Democracy Watch applied for judicial review of a report by the Conflict of Interest Ethics Commissioner (“Commissioner”). The report co...
Democracy Watch v. Attorney General of Canada (Day 1/2) (41576)
The appellant, Democracy Watch applied for judicial review of a report by the Conflict of Interest Ethics Commissioner (“Commissioner”). The report co...
Attorney General of Quebec v. Mario Denis (41401)
Two fictitious advertisements were published by the police on Internet sites offering escort services; the text of the advertisements highlighted the...
His Majesty the King v. Harry Arthur Cope (Day 2/2) (41431)
The Indigenous respondent pleaded guilty to the aggravated assault of his Indigenous common law partner. He had a significant criminal record and a hi...
His Majesty the King v. Harry Arthur Cope (Day 1/2) (41431)
The Indigenous respondent pleaded guilty to the aggravated assault of his Indigenous common law partner. He had a significant criminal record and a hi...
SS&C Technologies Canada Corporation v. Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (41543)
SS&C Technologies Canada Corporation entered into a contract with Mellon Trust Financial pursuant to which it provided market pricing data for various...
Nisga’a Nation, as represented by the Nisga’a Lisims Government v. Malii also known as Glen Williams, et al. (Day 2/2) (41516)
The respondent Gitanyow Nation asserts Aboriginal rights and title over certain lands in British Columbia, and has advanced claims against the federal...
Nisga’a Nation, as represented by the Nisga’a Lisims Government v. Malii also known as Glen Williams, et al. (Day 1/2) (41516)
The respondent Gitanyow Nation asserts Aboriginal rights and title over certain lands in British Columbia, and has advanced claims against the federal...
His Majesty the King in Right of Canada v. Robert Vrbanic, et al. (41741)
The respondents, Robert Vrbanic and Sarah Josipovic, were jointly charged with possession of significant quantities of four different drugs for the pu...
W.W. v. His Majesty the King (41730)
The appellant was acquitted at trial of transmitting sexually explicit material to a person under the age of 16 for the purpose of facilitating the co...
Attorney General of Québec v. SGS Canada inc. (41334)
The respondent, SGS Canada Inc. (SGS), is a subsidiary of a foreign company that offers inspection, analysis, certification and quality control servic...
His Majesty the King v. Dylon Saddleback (41567)
The respondent was accused of beating a person to death with an axe. Prior to his death, the deceased socialized with the respondent and a number of o...
His Majesty the King v. Elijah Jacques-Taylor (41430)
Mr. Jacques-Taylor and a co-accused were jointly charged with firearms offences. On July 6, 2022, each co-accused’s defence counsel, Crown counsel, an...
Société de l’Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick v. The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada, et al. (41398)
On the advice of the Prime Minister of Canada, the Privy Council Office recommended that the Governor General issue an Order in Council appointing a L...
Ryan Alford v. Canada (Attorney General) (Day 2/2) (41336)
The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act (the “Act”) creates a committee of Parliamentarians (the “Committee”) appoint...
Ryan Alford v. Canada (Attorney General) (Day 1/2) (41336)
The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians Act (the “Act”) creates a committee of Parliamentarians (the “Committee”) appoint...
Zardev Inc. v. Joseph J. Dydzak, et al. (41291)
The respondents are owners of lots that border three lakes in Ville d’Estérel. Following the renewal of the cadastre of Ville d’Estérel in 2016, the r...
Pharmascience Inc. v. Janssen Inc., et al. (41209)
(CERTAIN INFORMATION NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC)Canadian Patent No. 2,655,335 (“’335 Patent”), which was issued to Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V. for INV...
Deborah Carol Riddle v. ivari (40986)
The appellant’s spouse went missing in 2008. In 2017, the appellant obtained a declaratory judgment of her spouse’s death pursuant to art. 92 of the C...
Richard Leonard Walker v. His Majesty the King (41703)
During the course of an investigation under the Traffic Safety Act, a police officer attempted to effect a warrantless arrest of the applicant for obs...
His Majesty the King v. Thi Huyen Nguyen, et al. (41400)
A police investigation into the production of marijuana led to criminal proceedings against 11 individuals. A stay of proceedings was entered for the...
Glen L. Resler, in his capacity as Chief Electoral Officer v. Joseph V. Anglin (41298)
Mr. Anglin was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 2012 until 2015, when he was unsuccessful in his re-election bid. He accepts the r...
Patrick Street Holdings Limited v. 11368 NL Inc. (41296)
11368 NL Inc. was the owner of commercial real estate known as Kenmount Terrace. Patrick Street Holdings Limited is part of a group of related compani...
Chief of the Edmonton Police Service v. John McKee, et al. (Day 2/2) (41110)
In 2015, a finding of misconduct was made against an Edmonton Police Service (EPS) detective, and was recorded in a document entitled “Decision of Hea...
Chief of the Edmonton Police Service v. John McKee, et al. (Day 1/2) (41110)
In 2015, a finding of misconduct was made against an Edmonton Police Service (EPS) detective, and was recorded in a document entitled “Decision of Hea...
His Majesty the King, et al. v. B.F., et al. (41420)
B.F., a surgical nurse, has a child, E. B.F. and E.’s father are separated and, in 2019, were engaged in litigation about parenting rights. An interim...
His Majesty the King v. David Carignan (41186)
The respondent was arrested without warrant by the police 11 days after the date of an alleged crime. At his trial, he brought a motion in which he cl...
S.A. v. His Majesty the King (41569)
On December 6, 2021, S.A. was charged with assault and sexual assault. He elected to be tried by judge and jury. A trial date of April 17, 2023 was se...