Supreme Court of Canada
Coverage of Supreme Court of Canada in the Nexus archive.
- Supreme Court restores minimum sentence for obtaining sexual services from a minor
The Supreme Court of Canada has reinstated the mandatory minimum sentence for offenders who obtain or solicit sexual services from a minor in exchange for money. This decision restores a legal requirement for minimum sentencing in such cases.
- Canada Supreme Court finds Crown representatives must be bilingual in New Brunswick
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that New Brunswick's Lieutenant Governor must be bilingual to uphold the province's linguistic rights. The court found that appointing an anglophone to the role violates the equality of French and English, as guaranteed in New Brunswick's constitution. This decision overturns a previous court ruling that individual bilingualism was not required.
- Supreme Court clarifies trial time limits to avoid having charges dropped over delays
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed two challenges to the Jordan framework, affirming that time limits for criminal trials before charges can be dismissed are justified under Section 11(b) of the Charter.
- MADD says N.L. impaired driving cases being dropped after trial delays 'not surprising'
MADD acknowledges that impaired driving cases in Newfoundland and Labrador are being dropped due to trial delays linked to the 2016 Supreme Court of Canada decision R v. Jordan. CBC News identified four such cases over 18 months that ended under this ruling.
- Supreme Court won't hear Wolastoqey appeal of Aboriginal title ruling
The Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear the Wolastoqey First Nations' appeal regarding an Aboriginal title ruling, leaving private industrial forest land in New Brunswick excluded from their ownership claim.