Reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada by Justice Deschamps

This is a list of all the opinions written by Marie Deschamps during her tenure as puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Canada.

2003

Marie Deschamps 2003 statistics 3 Majority or Plurality 1 Concurrence 0 Other 4 Dissent 3 Concurrence/dissent Total = 11 Written opinions = ? Oral opinions = ? Unanimous opinions = ?

	Case name	Issue	Co-authored by	Joined by
	Markevich v. Canada [2003] 1 S.C.R. 94; 2003 SCC 9 [1]	Income tax	None	Gonthier J.
	Caisse populaire Desjardins de Val-Brillant v. Blouin [2003] 1 S.C.R. 666; 2003 SCC 31 [2]	Movable hypothec; Quebec Civil Code	None	Binnie and LeBel JJ.
	Trociuk v. British Columbia (Attorney General) [2003] 1 S.C.R. 835; 2003 SCC 34 [3]	Equality rights; vital statistics; Charter	None	Unanimous
	Wewaykum Indian Band v. Canada [2003] 2 S.C.R. 259; 2003 SCC 45 [4]	Reasonable apprehension of bias; Supreme Court judgments	McLachlin C.J. and Gonthier, Iacobucci, Major, Bastarache, Arbour and LeBel JJ.	None
	Doucet-Boudreau v. Nova Scotia (Minister of Education) [2003] 3 S.C.R. 3; 2003 SCC 62 [5]	Remedy and enforcement of Charter breaches	LeBel J.	Major and Binnie JJ.
	National Trust Co. v. H & R Block Canada Inc. [2003] 3 S.C.R. 160; 2003 SCC 66 [6]	Bulk sales; commercial law	None	LeBel J.
	Maranda v. Richer [2003] 3 S.C.R. 193; 2003 SCC 67 [7]	Searching lawyer's office; solicitor-client privilege	None	None
	Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse) v. Maksteel Québec Inc. [2003] 3 S.C.R. 228; 2003 SCC 68 [8]	Charter; discrimination based on criminal record	None	Gonthier, Iacobucci, Binnie, Arbour and LeBel JJ.
	R. v. Wu [2003] 3 S.C.R. 530; 2003 SCC 73 [9]	Conditional sentencing	None	None
	R. v. Malmo-Levine; R. v. Caine [2003] 3 S.C.R. 571; 2003 SCC 74 [10]	Charter; security of person; equality rights; federalism; criminalization of marijuana	None	None
	R. v. Clay [2003] 3 S.C.R. 735; 2003 SCC 75 [11]		None	None

2004

Marie Deschamps 2004 statistics 7 Majority or Plurality 0 Concurrence 0 Other 3 Dissent 2 Concurrence/dissent Total = 12 Written opinions = ? Oral opinions = ? Unanimous opinions = ?

	Case name	Issue	Co-authored by	Joined by
	Giguère v. Chambre des notaires du Québec [2004] 1 S.C.R. 3; 2004 SCC 1 [12]	Professional liability	None	None
	Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law v. Canada (Attorney General) [2004] 1 S.C.R. 76; 2004 SCC 4 [13]	Charter sections 7 and 15; spanking	None	None
	Townsend v. Kroppmanns [2004] 1 S.C.R. 315; 2004 SCC 10 [14]	Tort damages	None	Unanimous
	Hartshorne v. Hartshorne [2004] 1 S.C.R. 550; 2004 SCC 22 [15]	Marriage contracts; family assets; maintenance	None	Binnie and LeBel JJ.
	Bank of Nova Scotia v. Thibault [2004] 1 S.C.R. 758; 2004 SCC 29 [16]	Statutory interpretation; trusts	None	Unanimous
	Banque nationale de Paris (Canada) v. 165836 Canada Inc. [2004] 2 S.C.R. 45; 2004 SCC 37 [17]	Default; Quebec Civil Code	None	Bastarache J.
	R. v. Mann [2004] 3 S.C.R. 59; 2004 SCC 52 [18]	Charter; search and seizure; police investigatory powers	None	Bastarache J.
	Monsanto Canada Inc. v. Ontario (Superintendent of Financial Services) [2004] 3 S.C.R. 152; 2004 SCC 54 [19]	Pensions; judicial review	None	Unanimous
	Côté v. Rancourt [2004] 3 S.C.R. 248; 2004 SCC 58 [20]	Lawyer conflict of interest	None	Unanimous
	Glykis v. Hydro-Québec [2004] 3 S.C.R. 285; 2004 SCC 60 [21]	Interruption of public services	None	McLachlin C.J. and Bastarache and Binnie JJ.
	Entreprises Sibeca Inc. v. Frelighsburg (Municipality) [2004] 3 S.C.R. 304; 2004 SCC 61 [22]	Municipal zoning and immunity	None	McLachlin C.J. and Bastarache and Binnie JJ.
	Peoples Department Stores Inc. (Trustee of) v. Wise [2004] 3 S.C.R. 461; 2004 SCC 68 [23]	Director liability; duty of care	Major J.	Unanimous

2005

Marie Deschamps 2005 statistics 7 Majority or Plurality 0 Concurrence 0 Other 3 Dissent 0 Concurrence/dissent Total = 10 Written opinions = ? Oral opinions = ? Unanimous opinions = ?

	Case name	Issue	Co-authored by	Joined by
	Chaoulli v. Quebec (Attorney General) [2005] 1 S.C.R. 791; 2005 SCC 35 [24]	Charter; security of person; private health insurance	None	None
	Mugesera v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) [2005] 2 S.C.R. 100; 2005 SCC 40 [25]	Judicial review; deportation; crimes against humanity	McLachlin C.J. and Major, Bastarache, Binnie, LeBel, Fish and Charron JJ.	None
	D.I.M.S. Construction inc. (Trustee of) v. Quebec (Attorney General) [2005] 2 S.C.R. 564; 2005 SCC 52 [26]	Bankruptcy	None	Unanimous
o	Moufarrège v. Quebec (Deputy Minister of Revenue) [2005] 2 S.C.R. 598; 2005 SCC 53 [27]	Income tax	None	Unanimous
	Reference re Employment Insurance Act (Can.), ss. 22 and 23 [2005] 2 S.C.R. 669; 2005 SCC 56 [28]	Unemployment insurance; maternity benefits	None	Unanimous
	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 [29]	Immigration; inadmissibility due to health	None	LeBel J.
	Montréal (City) v. 2952-1366 Québec Inc. [2005] 3 S.C.R. 141; 2005 SCC 62 [30]	Charter; Freedom of expression	McLachlin C.J.	Bastarache, LeBel, Abella and Charron JJ.
	Merk v. International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers, Local 771 [2005] 3 S.C.R. 425; 2005 SCC 70 [31]	Whistleblower protection	None	None
	R. v. Boucher [2005] 3 S.C.R. 499; 2005 SCC 72 [32]	Breathalizer evidence	None	McLachlin C.J. and Major, Bastarache and Abella JJ.
	Dikranian v. Quebec (Attorney General) [2005] 3 S.C.R. 530; 2005 SCC 73 [33]	Student loan repayment plan	None	None

2006

Marie Deschamps 2006 statistics 4 Majority or Plurality 1 Concurrence 0 Other 2 Dissent 0 Concurrence/dissent Total = 7 Written reasons = ? Oral reasons = ? Unanimous reasons = ?

	Case name	Issue	Co-authored by	Joined by
	Isidore Garon ltée v. Tremblay; Fillion et Frères (1976) inc. v. Syndicat national des employés de garage du Québec inc. [2006] 1 S.C.R. 27; 2006 SCC 2 [34]	Labour arbitration	None	Bastarache, Binnie and Charron JJ.
	Multani v. Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys 1 S.C.R. _; 2006 SCC 6 [35]	Religious freedom; section 2 of Charter; judicial review	Abella J.	None
	R. v. Lavigne 1 S.C.R. _; 2006 SCC 10 [36]	Crime proceeds	None	Unanimous
	H.J. Heinz Co. of Canada Ltd. v. Canada (Attorney General) 1 S.C.R. _; 2006 SCC 13 [37]	Access to information	None	Binnie, Fish and Abella JJ.:
	R. v. Gagnon _ S.C.R. _; 2006 SCC 17 [38]	Reasons for judgment	Fish J.	None
	Buschau v. Rogers Communications Inc. 2006 SCC 28 [39]	Pension law	None	LeBel, Fish and Abella JJ.
	GMAC Commercial Credit Corporation - Canada v. T.C.T. Logistics Inc. 2006 SCC 35 [40]	Bankruptcy	None	None
	Fédération des producteurs acéricoles du Québec v. Regroupement pour la commercialisation des produits de l'érable inc., 2006 SCC 50 2006 SCC 50 [41]	Bankruptcy in Quebec	None	Unanimous
	Pro Swing Inc. v. Elta Golf Inc. 2006 SCC 52 [42]	Conflict of laws; enforcement of non-monetary judgments	None	LeBel, Fish and Abella JJ.
	R. v. Morris 2006 SCC 59 [43]	Aboriginal treaty rights	Abella J.	Binnie and Charron JJ.

2007

* Note: This table current up to January 4, 2007