1989 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

The list below consists of the reasons delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada during 1989. This list, however, does not include decisions on motions.

Reasons

Delivered the Court's reason	Joined the Court's reason	Filed a concurrence	Joined a concurrence
Filed a dissent	Joined a dissent	Filed a concurrence/dissent	Joined a concurrence/dissent
Did not participate in the judgment	Not a member of the Court at the time of hearing or delivering
Decisions that do not note a Justice delivering the Court's reason are per coram. Multiple concurrences and dissents within a case are numbered, with joining votes numbered accordingly. Justices occasionally join multiple reasons in a single case; each vote is subdivided accordingly. Multiple unnumbered reasons are jointly written or delivered. Decisions that are given orally from the bench are denoted by a "V"; per coram decisions delivered orally from the bench only note a "V" on the most senior justice on the panel. An asterisk ( * ) in the Court's opinion denotes that it was only a majority in part or a plurality.

Case name	Argued	Decided	Dickson	McIntyre	Lamer	Wilson	La Forest	L'Heureux-Dubé	Sopinka	Gonthier	Cory	McLachlin
R. v. Amway Corp., [1989] 1 SCR 21		January 19, 1989
R. v. Hayes, [1989] 1 SCR 44		January 19, 1989
R. v. Ross, [1989] 1 SCR 3		January 19, 1989
R. v. Genest, [1989] 1 SCR 59		January 26, 1989
R. v. Duguay, [1989] 1 SCR 93		January 26, 1989
Granger v. Canada (Canada Employment and Immigration Commission), [1989] 1 SCR 141		February 1, 1989
Reference re Workers' Compensation Act, 1983 (Nfld.) (Application to intervene), [1989] 2 SCR 335		February 2, 1989
Ontario (Attorney General) v. Pembina Exploration Canada Ltd., [1989] 1 SCR 206		February 13, 1989
Andrews v. Law Society of British Columbia, [1989] 1 SCR 143		February 23, 1989
R. v. Roman, [1989] 1 SCR 230		February 23, 1989
R. v. Hébert, [1989] 1 SCR 233		February 23, 1989
American Airlines Inc. v. Canada (Competition Tribunal), [1989] 1 SCR 236		March 1, 1989
Sobeys Stores Ltd. v. Yeomans and Labour Standards Tribunal (N.S.), [1989] 1 SCR 238		March 2, 1989
B. (B.) v. Child and Family Services, [1989] 1 SCR 291		March 2, 1989
Arthur D. Little Inc. v. Coopers & Lybrand, [1989] 1 SCR 293		March 2, 1989
Case name	Argued	Decided	Dickson	McIntyre	Lamer	Wilson	La Forest	L'Heureux-Dubé	Sopinka	Gonthier	Cory	McLachlin
R. v. Gill, [1989] 1 SCR 295		March 3, 1989
Brosseau v. Alberta Securities Commission, [1989] 1 SCR 301		March 9, 1989
Roberts v. Canada, [1989] 1 SCR 322		March 9, 1989
Borowski v. Canada (Attorney General), [1989] 1 SCR 342		March 9, 1989
R. v. Chaulk (Application), [1989] 1 SCR 369		March 13, 1989
Greater Montreal Protestant School Board v. Quebec (Attorney General), [1989] 1 SCR 377		March 16, 1989
Quebec (Attorney General) v. Belmoral Mines Ltée, [1989] 1 SCR 422		March 16, 1989
R. v. Elias, [1989] 1 SCR 423		March 17, 1989
R. v. Bayard, [1989] 1 SCR 425		March 22, 1989
Hunter Engineering Co. v. Syncrude Canada Ltd., [1989] 1 SCR 426		March 23, 1989
R. v. Potvin, [1989] 1 SCR 525		March 23, 1989
Prassad v. Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration), [1989] 1 SCR 560		March 23, 1989
Neveu v. Côté Estate (Motion), [1989] 2 SCR 342		April 11, 1989
R. v. Olson, [1989] 1 SCR 296		April 13, 1989
Québec Ready Mix Inc. v. Rocois Construction Inc., [1989] 1 SCR 695		April 20, 1989
Case name	Argued	Decided	Dickson	McIntyre	Lamer	Wilson	La Forest	L'Heureux-Dubé	Sopinka	Gonthier	Cory	McLachlin
Laurentide Motels Ltd. v. Beauport (City), [1989] 1 SCR 705		April 20, 1989
Veilleux v. Quebec (Commission de protection du territoire agricole), [1989] 1 SCR 839		April 20, 1989
Gauthier v. Quebec (Commission de Protection du Territoire Agricole), [1989] 1 SCR 859		April 20, 1989
Venne v. Quebec (Commission de la Protection du Territoire Agricole), [1989] 1 SCR 880		April 20, 1989
Lebel v. Winzen Land Corp., [1989] 1 SCR 918		April 20, 1989
Black v. Law Society of Alberta, [1989] 1 SCR 591		April 20, 1989
General Motors of Canada Ltd. v. City National Leasing, [1989] 1 SCR 641		April 20, 1989
Reference Re Workers' Compensation Act, 1983 (Nfld.), [1989] 1 SCR 922		April 24, 1989
R. v. Mcginn, [1989] 1 SCR 1035		April 26, 1989
Irwin Toy Ltd. v. Quebec (Attorney General), [1989] 1 SCR 927		April 27, 1989
Cohnstaedt v. University of Regina, [1989] 1 SCR 1011		April 27, 1989
Maurice v. Priel, [1989] 1 SCR 1023		April 27, 1989
R. v. Lamb, [1989] 1 SCR 1036		April 28, 1989
Slaight Communications Inc. v. Davidson, [1989] 1 SCR 1038		May 4, 1989
Vorvis v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, [1989] 1 SCR 1085		May 4, 1989
Case name	Argued	Decided	Dickson	McIntyre	Lamer	Wilson	La Forest	L'Heureux-Dubé	Sopinka	Gonthier	Cory	McLachlin
Canadian Pacific Air Lines Ltd. v. British Columbia, [1989] 1 SCR 1133		May 4, 1989
Air Canada v. British Columbia, [1989] 1 SCR 1161		May 4, 1989
Brooks v. Canada Safeway Ltd., [1989] 1 SCR 1219		May 4, 1989
Janzen v. Platy Enterprises Ltd., [1989] 1 SCR 1252		May 4, 1989
R. v. Turpin, [1989] 1 SCR 1296		May 4, 1989
R. v. Zeolkowski, [1989] 1 SCR 1378		May 18, 1989
R. v. Howard, [1989] 1 SCR 1337		May 18, 1989
Elsom v. Elsom, [1989] 1 SCR 1367		May 18, 1989
R. v. Mohl, [1989] 1 SCR 1389		May 25, 1989
R. v. Lambretta; see also R. v. Adams, [1989] 1 SCR 1391		May 26, 1989
R. v. Streu, [1989] 1 SCR 1521		June 8, 1989
YMHA Jewish Community Centre of Winnipeg Inc. v. Brown, [1989] 1 SCR 1532		June 8, 1989
Air Canada v. Mcdonnell Douglas Corp., [1989] 1 SCR 1554		June 8, 1989
Moysa v. Alberta (Labour Relations Board), [1989] 1 SCR 1572		June 8, 1989
R. v. Tutton, [1989] 1 SCR 1392		June 8, 1989
Case name	Argued	Decided	Dickson	McIntyre	Lamer	Wilson	La Forest	L'Heureux-Dubé	Sopinka	Gonthier	Cory	McLachlin
R. v. Waite, [1989] 1 SCR 1436		June 8, 1989
Scott v. Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co., [1989] 1 SCR 1445		June 8, 1989
United States of America v. Cotroni; United States of America v. El Zein, [1989] 1 SCR 1469		June 8, 1989
R. v. Leblanc, [1989] 1 SCR 1583		June 13, 1989
R. v. Gagné, [1989] 1 SCR 1584		June 15, 1989
Service d'optique Élite ltée v. Ordre des optométristes du Québec, [1989] 1 SCR 1585		June 16, 1989
R. v. Leduc, [1989] 1 SCR 1586		June 16, 1989
Dupont v. Watier, [1989] 1 SCR 1588		June 19, 1989
R. v. Lavigne, [1989] 1 SCR 1591		June 19, 1989
Belcourt Construction Co. v. Roger Marchand Ltée, [1989] 1 SCR 1593		June 21, 1989
R. v. Kalanj, [1989] 1 SCR 1594		June 22, 1989
Pioneer Hi-Bred Ltd. v. Canada (Commissioner of Patents), [1989] 1 SCR 1623		June 22, 1989
R. v. Pringle, [1989] 1 SCR 1645		June 22, 1989
R. v. Conway, [1989] 1 SCR 1659		June 22, 1989
Bell Canada v. Canada (Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission), [1989] 1 SCR 1722		June 22, 1989
Case name	Argued	Decided	Dickson	McIntyre	Lamer	Wilson	La Forest	L'Heureux-Dubé	Sopinka	Gonthier	Cory	McLachlin
R. v. Meltzer, [1989] 1 SCR 1764		June 29, 1989
R. v. Heikel, [1989] 1 SCR 1776		June 29, 1989
R. v. Ouellette, [1989] 1 SCR 1781		June 29, 1989
British Columbia v. Henfrey Samson Belair Ltd., [1989] 2 SCR 24		July 13, 1989
R. v. Provo, [1989] 2 SCR 3		July 13, 1989
Canada (Auditor General) v. Canada (Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources), [1989] 2 SCR 49		August 10, 1989
R. v. D. (L.E.), [1989] 2 SCR 111		August 10, 1989
R. v. Black, [1989] 2 SCR 138		August 10, 1989
Greater Montreal Protestant School Board v. Quebec (Attorney General), [1989] 2 SCR 167		August 10, 1989
Lac Minerals Ltd. v. International Corona Resources Ltd., [1989] 2 SCR 574		August 11, 1989
Nelles v. Ontario, [1989] 2 SCR 170		August 14, 1989
Alberta Government Telephones v. (Canada) Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, [1989] 2 SCR 225		August 14, 1989
IBEW v. Alberta Government Telephones, [1989] 2 SCR 318		August 14, 1989
R. v. Cassidy, [1989] 2 SCR 345		September 14, 1989
Mackay v. Manitoba, [1989] 2 SCR 357		September 14, 1989
Case name	Argued	Decided	Dickson	McIntyre	Lamer	Wilson	La Forest	L'Heureux-Dubé	Sopinka	Gonthier	Cory	McLachlin
R. v. Smith, [1989] 2 SCR 368		September 14, 1989
R. v. Leaney, [1989] 2 SCR 393		September 14, 1989
Dallaire v. Paul-Émile Martel Inc, [1989] 2 SCR 419		September 14, 1989
Bank of Montreal v. Kuet Leong Ng, [1989] 2 SCR 429		September 28, 1989
R. v. M. (S.H.), [1989] 2 SCR 446		September 28, 1989
R. v. L. (J.E.), [1989] 2 SCR 510		September 28, 1989
Q.N.s. paper co. v. Chartwell shipping ltd., [1989] 2 SCR 683		September 28, 1989
Watkins v. Olafson, [1989] 2 SCR 750		September 28, 1989
Scarff v. Wilson, [1989] 2 SCR 776		September 28, 1989
Falk Bros. Industries Ltd. v. Elance Steel Fabricating Co., [1989] 2 SCR 778		September 28, 1989
Nova Scotia (Attorney General) v. Nova Scotia (Royal Commission into Marshall Prosecution), [1989] 2 SCR 788		October 5, 1989
Mackeigan v. Hickman, [1989] 2 SCR 796		October 5, 1989
R. v. D. (G.C.), [1989] 2 SCR 878		October 5, 1989
Chandler v. Alberta Association of Architects, [1989] 2 SCR 848		October 12, 1989
Syndicat des Employés de Production d Québec et et l'Acadie v. Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission), [1989] 2 SCR 879		October 12, 1989
Case name	Argued	Decided	Dickson	McIntyre	Lamer	Wilson	La Forest	L'Heureux-Dubé	Sopinka	Gonthier	Cory	McLachlin
R. v. Docherty, [1989] 2 SCR 941		October 12, 1989
Hémond v. Coopérative fédérée du Québec, [1989] 2 SCR 962		October 12, 1989
R. v. Pinske, [1989] 2 SCR 979		October 12, 1989
Arthur D. Little Inc. v. Coopers & Lybrand (Application), [1989] 2 SCR 981		October 13, 1989
Caimaw v. Paccar of Canada Ltd., [1989] 2 SCR 983		October 26, 1989
Lejeune v. Cumis Insurance Society Inc., [1989] 2 SCR 1048		October 26, 1989
R. v. Hare, [1989] 2 SCR 1065		November 2, 1989
Canadian Pacific Air Lines Ltd. v. British Columbia (Re-hearing), [1989] 2 SCR 1067		November 6, 1989
Oregon Jack Creek Indian Band v. Canadian National Railway Co., [1989] 2 SCR 1069		November 7, 1989
R. v. Ionson, [1989] 2 SCR 1073		November 8, 1989
R. v. Nygaard, [1989] 2 SCR 1074		November 9, 1989
Tremblay v. Daigle, [1989] 2 SCR 530		November 16, 1989
Tétreault-Gadoury v. Canada (Employment and Immigration Commission), [1989] 2 SCR 1110		November 17, 1989
R. v. Szlovak, [1989] 2 SCR 1114		November 28, 1989
R. v. Stensrud, [1989] 2 SCR 1115		November 30, 1989
Case name	Argued	Decided	Dickson	McIntyre	Lamer	Wilson	La Forest	L'Heureux-Dubé	Sopinka	Gonthier	Cory	McLachlin
R. v. Hall, [1989] 2 SCR 1117		November 30, 1989
R. v. Sarvaria, [1989] 2 SCR 1118		December 1, 1989
R. v. Smith, [1989] 2 SCR 1120		December 7, 1989
R. v. Debot, [1989] 2 SCR 1140		December 7, 1989
Tock v. St. John's Metropolitan Area Board, [1989] 2 SCR 1181		December 7, 1989
Just v. British Columbia, [1989] 2 SCR 1228		December 7, 1989
Rothfield v. Manolakos, [1989] 2 SCR 1259		December 7, 1989
R. v. Hearn, [1989] 2 SCR 1180		December 8, 1989
Saskatchewan (Human Rights Commission) v. Saskatoon (City), [1989] 2 SCR 1297		December 21, 1989
Saskatchewan (Human Rights Commission) v. Moose Jaw (city), [1989] 2 SCR 1317		December 21, 1989
Edmonton Journal v. Alberta (Attorney General), [1989] 2 SCR 1326		December 21, 1989
R. v. Lee, [1989] 2 SCR 1384		December 21, 1989
R. v. Buttar, [1989] 2 SCR 1429		December 21, 1989

References

• 1989 decisions: CanLII