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R. v. Giguere

[1983] 2 SCR 448 Court SCC Decision date 1983-11-24 Docket 16706 English

PartiesHer Majesty The Queen (Plaintiff) Appellant·Louis de Gonzague Giguère, David Belhumeur Respondents·Jean P. Dionne, Canadian Advertising Agency Limited Respondents·Publicor Ltd. (Defendants) Respondents

Counsel (8)
Archie Campbell, Q.C., and Robert Houston, Q.C., for the appellant.
J. James O’Reilly, for the respondents Dionne, Canadian Advertising Agency Limited and Publicor Ltd.
Gabriel Lapointe, Q.C., and Robert Décary, for the respondent Belhumeur.
Robert Carter, Q.C, and Robert Climie, for the respondent Giguère.
Solicitor for the appellant: The Ministry of the Attorney General, Toronto.
Solicitor for the respondent Giguère: Robert J. Carter, Toronto.
Solicitor for the respondent Belhumeur: Gabriel Lapointe, Montreal.
Solicitor for the respondents Dionne, Canadian Advertising Agency Limited and Publicor Ltd.: Marcel Piché, Montreal.

Judges Dickson, Robert George Brian; McIntyre, William Rogers; Chouinard, Julien; Lamer, Antonio; Wilson, Bertha

Delivered by Majority

On appeal from Ontario

Subjects Criminal law

Contents
(1) opening doors or arranging meetings does not constitute exercise of influence under s. 110;
(2) opening doors or arranging meetings does not constitute cooperation or assistance under s. 110;
(3) the inclusion of “and” in the indictment required the Crown to prove all three, “cooperation, assistance, exercise of influence”, to obtain a conviction.

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