R. v. Clark

2017 SCC 3 [2017] 1 SCR 86 Court SCC Decision date 2017-01-19 Heard 2017-01-18 Docket 36813 English

PartiesHer Majesty The Queen Respondent

Counsel (7)

Solicitors for the appellant: Julian van der Walle Law Corporation, Vernon; Jensen Law Group, Kamloops.
Solicitor for the respondent: Public Prosecution Service of Canada, Vancouver.
Solicitor for the intervener the Attorney General of Ontario: Attorney General of Ontario, Toronto.
Solicitor for the intervener the Attorney General of Quebec: Attorney General of Quebec, Québec.
Solicitor for the intervener the Attorney General of Alberta: Alberta Department of Justice, Edmonton.
Solicitor for the intervener the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police: Edmonton Police Service, Edmonton.
Solicitors for the intervener the Criminal Lawyers’ Association (Ontario): Fenton, Smith, Toronto.

Judges McLachlin, Beverley; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm

Delivered by McLachlin C.J. (Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Wagner, Gascon, Côté, Brown and Rowe JJ. concurring)

On appeal from British Columbia

Contents

Reasons for Judgment — McLachlin C.J. (Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Wagner, Gascon, Côté, Brown and Rowe JJ. concurring)

The Chief Justice — We are all of the view that the appeal should be dismissed, substantially for the reasons of Justice Frankel in the Court of Appeal.