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R. v. Ouellet

2025 SCC 40 Court SCC Decision date 2025-12-03 Heard 2025-12-03 Docket 41785 English

Judges Wagner, Richard; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas; Jamal, Mahmud; O’Bonsawin, Michelle; Moreau, Mary

Decision 8–1 Majority (8) — Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. · Dissent (1) — Côté J.

On appeal from Quebec

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The Chief Justice — A majority of this Court would dismiss the appeal, substantially for the reasons of the majority of the Court of Appeal concerning the inadequacy of the trial judge’s reasons.

Justice Côté, for her part, would have allowed the appeal for the reasons given by the dissenting judge.