2001 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

The table below lists the reasons delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada during 2001. The table illustrates what reasons were filed by each justice in each case, and which justices joined each reason. This list, however, does not include decisions on motions.

Of the 90 judgments released in 2001, 16 were oral, and 68 were unanimous, with 4 motions.

Reasons

Case name	Argued	Decided	McLachlin	L'Heureux- Dubé	Gonthier	Iacobucci	Major	Bastarache	Binnie	Arbour	LeBel
R. v. Latimer, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 3; 2001 SCC 1 [1]	June 14, 2000	January 18, 2001
R. v. Sharpe, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 45; 2001 SCC 2 [2]	January 18, 19, 2000	January 26, 2001
R. v. Parrott, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 178; 2001 SCC 3 [3]	January 27, 2000	January 26, 2001
Ellis-Don Ltd. v. Ontario (Labour Relations Board), [2001] 1 S.C.R. 221; 2001 SCC 4 [4]	February 15, 2000	January 26, 2001
R. v. Deane, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 279; 2001 SCC 5 [5]	January 26, 2001	January 26, 2001	V
R. v. Ferguson, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 281; 2001 SCC 6 [6]	January 26, 2001	January 26, 2001					V
United States v. Burns, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 283; 2001 SCC 7 [7]	May 23, 2000	February 15, 2001
R. v. Guttman, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 363; 2001 SCC 8 [8]	February 21, 2001	February 21, 2001								V
R. v. Berntson, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 365; 2001 SCC 9 [9]	February 23, 2001	February 23, 2001				V
Backman v. Canada, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 367; 2001 SCC 10 [10]	November 10, 2000	March 1, 2001
Case name	Argued	Decided	McLachlin	L'Heureux- Dubé	Gonthier	Iacobucci	Major	Bastarache	Binnie	Arbour	LeBel
Spire Freezers Ltd. v. Canada, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 391; 2001 SCC 11 [11]	November 10, 2000	March 1, 2001
Miller v. Canada, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 407; 2001 SCC 12 [12]	November 1, 2000	March 1, 2001
Miller v. Monit International Inc., [2001] 1 S.C.R. 432; 2001 SCC 13 [13]	November 1, 2000	March 1, 2001
R. v. McClure, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 445; 2001 SCC 14 [14]	October 5, 2000	March 2, 2001
Ontario English Catholic Teachers' Assn. v. Ontario (Attorney General), [2001] 1 S.C.R. 470; 2001 SCC 15 [15]	November 8, 2000	March 8, 2001
R. v. Z.L., [2001] 1 S.C.R. 528; 2001 SCC 16 [16]	March 16, 2001	March 16, 2001				V
R. v. W.B.C., [2001] 1 S.C.R. 530; 2001 SCC 17 [17]	March 16, 2001	March 16, 2001				V
United States of America v. Kwok, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 532; 2001 SCC 18 [18]	March 24, 2000	April 5, 2001
United States of America v. Cobb, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 587; 2001 SCC 19 [19]	March 24, 2000	April 5, 2001
United States of America v. Tsioubris, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 613; 2001 SCC 20 [20]	March 24, 2000	April 5, 2001
Case name	Argued	Decided	McLachlin	L'Heureux- Dubé	Gonthier	Iacobucci	Major	Bastarache	Binnie	Arbour	LeBel
United States of America v. Shulman, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 616; 2001 SCC 21 [21]	March 24, 2000	April 5, 2001
Walker Estate v. York Finch General Hospital, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 647; 2001 SCC 23 [22]	November 7, 2000	April 19, 2001
R. v. Ruzic, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 687; 2001 SCC 24 [23]	June 13, 2000	April 20, 2001
R. v. Rideout, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 755; 2001 SCC 27 [24]	April 26, 2001	April 26, 2001					V
R. v. Pakoo, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 757; 2001 SCC 28 [25]	April 26, 2001	April 26, 2001					V
R. v. Dutra, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 759; 2001 SCC 29 [26]	May 16, 2001	May 16, 2001				V
R. v. Parent, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 761; 2001 SCC 30 [27]	March 14, 2001	May 17, 2001
Trinity Western University v. British Columbia College of Teachers, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 772; 2001 SCC 31 [28]	November 9, 2000	May 17, 2001
R. v. Find, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 863; 2001 SCC 32 [29]	October 13, 2000	May 24, 2001
Mitchell v. M.N.R., [2001] 1 S.C.R. 911; 2001 SCC 33 [30]	June 16, 2000	May 24, 2001
Case name	Argued	Decided	McLachlin	L'Heureux- Dubé	Gonthier	Iacobucci	Major	Bastarache	Binnie	Arbour	LeBel
R. v. Peters; R. v. Rendon, [2001] 1 S.C.R. 997; 2001 SCC 34 [31]	May 24, 2001	May 24, 2001						V
Therrien (Re), [2001] 2 S.C.R. 3; 2001 SCC 35 [32]	October 2, 2000	June 7, 2001
Canada (Deputy Minister of National Revenue) v. Mattel Canada Inc., [2001] 2 S.C.R. 100; 2001 SCC 36 [33]	February 20, 2000	June 7, 2001
Committee for the Equal Treatment of Asbestos Minority Shareholders v. Ontario (Securities Commission), [2001] 2 S.C.R. 132; 2001 SCC 37 [34]	December 15, 2000	June 7, 2001
McKinley v. BC Tel, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 161; 2001 SCC 38 [35]	January 24, 2001	June 28, 2001
Noël v. Société d'énergie de la Baie James, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 207; 2001 SCC 39 [36]	October 11, 2000	June 28, 2001
114957 Canada Ltée (Spraytech, Société d'arrosage) v. Hudson (Town), [2001] 2 S.C.R. 241; 2001 SCC 40 [37]	December 7, 2000	June 28, 2001
Mount Sinai Hospital Centre v. Quebec (Minister of Health and Social Services), [2001] 2 S.C.R. 281; 2001 SCC 41 [38]	December 12, 2000	June 29, 2001
R. v. Pan; R. v. Sawyer, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 344; 2001 SCC 42 [39]	December 8, 2000	June 29, 2001
Boston v. Boston, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 413; 2001 SCC 43 [40]	January 17, 2001	July 12, 2001
Case name	Argued	Decided	McLachlin	L'Heureux- Dubé	Gonthier	Iacobucci	Major	Bastarache	Binnie	Arbour	LeBel
Danyluk v. Ainsworth Technologies Inc., [2001] 2 S.C.R. 460; 2001 SCC 44 [41]	October 31, 2000	July 12, 2001
Fortin v. Chrétien, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 500; 2001 SCC 45 [42]	November 2, 2000	July 12, 2001
Western Canadian Shopping Centres Inc. v. Dutton, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 534; 2001 SCC 46 [43]	December 13, 2000	July 13, 2001
Ivanhoe inc. v. UFCW, Local 500, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 565; 2001 SCC 47 [44]	October 30, 2000	July 13, 2001
Sept-Îles (City) v. Quebec (Labour Court), [2001] 2 S.C.R. 670; 2001 SCC 48 [45]	October 30, 2000	July 13, 2001
Monenco Ltd. v. Commonwealth Insurance Co., [2001] 2 S.C.R. 699; 2001 SCC 49 [46]	March 13, 2001	September 13, 2001
Marcoux v. Bouchard, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 726; 2001 SCC 50 [47]	May 25, 2001	September 13, 2001
Lac d'Amiante du Québec Ltée v. 2858-0702 Québec Inc., [2001] 2 S.C.R. 743; 2001 SCC 51 [48]	January 18, 2001	September 13, 2001
Ocean Port Hotel Ltd. v. British Columbia (General Manager, Liquor Control and Licensing Branch), [2001] 2 S.C.R. 781; 2001 SCC 52 [49]	March 22, 2001	September 14, 2001
R. v. Russell, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 804; 2001 SCC 53 [50]	April 19, 2001	September 14, 2001
Case name	Argued	Decided	McLachlin	L'Heureux- Dubé	Gonthier	Iacobucci	Major	Bastarache	Binnie	Arbour	LeBel
R.v. Arcuri, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 828; 2001 SCC 54 [51]	April 19, 2001	September 14, 2001
Berendsen v. Ontario, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 849; 2001 SCC 55 [52]	April 23, 2001	September 27, 2001
R. v. Ulybel Enterprises Ltd., [2001] 2 S.C.R. 867; 2001 SCC 56 [53]	January 16, 2001	September 27, 2001
Saint-Romuald (City) v. Olivier, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 898; 2001 SCC 57 [54]	December 5, 2000	September 27, 2001
Naylor Group Inc. v. Ellis-Don Construction Ltd., [2001] 2 S.C.R. 943; 2001 SCC 58 [55]	January 22, 2001	September 27, 2001
671122 Ontario Ltd. v. Sagaz Industries Canada Inc., [2001] 2 S.C.R. 983; 2001 SCC 59 [56]	June 19, 2001	September 28, 2001
Van de Perre v. Edwards, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 1014; 2001 SCC 60 [57]	June 14, 2001	September 28, 2001
Singleton v. Canada, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 1046; 2001 SCC 61 [58]	March 19, 2001	September 28, 2001
Ludco Enterprises Ltd. v. Canada, [2001] 2 S.C.R. 1082; 2001 SCC 62 [59]	March 19, 2001	September 28, 2001
R. v. Mankwe, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 3; 2001 SCC 63 [60]	October 2, 2001	October 2, 2001	V
Case name	Argued	Decided	McLachlin	L'Heureux- Dubé	Gonthier	Iacobucci	Major	Bastarache	Binnie	Arbour	LeBel
Autobus Thomas Inc. v. Canada, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 5; 2001 SCC 64 [61]	October 11, 2001	October 11, 2001			V
R. v. J.W.R., [2001] 3 S.C.R. 7; 2001 SCC 65 [62]	October 12, 2001	October 12, 2001				V
Proulx v. Quebec (Attorney General), [2001] 3 S.C.R. 9; 2001 SCC 66 [63]	December 11, 2000	October 18, 2001
Law Society of British Columbia v. Mangat, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 113; 2001 SCC 67 [64]	March 21, 2001	October 18, 2001
Hollick v. Toronto (City), [2001] 3 S.C.R. 158; 2001 SCC 68 [65]	June 13, 2001	October 18, 2001
Rumley v. British Columbia, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 184; 2001 SCC 69 [66]	June 13, 2001	October 18, 2001
R. v. Advance Cutting & Coring Ltd., [2001] 3 S.C.R. 209; 2001 SCC 70 [67]	March 30, 2000	October 19, 2001
R. v. Rhee, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 364; 2001 SCC 71 [68]	April 27, 2001	October 19, 2001
Derksen v. 539938 Ontario Ltd., [2001] 3 S.C.R. 398; 2001 SCC 72 [69]	April 25, 2001	October 19, 2001
R. v. Scott, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 425; 2001 SCC 73 [70]	November 9, 2001	November 9, 2001	V
Case name	Argued	Decided	McLachlin	L'Heureux- Dubé	Gonthier	Iacobucci	Major	Bastarache	Binnie	Arbour	LeBel
R. v. Jabarianha, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 430; 2001 SCC 75 [71]	May 15, 2001	November 15, 2001
R. v. Mentuck, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 442; 2001 SCC 76 [72]	June 18, 2001	November 15, 2001
R v O.N.E., [2001] 3 S.C.R. 478; 2001 SCC 77 [73]	June 18, 2001	November 15, 2001
R. v. Nette, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 488; 2001 SCC 78 [74]	January 16, 2001	November 15, 2001
Cooper v. Hobart, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 537; 2001 SCC 79 [75]	June 20, 2001	November 16, 2001
Edwards v. Law Society of Upper Canada, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 562; 2001 SCC 80 [76]	June 20, 2001	November 16, 2001
R. v. 974649 Ontario Inc., [2001] 3 S.C.R. 575; 2001 SCC 81 [77]	December 6, 2000	December 6, 2001	V
R. v. Hynes, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 623; 2001 SCC 82 [78]	February 13, 2001	December 6, 2001
R. v. Golden, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 679; 2001 SCC 83 [79]	February 15, 2001	December 6, 2001
Paul D'Aoust Construction Ltd. v. Markel Insurance Co. of Canada, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 744; 2001 SCC 84 [80]	December 5, 2001	December 5, 2001			V
Case name	Argued	Decided	McLachlin	L'Heureux- Dubé	Gonthier	Iacobucci	Major	Bastarache	Binnie	Arbour	LeBel
Osoyoos Indian Band v. Oliver (Town), [2001] 3 S.C.R. 746; 2001 SCC 85 [81]	June 12, 2001	December 7, 2001
R. v. Khan, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 823; 2001 SCC 86 [82]	December 12, 2000	December 7, 2001
Prévost-Masson v. General Trust of Canada, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 882; 2001 SCC 87 [83]	May 16, 2001	December 7, 2001
Smith v. Canada (Attorney General), [2001] 3 S.C.R. 902; 2001 SCC 88 [84]	November 7, 2001	December 7, 2001
Privacy Act (Can.) (Re), [2001] 3 S.C.R. 905; 2001 SCC 89 [85]	November 7, 2001	December 7, 2001
Holt Cargo Systems Inc. v. ABC Containerline N.V. (Trustees of), [2001] 3 S.C.R. 907; 2001 SCC 90 [86]	March 20, 2001	December 20, 2001
Antwerp Bulkcarriers, N.V. (Re), [2001] 3 S.C.R. 951; 2001 SCC 91 [87]	March 20, 2001	December 20, 2001
Sam Lévy & Associés Inc. v. Azco Mining Inc., [2001] 3 S.C.R. 978; 2001 SCC 92 [88]	May 15, 2001	December 20, 2001
R. v. Larivière, [2001] 3 S.C.R. 1013; 2001 SCC 93 [89]	December 5, 2001	December 20, 2001
Dunmore v. Ontario (Attorney General), [2001] 3 S.C.R. 1016; 2001 SCC 94 [90]	February 19, 2001	December 20, 2001

Justices of the Supreme Court

Justice	Reasons written	Votes cast	% Majority
Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin	17 0 0 0 Total=17	47 2 0 2 Total=51	66 of 68 (97.06%)
Puisne Justice Claire L'Heureux-Dubé	1 3 0 4 Total=08	51 0 0 3 Total=54	55 of 62 (88.71%)
Puisne Justice Charles Gonthier	5 0 0 3 Total=08	60 1 0 3 Total=64	66 of 72 (91.67%)
Puisne Justice Frank Iacobucci	20 1 0 0 Total=21	52 0 1 1 Total=54	73 of 75 (97.33%)
Puisne Justice John C. Major	13 0 0 2 Total=15	60 1 1 3 Total=65	74 of 80 (92.5%)
Pusine Justice Michel Bastarache	9 0 2 3 Total=14	64 1 0 3 Total=68	74 of 82 (90.24%)
Puisne Justice Ian Binnie	8 2 0 1 Total=11	69 0 0 2 Total=71	79 of 82 (96.34%)
Pusine Justice Louise Arbour	12 0 0 0 Total=12	72 0 0 1 Total=73	84 of 85 (98.82%)
Pusine Justice Louis LeBel	7 1 1 5 Total=14	57 0 0 0 Total=57	65 of 71 (91.55%)
This Notes on statistics: A justice is only included in the majority if they have joined or concurred in the Court's judgment in full. Percentages are based only on the cases in which a justice participated, and are rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.

External links

• 2001 decisions: CanLII LexUM

Table key

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	Did not participate in the final disposition of 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.