# 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 | 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. ||||
| 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 | October 5, 1988 | January 19, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Hayes, [1989] 1 SCR 44 | October 6, 1988 | January 19, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Ross, [1989] 1 SCR 3 | January 27, 1988 | January 19, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Genest, [1989] 1 SCR 59 | January 29, 1988 | January 26, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Duguay, [1989] 1 SCR 93 | October 14, 1988 | January 26, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Granger v. Canada (Canada Employment and Immigration Commission), [1989] 1 SCR 141 | February 1, 1989 | February 1, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Reference re Workers' Compensation Act, 1983 (Nfld.) (Application to intervene), [1989] 2 SCR 335 | December 7, 1988 | February 2, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ontario (Attorney General) v. Pembina Exploration Canada Ltd., [1989] 1 SCR 206 | June 12, 1987 | February 13, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Andrews v. Law Society of British Columbia, [1989] 1 SCR 143 | October 5, 6, 1987 | February 23, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Roman, [1989] 1 SCR 230 | January 31, 1989 | February 23, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Hébert, [1989] 1 SCR 233 | February 2, 1989 | February 23, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| American Airlines Inc. v. Canada (Competition Tribunal), [1989] 1 SCR 236 | March 1, 1989 | March 1, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sobeys Stores Ltd. v. Yeomans and Labour Standards Tribunal (N.S.), [1989] 1 SCR 238 | February 5, 1988 | March 2, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| B. (B.) v. Child and Family Services, [1989] 1 SCR 291 | March 2, 1989 | March 2, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arthur D. Little Inc. v. Coopers & Lybrand, [1989] 1 SCR 293 | March 2, 1989 | 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 | March 3, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brosseau v. Alberta Securities Commission, [1989] 1 SCR 301 | March 28, 1988 | March 9, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Roberts v. Canada, [1989] 1 SCR 322 | June 13, 1988 | March 9, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Borowski v. Canada (Attorney General), [1989] 1 SCR 342 | October 3, 4, 1988 | March 9, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Chaulk (Application), [1989] 1 SCR 369 | March 13, 1989 | March 13, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Greater Montreal Protestant School Board v. Quebec (Attorney General), [1989] 1 SCR 377 | June 7, 1988 | March 16, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quebec (Attorney General) v. Belmoral Mines Ltée, [1989] 1 SCR 422 | March 16, 1989 | March 16, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Elias, [1989] 1 SCR 423 | March 17, 1989 | March 17, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Bayard, [1989] 1 SCR 425 | March 22, 1989 | March 22, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hunter Engineering Co. v. Syncrude Canada Ltd., [1989] 1 SCR 426 | February 25, 26, 1988 | March 23, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Potvin, [1989] 1 SCR 525 | October 6, 1988 | March 23, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Prassad v. Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration), [1989] 1 SCR 560 | November 28, 1988 | March 23, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Neveu v. Côté Estate (Motion), [1989] 2 SCR 342 | April 11, 1989 | April 11, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Olson, [1989] 1 SCR 296 | January 24, 1989 | April 13, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Québec Ready Mix Inc. v. Rocois Construction Inc., [1989] 1 SCR 695 | May 17, 18, 1988 | 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 | May 24, 1988 | April 20, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Veilleux v. Quebec (Commission de protection du territoire agricole), [1989] 1 SCR 839 | May 13, 1987 | April 20, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gauthier v. Quebec (Commission de Protection du Territoire Agricole), [1989] 1 SCR 859 | May 11, 1987 | April 20, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Venne v. Quebec (Commission de la Protection du Territoire Agricole), [1989] 1 SCR 880 | May 11, 12, 1987 | April 20, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lebel v. Winzen Land Corp., [1989] 1 SCR 918 | May 12, 1987 | April 20, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Black v. Law Society of Alberta, [1989] 1 SCR 591 | March 22, 23, 1988 | April 20, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| General Motors of Canada Ltd. v. City National Leasing, [1989] 1 SCR 641 | May 17, 18, 1988 | April 20, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Reference Re Workers' Compensation Act, 1983 (Nfld.), [1989] 1 SCR 922 | April 24, 1989 | April 24, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Mcginn, [1989] 1 SCR 1035 | April 26, 1989 | April 26, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Irwin Toy Ltd. v. Quebec (Attorney General), [1989] 1 SCR 927 | November 19, 20, 1987 | April 27, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cohnstaedt v. University of Regina, [1989] 1 SCR 1011 | January 30, 1989 | April 27, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maurice v. Priel, [1989] 1 SCR 1023 | February 3, 1989 | April 27, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Lamb, [1989] 1 SCR 1036 | April 28, 1989 | April 28, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Slaight Communications Inc. v. Davidson, [1989] 1 SCR 1038 | October 8, 1987 | May 4, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vorvis v. Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, [1989] 1 SCR 1085 | October 20, 1987 | 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 | June 8, 9, 10, 1988 | May 4, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Air Canada v. British Columbia, [1989] 1 SCR 1161 | June 8, 9, 10, 1988 | May 4, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brooks v. Canada Safeway Ltd., [1989] 1 SCR 1219 | June 15, 1988 | May 4, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Janzen v. Platy Enterprises Ltd., [1989] 1 SCR 1252 | June 15, 1988 | May 4, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Turpin, [1989] 1 SCR 1296 | June 16, 1988 | May 4, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Zeolkowski, [1989] 1 SCR 1378 | March 15, 1989 | May 18, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Howard, [1989] 1 SCR 1337 | May 19, 1988 | May 18, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Elsom v. Elsom, [1989] 1 SCR 1367 | February 22, 1989 | May 18, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Mohl, [1989] 1 SCR 1389 | May 25, 1989 | May 25, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Lambretta; see also R. v. Adams, [1989] 1 SCR 1391 | May 26, 1989 | May 26, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Streu, [1989] 1 SCR 1521 | February 23, 1989 | June 8, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| YMHA Jewish Community Centre of Winnipeg Inc. v. Brown, [1989] 1 SCR 1532 | March 14, 1989 | June 8, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Air Canada v. Mcdonnell Douglas Corp., [1989] 1 SCR 1554 | March 17, 1989 | June 8, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Moysa v. Alberta (Labour Relations Board), [1989] 1 SCR 1572 | March 20, 1989 | June 8, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Tutton, [1989] 1 SCR 1392 | November 10, 1987 | 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 | November 10, 1987 | June 8, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Scott v. Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co., [1989] 1 SCR 1445 | December 15, 1988 | June 8, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| United States of America v. Cotroni; United States of America v. El Zein, [1989] 1 SCR 1469 | May 5, 1988 | February 22, 23, 1989 June 8, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Leblanc, [1989] 1 SCR 1583 | June 13, 1989 | June 13, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Gagné, [1989] 1 SCR 1584 | June 15, 1989 | June 15, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Service d'optique Élite ltée v. Ordre des optométristes du Québec, [1989] 1 SCR 1585 | June 16, 1989 | June 16, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Leduc, [1989] 1 SCR 1586 | June 16, 1989 | June 16, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dupont v. Watier, [1989] 1 SCR 1588 | June 19, 1989 | June 19, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Lavigne, [1989] 1 SCR 1591 | June 19, 1989 | June 19, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Belcourt Construction Co. v. Roger Marchand Ltée, [1989] 1 SCR 1593 | June 21, 1989 | June 21, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Kalanj, [1989] 1 SCR 1594 | March 28, 1988 | June 22, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pioneer Hi-Bred Ltd. v. Canada (Commissioner of Patents), [1989] 1 SCR 1623 | May 26, 1988 | June 22, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Pringle, [1989] 1 SCR 1645 | October 13, 1988 | June 22, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Conway, [1989] 1 SCR 1659 | December 16, 1988 | June 22, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bell Canada v. Canada (Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission), [1989] 1 SCR 1722 | February 21, 1989 | 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 | April 28, 29, 1988 | June 29, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Heikel, [1989] 1 SCR 1776 | April 28, 29, 1988 | June 29, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Ouellette, [1989] 1 SCR 1781 | April 28, 29, 1988 | June 29, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| British Columbia v. Henfrey Samson Belair Ltd., [1989] 2 SCR 24 | April 21, 1989 | July 13, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Provo, [1989] 2 SCR 3 | December 15, 1988 | July 13, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Canada (Auditor General) v. Canada (Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources), [1989] 2 SCR 49 | October 7, 1988 | August 10, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. D. (L.E.), [1989] 2 SCR 111 | December 14, 1988 | August 10, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Black, [1989] 2 SCR 138 | February 1, 1989 | August 10, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Greater Montreal Protestant School Board v. Quebec (Attorney General), [1989] 2 SCR 167 | June 27, 1989 | August 10, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lac Minerals Ltd. v. International Corona Resources Ltd., [1989] 2 SCR 574 | October 11, 12, 1988 | August 11, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nelles v. Ontario, [1989] 2 SCR 170 | February 29, 1988 | August 14, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alberta Government Telephones v. (Canada) Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, [1989] 2 SCR 225 | November 12, 13, 1987 | August 14, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| IBEW v. Alberta Government Telephones, [1989] 2 SCR 318 | November 12, 13, 1987 | August 14, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Cassidy, [1989] 2 SCR 345 | February 23, 1989 | September 14, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mackay v. Manitoba, [1989] 2 SCR 357 | March 14, 1989 | 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 | March 21, 1989 | September 14, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Leaney, [1989] 2 SCR 393 | | September 14, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dallaire v. Paul-Émile Martel Inc, [1989] 2 SCR 419 | June 21, 1989 | September 14, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bank of Montreal v. Kuet Leong Ng, [1989] 2 SCR 429 | March 16, 1989 | September 28, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. M. (S.H.), [1989] 2 SCR 446 | April 27, 1989 | September 28, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. L. (J.E.), [1989] 2 SCR 510 | April 27, 1989 | September 28, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q.N.s. paper co. v. Chartwell shipping ltd., [1989] 2 SCR 683 | May 24, 1989 | September 28, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Watkins v. Olafson, [1989] 2 SCR 750 | May 24, 1989 | September 28, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Scarff v. Wilson, [1989] 2 SCR 776 | May 24, 1989 | September 28, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Falk Bros. Industries Ltd. v. Elance Steel Fabricating Co., [1989] 2 SCR 778 | May 25, 1989 | September 28, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nova Scotia (Attorney General) v. Nova Scotia (Royal Commission into Marshall Prosecution), [1989] 2 SCR 788 | April 19, 20, 1989 | October 5, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mackeigan v. Hickman, [1989] 2 SCR 796 | April 19, 20, 1989 | October 5, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. D. (G.C.), [1989] 2 SCR 878 | October 5, 1989 | October 5, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chandler v. Alberta Association of Architects, [1989] 2 SCR 848 | January 30, 1989 | October 12, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Syndicat des Employés de Production d Québec et et l'Acadie v. Canada (Canadian Human Rights Commission), [1989] 2 SCR 879 | February 2, 1989 | 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 | March 15, 1989 | October 12, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hémond v. Coopérative fédérée du Québec, [1989] 2 SCR 962 | June 20, 1989 | October 12, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Pinske, [1989] 2 SCR 979 | October 12, 1989 | October 12, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arthur D. Little Inc. v. Coopers & Lybrand (Application), [1989] 2 SCR 981 | October 13, 1989 | October 13, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Caimaw v. Paccar of Canada Ltd., [1989] 2 SCR 983 | December 13, 1988 | October 26, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lejeune v. Cumis Insurance Society Inc., [1989] 2 SCR 1048 | June 15, 1989 | October 26, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Hare, [1989] 2 SCR 1065 | November 2, 1989 | November 2, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Canadian Pacific Air Lines Ltd. v. British Columbia (Re-hearing), [1989] 2 SCR 1067 | November 6, 1989 | November 6, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oregon Jack Creek Indian Band v. Canadian National Railway Co., [1989] 2 SCR 1069 | November 7, 1989 | November 7, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Ionson, [1989] 2 SCR 1073 | | November 8, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Nygaard, [1989] 2 SCR 1074 | May 26, 1989 | 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 | October 24, 1989 | November 17, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Szlovak, [1989] 2 SCR 1114 | November 28, 1989 | November 28, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Stensrud, [1989] 2 SCR 1115 | November 30, 1989 | 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 | November 30, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Sarvaria, [1989] 2 SCR 1118 | December 1, 1989 | December 1, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Smith, [1989] 2 SCR 1120 | May 24, 25, 1989 | December 7, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Debot, [1989] 2 SCR 1140 | June 22, 1989 | December 7, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tock v. St. John's Metropolitan Area Board, [1989] 2 SCR 1181 | January 31, 1989 | December 7, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Just v. British Columbia, [1989] 2 SCR 1228 | February 24, 1989 | December 7, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rothfield v. Manolakos, [1989] 2 SCR 1259 | March 21, 1989 | December 7, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Hearn, [1989] 2 SCR 1180 | December 8, 1989 | December 8, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Saskatchewan (Human Rights Commission) v. Saskatoon (City), [1989] 2 SCR 1297 | February 27, 1989 | December 21, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Saskatchewan (Human Rights Commission) v. Moose Jaw (city), [1989] 2 SCR 1317 | February 27, 1989 | December 21, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Edmonton Journal v. Alberta (Attorney General), [1989] 2 SCR 1326 | March 3, 1989 | December 21, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Lee, [1989] 2 SCR 1384 | March 22, 1989 | December 21, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Buttar, [1989] 2 SCR 1429 | November 10, 1989 | December 21, 1989 | | | | | | | | | | |