# 1990 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 1990. 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 | Lamer | Wilson | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Stevenson |
| R. v. Shubley, [1990] 1 SCR 3 | October 6, 1989 | January 18, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Duarte, [1990] 1 SCR 30 | October 4, 5, 1989 | January 25, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Wiggins, [1990] 1 SCR 62 | October 5, 1989 | January 25, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rawluk v. Rawluk, [1990] 1 SCR 70 | October 6, 1989 | January 25, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Delafosse, [1990] 1 SCR 114 | January 25, 1990 | January 25, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. D'Amours, [1990] 1 SCR 115 | January 25, 1990 | January 25, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oregon Jack Creek Indian Band v. Canadian National Railway Co., [1990] 1 SCR 117 | January 25, 1990 | January 25, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Hicks, [1990] 1 SCR 120 | January 31, 1990 | January 31, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cloutier v. Langlois, [1990] 1 SCR 158 | November 1, 1989 | February 1, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Brydges, [1990] 1 SCR 190 | November 10, 1989 | February 1, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bank of Montreal v. Hall, [1990] 1 SCR 121 | February 28, 1989 | February 1, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Reekie v. Messervey, [1990] 1 SCR 219 | January 17, 1990 | February 8, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. A, [1990] 1 SCR 995 | February 2, 1990 | February 15, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Van Rassel, [1990] 1 SCR 225 | November 1, 1989 | February 15, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Storrey, [1990] 1 SCR 241 | November 3, 1989 | February 15, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Dickson | Lamer | Wilson | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Stevenson |
| Quebec (Attorney General) v. Brunet; Quebec (Attorney General) v. Albert; Quebec (Attorney General) v. Collier, [1990] 1 SCR 260 | February 28, 1990 | February 28, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Brown, [1990] 1 SCR 264 | February 28, 1990 | February 28, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Anderson, [1990] 1 SCR 265 | June 13, 1989 | March 1, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kerrybrooke Development Ltd. v. Ellis-Don Ltd., [1990] 1 SCR 275 | March 1, 1990 | March 1, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Selhi, [1990] 1 SCR 277 | March 2, 1990 | March 2, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dumont v. Canada (Attorney General), [1990] 1 SCR 279 | March 2, 1990 | March 2, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Iwa v. Consolidated-Bathurst Packaging Ltd., [1990] 1 SCR 282 | April 26, 1989 | March 15, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mahe v. Alberta, [1990] 1 SCR 342 | June 14, 1989 | March 15, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Schmautz, [1990] 1 SCR 398 | November 9, 1989 | March 15, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thomson Newspapers Ltd. v. Canada (Director of Investigation and Research, Restrictive Trade Practices Commission), [1990] 1 SCR 425 | November 1, 1988 | March 29, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stelco Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General), [1990] 1 SCR 617 | November 1, 2, 1988 | March 29, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. McKinlay Transport Ltd., [1990] 1 SCR 627 | November 2, 1988 | March 29, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Knight v. Indian Head School Division No. 19, [1990] 1 SCR 653 | November 28, 29, 1989 | March 29, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rudolph Wolff & Co. v. Canada, [1990] 1 SCR 695 | January 24, 1990 | March 29, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dywidag Systems International, Canada Ltd. v. Zutphen Brothers Construction Ltd., [1990] 1 SCR 705 | January 24, 1990 | March 29, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Dickson | Lamer | Wilson | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Stevenson |
| Starr v. Houlden, [1990] 1 SCR 1366 | March 8, 1990 | April 5, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Thomas, [1990] 1 SCR 713 | March 19, 1990 | April 12, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. B. (C.R.), [1990] 1 SCR 717 | October 30, 1989 | April 12, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Greffe, [1990] 1 SCR 755 | November 27, 28, 1989 | April 12, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nichols v. American Home Assurance Co., [1990] 1 SCR 801 | January 29, 1990 | April 12, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| C.C.R. Fishing Ltd. v. British Reserve Insurance Co., [1990] 1 SCR 814 | February 21, 1990 | April 12, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Wallen, [1990] 1 SCR 827 | February 23, 1990 | April 12, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Bolianatz, [1990] 1 SCR 847 | April 24, 1990 | April 24, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Suren, [1990] 1 SCR 849 | April 25, 1990 | April 25, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Quebec (Attorney General) v. Publications Photo-Police Inc., [1990] 1 SCR 851 | April 27, 1990 | April 27, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Lavallee, [1990] 1 SCR 852 | October 31, 1989 | May 3, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Horseman, [1990] 1 SCR 901 | November 27, 1989 | May 3, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ratych v. Bloomer, [1990] 1 SCR 940 | January 30, 1990 | May 3, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robitaille v. Madill, [1990] 1 SCR 985 | March 20, 1990 | May 3, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Smith, [1990] 1 SCR 991 | May 4, 1990 | May 4, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Dickson | Lamer | Wilson | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Stevenson |
| R. v. A, [1990] 1 SCR 992 | May 17, 1990 | May 17, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Fitzgibbon, [1990] 1 SCR 1005 | January 23, 1990 | May 17, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Saunders, [1990] 1 SCR 1020 | March 21, 1990 | May 17, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Sioui, [1990] 1 SCR 1025 | October 31, November 1, 1989 | May 24, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. F.(J.T.), [1991] 1 SCR 285 | May 31, 1990 | May 31, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. W.(D.A.), [1991] 1 SCR 291 | May 31, 1990 | May 31, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Sparrow, [1990] 1 SCR 1075 | November 3, 1988 | May 31, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Reference re ss. 193 and 195.1(1)(C) of the criminal code (Man.), [1990] 1 SCR 1123 | December 1, 2, 1988 | May 31, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Stagnitta, [1990] 1 SCR 1226 | December 1, 2, 1988 | May 31, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Skinner, [1990] 1 SCR 1235 | December 1, 2, 1988 | May 31, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Ladouceur, [1990] 1 SCR 1257 | November 6, 1989 | May 31, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Wilson, [1990] 1 SCR 1291 | November 6, 1989 | May 31, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gendron v. Supply and Services Union of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, Local 50057, [1990] 1 SCR 1298 | January 26, 1990 | May 31, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Centre Hospitalier Régina Ltée v. Labour Court, [1990] 1 SCR 1330 | January 26, 1990 | May 31, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. B. (G.), [1990] 2 SCR 3 | November 29, 1989 | June 7, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Dickson | Lamer | Wilson | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Stevenson |
| R. v. B. (G.), [1990] 2 SCR 57 | November 29, 1989 | June 7, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. B. (G.), [1990] 2 SCR 30 | November 29, 1989 | June 7, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Ostrowski, [1990] 2 SCR 82 | June 20, 1990 | June 20, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mitchell v. Peguis Indian Band, [1990] 2 SCR 85 | February 24, 1989 | June 21, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Hebert, [1990] 2 SCR 151 | November 8, 1989 | June 21, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Apple Computer, Inc. v. Mackintosh Computers Ltd.; Apple Computer, Inc. v. 115778 Canada Inc., [1990] 2 SCR 209 | February 26, 1990 | June 21, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bhatnager v. Canada (Minister of Employment and Immigration), [1990] 2 SCR 217 | March 19, 1990 | June 21, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rocket v. Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, [1990] 2 SCR 232 | March 22, 1990 | June 21, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. S. (S.), [1990] 2 SCR 254 | March 23, 1989 | June 28, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. S. (G.), [1990] 2 SCR 294 | March 23, 1989 | June 28, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. P. (J.), [1990] 2 SCR 300 | March 23, 1989 | June 28, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. T. (A.), [1990] 2 SCR 304 | March 23, 1989 | June 28, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. B. (J.), [1990] 2 SCR 307 | March 23, 1989 | June 28, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Snell v. Farrell, [1990] 2 SCR 311 | December 6, 1989 | August 16, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Knox Contracting Ltd. v. Canada, [1990] 2 SCR 338 | December 7, 1989 | August 16, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Dickson | Lamer | Wilson | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Stevenson |
| Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada v. Northwest Territories (Commissioner), [1990] 2 SCR 367 | February 20, 1990 | August 16, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| National Trust Co. v. Mead, [1990] 2 SCR 410 | February 23, 1990 | August 16, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rocois Construction Inc. v. Québec Ready Mix Inc., [1990] 2 SCR 440 | March 21, 1990 | August 16, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bishop v. Stevens, [1990] 2 SCR 467 | March 30, 1990 | August 16, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Central Alberta Dairy Pool v. Alberta (Human Rights Commission), [1990] 2 SCR 489 | October 13, 1990 | September 13, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Khan, [1990] 2 SCR 531 | November 3, 1989 | September 13, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Canadian Indemnity Co. v. Canadian Johns-Manville Co., [1990] 2 SCR 549 | December 7, 1989 | September 13, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Multiform Manufacturing Co., [1990] 2 SCR 624 | May 25, 1990 | September 13, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Martineau, [1990] 2 SCR 633 | March 26, 1990 | September 13, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Rodney, [1990] 2 SCR 687 | March 26, 1990 | September 13, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Arkell, [1990] 2 SCR 695 | March 26, 1990 | September 13, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Luxton, [1990] 2 SCR 711 | March 26, 27, 1990 | September 13, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Logan, [1990] 2 SCR 731 | March 27, 1990 | September 13, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. J.(J.T.), [1990] 2 SCR 755 | March 27, 1990 | September 13, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Paquette, [1990] 2 SCR 1103 | October 2, 1990 | October 2, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Dickson | Lamer | Wilson | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Stevenson |
| R. v. Huang, [1990] 2 SCR 1105 | October 3, 1990 | October 3, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Clarke v. Clarke, [1990] 2 SCR 795 | December 6, 1989 | October 4, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Commission de Transport de la Communauté Urbaine de Québec v. Canada (National Battlefields Commission), [1990] 2 SCR 838 | January 22, 1990 | October 4, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Penno, [1990] 2 SCR 865 | January 31, 1990 | October 4, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Hess; R. v. Nguyen, [1990] 2 SCR 906 | February 1, 1990 | October 4, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hunt v. Carey Canada Inc., [1990] 2 SCR 959 | February 22, 1990 | October 4, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Caisse Populaire des deux Rives v. Société Mutuelle d'Assurance Contre l'Incendie de la Vallée du Richelieu, [1990] 2 SCR 995 | March 20, 1990 | October 4, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| National Bank of Greece (Canada) v. Katsikonouris, [1990] 2 SCR 1029 | March 20, 1990 | October 4, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Danson v. Ontario (Attorney General), [1990] 2 SCR 1086 | June 1, 1990 | October 4, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Tremblay, [1990] 2 SCR 1106 | October 5, 1990 | October 5, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Drolet, [1990] 2 SCR 1107 | October 9, 1990 | October 9, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Shupe, [1990] 2 SCR 1108 | October 9, 1990 | October 9, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lanificio Fratelli Bettazzi S.N.C. v. Tissus Ranchar Inc., [1990] 2 SCR 1109 | October 10, 1990 | October 10, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Thompson, [1990] 2 SCR 1111 | November 29, 30, 1988 | October 18, 1990 | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| General Trust of Canada v. Artisans Coopvie, Société Coopérative d'Assurance-vie, [1990] 2 SCR 1185 | February 27, 1990 | October 18, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Dickson | Lamer | Wilson | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Stevenson |
| R. v. Askov, [1990] 2 SCR 1199 | March 23, 1990 | October 18, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lacroix v. Valois, [1990] 2 SCR 1259 | April 26, 1990 | October 18, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Chambers, [1990] 2 SCR 1293 | May 28, 1990 | October 18, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Canada v. Fries, [1990] 2 SCR 1322 | November 1, 1990 | November 1, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| National Corn Growers Assn. v. Canada (Import tribunal), [1990] 2 SCR 1324 | March 29, 1990 | November 8, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Steele v. Mountain Institution, [1990] 2 SCR 1385 | May 25, 1990 | November 8, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Francella, [1990] 2 SCR 1420 | November 1, 1990 | November 8, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Garofoli, [1990] 2 SCR 1421 | October 3, 4, 1989 | November 22, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Lachance, [1990] 2 SCR 1490 | October 3, 4, 1989 | November 22, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Zito, [1990] 2 SCR 1520 | October 3, 1989 | November 22, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Kokesch, [1990] 3 SCR 3 | February 21, 1990 | November 22, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Wong, [1990] 3 SCR 36 | May 2, 1990 | November 22, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Kirkness, [1990] 3 SCR 74 | May 3, 1990 | November 22, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Houle v. Canadian National Bank, [1990] 3 SCR 122 | May 3, 1990 | November 22, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fletcher v. Manitoba Public Insurance Co., [1990] 3 SCR 191 | June 1, 1990 | November 22, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Dickson | Lamer | Wilson | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Stevenson |
| Dersch v. Canada (Attorney General), [1990] 2 SCR 1505 | April 27, 1989 | October 2, 1989 November 22, 1990 (re-hearing) | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Lippé, [1991] 2 SCR 114 | December 5, 1990 | December 5, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mckinney v. University of Guelph, [1990] 3 SCR 229 | May 16, 17, 1989 | December 6, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Harrison v. University of British Columbia, [1990] 3 SCR 451 | May 17, 18, 1989 | December 6, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stoffman v. Vancouver General Hospital, [1990] 3 SCR 483 | May 19, 1989 | December 6, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Douglas/kwantlen Faculty Assn. v. Douglas College, [1990] 3 SCR 570 | May 18, 19, 1989 | December 6, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lester (W.W.) (1978) Ltd. v. United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry, Local 740, [1990] 3 SCR 644 | April 26, 1990 | December 7, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Re Manitoba Language Rights Order, [1990] 3 SCR 1417 | December 7, 1990 | December 7, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Kuldip, [1990] 3 SCR 618 | March 28, 1990 | December 7, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Fulop, [1990] 3 SCR 695 | December 10, 1990 | December 10, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Keegstra, [1990] 3 SCR 697 | December 5, 6, 1989 | December 13, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Andrews, [1990] 3 SCR 870 | December 4, 5, 1989 | December 13, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Canada (human Rights Commission) v. Taylor, [1990] 3 SCR 892 | December 4, 1989 | December 13, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Scott, [1990] 3 SCR 979 | June 18, 1990 | December 13, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Pilon, [1990] 3 SCR 1422 | December 3, 1990 | December 13, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | Dickson | Lamer | Wilson | La Forest | L'Heureux-Dubé | Sopinka | Gonthier | Cory | McLachlin | Stevenson |
| Mcclurg v. Canada, [1990] 3 SCR 1020 | November 29, 1989 | December 20, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Morguard Investments Ltd. v. De Savoye, [1990] 3 SCR 1077 | April 23, 1990 | December 20, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| United Transportation Union v. Central Western Railway Corp., [1990] 3 SCR 1112 | April 30, 1990 | December 20, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Old St. Boniface Residents Assn. Inc. v. Winnipeg (City), [1990] 3 SCR 1170 | May 1, 1990 | December 20, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| MacDonald Estate v. Martin, [1990] 3 SCR 1235 | May 4, 1990 | December 20, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Whitbread v. Walley, [1990] 3 SCR 1273 | May 24, 1990 | December 20, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| R. v. Chaulk, [1990] 3 SCR 1303 | May 29, 30, 1990 | December 20, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Save Richmond Farmland Society v. Richmond (Township), [1990] 3 SCR 1213 | May 1, 1990 | December 20, 1990 | | | | | | | | | | |