# 2008 reasons of the Supreme Court of Canada

The table below lists the decisions (known as reasons) delivered from the bench by the Supreme Court of Canada during 2008. 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 reasons 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 | McLachlin | Bastarache | Binnie | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Charron | Rothstein |
| R v Beaulieu, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 3; 2008 SCC 1 | | January 25, 2008 | | | | V | | | | | |
| R v CLY, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 5; 2008 SCC 2 | November 6, 2007 | January 24, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| British Columbia (AG) v Insurance Co of British Columbia, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 21; 2008 SCC 3 | December 12, 2007 | February 7, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| British Columbia v Zastowny, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 27; 2008 SCC 4 | December 14, 2007 | February 8, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Beatty, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 49; 2008 SCC 5 | October 19, 2007 | February 22, 2008 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 2 | | | |
| R v Ferguson, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 96, 2008 SCC 6 | November 13, 2007 | February 29, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| 620 Connaught Ltd v Canada (AG), [2008] 1 S.C.R. 131; 2008 SCC 7 | November 16, 2007 | February 29, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Juman v Doucette, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 157; 2008 SCC 8 | November 15, 2007 | March 6, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Dunsmuir v New Brunswick, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 190; 2008 SCC 9 | May 15, 2007 | March 7, 2008 | | | 1 | | 2 | | | 2 | 2 |
| R v Stirling, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 272; 2008 SCC 10 | December 10, 2007 | March 14, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Bastarache | Binnie | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Charron | Rothstein |
| R v McIvor, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 285, 2008 SCC 11 | November 8, 2007 | March 20, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Tele‑Mobile Co v Ontario, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 305, 2008 SCC 12 | October 18, 2007 | March 28, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec v Cyr, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 338, 2008 SCC 13 | October 18, 2007 | March 28, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Canada (AG) v Lameman, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 372, 2008 SCC 14 | February 22, 2008 | April 3, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Société des Acadiens et Acadiennes du Nouveau‑Brunswick Inc v Canada, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 383, 2008 SCC 15 | October 17, 2007 | April 11, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Gibson, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 397, 2008 SCC 16 | October 15, 2007 | April 17, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Turningrobe, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 454, 2008 SCC 17 | | April 17, 2008 | V | | | | | | | | |
| R v Kang-Brown, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 456, 2008 SCC 18 | May 22, 2007 | April 25, 2008 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | 1 |
| R v AM, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 569, 2008 SCC 19 | May 22, 2007 | April 25, 2008 | | 2 | | | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Evans v Teamsters Local Union No 31, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 661, 2008 SCC 20 | January 21, 2008 | May 1, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Bastarache | Binnie | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Charron | Rothstein |
| R v Mathieu, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 723, 2008 SCC 21 | November 7, 2007 | May 1, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Design Services Ltd v Canada, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 737, 2008 SCC 22 | November 9, 2007 | May 8, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Lake v Canada (Minister of Justice), [2008] 1 S.C.R. 761, 2008 SCC 23 | December 6, 2007 | May 8, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Dinardo, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 788, 2008 SCC 24 | January 25, 2008 | May 9, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v DB, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 3, 2008 SCC 25 | October 10, 2007 | May 16, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Canada v McLarty, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 79, 2008 SCC 26 | January 25, 2008 | May 22, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Mustapha v Culligan of Canada Ltd, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 114, 2008 SCC 27 | March 18, 2008 | May 22, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Canada (Justice) v Khadr, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 125, 2008 SCC 28 | March 26, 2008 | May 23, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Canada (Justice) v Khadr, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 143, 2008 SCC 29 | March 26, 2008 | May 23, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v JHS, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 152, 2008 SCC 30 | January 25, 2008 | May 29, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Bastarache | Binnie | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Charron | Rothstein |
| R v LM, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 163, 2008 SCC 31 | November 14, 2007 | May 29, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Association des courtiers et agents immobiliers du Québec v Proprio Direct inc, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 195, 2008 SCC 32 | November 14, 2007 | May 29, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Wittwer, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 235, 2008 SCC 33 | November 14, 2007 | May 29, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Walker, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 245, 2008 SCC 34 | February 26, 2008 | June 6, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Stein v Stein, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 263, 2008 SCC 35 | February 1, 2008 | June 12, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Devine, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 283, 2008 SCC 36 | February 26, 2008 | June 19, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| BCE Inc v 1976 Debentureholders, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 560, 2008 SCC 69 | June 17, 2008 | June 20, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Blackman, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 298, 2008 SCC 37 | December 10, 2007 | June 26, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Charkaoui v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) 2008 SCC 38, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 326, 2008 SCC 38 | December 10, 2007 | June 26, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Honda Canada Inc v Keays, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 362, 2008 SCC 39 | December 10, 2007 | June 26, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Bastarache | Binnie | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Charron | Rothstein |
| WIC Radio Ltd v Simpson, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 420, 2008 SCC 40 | December 4, 2007 | June 27, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Kapp, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 483, 2008 SCC 41 | December 11, 2007 | June 27, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Holland v Saskatchewan, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 551, 2008 SCC 42 | May 29, 2008 | July 11, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hydro‑Québec v Syndicat des employé‑e‑s de techniques professionnelles et de bureau d'Hydro‑Québec, section locale 2000 (SCFP‑FTQ), [2008] 2 S.C.R. 561, 2008 SCC 43 | January 22, 2008 | July 17, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Canada (Privacy Commissioner) v Blood Tribe Department of Health, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 574, 2008 SCC 44 | February 21, 2008 | July 11, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| New Brunswick (Human Rights Commission) v Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Inc, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 604, 2008 SCC 45 | February 19, 2008 | July 18, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Redeemer Foundation v Canada (National Revenue), [2008] 2 S.C.R. 643, 2008 SCC 46 | February 28, 2008 | July 31, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v SAC, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 675, 2008 SCC 47 | April 17, 2008 | July 31, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Montréal (City) v Quebec (Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse), [2008] 2 S.C.R. 698, 2008 SCC 48 | December 5, 2007 | August 1, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v LTH, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 739, 2008 SCC 49 | February 25, 2008 | September 11, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Bastarache | Binnie | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Charron | Rothstein |
| MT v J‑YT, [2008] 2 S.C.R. 781, 2008 SCC 50 | February 27, 2008 | September 25, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v REM, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 3, 2008 SCC 51 | May 16, 2008 | October 2, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v HSB, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 32, 2008 SCC 52 | May 16, 2008 | October 2, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| FH v McDougall, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 41, 2008 SCC 53 | May 15, 2008 | October 2, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Solowan, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 309, 2008 SCC 62 | | October 8, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| RBC Dominion Securities Inc v Merrill Lynch Canada Inc, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 79, 2008 SCC 54 | April 25, 2008 | October 9, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Dowe, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 109, 2008 SCC 55 | | October 17, 2008 | V | | | | | | | | |
| R v Rojas, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 111, 2008 SCC 56 | April 22, 2008 | October 24, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Illes, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 134, 2008 SCC 57 | April 22, 2008 | October 24, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Saulnier v Royal Bank of Canada, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 166, 2008 SCC 58 | January 23, 2008 | October 24, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Case name | Argued | Decided | McLachlin | Bastarache | Binnie | LeBel | Deschamps | Fish | Abella | Charron | Rothstein |
| R v Pritchard, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 195, 2008 SCC 59 | April 18, 2008 | October 30, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v JF, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 215, 2008 SCC 60 | April 18, 2008 | October 31, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Apotex Inc v Sanofi‑Synthelabo Canada Inc, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 265, 2008 SCC 61 | April 16, 2008 | November 6, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Mahalingan, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 316, 2008 SCC 63 | April 16, 2008 | November 14, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| St. Lawrence Cement Inc v Barrette, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 392, 2008 SCC 64 | March 27, 2008 | November 20, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Caissey, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 451, 2008 SCC 65 | | November 20, 2008 | V | | | | | | | | |
| Canadian National Railway Co v Royal and Sun Alliance Insurance Co of Canada, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 453, 2008 SCC 66 | May 14, 2008 | November 21, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| R v Lacroix, [2008] 3 S.C.R. 509, 2008 SCC 67 | November 21, 2008 | December 4, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |
| Confédération des syndicats nationaux v Canada (AG), [2008] 3 S.C.R. 511, 2008 SCC 68 | May 13, 2008 | December 11, 2008 | | | | | | | | | |