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Supreme Court of Canada Hearings (English Audio)

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Unedited English audio of oral arguments at the Supreme Court of Canada. Created as a public service to promote public access and awareness of the workings of Canada’s highest court. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Court. Original archived webcasts can be found on the Court’s website at scc-csc.ca. Feedback welcome: podcast at scchearings dot ca.

Latest episodes

  • Jordan Bilinski v. His Majesty the King (42030)

    June 30, 2026 · 3 hr 17 min

    In the Alberta Court of King’s Bench, the appellant was acquitted by a jury of one count of sexual assault. The appellant and complainant had three sexual encounters. It is alleged that before the encounters and again before the third…

  • His Majesty the King v. Terrell Burke-Whittaker (41786)

    May 21, 2026 · 3 hr 9 min

    On June 9, 2020, Mr. Burke-Whittaker attended a funeral for Dimarjo Jenkins, who had been shot and killed on a street in downtown Toronto on May 26, 2020. The funeral took place at a restaurant in North York. The parking lot behind the…

  • Richard Leonard Walker v. His Majesty the King (Day 2/2) (41703)

    May 21, 2026 · 2 hr 20 min

    During the course of an investigation under the Traffic Safety Act, a police officer attempted to effect a warrantless arrest of the appellant for obstruction under s. 129(a) of the Criminal Code. In a pre-trial application, the trial…

  • Cynthia Prescott, et al. v. Benchwood Builders Inc., et al. (41794)

    May 18, 2026 · 3 hr 6 min

    The applicants, two homeowners, hired the respondent company, Benchwood, to renovate their home. Benchwood is a general contracting and construction management business, and the respondent Michael Slaven is one of its co-owners. There were…

  • Ali Bhatti v. His Majesty the King (42107)

    May 15, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min

    The appellant was charged with firearms offences. Police had obtained a general warrant to detain the appellant and search for his phone. The search for the phone authorized by the warrant was limited to the person of the appellant and his…

  • Ville de Québec v. Jardins de Vérone S.E.C. (41748)

    May 13, 2026 · 2 hr 6 min

    The respondent, Jardins de Vérone S.E.C., owned land within the territory of the appellant, Ville de Québec (“City”). The land was officially designated as “serviced vacant land”, a particular that was included in the information…

  • Attorney General of Quebec v. Xavier-Antoine Lalande, et al. (42152)

    April 24, 2026 · 3 hr 30 min

    This case concerns the constitutional validity of the Act to interrupt the electoral division delimitation process (“A.T.I.”) and the issue of whether its infringement of the right to vote guaranteed by s. 3 of the Canadian Charter is…

  • St. John’s International Airport Authority v. Michel Thibodeau (41651)

    April 21, 2026 · 3 hr 12 min

    In January 2018, the respondent, Mr. Thibodeau, filed six complaints under the Official Languages Act, R.S.C. 1985 (4th supp.) (OLA) with the intervener, the Commissioner of Official Languages of Canada against the appellant, St. John’s…