Supreme Court Judgments

r. v. dairy supplies ltd., [1988] 1 S.C.R. 665

Dairy Supplies Limited                                                                      Appellant

v.

Her Majesty The Queen                                                                   Respondent

indexed as: r. v. dairy supplies ltd.

File No.: 20256.

1988: May 2.

Present: Dickson C.J. and McIntyre, Lamer, Wilson and L'Heureux‑Dubé JJ.

on appeal from the court of appeal for manitoba

                   Constitutional law ‑‑ Charter of Rights  ‑‑ Enforcement of rights ‑‑ Combines Investigation ‑‑ Admissibility of evidence discovered as a result of an unconstitutional and illegal search ‑‑ Whether admission of evidence would bring the administration of justice into disrepute ‑‑ No error in the Court of Appeal's exercise of its jurisdiction to review trial judge's finding under s. 24(2)  of the Charter  ‑‑ Appeal as of right ‑‑ Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 24(2)  ‑‑ Combines Investigation Act.

Cases Cited

                   Applied: R. v. Collins, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 265; R. v. Sieben, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 295; R. v. Hamill, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 301.

Statutes and Regulations Cited

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms , s. 24(2) .

                   APPEAL from a judgment of the Manitoba Court of Appeal (1987), 44 Man. R. (2d) 275, 39 D.L.R. (4th) 54, allowing an appeal from the appellant's acquittal on charges under s. 38 of the Combines Investigation Act, and ordering a new trial. Appeal dismissed.

                   R. B. McNicol, and D. MacKinnon, for the appellant.

                   S. R. Fainstein, Q.C., and Kimberly Prost, for the respondent.

                   The judgment of the Court was delivered orally by

1.                       The Chief Justice‑‑There is no need to hear you Mr. Fainstein. Justice Lamer will give judgment for the Court.

2.                       Lamer J.‑‑This appeal comes to us as of right. Applying to the facts of this case the principles laid down by this Court in R. v. Collins, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 265, R. v. Sieben, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 295, R. v. Hamill, [1987] 1 S.C.R. 301, we find no error in the court below in exercising its jurisdiction to review the judge's finding under s. 24(2)  of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms .

3.                The appeal is dismissed.

                   Judgment accordingly.

                   Solicitors for the appellant: Fillmore & Riley, Winnipeg.

                   Solicitor for the respondent: The Deputy Attorney General of Canada, Ottawa.