R v Ewanchuk
| R v Ewanchuk | |
|---|---|
| Hearing: October 14, 1998 Judgment: February 25, 1999 | |
| Full case name | Her Majesty The Queen v Steve Brian Ewanchuk |
| Citations | [1999] 1 SCR 330 |
| Docket No. | 26493 |
| Prior history | Judgment for Ewanchuk in the Alberta Court of Appeal |
| Court membership | |
| Chief Justice: Antonio Lamer Puisne Justices: Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, Charles Gonthier, Peter Cory, Beverley McLachlin, Frank Iacobucci, John C. Major, Michel Bastarache, Ian Binnie | |
| Reasons given | |
| Majority | Major (paras 1–67), joined by Lamer, Cory, Iacobucci, Bastarache and Binnie |
| Concurrence | L'Heureux-Dubé (paras 68–102), joined by Gonthier |
| Concurrence | McLachlin (paras 103–104) |
R v Ewanchuk, [1999] 1 SCR 330 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada case concerning the defence of consent to a charge of sexual assault. The Court held that there was no defence of implied consent. The case is also notable for the controversy that arose between Justice John McClung and Justice Claire L'Heureux-Dubé.