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Common law spouse awarded 50% beneficial interest in family residence under constructive trust principles.
The applicant and respondent lived in a common law relationship for 24 years.
The respondent was the sole legal owner of the family residence.
Upon separation, the applicant sought a 50% beneficial interest in the home and occupation rent.
The court found a joint family venture existed, entitling the applicant to a 50% constructive trust interest based on the current value of the home.
The claim for occupation rent was dismissed as the applicant left voluntarily and had access to the home post-separation.
Appeal dismissed; any degree of impairment is sufficient to prove impaired driving.
The appellant appealed his conviction for impaired driving, arguing that a marked departure from normal behavior was required to prove the offence.
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal, adopting the reasons of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, which held that any degree of impairment is sufficient to prove the offence.
