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PM Chretien initiated reference to answer the legality of a unilateral declaration of independence from a Canadian province.
C: Not allowed |
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| R: Meaning of Word "Persons" in s.24 of the BNA Act |
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Emily Murphy et al. appealed to the SCC to determine whether "qualified persons" included women.
C: Not included |
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| BC v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd |
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challenge to the validity of BC leg allowing the province to recover costs of tobacco related illness from Tobacco companies.
C: Constitutional |
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challenge to the validity of BC leg to tax those seeking legal counsel to pay for legal aid.
C: Consitutional |
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| Labour Relations Board of Saskatchewan v. John East Ironworks |
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Challenge to a Labour board for encroaching on Judicial Independence.
C: Constitutional, bc it retained review jurisdiction |
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| Re: Residential Tenancies Act |
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Challenging to the Residential Tenancies Board for encroaching on Judicial Independence
C: provisions UV |
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| Sobeys Stores v. Yeomans and Labour Standards Tribunal |
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Challenging the validity of a tribunal encroaching on review jurisdiction of the judiciary.
C: IV |
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Constituional challenge to the unified criminal court of NB
C: UV |
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Optometrists convicted of practicing optometry in an optician's outlet. Appealled on the ground that the tribunal was UV
C: UV |
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challenging the validity of the Medical Services Act prohibiting abortion to be performed outside of a hospital.
C: UV of Province -- Criminal Law |
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challenging the validity of a public inquiry to the political contributions made with charity funding.
C: UV of Province -- Criminal Law |
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| Re Employment Insurance Act |
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challenged of the validity of federal Act regarding the use of Employment Insurance for maternity/paternity leave
C: Double aspect, therefore Feds IV |
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| Citizens Insurance v. Parsons |
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challenging the validity of a provincial act requiring unusual terms to be highlighted in red.
C: Double aspect |
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selling liquor in violation of the Canada Temperance Act. challenge to the validity of the act
C: IV Fed jurisdiction |
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challenge to ON's liquor lincensing Act for allowing billiard to make drinking more enticing
C: Double Aspect |
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| Local Prohibition Reference |
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Both fed and prov govs has leg restricting alcohol
C: Double aspect |
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challenges to the Regulation of goods due to National Concern
C: not a National concern, UV |
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challenges to the Regulation of goods due to National Concern
C: not a National concern, UV |
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