Unconstitutional in Part: Reference re Impact Assessment Act
Last month, in Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23 [“IAA Reference”], the Supreme Court of Canada (the “Court” or “SCC”) held that the bulk of the federal Impact...
Tagged: federalism
Valid and Operative Division of Powers: Murray‑Hall v Quebec (Attorney General)
In Murray‑Hall v Quebec (Attorney General), 2023 SCC 10 [Murray-Hall], a unanimous Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) held that Quebec legislation prohibiting possession of cannabis plants for personal cultivation or...
The Slow-Moving, Silent, and Creeping Constitutional Crises facing Canada
Introduction: Recent laws passed by the Provincial Legislatures in Alberta and Quebec have reignited old, unsettled frictions about the appropriate division of powers between Canada’s Provinces and Federal Government. The...
