Tagged: national concern

by James Johnson · May 5 , 2021

The GHG Reference and the Delegation of Legislative Power: A New Direction?

Embedded deep within the Supreme Court of Canada’s landmark Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2021 SCC 11 [GHG Reference] is an interesting and possibly very significant development in...

Constitutional Law / Division of Powers

by Corrine Tansowny · Sep 23 , 2020

What is the Matter? The Appeal Courts’ Error in Characterizing the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act

The Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Alberta Courts of Appeal disagree about the application of the national concern branch of the federal peace, order, and good government (“POGG”) power. This disagreement can...

Tags: climate change Division of Powers GGPPA national concern