Between 2000 and 2008, under Chief Justice McLachlin’s oversight, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”), was unanimous in its disposition of division of powers issues in 25 rulings or reference...
In 2007, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) seemed to suggest that the utility of interjurisdictional immunity had been nearly exhausted. Justices Binnie and LeBel, in Canadian Western Bank v Alberta, [2007]...
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-post series on the proposed Canadian Securities Act. The federal government recently referred the proposed legislation to the SCC. The first post...
(Editor’s Note: The author, Richard Butler, is a constitutional lawyer with the B.C. Ministry of Attorney General. The views expressed are those of the author, and not his employer.) Introduction A...
