Canada (Attorney General) v. Stevan Utah
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Canada) |
| Citation | 2020 FCA 224 |
| Date | 29 December 2020 |
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...in Domestic Law: General Principles [114] Domestic law operates on a certain hierarchy of sources (Canada (Attorney General) v Utah, 2020 FCA 224 at para 28). The structure of this hierarchy reflects Canada’s status as a constitutional democracy endowed with a federal Parliament (Lake Cree ......
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Democracy Watch v. Canada (Attorney General)
...“hierarchy of laws”—that absent unconstitutionality, legislative provisions trump judge-made rules: see Canada (Attorney General) v. Utah, 2020 FCA 224, 455 D.L.R. (4th) 714 and the numerous authorities cited therein. Is this principle relevant to the analysis in this case? Does it square w......
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Canada v. Jim Shot Both Sides et al.
...the law expressed by the Legislatures or Parliament. However meritorious the objective may be (Canada (Attorney General) v. Utah, 2020 FCA 224), judges cannot skew their reasons to avoid binding jurisprudence. VI. Conclusion [230] The basis of the Federal Court’s reasoning is that as......
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...73-86; Hillier v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 FCA 44, 431 D.L.R. (4th) 556 at paras. 18 and 24-27; Canada (Attorney General) v. Utah, 2020 FCA 224, 455 D.L.R. (4th) 714 at para. 15 (all in the context of courts but equally applicable to administrators). [38] The Board has enacted guidel......
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Canada (National Revenue) v. Shopify Inc., 2025 FC 968
...in Domestic Law: General Principles [114] Domestic law operates on a certain hierarchy of sources (Canada (Attorney General) v Utah, 2020 FCA 224 at para 28). The structure of this hierarchy reflects Canada’s status as a constitutional democracy endowed with a federal Parliament (Lake Cree ......
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Democracy Watch v. Canada (Attorney General)
...“hierarchy of laws”—that absent unconstitutionality, legislative provisions trump judge-made rules: see Canada (Attorney General) v. Utah, 2020 FCA 224, 455 D.L.R. (4th) 714 and the numerous authorities cited therein. Is this principle relevant to the analysis in this case? Does it square w......
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Canada v. Jim Shot Both Sides et al.
...the law expressed by the Legislatures or Parliament. However meritorious the objective may be (Canada (Attorney General) v. Utah, 2020 FCA 224), judges cannot skew their reasons to avoid binding jurisprudence. VI. Conclusion [230] The basis of the Federal Court’s reasoning is that as......
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Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General)
...73-86; Hillier v. Canada (Attorney General), 2019 FCA 44, 431 D.L.R. (4th) 556 at paras. 18 and 24-27; Canada (Attorney General) v. Utah, 2020 FCA 224, 455 D.L.R. (4th) 714 at para. 15 (all in the context of courts but equally applicable to administrators). [38] The Board has enacted guidel......
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Supreme Court Of Canada Revisits The Law Of Government Liability In Negligence
...See paras. 3, 56, 62, 68 and 70. 11. S.O. 2019, c. 7, Sched. 17. 12. Francis at paras. 127 and 129. 13. Canada (Attorney General) v. Utah, 2020 FCA 224, 455 DLR (4th) 714, at para. 14. Design Services Ltd. v. Canada, 2008 SCC 22, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 737, at para. 62. The content of this article......
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Supreme Court Of Canada Revisits The Law Of Government Liability In Negligence
...See paras. 3, 56, 62, 68 and 70. 11. S.O. 2019, c. 7, Sched. 17. 12. Francis at paras. 127 and 129. 13. Canada (Attorney General) v. Utah, 2020 FCA 224, 455 DLR (4th) 714, at para. 14. Design Services Ltd. v. Canada, 2008 SCC 22, [2008] 1 S.C.R. 737, at para. 62. The content of this article......
