Labatt Breweries of Canada Ltd. v. Attorney General of Canada
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Judge | Laskin, Bora; Martland, Ronald; Ritchie, Roland Almon; Pigeon, Louis-Philippe; Dickson, Robert George Brian; Beetz, Jean; Estey, Willard Zebedee; Pratte, Yves; McIntyre, William Rogers |
| Citation | [1980] 1 SCR 914,1 ACWS (2d) 281,9 BLR 181,[1980] 1 SCR 783,30 NR 496,1979 CanLII 190 (SCC),49 CPR (2d) 179,110 DLR (3d) 594,52 CCC (2d) 433,1979 CanLII 188 (SCC) |
| Date | 21 December 1979 |
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86 practice notes
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R. v. Hydro-Québec, (1997) 217 N.R. 241 (SCC)
...1299; 21 N.R. 295, refd to. [para. 86]. Labatt Breweries of Canada Ltd. v. Canada (Attorney General) and Quebec (Attorney General), [1980] 1 S.C.R. 914; 30 N.R. 496, refd to. [para. Knox Contracting Ltd. and Knox v. Canada and Minister of National Revenue et al., [1990] 2 S.C.R. 338; 110 N.......
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R. v. Malmo-Levine (D.) et al., (2000) 138 B.C.A.C. 218 (CA)
...179 (P.C.), refd to. [paras. 119, 176]. Labatt Breweries of Canada Ltd. v. Canada (Attorney General) and Quebec (Attorney General), [1980] 1 S.C.R. 914; 30 N.R. 496, refd to. [para. RJR-MacDonald Inc. et Imperial Tobacco Ltd. v. Canada (Procureur général), [1995] 3 S.C.R. 199; 187 N.R. 1; 1......
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R. v. Demers (R.), (2004) 323 N.R. 201 (SCC)
...some legitimate public purpose must underlie the prohibition. In Labatt Breweries [ of Canada Ltd. v. Attorney General of Canada , [1980] 1 S.C.R. 914], in holding that a health hazard may ground a criminal prohibition, Estey, J., stated the potential purposes of the criminal law rather bro......
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Reference Re Assisted Human Reproduction Act
...; 68 Man.R.(2d) 1 , refd to. [para. 239]. Labatt Breweries of Canada Ltd. v. Canada (Attorney General) and Quebec (Attorney General), [1980] 1 S.C.R. 914; 30 N.R. 496 , refd to. [para. Eldridge et al. v. British Columbia (Attorney General) et al., [1997] 3 S.C.R. 624 ; 218 N.R. 161 ; 9......
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Quebec (Attorney General) v. Lacombe et al.
...307, Dominion Stores Ltd. v. The Queen , [1980] 1 S.C.R. 844, and Labatt Breweries of Canada Ltd. v. Attorney General of Canada , [1980] 1 S.C.R. 914. In general, though, the doctrine has been invoked in favour of federal immunity at the expense of provincial legislation: Hogg, at p. 15-34.......
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Canadian Western Bank et al. v. Alberta
...844; 30 N.R. 399, refd to. [para. 35]. Labatt Breweries of Canada Ltd. v. Canada (Attorney General) and Quebec (Attorney General), [1980] 1 S.C.R. 914; 30 N.R. 496, refd to. [para. Ontario Public Service Employees' Union et al. v. Ontario (Attorney General) et al., [1987] 2 S.C.R. 2; 77 N.R......
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Taylor v. Newfoundland and Labrador
...1 W.W.R. 333(C.A.); Rinfret v. Pope, (1886) 10 L.N. 74, 12 Q.L.R. 303 (Que. C.A.); Labatt Breweries v. Canada (Attorney General), [1980] 1 S.C.R. 914; Reference re Canada Temperance Act, [1946] A.C. 193, 1946 CarswellOnt 100 (P.C.); Toronto Elec. Commrs. v. Snider, [1925] 1 W.W.R. 785, 1925......
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R. v. Demers (R.)
...some legitimate public purpose must underlie the prohibition. In Labatt Breweries [ of Canada Ltd. v. Attorney General of Canada , [1980] 1 S.C.R. 914], in holding that a health hazard may ground a criminal prohibition, Estey, J., stated the potential purposes of the criminal law rather bro......
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42 books & journal articles
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The Criminal Law and the Constitution
...1. 4 Canadian Federation of Agriculture v. Quebec (A.G.) , [1951] A.C. 179 (P.C.); Labatt Breweries of Canada Ltd. v. Canada (A.G.) , [1980] 1 S.C.R. 914. 5 R. v. Swain (1991), 63 C.C.C. (3d) 481 (S.C.C.); R. v. Demers , [2004] 2 S.C.R. 489. 6 R. v. Zelensky (1978), 41 C.C.C. (2d) 97 (S.C.C......
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The Criminal Law and the Constitution
...3 SC 2002, c 1. 4 Canadian Federation of Agriculture v Quebec (AG) , [1951] AC 179 (PC); Labatt Breweries of Canada Ltd v Canada (AG) , [1980] 1 SCR 914. 5 R v Swain (1991) 63 CCC (3d) 481 (SCC); R v Demers [2004] 2 SCR 489. 6 R v Zelensky (1978), 41 CCC (2d) 97 (SCC). 7 RJR-MacDonald Inc v......
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Table of cases
...of Alberta, [2002] 3 SCR 372 ........................................78–79, 355 Labatt Brewing Company Ltd v Canada (Attorney General), [1980] 1 SCR 914 .......................................................................................................................58 Lambert v Califo......
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Table of Cases
...73 Labatt Breweries of Canada Ltd. v. Canada (A.G.) (1979), [1980] 1 S.C.R. 914, 9 B.L.R. 181, 30 N.R. 497 ......................................................... 25 Lafrance v. The Queen (1973), [1975] 2 S.C.R. 201, 13 C.C.C. (2d) 289, [1973] S.C.J. No. 156 ....................................
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