Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act,
Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
Judge | Wagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah; Kasirer, Nicholas |
Citation | 2021 SCC 11 |
Docket Number | 38663, 38781, 39116 |
Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
Date | 25 March 2021 |
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121 practice notes
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Murray-Hall v Quebec (Attorney General),
...Attorney General of Canada v. Law Society of British Columbia, [1982] 2 S.C.R. 307; References re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2021 SCC 11; Quebec (Attorney General) v. Canadian Owners and Pilots Association, 2010 SCC 39, [2010] 2 S.C.R. 536; Proprietary Articles Trade Association ......
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R v Edwards,
...of Judges of the Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 3; References re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2021 SCC 11, [2021] 1 S.C.R. 175; Mackin v. New Brunswick (Minister of Finance), 2002 SCC 13, [2002] 1 S.C.R. 405; MacKeigan v. Hickman, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 796; R. ......
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Auer v. Auer,
...134; Canada (Attorney General) v. Power, 2024 SCC 26; R. v. Kirkpatrick, 2022 SCC 33; References re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2021 SCC 11, [2021] 1 S.C.R. 175; Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23; Canadian Council for Refugees v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration),......
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Canada (Attorney General) v. Power,
...[2003] 3 S.C.R. 3 ; Cooper v. Canada (Human Rights Commission), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 854 ; References re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2021 SCC 11, [2021] 1 S.C.R. 175 ; Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Governor General in Council), 2018 SCC 40 , [2018] 2 S.C.R. 765 ; Stockdale v......
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63 cases
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Murray-Hall v Quebec (Attorney General),
...Attorney General of Canada v. Law Society of British Columbia, [1982] 2 S.C.R. 307; References re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2021 SCC 11; Quebec (Attorney General) v. Canadian Owners and Pilots Association, 2010 SCC 39, [2010] 2 S.C.R. 536; Proprietary Articles Trade Association ......
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R v Edwards,
...of Judges of the Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island, [1997] 3 S.C.R. 3; References re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2021 SCC 11, [2021] 1 S.C.R. 175; Mackin v. New Brunswick (Minister of Finance), 2002 SCC 13, [2002] 1 S.C.R. 405; MacKeigan v. Hickman, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 796; R. ......
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Auer v. Auer,
...134; Canada (Attorney General) v. Power, 2024 SCC 26; R. v. Kirkpatrick, 2022 SCC 33; References re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2021 SCC 11, [2021] 1 S.C.R. 175; Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23; Canadian Council for Refugees v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration),......
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Canada (Attorney General) v. Power,
...[2003] 3 S.C.R. 3 ; Cooper v. Canada (Human Rights Commission), [1996] 3 S.C.R. 854 ; References re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2021 SCC 11, [2021] 1 S.C.R. 175 ; Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Governor General in Council), 2018 SCC 40 , [2018] 2 S.C.R. 765 ; Stockdale v......
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47 firm's commentaries
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 13 ' 17, 2021)
...S.C.R. 700, rev'd [1951] 2 D.L.R. 657 (P.C.), R. v. S. (S.), [1990] 2 S.C.R. 254, References re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2021 SCC 11, Reference re Pan‑Canadian Securities Regulation, 2018 SCC 48, Geliedan v. Rawdah, 2020 ONCA 254, Thomson v. Thomson, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 551, M.A.A.......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (September 13 ' 17, 2021)
...S.C.R. 700, rev'd [1951] 2 D.L.R. 657 (P.C.), R. v. S. (S.), [1990] 2 S.C.R. 254, References re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2021 SCC 11, Reference re Pan‑Canadian Securities Regulation, 2018 SCC 48, Geliedan v. Rawdah, 2020 ONCA 254, Thomson v. Thomson, [1994] 3 S.C.R. 551, M.A.A.......
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Environment and Climate Regulation Comparative Guide
...there been any recent cases of note? The Supreme Court of Canada's 2021 decision in References re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2021 SCC 11 to uphold the federal Greenhouse Gas Pricing Pollution Act may have a significant effect on future trends, and on the authority of the federal ......
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Environment and Climate Regulation Comparative Guide
...there been any recent cases of note? The Supreme Court of Canada's 2021 decision in References re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2021 SCC 11 to uphold the federal Greenhouse Gas Pricing Pollution Act may have a significant effect on future trends, and on the authority of the federal ......
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11 books & journal articles
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Litigating Cross-Border Aboriginal Title Claims in Canada: The Possibility (and Necessity) of a Federal Legislative Response to Newfoundland and Labrador (Attorney General) v. Uashaunnuat (Innu of Uashat and of Mani-Utenam).
...paras 131, 148; Carter v Canada (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 5 at paras 49-53. (303) References re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2021 SCC 11 at para 124. See also Reference re Genetic Non-Discrimination Act, 2020 SCC 17 ("[i]n keeping with the movement of constitutional law towards ......
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Notes
...(September 1986) 19:3 Canadian Journal of Political Science at 495–519. 10 References re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act , 2021 SCC 11, Brown J, dissenting, at para 426. 11 Constitution Act, 1867 , 30 & 31 Vict, c 3 (UK), s 91. 12 Russell v he Queen (1882), 7 App Cas 829, I Olmsted 145......
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The implementation and interpretation of treaties
...[Schabas] at 177 n 16. 219 Re Pan-Canadian Securities Regulation , above note 23 at para 66. 220 Re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act , 2021 SCC 11 [ Re GGPPA ] at para 149. 221 2010 SCC 40 at para 12. 7 Treaties 341 be understood as referring to federal executive power (i.e., the roya......
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Table of Cases
...2014 SCC 32, online: https://scc-csc.lexum.com/ scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/13614/index.do References re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2021 SCC 11, online: https://scc-csc.lexum.com/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/18781/index.do Rio Tinto Alcan Inc v Carrier Sekani Tribal Council, [2010] SCC 43......
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