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Validity (vires) Analysis
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I. CHARACTERIZATION
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Consider Purpose
- Stated purpose
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Extrinsic Evidence as to purpose
- For instance (what kinds of evidence?)
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Consider Effects
- Legal Effects (inside 4C)
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Practical Effects
- how will law interact with other rights/laws?
- not normative claims or claims about "effectiveness"
- Effectiveness ONLY if colourability being argued.
- Be sure to conclude with a statement of pith and substance
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II. NEXT TOPIC! Delineation of Scope of Heads of Power
- Precedent
- Arguments made by the parties
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III. CLASSIFICATION
- Does the law meet the tests set out in Part II?
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How does Double Aspect play out in this case?
- You might consider Ryder's Comments on the Demise and Rise of the Classical Paradigm
- What other arguments are raised by the challenger?
- Are there big changes to past practice or "balance of federalism"?
- Conclude: intra vires? ultra vires?
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Issues after Validity
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Necessarily Incidental or Ancillary Doctrine:
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Where you have a generally valid act, with a specific provision which is more intrusive and only the provision is challenged.
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Fit test: The tightness of the fit required between the intrusive provision and the act as a whole INCREASES as the Intrusiveness of the provision INCREASES (and vice versa)
- eg GM v City National: The remedial provision is intrusive but not hugely so. Therefore it must be functionally and rationally connected with the rest of the Act. SCC finds that it is.
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Paramountcy
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Is there a conflict between provincial and federal law? A two pronged test
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I. Express conflict "compliance with one is defiance of the other"
- Complying with the stricter provincial law would include complying with the federal law. NO CONFLICT. Mangat, Rothmans. Spraytech.
- But see Moloney (majority) for an interpretation where the impossibility of giving legal effect to both at the same time creates a conflict. Is this a different test?
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II. Frustration of Federal Purpose
- See: Mangat; Rothmans
- Does this also mean "where the purpose is to provide a complete code?" See Moloney (concurrence) for a positive answer. See also Lafarge. The intention is "to totally cover the field".
- Note Court is concerned to ensure that there is evidence of the Federal purpose see Moloney,
- If there is conflict, Federal paramountcy will apply: the provincial law is inoperable to the extent of the conflict
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Interjurisdictional Immunity
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You need a federal undertaking under 92(10)(a-c)+91(29) or an area of federal jurisdiction plus a valid provincial law of general jurisdiction.
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Does the provincial law impair a vital part of the Federal undertaking or area of jurisdiction
- VITAL (CORE, INTEGRAL) PART
- "labour relations and working conditions...an essential part of the very management and operation of " federal undertakings as defined by 91(29) and 92(10) (a-c) [which include Bell Canada] in Bell 1988 p 252
- "Absolutely indispensible or necessary" "not co-extensive with every element of an undertaking incorporated federally or subject to federal regulation". CWB at para 51.
- Not "promotion of peace of mind insurance" CWB
- "The location of aerodromes lies at the core of the federal aeronautics power"" COPA para 40.
- IMPAIR
- Higher than "affect" lower than sterilize
- must be "adverse consequence" para 48 CWB
- If you find impairment of a vital part, then the provincial law is inapplicable to the core od the federal undertaking and that core is permanently so protected.