Margarine Reference (original) (raw)

Le renvoi sur la margarine est une importante décision de la Cour suprême du Canada dans le domaine du droit constitutionnel. Elle a été confirmé par le Comité judiciaire du Conseil privé. * Portail du Canada * Portail du droit (fr)
Reference Re Validity of Section 5(a) of the Dairy Industry Act (1949), also known as the Margarine Reference or as Canadian Federation of Agriculture v Quebec (AG), is a leading ruling of the Supreme Court of Canada, upheld on appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, on determining if a law is within the authority of the Parliament of Canada's powers relating to criminal law. In this particular case, the Court found that a regulation made by Parliament was ultra vires. Though the regulation contained sufficient punitive sanctions, the subject matter contained within it was not the kind that served a public purpose. The case was decided by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on appeal from the Supreme Court of Canada, as the cause for appeal arose before the abolition of such appeals in 1949. The decision by Rand J was upheld in 1951, and the case has been cited in federalism disputes many times since. (en)

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture v The Attorney-General of Quebec and others (en)

Le renvoi sur la margarine est une importante décision de la Cour suprême du Canada dans le domaine du droit constitutionnel. Elle a été confirmé par le Comité judiciaire du Conseil privé. * Portail du Canada * Portail du droit (fr)
Reference Re Validity of Section 5(a) of the Dairy Industry Act (1949), also known as the Margarine Reference or as Canadian Federation of Agriculture v Quebec (AG), is a leading ruling of the Supreme Court of Canada, upheld on appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, on determining if a law is within the authority of the Parliament of Canada's powers relating to criminal law. In this particular case, the Court found that a regulation made by Parliament was ultra vires. Though the regulation contained sufficient punitive sanctions, the subject matter contained within it was not the kind that served a public purpose. (en)