R v Crown Zellerbach Canada Ltd
| R v Crown Zellerbach Canada Ltd | |
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| Hearing: N/A Judgment: March 24, 1988 | |
| Citations | [1988] 1 SCR 401 |
| Prior history | Act found ultra vires at trial, BCCA dismissed appeal |
| Ruling | Act is intra vires, appeal allowed |
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| All matters relating to polluting the ocean are within the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal government owing to the national concern branch of the "peace, order, and good government" clause. | |
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R v Crown Zellerbach Canada Ltd [1988] 1 S.C.R. 401, is a leading constitutional decision of the Supreme Court of Canada. The Court upheld the validity of the Ocean Dumping Act - now part of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act - finding that all matters related to polluting the ocean are within the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal government owing to the national concern branch of the "peace, order, and good government" clause in the British North America Act, 1867 (now known as the Constitution Act, 1867).
Majority opinion written by Le Dain J (Dickson C.J. and McIntyre, Wilson and Le Dain JJ). Minority opinion written by La Forest J (Beetz, Lamer and La Forest JJ. dissenting).
See also
External links
- Full text of Supreme Court of Canada decision at LexUM and CanLII
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