In our second podcast on economic regulation, we look at the federal government’s power to legislate for trade under sec 91(2), control over trade and commerce.  Beginning with the parsons case, this has been interpreted as containing 2 branches: power over international or interprovincial trade and commerce, and a second branch of power over general trade affecting the dominion as a whole.   This second branch was first discussed in Parsons, then expanded by Laskin J in the Anti-inflation reference and Vapor Canada, and by Dickson J in General Motors.

Citizen’s Insurance Co v Parsons (1881)
Reference re Anti-Inflation Act 1975 (Canada), (1976)
MacDonald v Vapor Canada Ltd (1977)
R v Dominion Stores Ltd (1980)
Canada Agricultural Products Standards Act
British Columbia (AG) v Canada (AG) (1937)
Motor Vehicle Safety Act
Reference re Agricultural Products Marketing Act (Canada), (1978)
The Queen v Klassen (1960)
Caloil Inc v AG Canada (1971)
Labatt Breweries of Canada Ltd v AG Canada
General Motors v City Natn’l Leasing (1989)

 
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