LAW 525 Lecture 2: LAW525 WEEK 2 JAN23RD
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Significance of the level of court making the decision 6. Case 1: regina v. videoflicks (1984) 7. Case 2: vann niagara v. oakville (2002) 8. Case 3: cda v. jti-macdonald (2007) 9. Case 4: labatt"s v. canada decision charter (1979) 9. Case 5: general motor v. canada (1989) 10. Case 6: r v. cosman"s furniture (1976) 10. Case 7: canadian western bank v. alta (2007) 11. Case 8: irwin toy v. quebec (1989) 11. The supreme law of the land; the law of the laws. Had to go to england to get constitutions approved; wasn"t a sovereign country if we had to go to another country to change the laws. Post 1982: division of power cases, charter of rights & freedom cases or a mix of both. Unless the people honour the law, the constitution is meaningless. Supreme law of the land: ex.