federalism
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Cities have a say over placement of cell towers, rules Quebec appeal court
In a closely watched ruling by Quebec municipalities that pitted a Montreal suburb against a Canadian telecommunications giant in a constitutional debate over whether a city can prevent a federal enterprise from building a communications tower, the Quebec Court of Appeal held that municipalities cannot prevent the installation of new cell towers but can have… Continue reading
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Federal government overstepped its authority, says Quebec Court of Appeal
In a ruling hailed as a victory for federalism, the Quebec Court of Appeal struck down dozens of provisions of the federal Assisted Human Reproduction Act it deemed to be unconstitutional because it encroached on provincial jurisdictions. Continue reading