Caloil Inc. v the Attorney General of Canada
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| Hearing: November 23 and 24, 1970 Judgment: November 24, 1970 |
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| The federal government is allowed to enact legislation that regulates international or interprovincial trade, even if the result of the legislation affects trade within a province. | |||||||||
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Majority by: Pigeon J. |
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Caloil Inc. v. Attorney General of Canada [1971] S.C.R. 543 is a leading constitutional decision of the Supreme Court of Canada on the Trade and Commerce power under section 91(2) of the Constitution Act, 1867. The Court upheld a federal law prohibiting the transport or sale of imported oil in a certain region of Ontario.
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