LAW 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Constitution Act, 1982, Federal Bank, Consumer Protection
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And constrains the way in which government interacts with individuals. Ex: charter of rights and freedoms: constitution act, 1867, constitution act, 1982. Additional entrenched statuses, orders in council, etc. The legislative branch limits jurisdiction, imposing limits in terms of what governments can do. Executive branch subject to the constitution, gets to carry out role of implementing laws. Judicial branch constitution creates our court system; constitutional law is supreme. Division of powers who gets to say whether marijuana is something that can be purchased recreationally: federal government has role in prohibiting activity, provinces have jurisdiction over regulation of industry in that province. Constitutional principles stuck within confines of what the constitutional law allows. Constitutional principle that requires public officials to behave a certain way, constrains to only viewing what the law authorizes acts as a way of keeping government honest; prevents discrimination. Matters of a local & private nature. Validity and ultra vires r. v. morgenthaler (1993)
