Supreme Court of Canada – Constitutional law — Division of powers — Charter of Rights — Freedom of expression — Commercial advertising — Cigarette advertising banned — Whether or not legislation validly enacted under criminal law power or under peace, order and good government clause — If so, whether or not Act’s provisions infringing s. 2(b) Charter right to freedom of expression — If so, whether or not infringements justifiable under s. 1 — Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, ss. 1, 2(b) –Constitution Act, 1867, Preamble, s. 91(27) — Tobacco Products Control Act, S.C. 1988, c. 20, ss. 4, 5, 6, 8, 9.
Judges:
Lamer CJ and La Forest, L’Heureux-Dube, Sopinka, Gonthier, Cory, McLachlin, Iacobucci and Major JJ
Citations:
[1995] 3 SCR 199, 1995 CanLII 64 (SCC), 127 DLR (4th) 1, 100 CCC (3d) 449, 62 CPR (3d) 417, 31 CRR (2d) 189
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Cited – Bank Mellat v Her Majesty’s Treasury (No 2) SC 19-Jun-2013
The bank challenged measures taken by HM Treasury to restrict access to the United Kingdom’s financial markets by a major Iranian commercial bank, Bank Mellat, on the account of its alleged connection with Iran’s nuclear weapons and ballistic . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Commonwealth, Constitutional
Updated: 04 May 2022; Ref: scu.535123
