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Constitutional Law
McLennan Ross’s legal team offers wide-ranging experience in dealing with constitutional issues, whatever the context. Among others, McLennan Ross has acted as counsel to:
- The Province of Alberta on the Constitutional Reference to Gun Control Amendments to the Criminal Code
- The Government of Canada on a Constitutional Challenge to the Elections Act
- Egg producers participating in a challenge to egg marketing quotas in Canadian Egg Marketing Agency v. Richardson
- The Province of Alberta in the wake of Canada’s ratification of the Kyoto Accord
- The Province of Alberta in constitutional issues relating to agriculture (e.g., jurisidiction of the Canadian Wheat Board), and aboriginal matters (e.g., land claims litigation)
- The Law Society of Alberta in Black v. Law Society of Alberta, which involved consitutional mobility rights issues
- The Province of Alberta on the Public Service Employee Relations Act Reference at the Supreme Court of Canada relating to freedom of association and the right to strike
- The Province of Alberta in the Dolphin Delivery case at the Supreme Court of Canada
- The Province of Alberta on constitutional matters relating to education, labour relations, health, social services and other areas
In addition, McLennan Ross regularly deals with Charter issues in respect to labour relations (recent examples would be freedom of association issues before the Court of Appeal in the ENMAX case and freedom of expression in picketing before the Court of Appeal in the Brewers’ Distribution case).
For further information To find out more about McLennan Ross's experience and expertise in this area of the law, please contact Practice Group Leader Don Dear at 403.303.9107 - email ddear@mross.com. In Edmonton, please contact Graham McLennan at 780.482.9221 - email gmclennan@mross.com.
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