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  1. 2024 SCC 37 – TransAlta Generation Partnership v. Alberta

    4 DAYS AGO

    2024 SCC 37 – TransAlta Generation Partnership v. Alberta

    To support us, please follow us wherever you're listening and visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to provide feedback. Judicial review — Standard of review — Subordinate legislation (00:00:41) Summary (00:06:54) Reasons for Judgment: Côté J. (Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. concurring) (00:06:59) I. Overview – 1 (00:10:54) II. Facts – 8 (00:12:00) III. Judicial History – 9 (00:12:02) A. Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, 2021 ABQB 37 – 9 (00:13:27) B. Court of Appeal of Alberta, 2022 ABCA 381 – 11 (00:14:27) IV. Issues – 13 (00:14:43) V. Standard of Review – 14 (00:17:08) VI. Overview of the Off‑Coal Agreement, the MGA and the Linear Guidelines – 19 (00:17:14) A. The Off‑Coal Agreement – 19 (00:18:53) B. The Municipal Government Act – 22 (00:23:08) C. The Linear Guidelines – 30 (00:25:30) VII. Analysis – 37 (00:27:21) A. The Common Law Rule Against Administrative Discrimination – 40 (00:29:39) B. The Linear Guidelines Discriminate Against Parties to Off‑Coal Agreements – 45 (00:32:43) C. The Minister Is Statutorily Authorized To Discriminate Against Parties to Off‑Coal Agreements – 50 (00:35:32) D. The Linear Guidelines Are Consistent With the Scheme and Purposes of the MGA – 55 (00:40:52) VIII. Conclusion – 62

    42 min
  2. 2024 SCC 36 – Auer v. Auer

    4 DAYS AGO

    2024 SCC 36 – Auer v. Auer

    To support us, please follow us wherever you're listening and visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to provide feedback. Judicial review — Standard of review — Subordinate legislation (00:00:39) Summary (00:11:17) Reasons for Judgment: Côté J. (Wagner C.J. and Karakatsanis, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer, Jamal, O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. concurring) (00:11:21) I. Overview – 1 (00:15:14) II. Facts – 7 (00:16:28) III. Judicial History – 10 (00:16:30) A. Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta, 2021 ABQB 370, 32 Alta. L.R. (7th) 250 – 10 (00:18:57) B. Court of Appeal of Alberta, 2022 ABCA 375, 52 Alta. L.R. (7th) 8 – 14 (00:20:33) IV. Issues – 18 (00:20:50) V. Standard of Review – 19 (00:20:52) A. Vavilov Is the Starting Point for Determining the Appropriate Standard of Review – 19 (00:22:19) B. The Vavilov Framework Applies When Reviewing the Vires of Subordinate Legislation – 21 (00:24:51) C. Reasonableness Is the Presumptive Standard for Reviewing the Vires of Subordinate Legislation – 24 (00:24:54) D. What Is the Role of Katz Group? – 29 (00:24:57) (1) Many of the Principles From Katz Group Continue To Apply – 29 (00:31:56) (2) The “Irrelevant”, “Extraneous” or “Completely Unrelated” Threshold Is No Longer Relevant – 41 (00:38:01) E. How To Conduct a Reasonableness Review of the Vires of Subordinate Legislation Under the Vavilov Framework – 50 (00:39:04) (1) Reasonableness Review Is Possible in the Absence of Formal Reasons – 52 (00:41:27) (2) Reasonableness Review Is Not an Examination of Policy Merits – 55 (00:43:42) (3) The Relevant Constraints – 59 (00:44:21) (a) Governing Statutory Scheme – 61 (00:44:45) (b) Other Statutory or Common Law – 63 (00:45:09) (c) Principles of Statutory Interpretation – 64 (00:45:11) VI. Analysis – 67 (00:45:13) A. Overview of the Child Support Guidelines – 67 (00:47:03) B. Mr. Auer’s Challenge – 72 (00:47:09) C. The Child Support Guidelines Are Within the GIC’s Scope of Authority – 75 (00:47:15) (1) The GIC’s Statutory Grant of Authority Is Extremely Broad – 75 (00:50:44) (2) The GIC Was Authorized Not To Take Into Account the Recipient Parent’s Income in Calculating the Table Amounts – 80 (00:53:37) (3) The GIC Was Authorized To Assume That Parents Spend the Same Linear Percentage of Their Income on Their Children – 90 (00:55:20) (4) The GIC Was Authorized Not To Take Into Account Government Child Benefits Paid to the Recipient Parent in Calculating Child Support Awards – 95 (00:57:00) (5) The GIC Was Authorized Not To Take Into Account the Payer Parent’s Direct Spending When That Parent Exercises Less Than 40 Percent of Annual Parenting Time – 98 (01:01:46) (6) The GIC Was Authorized To Establish a Separate Category of Special or Extraordinary Expenses – 105 (01:03:51) VII. Conclusion – 114

    1h 6m
  3. 2024 SCC 35 – R. v. Archambault

    NOV 1

    2024 SCC 35 – R. v. Archambault

    To support us, please follow us wherever you're listening and visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to provide feedback. Criminal law — Preliminary inquiry — Right to preliminary inquiry Legislation — Interpretation — Legislative amendment (00:00:40) Summary (00:35:28) Joint Reasons: Côté and Rowe JJ. (00:35:33) I. Overview – 1 (00:39:03) II. Factual Background and Judicial History – 7 (00:40:37) III. Legislative Background on the Preliminary Inquiry – 11 (00:50:44) IV. Analysis – 22 (00:51:42) A. The Legislative Amendment Does Not Eliminate the Right to a Preliminary Inquiry for Accused Persons Charged Before It Came Into Force – 24 (00:51:51) (1) Principles of Transitional Law Applicable in This Case – 24 (00:58:00) (2) The Abolition of the Preliminary Inquiry for Certain Offences Is Procedural in Nature but Affects a Substantive Right – 33 (01:04:56) (3) The Right to a Preliminary Inquiry Vests at the Time Charges Are Laid – 43 (01:18:09) B. An Accused Whose Alleged Offence, or Its Equivalent, Is Punishable by 14 Years or More of Imprisonment Has the Right to a Preliminary Inquiry – 59 (01:19:38) (1) Parliament Intended the Right to a Preliminary Inquiry To Be Tied to the Seriousness of the Offence – 62 (01:31:45) (2) An Accused’s Right to the Benefit of the Lesser Punishment Does Not Affect the Determination of the Right to a Preliminary Inquiry – 74 (01:35:02) (3) Application to the Facts – 78 (01:36:13) V. Conclusion – 80 (01:36:18) Concurring Reasons: Kasirer J. (Jamal J. concurring) (01:51:49) Concurring Reasons: Martin J. (01:51:53) I. Overview – 99 (01:56:38) II. Analysis – 106 (01:56:40) A. The New Section 535 of the Code Impacts Substantive Rights – 106 (02:02:52) B. The Proper Interpretive Approach for Legislation That Affects Substantive Rights – 115 (02:06:42) (1) Either Substantive or Vested Rights Will Trigger the Presumption Against Retrospectivity – 121 (02:15:35) (2) If the Accused’s Substantive Rights Are Affected, the Date of the Offence Should Govern – 132 (02:26:47) C. Summary – 144 (02:28:26) III. Disposition – 147 (02:28:30) Dissenting Reasons: Karakatsanis J. (Wagner C.J. and O’Bonsawin and Moreau JJ. concurring) (02:28:39) I. Overview – 148 (02:36:40) II. Background – 161 (02:38:14) III. Decisions Below – 166 (02:38:17) A. Court of Québec – 166 (02:39:15) B. Superior Court of Quebec – 168 (02:41:17) C. Court of Appeal of Quebec – 171 (02:42:50) IV. Issues – 174 (02:44:34) V. Analysis – 176 (02:44:37) A. The History and Availability of Preliminary Inquiries – 176 (02:49:24) B. Determining Whether the New Rule Applies – 186 (02:51:19) (1) Principles Governing the Temporal Application of Legislation – 190 (02:56:37) (a) The Presumptions of Temporal Application – 203 (03:03:07) (b) The Combined Effect of the Presumptions – 210 (03:09:15) (c) The Substantive Threshold – 219 (03:13:03) (d) The Vesting Threshold – 224 (03:17:14) (e) Conclusion on the Applicable Principles – 230 (03:19:01) (2) The Temporal Application of Section 535 – 234 (03:22:49) (a) Can the Limitation on the Right to a Preliminary Inquiry Impact a Substantive Legal Interest? – 241 (03:27:52) (b) When Does the Right to a Preliminary Inquiry Vest? – 248 (03:46:05) (c) Conclusion on the Temporal Application of Section 535 – 270 (03:46:48) (3) Application to the Respondents – 272 (03:48:50) C. Interpreting the New Rule – 276 (03:52:00) (1) The 14-Year Imprisonment Threshold – 282 (04:04:39) (2) Application to the Respondents – 302 (04:05:30) VI. Conclusion – 30

    4h 6m

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