2024 SCC 5 – Reference re An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families

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Constitutional law — Division of powers — Aboriginal peoples — Child and family services
(00:00:00) Front Matter

(00:00:24) Judgment of the Court
(00:00:27) I. Introduction – 1
(00:11:02) II. Context – 10
(00:17:43) III. Overview of the Act – 19
(00:25:37) IV. The Reference Question – 28
(00:26:22) V. Opinion of the Quebec Court of Appeal (2022 QCCA 185) – 30
(00:29:18) VI. Appeals – 36
(00:30:11) VII. Analysis – 37
(00:30:50) A. Characterization — What Is the Pith and Substance of the Act? – 39
(00:30:54) (1) Analytical Framework – 39
(00:31:57) (2) Pith and Substance of the Act – 41
(00:32:19) (a) Purpose of the Act – 42
(00:32:21) (i) Intrinsic Evidence – 42
(00:36:15) (ii) Extrinsic Evidence – 48
(00:40:50) (b) Effects of the Act – 54
(00:40:52) (i) Legal Effects – 54
(00:54:06) (ii) Practical Effects – 75
(01:03:27) (c) Conclusion on the Pith and Substance of the Act – 91
(01:04:45) B. Classification Under Section 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867 – 93
(01:05:43) (1) Sections 1 to 17 of the Act Need Not Be Classified Under Section 92 of the Constitution Act, 1867 – 96
(01:10:52) (2) Sections 8(a) and 18(1) and the Associated Provisions Do Not Purport to Amend the Constitution – 104
(01:23:27) (3) The Incorporation Provisions in Section 21 Do Not Alter the Architecture of the Constitution – 119
(01:31:29) (4) The Section 22(3) Paramountcy Provision Does Not Alter the Architecture of the Constitution – 131
(01:33:14) VIII. Conclusion – 134