Amax Potash Ltd v Saskatchewan
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Amax Potash Ltd v Saskatchewan [1977] 2 S.C.R. 576 is a leading case of the Supreme Court of Canada on the application and role of the Constitution of Canada.
Quick Facts Amax Potash Ltd v Saskatchewan, Hearing: June 10, 1976 Judgment: October 5, 1976 ...
Amax Potash Ltd v Saskatchewan | |
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Hearing: June 10, 1976 Judgment: October 5, 1976 | |
Full case name | Amax Potash Limited, International Minerals and Chemical Corporation (Canada) Limited, Duval Corporation of Canada, Cominco Ltd., United States Borax & Chemical Corporation, Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co., Limited, Swift Canadian Co., Limited, PPG Industries Canada Ltd., Alwinsal Potash of Canada Limited, Ideal Basic Industries, Inc., and Texasgulf Potash Company v. The Government of Saskatchewan |
Citations | [1977] 2 S.C.R. 576 |
Prior history | Judgment for the Government of Saskatchewan in the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan. |
Ruling | Appeal allowed. |
Holding | |
The government cannot enact legislation that protects the government from liability due to enacting legislation that was outside of its constitutional authority. | |
Court membership | |
Chief Justice: Bora Laskin Puisne Justices: Ronald Martland, Wilfred Judson, Roland Ritchie, Wishart Spence, Louis-Philippe Pigeon, Brian Dickson, Jean Beetz, Louis-Philippe de Grandpré | |
Reasons given | |
Unanimous reasons by | Dickson J. |
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