Reference Re Upper Churchill Water Rights Reversion Act (Nfld)
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Reference Re Upper Churchill Water Rights Reversion Act (Nfld) [1984] 1 S.C.R. 297 is a famous constitutional reference question put to the Supreme Court of Canada. The Court found that legislation passed by the government of Newfoundland to take back water rights contracted out to the province of Quebec was unconstitutional. The decision had a huge impact on both provinces, as the Churchill Falls generating station is one of the biggest producers of hydro-electric power in the region and the agreement guarantees Quebec will receive a majority of the revenue from the Falls until 2034.
Quick Facts Reference Re Upper Churchill Water Rights Reversion Act (Nfld), Hearing: September 28 - October 1, 1982 Judgment: May 3, 1984 ...
Reference Re Upper Churchill Water Rights Reversion Act (Nfld) | |
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Hearing: September 28 - October 1, 1982 Judgment: May 3, 1984 | |
Citations | [1984] 1 S.C.R. 297 |
Prior history | Newfoundland Court of Appeal |
Ruling | Appeal allowed |
Holding | |
Where the pith and substance of provincial legislation is intra-provincial, it may have incidental extra-territorial effects. | |
Court membership | |
Chief Justice: Bora Laskin Puisne Justices: Roland Ritchie, Brian Dickson, Jean Beetz, Willard Estey, William McIntyre, Julien Chouinard, Antonio Lamer, Bertha Wilson | |
Reasons given | |
Unanimous reasons by | McIntyre J. |
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