Liberal Steamrolling

[Raven]

Not only does the unanimous Supreme Court
provide the precedent decision brick wall the
CWB can't move, but there  is also an example of
STEAMROLLING precedent in Reference Re
Canada Assistance Plan (B.C.), [1991] 2 S.C.R.
525:

1.  February 27, 1990 BC Court of Appeal (top
court-5 judges) Reference Hearing about
Canadian Government plans to reduce
payments.

2.  March 15, 1990  Bill C-69 introduced to
House of Commons to cutback spending to
Provinces.

3.  June 15, 1990. BC highest court rules against
Federal Government

4.  December 11, 1990 Supreme Court of
Canada hears appeal from BC Court of Appeal.

5.  February 1, 1991. Canadian Government
proceeds to have Bill C-69 assented into law as
Expenditures Restraint Act. (In the face of a
ruling by a province's highest court)

6. August 15, 1991   Supreme Court of Canada
unanimously overturns BC Court of Appeal.

So good for the Government getting on with Bill
C-18.

[Raven]

Oh dear, the Supreme Court must have got their
dates mixed up because I just found these Oberg
quotes on the CWB website.  If you can't trust
Oberg, who can you trust?

"Such disregard for a court order is virtually
unprecedented in Canada," Oberg said. "It is
unconscionable for a government in a
Parliamentary democracy to proceed with
legislation in the face of a court order that has
declared it illegal."

"I believe it would be an affront to our system of
Parliamentary democracy and the rule of law to
grant assent to a bill that has been declared in
violation of Canadian law," Oberg wrote
yesterday to His Excellency David Johnston.

[gustgd]

This is the basis of the Wheat Grower lawsuit.

Which is ongoing.

[silverback]

Who submitted their lawsuit first?

The crazy 8 or wcwg?

[HFL]

I could be wrong but I believe The Crazy 8 were first. The Wheat growers a week or so later. Is there a date for the Wheat Growers action to be heard?

[cottonpicken]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bwfm7-uNS4

[cottonpicken]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Bwfm7-uNS4