Responsible government in the Dominions: Responsible government in the Dominions

Responsible government in the Dominions (Vol. 2)

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Press

Year of publication:: 1912-

Collection:: Economics Books

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Identifikator:: 1896935052

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-238139

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Author:: Keith, Arthur Berriedale http://d-nb.info/gnd/119086794

Title:: Responsible government in the Dominions

Volume count:: Vol. 2

Place of publication:: Oxford

Publisher:: Clarendon Pr.

Year of publication:: 1912

Scope:: XI Seiten, Seiten 570-1100

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Part IV. The federations and the union // Chapter I. The dominion of Canada

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cuap.1] THE DOMINION OF CANADA 703 1872 (35 Vict. c. 26) gave the power in certain cases to the Minister of Agriculture or his deputy to decide what patents were void. and the power was upheld in re Bell Telephone Col (p) Trade and Commerce Again, the wide words ‘ regulation of trade and commerce ’, which assign powers to the Federal Parliament, have been interpreted by the Judicial Committee to mean political arrangements in regard to trade and requiring the sanction of Parliament, regulation of trade in matters of inter- provincial concern, and perhaps general regulation of trade affecting the whole Dominion. But it was held that they certainly did not give power to legislate to regulate contracts of insurance in a single province, and the validity of an Ontario Act regarding insurance was therefore upheld,*despite the fact that the company held a licence from the Dominion Parliament. On the other hand, they held that the Dominion Parliament could legitimately require every in- Surance company to take out a licence before they undertook insurance business anywhere in the Dominion. Even if a Company, established under a Dominion Act, confines its business to one province only, it has, under the Act of in- Corporation by the Dominion Parliament, the status of a Company, and though its operations are subject to local law, It can act as a corporate body subject only to such law Tegulating the details of its action, but there is pending an Important question, to which reference will be made later, as to the validity of an Act of British Columbia which prevents Companies carrying on business in the province unless they register and pay the necessary fee, or obtain licences on similar Certain powers in railway matters to the Railway Committee of the Executive Council was allowed to stand : see Provincial Legislation, 1867-95, v. 435. 70. R. 605. ? The Citizens and Queen Insurance Companies v. Parsons, 7 App. Cas. 96; cf. 4 8. 0. R. 215, which agreed as to the principle, Taschereau and Gwynne JJ. dissenting; Quick and Garran, Constitution of Commonwealth, pp. 513 seq. * Colonial Building and Investment Association v. Attorney-General of Quebec, 9 App. Cas. 157, overruling Loranger v. Colonial Building and Investment Association. 5 L. N. 116: 2 Cart. 275.

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