Reference re Agricultural Products Marketing Act
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Reference re Agricultural Products Marketing Act (the Egg Reference), [1978] 2 S.C.R. 1198 is a landmark constitutional decision of the Supreme Court of Canada
on federal-provincial agreements where the Court unanimously upheld the validity of the Agricultural Marketing Act. The Act was part of a national agricultural marketing scheme agreed upon by both the federal and provincial governments.
After the decision was passed down, the federal and provincial government entered into a similar agreement on a national marketing program for chickens.
Supreme Court of Canada
The Supreme Court of Canada is the highest court of Canada and is the final court of appeals in the Canadian justice system. The court grants permission to between 40 and 75 litigants each year to appeal decisions rendered by provincial, territorial and federal appellate courts, and its decisions...
on federal-provincial agreements where the Court unanimously upheld the validity of the Agricultural Marketing Act. The Act was part of a national agricultural marketing scheme agreed upon by both the federal and provincial governments.
After the decision was passed down, the federal and provincial government entered into a similar agreement on a national marketing program for chickens.