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| EST. READ TIME 1 MIN.Questioning the Legality of the Federal Spending Power
The federal spending power refers the alleged power of Parliament to make payments to people, institutions or governments for purposes on which it does not necessarily have power to legislate. This publication examines the case for and against the federal spending power, evaluating its legality in the context of Canada's founding debates, constitutional text, and binding judicial precedents.
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Burton Kellock, Q.C.
Burton H. Kellock, Q.C., is a Partner Emeritus with Blake, Cassels, & Graydon LLP. He completed his Bachelors Degree atMcMaster University in 1955 and his LL.B. at the University of Toronto in 1958. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1960, appointed to Queen's Councel in 1972, and certified as a Specialist in Civil Litigation in 1988. He has completed a number of major papers for organizations including the Canadian Bar Association and the Law Society of Upper Canada. He has over 40 years of civil and administrative legal experience and has appeared in every court in which he is entitled to practise in Ontario, including the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Canada, and the Ontario Court of Appeal. He has also appeared before a number of federal and provincial administrative tribunals such as the Ontario and National Energy Boards, the Tariff Board, and the Ontario Municipal Board.… Read more -
Sylvia LeRoy
Sylvia LeRoy was a former Policy Analyst in the Fiscal Studies Department at the Fraser Institute and Program Manager forthe Donner Canadian Foundation Awards for Excellence in the Delivery of Social Services. She has an Honours BA in Political Science from the University of Western Ontario and an MA in Political Science from the University of Calgary. She is co-author of Can Markets Save Canada's National Parks?, Donner Non-Profit Performance Report: An Analysis of Management, Staff, Volunteers, and Board Effectiveness in the Non-Profit Sector, Welfare Reform in Ontario: A Report Card, Tax and Expenditure Limitations: The Next Step in Fiscal Responsibility, and Judicial Accountability in Canada . She is a regular contributor to Fraser Forum and has published articles on social, legal, and environmental issues in such newspapers as The National Post, The Calgary Herald, The Vancouver Sun, The Vancouver Province, The Ottawa Citizen, and The Windsor Star. She has appeared as a commentator on various radio and television programs on CBC, Global, and CTV.… Read more