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Are provinces like parents and cities their children, or are they partners working together?
On March 16, the Supreme Court of Canada heard arguments from the City of Toronto, the Province of Ontario and 15 intervenors on the constitutional relationship between Ontario and Toronto.
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Why should we care about this in B.C.? Because the Supreme Court of Canada will use this case to set the terms of provincial-municipal relations across Canada. The attorney general of B.C. thought the case important enough to be the only province other than Ontario to step into the legal fray.
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Despite intervening in court case, BC’s attorney general says negotiation offers a better way to resolve disputes with municipalities.
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. SHARES Attorney General David Eby says the distribution of powers between municipalities and the province is important enough for BC to intervene in the Ontario case.
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Even though British Columbia is intervening in a Supreme Court of Canada case in an attempt to limit the power of municipal governments, Attorney General David Eby said Monday it would be better to negotiate the relationship between cities and provincial governments.
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Amanda Follett Hosgood lives and writes amidst the stunning mountains and rivers of Wet’suwet’en territory. Find her on Twitter @amandajfollett. SHARES The same judge who refused to grant an injunction against churches defying COVID-19 health orders granted one against Vancouver’s Crab Park homeless camp in June 2020.
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All Together Healthy (Douglas & McIntyre, 2018). Find him on Twitter or reach him at
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford has found an ally in British Columbia’s NDP government in his legal battle to limit municipal voting rights.
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