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Constitutional law [1992] 1 SCR 212

Reference re Manitoba Language Rights

The Court held that s. 23 of the Manitoba Act applies to legislative orders in council and some incorporated documents, extended temporary validity, and allowed limited retroactivity.

  • Official languages
  • Manitoba act s.23
  • Orders in council
  • Incorporation by reference
  • Delegated legislation
  • Temporary validity
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Constitutional law [1990] 3 SCR 1417

Re Manitoba Language Rights Order

The Supreme Court of Canada inscribed constitutional language-rights questions for hearing and continued the temporary validity of Manitoba laws only for the matters in issue.

  • Manitoba act s.23
  • Constitution act 1867 s.133
  • Translation and re‑enactment of statutes
  • Orders in council
  • Retroactive validation
  • Continuation of legal validity pending constitutional determination
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Constitutional law [1979] 2 SCR 1032

Attorney General of Manitoba v. Forest

The Supreme Court of Canada held that Manitoba’s Official Language Act could not abrogate the language rights preserved by s. 23 of The Manitoba Act, 1870.

  • Manitoba act s.23
  • B.n.a. act s.92(1) amending power
  • Official language act (manitoba) 1890
  • Entrenchment of rights
  • Relation of federal statutes to provincial amendment
  • Constitutional-law
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