Unless the SCC strikes down the applicable Criminal Code provision in Carter, the Bill is vulnerable to the constitutional law doctrine of federal paramountcy. (induecourse.ca)
• Based on the doctrine of federal paramountcy, the obligations of trustees and receivers under both the Oil and Gas Conservation Act and the Pipeline Act to abandon oil wells and pipelines; pay the costs of remediation performed by other persons; and to obey any order of the AER is in operational conflict with section 14.06 of the BIA. (canadianlawyermag.com)
The appellant, the Superintendent of Bankruptcy (the «Superintendent»), argues that the doctrine of federal paramountcy renders s. 22 (4) inoperative with respect to a discharged bankrupt for two reasons. (slaw.ca)