From: CBC News
Chief justice warns cross-border beer decision could create ‘uncertainty’
Toppling provincial trade barriers could also increase litigation, judge says before court reserves decision
By Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon
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He contends the case could have “serious implications” for the ability of provincial governments to adopt legislation for products such as alcohol, tobacco and marijuana, including controlling their retail distribution.
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It could also open the door to legal challenges, such as tobacco companies seeking to overturn provincial bans on menthol cigarettes, and pesticide companies trying to overturn provincial bans on the cosmetic use of pesticides, suggests Cunningham, whose paper is cited in written submissions to the court from New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Nunavut.
