Last summer, Canada's premiers reached a "groundbreaking" deal on interprovincial trade at the Council of the Federation summit in Whitehorse.
But, in the end, it may not be the premiers and the Prime Minister who take the next significant step to tear down Canada's internal trade barriers, but a New Brunswicker named Gérard Comeau, who was ticketed for violating a section of New Brunswick's Liquor Control Act in 2012 for buying beer and spirits in Quebec and driving them to his N.B. home.
Mr. Comeau pleaded not guilty, and a provincial court judge struck down s. 134(b) of the Act and dismissed the charge against Mr. Comeau.
The province has appealed; yet, the implications of the decision could be profound for Canadian companies and their legal advisors.
Lexpert contributor Anthony Davis reports at lexpert.ca
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