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Originally Posted by srs123
Stupid people won't be missed. And if you and your client are trying to get off on a technicality then u r really missing the point of the law.
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This isn't about a technicality, well maybe it was for those who were fined, but it's more importantly about municipalities overreaching their authority, creating bylaws where they really have no granted authority to do so.
Again, as according to the Constitution Acts, all matters relating to navigation and shipping fall under the
exclusive legislative domain of parliament.
A municipality cannot enact a bylaw that controls any matter over which the federal or provincial government have
exclusive control.
If the city of Calgary or any other municipality wanted to force people to wear PFD's, that legislation needs to go through Federal courts as amendments to the Shipping Act, they should never be allowed to skip that process and create a bylaw, hoping no one will strike it down just so they can make things easier for themselves. Those who want to create legislation should most definitely be following it when trying to do so.