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READING OF COURT JUDGEMENT
Wednesday the 12th of May 2010, Provincial Court Judge Judith
Shriar (Criminal Division) will read her Judgement in Courtroom 307 at 2:00
o'clock in the afternoon in the cases of R. v Latouche (Brittany and Cory)
The Constitutional issue is if the City of Calgary "Water Safety Bylaw" is beyond
(or within) the powers of the City of Calgary to enact.
At stake are all bylaws relating to the City of Calgary's regulatory control of it's
waterways, including, but not limited to: power boating on the Glenmore and
power boating on the Elbow and Bow rivers. both of which are now prohibited by
bylaw.
"On consultation with one of the people I am representing, I am instructed, if
she losses, to force an Appeal through the Federal Court of Canada pursuant to
it's concordant jurisdiction over the navigation of Canada's inland waterways,"
Lawrence Oshanek said.
"We will have been presented with a unique opportunity to have the Federal
Court of Canada adjudicate on a City bylaw - which has never, in my experience,
been done in Canada before!" said Oshanek.
"However, in all of the circumstances, we are expecting a win", he said.
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Yes, Lawrence can come across as abrassive when discussing legal intrusions into our personal lives. However, he is one of the very few individuals who is actually making an effort and having an effect on the government's desire to continuously layer redundant regulations and laws on it's citizens.
Thank you Lawrence.