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| basic concepts |
rate of unemployment |
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Summary:
Board wrong in holding reg. 52 contrary to Charter. They were wrong to ignore reg. 52 and paras. 58(t) and (u) of the Act on that basis. Board erred in law in being dissatisfied with the methodology used by Statistics Canada and selection of that agency.
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| board of referees |
jurisdiction |
priority of law |
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Summary:
If it is not the function of the Supreme Court to question the wisdom of enactments nor to adjudicate upon the merits of basic policies, it is certainly no part of the function of Boards to do so. They are obliged to avoid erring in law but must not question Parliament's wisdom.
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| board of referees |
errors in law |
excess of jurisdiction |
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Summary:
The Board was wrong in holding that reg. 52 was contrary to the Charter. It was wrong to ignore reg. 52 and paras. 58(t) and (u) of the Act on that basis. The Board erred in law in being dissatisfied with the methodology used by Statistics Canada and selection of that agency.
If it is not the function of the Supreme Court to question the wisdom of enactments nor to adjudicate upon the merits of basic policies, it is certainly no part of the function of Boards to do so. They are obliged to avoid erring in law but must not question Parliament's wisdom.
