Hunt v. T&N plc
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Hunt v. T&N plc, [1993] 4 S.C.R. 289 is a Supreme Court of Canada decision on the conflict of laws between provinces. The Court held that that a Quebec law cannot be challenged as a violation of the Constitution in British Columbia.
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[edit] Background
George Hunt, a resident of British Columbia, was diagnosed with cancer due to the inhalation of asbestos fibers from a product that was manufactured in Quebec. As part of his action in British Columbia he tried to get an order to retrieve documents from the manufacturer in Quebec. The Quebec Business Concerns Records Act prohibited the removal of documents outside of the province. Hunt attempted to challenge the law as unconstitutional.
Hunt attempted to argue that the decision of Morguard Investments Ltd. v. De Savoye (1990) which allowed for inter-provincial enforcement of orders could equally apply for constitutional challenges.
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Justice La Forest, for the Court, held that extra-provincial law cannot be challenged from within the province.
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