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Lord Haldane , for the Council, found that Combines And Fair Prices Act enacted by the federal government, which prevented the hoarding of "necessaries of life", was outside their jurisdiction as it could not be justified under any enumerated federal power or the p.o.g.g. power. Haldane rejected p.o.g.g. on the basis that it should only be used in circumstances "such as those of war or famine {Link without Title} the peace, order, and good Government of the Dominion might be imperilled under conditions so exceptional that they require legislation of a character in reality beyond anything provided for by the enumerated heads in either section 92 or section 91 itself". Haldane also provided the first defintion of the criminal law power under section 91(27) of the Constitution Act, 1867. He stated the power would apply "where the subject matter is one which by its very nature belongs to the domain of criminal jurisprudence." This definition, however, would later be overturned by Lord Atkin in '' Proprietary Articles Trade Association V. Attorney General Of Canada '', {Link without Title} A.C. 310 (P.C.). SEE ALSO |
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