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BACKGROUND Under the ''Canada Assistance Plan'' the Parliament Of Canada was contributing 50 per cent of the costs for Social Assistance and Welfare in the province of British Columbia. In 1991, the federal government put a cap of 5 per cent on the growth of teh payments. The province protested and attempted to challenge the change in court. The federal government argued that the issue was purely politicial and could not be considered by the Court. OPINION OF THE COURT The Court held that the issue was justiciable as there was a legal component to it. On the facts the Court found that the federal policy was constitutionally valid. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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