High Court To Hear Border-Beer Case ‘Of Polarizing National Interest’ | CTV Atlantic News

http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/high-court-to-hear-border-beer-case-of-polarizing-national-interest-1.3397803OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will take a look at what the fathers of Confederation really meant by a constitutional clause about free trade among provinces in a case that started over some cases of beer and three bottles of liquor.

The court agreed Thursday to hear a Crown appeal of a New Brunswick ruling overturning a ban on bringing alcohol across provincial boundaries.

As usual, there were no written reasons provided, though the court took the uncommon step of awarding costs to the defendant for the submissions.

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