Canada: SCC To Determine Whether Provincial Workplace Safety Legislation Bars Negligence Claims For Deaths And Accidents At Sea – Mondaq
Section 44 purported to "take away the right of a worker to sue", under s. 6 of the MLA, which was "the gateway into the federal system of maritime negligence law". Section 44 trenched on the "core" of the federal legislative competence over navigation and shipping.
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