Does a directive or policy have the force of law because it lacks the essential features of a regulation?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Carhoun and Sons Enterprises Ltd. v Canada (Attorney General), 2018 BCSC 1675 (CanLII):
In Girard v. Canada, [1994] F.C.J. No. 420 (T.D.), Mr. Justice Rouleau stated at para. 37 that “a directive or policy does not have the force of law because it lacks the essential features of a regulation.”
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