What is the purpose statement in the context of a section of legislation?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Envision Edmonton Opportunities Society v. Edmonton (City), 2011 ABQB 29 (CanLII):
Purpose statements have been compared to preambles in that both are seen as interpretive aids which establish the context and purpose of the statute to which they apply. As LaForest J. stated, “an interpretative provision [is] in the nature of a preamble announcing the general framework and philosophy of the legislation.”: LeBlanc v. LeBlanc, 1988 CanLII 96 (SCC), [1988] 1 S.C.R. 217 at para. 9.
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