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Re Board of Commerce Act 1919 and the Combines and Fair Prices Act 1919 commonly known as the Board of Commerce case is a Canadian constitutional decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council where the "emergency doctrine" under the federal peace, order and good government power was first created. ==Background== Following the end of the First World War, there was a rapid rise in the cost of living in the Canadian economy. In response, the Parliament of Canada passed the ''Board of Commerce Act, 1919''〔9 & 10 George V, c. 37〕 and the ''Combines and Fair Prices Act, 1919'',〔9 & 10 George V, c. 45〕 the latter of which assigned the Board of Commerce two main functions: : * to investigate and restrain combinations, monopolies, trusts and mergers constituting a "combine", and : * to inquire into and enforce prohibitions against hoarding and profiteering. In pursuit of its functions, the Board issued an order prohibiting certain clothing manufacturers in Ottawa from charging higher than specified profit margins. This triggered a dispute as to the Acts' constitutionality, and the Board referred the matter to the Supreme Court of Canada by way of stated case under s. 32 of the ''Board of Commerce Act'', posing the following reference questions: #Has the Board lawful authority to make the order? #Has the Board lawful authority to require the Registrar or other proper officer of the Supreme Court of Ontario to cause the order when issued to be made a rule of said Court? 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Board of Commerce case」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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