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Test Bank for Contemporary Canadian Business Law, 13th Edition 13e by John A Willes, John H Willes, Willes Frances Mary, Willes Carol Alberta. Full Chapters test bank are included (Chap 1 to 35) with answers. PART 1 THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT FOR BUSINESS Chapter 1 The Law and the Legal System Chap...

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1) Maxine, an accountant annoyed with her employer for telling her that her work was
substandard, created a computer virus that would erase key accounting data if Maxine's name
was removed from the payroll. This is a crime under the Criminal Code. If Maxine is caught,
she will be
A) prosecuted by the Crown because the Code is public law.
B) sued by the Crown because the Code is private law.
C) sued by her employer under the Criminal Code because it is a civil law matter.
D) sued by her employer under the Criminal Code because it is a private law matter.
E) prosecuted by the Crown for breach of the Civil Code.



2) The federal government passed new legislation before Parliament regarding the regulation of
telecommunication companies. Which of the following statements is not true?
A) This proposed legislation is called a "bill."
B) This legislation must be brought before the House of Commons three times and then
it will be law if it is passed.
C) Once passed by the House of Commons, a bill is sent to the Senate for approval.
D) Once the proposed legislation has been passed by the Parliament of Canada; it must
be given royal assent and be proclaimed.
E) Once the proposed legislation has been passed by the Parliament of Canada it can be
amended by another statute.


3) The Simpson brothers have applied to the Liquor Licence Board of the province for a wine
and beer licence for their new restaurant. Which of the following is not true?
A) The board is an administrative tribunal, not a court of law.
B) The decisions of the board become part of the administrative law of the province.
C) Agencies and boards such as this one are part of the expanding government regulation
of private citizens and businesses.
D) The Simpsons will deal with civil servants rather than elected representatives while
applying for their licence.
E) The right to make its own rules and procedures is delegated to the board, but these are
subject to the approval of the provincial legislature.




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,4) The government of the province has introduced a bill into the legislature to make the
recycling of household garbage mandatory. Once it has passed third reading, the next step is
that it must be
A) sent to the relevant committee for clause-by-clause study.
B) given royal assent by the Lieutenant-Governor.
C) debated in principle by the members of the legislature.
D) sent to the Senate for approval.
E) amended and prepared for its final reading.



5) When judges apply the principle of stare decisis in deciding a case before them they are, in
effect, applying the
A) substantive law.
B) doctrine of precedent.
C) principles of equity.
D) rules of public administrative law.
E) doctrine of precedent and substantive law.



6) The Big Time Construction Company is erecting a large office tower for a major commercial
property developer. In the course of construction, a dispute arises as to the timing of cash
advances from the developer to finance the next stage of construction. The parties had
executed a contract between them which stated that each cash advance from the developer
would be provided to the builder after the work on the previous stage had been completed
and inspected by the developer. The builder now says that the developer is delaying the
inspections and that it cannot carry on to the next stage without the cash advance. The
developer says that the builder is deliberately delaying the progress of the construction by not
beginning the next stage while it waits for the inspection required to release the next cash
advance. The developer intends to take legal action against the builder.
A) The developer must use procedural law to sue the builder.
B) The dispute between the parties will be resolved by substantive law.
C) The contract which the parties made will be interpreted by private law.
D) The court will reach a decision in the case using administrative law.
E) All types of law except administrative law will apply.




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,7) If the Constitution was amended to make ownership of property a right, it would be
necessary to have the agreement of

i. at least two-thirds of the provinces, which together make up at least half of the population
of Canada.
ii. at least half of the provinces, which together make up at least two-thirds of the population
of Canada.
iii. more than half of the members of the federal Parliament.
iv. at least two-thirds of the members of the federal Parliament.
v. all ten provinces.
A) i.
B) ii.
C) i and iii.
D) ii and iv.
E) iii and v.



8) The provincial legislature is about to pass a piece of legislation that conflicts with one of the
following rights. It had intended to do so under s. 33(1), the notwithstanding clause, but has
just found out that s. 33 is not effective against this right. Which of the following is it?
A) The right to life, liberty and security of the person.
B) Freedom of speech.
C) Freedom of religion.
D) The right to vote.
E) Equality rights.



9) A small Ontario town passes a bylaw which states that shop signs must be only in English. A
butcher's shop which caters to the local German-speaking population is charged with
infringing the bylaw and the proprietor raises s. 2(b) of the Charter in his defence.
A) Since only political speech is protected by the Charter, he will lose.
B) Since the Charter does not apply to non-government bodies like a butcher's shop, he
will lose.
C) Since the Charter protects commercial expression because it helps individuals make
informed economic choices, he will win.
D) Since the Charter protects commercial expression, regardless of any value it may
have, simply because we must all be free to say what we choose, he will win.
E) None of the answers are correct.




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, 10) In response to the growing number of traffic deaths resulting from alcohol-related accidents,
many provinces amended existing laws to permit their police forces to conduct arbitrary
roadside checks to try to discourage drunk driving. When this practice was challenged in the
courts as an infringement of s. 9 of the Charter,
A) counsel for the Crown would successfully argue that the practice could be continued
indefinitely because of s. 33 of the Constitution, which allows the provinces to
exempt the legislation from the application of the Charter.
B) counsel for the Crown would argue that the roadside checks are permissible on the
basis of s. 1 of the Charter.
C) the challenging party, a motorist who had been stopped and found to have excessive
blood alcohol levels, would successfully argue that the legislation violates his s. 6
mobility rights.
D) the Crown would argue s. 33 and s. 1.
E) All of the answers are correct.



11) The government of Saskatchewan passed a statute that allocates water on the North
Saskatchewan River. The function of this legislation is to
A) settle disputes.
B) establish rules of conduct.
C) provide protection for individuals.
D) settle disputes and establish rules of conduct.
E) All of the answers are correct.



12) Nova Scotia has rules of court that state a party who commences a lawsuit must provide the
other parties to the lawsuit with a copy of the document setting out their claim. The function
of the rules of court is to
A) settle disputes.
B) establish rules of conduct.
C) provide protection for individuals.
D) settle disputes and establish rules of conduct.
E) All of the answers are correct.




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