Can a federal court interfere with the exercise of ministerial ministerial exercise?

Nova Scotia, Canada


The following excerpt is from R. v. M.A.C., 2018 NSPC 12 (CanLII):

The court is a separate branch of government, equal to the executive. Each has its role. The court must not interfere with the exercise of ministerial discretion: Sriskandarajah v. United States of America, 2012 SCC 70 at para. 11.

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