What is the current state of the law on the authority of an official document?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of British Columbia v. Council of Natural Medicine College of Canada, 2009 FC 1110 (CanLII):
It was also noted by Madam Justice Hansen in Northwest Territories v. Sirius Diamonds Ltd., 2001 FCT 702, 13 C.P.R. (4th) 486 at paragraph 50 that: Private parties may employ authoritative-looking documents; so long as the document does not deceptively invoke public authority, explicitly or implicitly, no action lies under paragraph 9(1)(d).
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