Can a municipality enforce a public right against a party who is in breach?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Wood v. Wetaskiwin (County No. 10)County Council, 2001 ABQB 681 (CanLII):
A municipality may enforce a public right against one party even though enforcement proceedings have not been taken against another party who is in breach (Polai v. The Corporation of the City of Toronto, 1972 CanLII 22 (SCC), [1973] S.C.R. 38 at 40-41).
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