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Originally Posted by blankall
The feds have the ability to regulate. That's entirely different from ownership and actually collecting a portion of the funds. They can tell us who we can sell to, within reason, but they can't take a piece of the pie.
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Originally Posted by The British North America Act, 1867
91. It shall be lawful for the Queen, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate and House of Commons, to make Laws for the Peace, Order, and good Government of Canada, in relation to all Matters not coming within the Classes of Subjects by this Act assigned exclusively to the Legislatures of the Provinces; and for greater Certainty, but not so as to restrict the Generality of the foregoing Terms of this Section, it is hereby declared that (notwithstanding anything in this Act) the exclusive Legislative Authority of the Parliament of Canada extends to all Matters coming within the Classes of Subjects next hereinafter enumerated; that is to say,
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3. The raising of Money by any Mode or System of Taxation.
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For example, the federal government of Canada already "takes a piece of the pie" by taxing all gasoline sold in Canada (through both sales taxes and excise taxes.)
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