“Effects”: Annapolis Group and Nova Scotia Dispute 965 Acres of Land Near Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes
Overview: In Annapolis Group Inc v Halifax Regional Municipality, 2022 SCC 36, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) divided 5-4 over the quagmire of whether state regulation of land may create a de facto or “constructive” taking of private property. The contested property constitutes a 390-hectare block of land in Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes to […]