Canada v. Alta Energy Luxembourg S.A.R.L. - 2021 SCC 49

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2021-11-26

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Canada v. Alta Energy Luxembourg S.A.R.L. - 2021 SCC 49 (November 26, 2021). https://decisions.scc-csc.ca/scc-csc/scc-csc/en/item/19089/index.do

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