Supreme Court ruling paves way for multi-provincial securities regulator with B.C.

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a plan to create a national securities regulator that includes British Columbia is constitutional.
B.C. has previously taken a lead in efforts to create a multi-provincial capital markets regulator, but provincial Finance Minister Carole James had a cautious reaction Friday to the high court ruling that could open the way to implementing a new cooperative system.
“Our government’s first priority is to protect the people of British Columbia.