The Struggle for a Canadian Bankruptcy Law, 1867-1919
by
Thomas G. W. Telfer
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2014
In 1880 the federal Parliament of Canada repealed the Insolvent Act of 1875, leaving debtor-creditor matters to be regulated by the provinces. Almost forty years later, Parliament finally passed new bankruptcy legislation, recognizing that what was once considered a moral evil had become a commercial...