Déclaration canadienne des droits
Justice Laskin argued that "Drybones" decided two things. First, "Drybones" decided that the "Canadian Bill of Rights" was "more than a mere interpretation statute whose terms would yield to a contrary intention." Rather, he stated, it is the provisions of the "Canadian Bill of Rights" that take precedence over the provisions of a conflicting federal statute. Secondly, Laskin stated that "Drybones" decided that the accused had been denied equality before the law on the basis that it was a criminal offence for him to do something, purely on the basis of his race.