By Gerald Chipeur and Kira Lagadin (January 9, 2024, 11:52 AM EST) -- The Crown’s “prerogative of priority” has been enforced in Canada since it was established as a colony of England. See Canada v. Bank of Nova Scotia, [1885] 11 S.C.R. 1 (“the Crown is entitled at common law to a preference … , the Queen’s rights and prerogatives extending to the colonies in like manner as they do to the mother country.”)....