▁needed ▁to ▁help ▁recommend ▁sal aries , ▁and ▁govern ments ▁could ▁devi ate ▁from ▁these ▁recommend ations ▁only ▁with ▁rational ▁reasons . ▁ ▁Since ▁Al berta ▁and ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁such ▁comm issions , ▁while ▁Man it oba ▁did ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁consult ▁its ▁commission , ▁their ▁actions ▁regarding ▁rem un er ation ▁were ▁de emed ▁invalid . ▁ ▁The ▁decision ▁created ▁certain ▁challeng es , ▁and ▁the ▁govern ments ▁of ▁Al berta , ▁Man it oba ▁and ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island ▁had ▁to ▁approach ▁the ▁Court ▁again ▁for ▁a ▁solution . ▁ ▁Since ▁section ▁ 1 1 ( d ) ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Char ter ▁of ▁Rights ▁and ▁Fre ed oms ▁guarante es ▁a ▁right ▁to ▁be ▁tried ▁before ▁an ▁independent ▁trib unal , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁the ▁Court ▁decided ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁Cour ts ▁of ▁these ▁three ▁provinces ▁were ▁not ▁independent , ▁the ▁decision ▁threw ▁many ▁criminal ▁law ▁cases ▁into ▁question . ▁ ▁Moreover , ▁some ▁govern ments ▁needed ▁time ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁comm issions . ▁ ▁Dec ision ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ' s ▁opinion ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁Antonio ▁L amer , ▁who ▁had ▁also ▁author ed ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Reference . ▁ ▁He ▁decl ined ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁declaration ▁that ▁the ▁criminal ▁law ▁dec isions ▁by ▁Provin cial ▁Cour ts ▁should ▁be ▁considered ▁constitution al , ▁since ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁constitution al ▁anyway . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁" Do ctrine ▁of ▁N ec ess ity ," ▁L amer