In R V Clough, the BC Court of Appeal Stated That

In R. v. Clough, the BC Court of Appeal stated that

A) decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada ought only be applied in federal cases.
B) the decision of a senior court must always be followed, regardless of the specific facts of the case.
C) the Provincial Court Judge could not refuse to follow the decision of a senior court on the basis that the case had been wrongly decided.
D) the doctrine of stare decisis no longer applies.
E) provincial Court Judges have no authority to impose sentences in matters involving criminal offences such as drug trafficking.