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<p>In <a href="/facts/Law_of_Canada/UIHC35dK">Canadian law</a>, a reference question or reference case (formally called abstract review) is a submission by the <a href="/facts/Canadian_government/EpXkkVFc">federal</a> or a <a href="/facts/Provinces_and_territories_of_Canada/k3o89TLx">provincial</a> government to the courts asking for an <a href="/facts/Advisory_opinion/EwK5R60z">advisory opinion</a> on a major legal issue. Typically the question concerns the <a href="/facts/Constitutionality/kq7jxG6W">constitutionality</a> of legislation. </p>