On December 29, 2000, Danny Belleau, a municipal police officer in Quebec, had a violent argument with his spouse. A subsequent search of his house found unregistered guns, and breaching a court order, Belleau pled guilty to several hybrid criminal offences. The city dismissed him from his job as a result, and the case bounced [...]

Last Thursday, the Supreme Court released their judgment in City of Lévis v. Fraternité des policiers de Lévis Inc. and Danny Belleau. After reviewing the judgment two points come immediately to mind: first, the entire SCC found it offensive that a labour arbitrator would overturn a dismissal and reinstate a police officer who had pleaded [...]