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Archive For Entries On Wal-Mart (2009)

“And the Winner is…”: the First Annual OZZY Awards

A while back, we promised we would compile a list of our top judgments from 2009 in a number of categories. And so, at the risk of diverting the nation’s attention from our top athletes at the Olympics, we present to you the First Annual Ozzy Awards (named in recognition both of our school and [...]

Semantic Formalism v. Purposive Remediation: Contrasting Interpretations of the QC Labour Code in Wal-Mart

A little over a week ago, the Court released its long-awaited decisions in Plourde v. Wal-Mart Canada Corp., 2009 SCC 54, and Desbeins v. Wal-Mart Canada Corp. , 2009 SCC 55, (the Wal-Mart decisions). As with most Labour cases, reaction will largely depend on which side of the ideological divide one sits: many employers and counsel [...]