Judicial Biography: Justice Clément Gascon
Post 5/9 in TheCourt.ca’s Judicial Biography Series (Fall 2019) Introduction In 2014, Justice Clément Gascon was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” or “the Court”) by then Prime...
Category: Labour Law
A Prelude to the Standard of Review Reckoning: Quebec (Commission des norms, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail) v Caron
Introduction In December 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada [“SCC” or the “Court”] will hear a trio of appeals that will revisit the current standard of judicial review for administrative...
Parliamentary Privilege: Are the President’s Hands Tied?
Should an employer have the right to dismiss an unionized employee without a grievance process? What if the employer is the President of the National Assembly of Quebec? This post...
Quebec (AG) v Alliance. : Quebec’s Legislative Swing and Miss on Pay Equity Legislation
Introduction The fight for pay equity has recently made headlines both around the word and here at home. In early 2018, Iceland passed legislation mandating that companies of 25 or...
