Blanco-Arriba v. British Columbia, 2001 BCSC 1557
| Judge | Lynn Smith, J. |
| Court | Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada) |
| Case Date | June 15, 2001 |
| Jurisdiction | British Columbia |
| Citations | 2001 BCSC 1557;[2001] B.C.T.C. 1557 (SC) |
Blanco-Arriba v. B.C., [2001] B.C.T.C. 1557 (SC)
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Temp. Cite: [2001] B.C.T.C. TBEd. DE.046
Juan Antonio Blanco-Arriba (plaintiff) v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia (defendant) (C995195)
Juan Antonio Blanco-Arriba (plaintiff) v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia (defendant)
(S004684; 2001 BCSC 1557)
Indexed As: Blanco-Arriba v. British Columbia
British Columbia Supreme Court
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Lynn Smith, J.
November 14, 2001.
Summary:
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Labour Law - Topic 6906
Industrial relations - Collective agreement - Civil action - Jurisdiction - See paragraphs 33 to 64.
Practice - Topic 5261
Trials - General - Trial of preliminary issues - Issues of law - See paragraphs 12 to 32.
Cases Noticed:
Alcan Smelters & Chemicals Ltd. v. Canada Association of Smelter & Allied Workers, Local 1 (1977), 3 B.C.L.R. 163 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 12].
Can-Dive Services Ltd. et al. v. Pacific Coast Energy Corp. et al. (1993), 25 B.C.A.C. 175; 43 W.A.C. 175; 77 B.C.L.R.(2d) 128 (C.A.), leave to appeal dismissed [1993] 3 S.C.R. vii; 170 N.R. 395; 47 B.C.A.C. 256; 76 W.A.C. 256, refd to. [para. 12].
St. Anne-Nackawic Pulp & Paper Co. v. Canadian Paper Workers Union, Local 219, [1986] 1 S.C.R. 704; 68 N.R. 112; 73 N.B.R.(2d) 236; 184 A.P.R. 236; 28 D.L.R.(4th) 1; 86 C.L.L.C. 14,037, refd to. [para. 22].
Weber v. Ontario Hydro, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 929; 183 N.R. 241; 82 O.A.C. 321; 95 C.L.L.C. 210-027; 12 C.C.E.L.(2d) 1; 24 C.C.L.T.(2d) 217; 125 D.L.R.(4th) 583, refd to. [para. 22].
New Brunswick v. O'Leary, [1995] 2 S.C.R. 967; 183 N.R. 229; 163 N.B.R.(2d) 97; 419 A.P.R. 97; 125 D.L.R.(4th) 609, refd to. [para. 22].
Regina Police Association Inc. and Shotton v. Board of Police Commissioners of Regina, [2000] 1 S.C.R. 360; 251 N.R. 16; 189 Sask.R. 23; 216 W.A.C. 23, refd to. [para. 22].
Bouchard v. Canada (Ministre de la Défense) et al. (1999), 255 N.R. 183; 187 D.L.R.(4th) 314 (F.C.A.), refd to. [para. 39].
Webber v. Kelowna (City), [2001] B.C.T.C. 189 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 39].
Bhaduria v. Board of Education of Toronto et al. (1999), 117 O.A.C. 356; 173 D.L.R.(4th) 382 (C.A.), leave to appeal denied (1999), 252 N.R. 193; 133 O.A.C. 197 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 39].
Jadwani v. Canada (Attorney General) et al. (2001), 141 O.A.C. 22; 52 O.R.(3d) 660 (C.A.), leave to appeal dismissed (2001), 276 N.R. 400; 155 O.A.C. 199 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 39].
Oliver v. Cogswell et al. (2001), 236 N.B.R.(2d) 396; 611 A.P.R. 396 (C.A.), affing (2000), 234 N.B.R.(2d) 7; 604 A.P.R. 7 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 39].
Ruscetta v. Graham et al. (1998), 114 O.A.C. 320; 36 C.C.E.L.(2d) 177 (C.A.), leave to appeal denied (1998), 235 N.R. 200; 120 O.A.C. 196 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 39].
Maynard v. Arvin Ride Control Products (2000), 49 C.C.L.T.(2d) 305 (Ont. Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 39].
Cooney v. Board of Education of Durham (1998), 68 O.T.C. 364; 37 C.C.E.L.(2d) 161 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 39].
Johnson-Paquette v. Canada (2000), 253 N.R. 305 (F.C.A.), affing. (1998), 159 F.T.R. 42 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 39].
Piko v. Hudson's Bay Co. (1998), 116 O.A.C. 92; 167 D.L.R.(4th) 479 (C.A.), leave to appeal denied (1999), 247 N.R. 197; 127 O.A.C. 399 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 40].
Praskey v. Metropolitan Toronto Police Services Board et al. (1997), 96 O.A.C. 237; 143 D.L.R.(4th) 298 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 41].
Cadillac Fairview Corp. v. Human Rights Commission (Sask.) et al. (1999), 177 Sask.R. 126; 199 W.A.C. 126; 173 D.L.R.(4th) 609 (C.A.), leave to appeal dismissed (2000), 254 N.R. 396; 203 Sask.R. 89; 240 W.A.C. 89 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 42].
British Columbia v. Tozer et al., [1998] B.C.T.C. Uned. F67; 60 B.C.L.R.(3d) 160 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 42].
Calgary (City) v. Cabalde (2000), 287 A.R. 249 (Q.B.), refd to. [para. 42].
Billinkoff et al. v. Board of Education of Winnipeg School Division No. 1 et al. (1999), 134 Man.R.(2d) 99; 193 W.A.C. 99; 170 D.L.R.(4th) 50 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 42].
Bhadauria v. Seneca College, [1981] 2 S.C.R. 181; 37 N.R. 455, refd to. [para. 42].
Mendoza v. St. Michael's Centre Hospital Society et al., [1998] B.C.T.C. Uned. 469; 36 C.C.E.L.(2d) 252 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 45].
Fording Coal Ltd. v. United Steelworkers of America, Local 7884 et al. (1999), 118 B.C.A.C. 42; 192 W.A.C. 42; 169 D.L.R.(4th) 468 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 46].
Johnston v. Anderson et al. (1999), 121 B.C.A.C. 157; 198 W.A.C. 157 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 46].
Graham v. Strait Crossing Inc. (1999), 171 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 116; 525 A.P.R. 116; 170 D.L.R.(4th) 152 (P.E.I.C.A.), refd to. [para. 48].
Ram v. Prasad (1996), 27 B.C.L.R.(3d) 300 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 50].
Giorno v. Pappas (1999), 117 O.A.C. 187; 170 D.L.R.(4th) 160 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 51].
Caressant Care Nursing and Retirement Homes Ltd. v. Priest, [1999] O.T.C. 6 (Sup. Ct.), refd to. [para. 53].
Hanover Nursing Home Ltd. v. London and District Service Workers' Union, Local 220 et al. (1999), 91 O.T.C. 178 (Gen. Div.), refd to. [para. 53].
Haight-Smith v. Neden et al., [2000] B.C.T.C. 610; 2 C.C.L.T.(3d) 148 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 54].
Phillips v. Harrison (2000), 153 Man.R.(2d) 1; 238 W.A.C. 1; 196 D.L.R.(4th) 69 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 56].
Statutes Noticed:
Labour Relations Code, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 244, sect. 82(1), sect. 84(1), sect. 89, sect. 92(2), sect. 95, sect. 101 [para. 33].
Rules of Court (B.C.), Supreme Court Rules, rule 34 [para. 11].
Counsel:
Juan Antonio Blanco-Arriba appeared in person;
K.L. Johnston, for the defendant.
These actions were heard in Chambers, on June 15, 2001, before Lynn Smith, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following decision on November 14, 2001.
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...18, 31, 49, 51, 74, 79, 80, 83, 86, 110, 111, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 280, 299 Blanco-Arriba v British Columbia , 2001 BCSC 1557 ...........................................45, 59 Bourne v Otis Elevator Co (1984), 45 OR (2d) 321 ..................................................119 British ......
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...against the non-bargaining unit members were dismissed on the ground of qualiied privilege. See also Blanco-Arriba v British Columbia , 2001 BCSC 1557 [ Blanco-Arriba ]. By contrast, Fording Coal was applied recently with some vigour by an Ontario arbitrator to deny arbitral jurisdiction to......
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Independent Contractors and Businesses Association v. British Columbia (Transportation and Infrastructure), 2019 BCSC 1201
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McGregor v. Holyrood Manor and/or Revera Long Term Care Inc. et al., [2014] B.C.T.C. Uned. 679
...para. 7. [149] Revera, Decker and the HSA meet the threshold test for summary disposition set out in Blanco-Arriba v. British Columbia , 2001 BCSC 1557, paras. 20-31. The pleadings identify the facts that identifies the relevant point of law; the point of law asserted is that the plaintiff'......
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Independent Contractors and Businesses Association v. British Columbia (Transportation and Infrastructure), 2019 BCSC 1201
...not be particularly helpful except to the extent that they adopt the Weber test. These cases include: Blanco-Arriba v. British Columbia, 2001 BCSC 1557 (a case involving whether the discipline and termination of an employee was within the jurisdiction of the LRB or the courts); Paramedical ......
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McGregor v. Holyrood Manor and/or Revera Long Term Care Inc. et al., [2014] B.C.T.C. Uned. 679
...para. 7. [149] Revera, Decker and the HSA meet the threshold test for summary disposition set out in Blanco-Arriba v. British Columbia , 2001 BCSC 1557, paras. 20-31. The pleadings identify the facts that identifies the relevant point of law; the point of law asserted is that the plaintiff'......
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Ancheta v. Joe, 2003 BCSC 93
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Paramedical Professional Bargaining Association v. Health Employers Association of British Columbia, [2003] B.C.T.C. 1908 (SC)
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Table of Cases
...18, 31, 49, 51, 74, 79, 80, 83, 86, 110, 111, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 280, 299 Blanco-Arriba v British Columbia , 2001 BCSC 1557 ...........................................45, 59 Bourne v Otis Elevator Co (1984), 45 OR (2d) 321 ..................................................119 British ......
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Weber, and Almost Everything After, Twenty Years Later: Its Impact on Individual Charter, Common Law, and Statutory Rights Claims
...against the non-bargaining unit members were dismissed on the ground of qualiied privilege. See also Blanco-Arriba v British Columbia , 2001 BCSC 1557 [ Blanco-Arriba ]. By contrast, Fording Coal was applied recently with some vigour by an Ontario arbitrator to deny arbitral jurisdiction to......