British Columbia Teachers' Federation v. British Columbia, [2016] 2 SCR 407
Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
Judge | McLachlin, Beverley; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm |
Citation | [2016] 2 SCR 407,2016 SCC 49 |
Docket Number | 36500 |
Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
Date | 10 November 2016 |
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Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Governor General in Council), 2018 SCC 40
...; Authorson v. Canada (Attorney General), 2003 SCC 39 , [2003] 2 S.C.R. 40 ; British Columbia Teachers’ Federation v. British Columbia, 2016 SCC 49, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 407 , rev’g (2015), 71 B.C.L.R. (5th) 223 ; referred to: Beckman v. Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation, 2010 SCC 53 , [......
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...British Columbia Teachers’ Federation v British Columbia, 2014 BCSC 121, rev’d 2015 BCCA 184, aff’d 2016 SCC 49 ...............................34, 337–42, 357, 585 British Columbia v Canadian Forest Products Ltd, 2004 SCC 38 ....................... 189 Brockie v Brillinger (No 2), 2002 CanL......
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The Constitutionalization of Collective Bargaining Law
...adopted Donald JA’s reasoning (excerpted below) and allowed the appeal in an unusual ruling from the bench: BCTF v British Columbia, 2016 SCC 49. The BCTF case is the result of legislation enacted by the BC provincial government in early 2002: the Health and Social Services Delivery Improve......
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Table of cases, index and about the authors
...462 , 97 CCC (3d) 505 .......................................... 262, 320, 333 British Columbia Teachers’ Federation v British Columbia, 2016 SCC 49, [2016] 2 SCR 407 ................................................................... 225 Brown v Board of Education, 347 US 483 (1954).........
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Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Governor General in Council), 2018 SCC 40
...; Authorson v. Canada (Attorney General), 2003 SCC 39 , [2003] 2 S.C.R. 40 ; British Columbia Teachers’ Federation v. British Columbia, 2016 SCC 49, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 407 , rev’g (2015), 71 B.C.L.R. (5th) 223 ; referred to: Beckman v. Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation, 2010 SCC 53 , [......
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Lamb v. Canada (Attorney General), 2018 BCCA 266
...British Columbia Teachers’ Federation v. British Columbia, 2015 BCCA 184; British Columbia Teachers’ Federation v. British Columbia, 2016 SCC 49; and Canada (Attorney General) v. JTI‑Macdonald Corp., 2007 SCC 30; JTI‑MacDonald Corporation v. Canada (Attorney General), 2005 QCCA 726; J.T.I. ......
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R. V. G.T.D.: The Supreme Court Of Canada Decides A Charter Case From The Bench Again
...2017 SCC 53; R. v. Robinson, 2017 SCC 52; R. v. Clifford, 2017 SCC 9; British Columbia Teachers' Federation v. British Columbia, 2016 SCC 49, [2016] 2 S.C.R. 407. Usually, it is the president who delivers the oral judgment. (But not always: see Pintea v. Johns, 2017 SCC 27, [2017] 1 S.C.R. ......
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B.C. Teachers Win Landmark Ruling At The Supreme Court
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The Constitutionalization of Collective Bargaining Law
...adopted Donald JA’s reasoning (excerpted below) and allowed the appeal in an unusual ruling from the bench: BCTF v British Columbia, 2016 SCC 49. The BCTF case is the result of legislation enacted by the BC provincial government in early 2002: the Health and Social Services Delivery Improve......
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Table of Cases
...British Columbia Teachers’ Federation v British Columbia, 2014 BCSC 121, rev’d 2015 BCCA 184, aff’d 2016 SCC 49 ...............................34, 337–42, 357, 585 British Columbia v Canadian Forest Products Ltd, 2004 SCC 38 ....................... 189 Brockie v Brillinger (No 2), 2002 CanL......
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Table of cases, index and about the authors
...462 , 97 CCC (3d) 505 .......................................... 262, 320, 333 British Columbia Teachers’ Federation v British Columbia, 2016 SCC 49, [2016] 2 SCR 407 ................................................................... 225 Brown v Board of Education, 347 US 483 (1954).........
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