Chagnon v. Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec, 2018 SCC 39
Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
Judge | Wagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah |
Citation | 2018 SCC 39 |
Date | 05 October 2018 |
Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
Docket Number | 37543 |
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43 practice notes
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British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Provincial Court Judges’ Association of British Columbia, 2020 SCC 20
...(House of Commons) v. Vaid, 2005 SCC 30, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 667; Chagnon v. Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec, 2018 SCC 39, [2018] 2 S.C.R. 687; Reference re Resolution to Amend the Constitution, [1981] 1 S.C.R. 753; Reference re Secession of Quebec, [1998] 2 S.C.R. 21......
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Canada (Attorney General) v Power,
...Vancouver (City) v. Ward, 2010 SCC 27, [2010] 2 S.C.R. 28; Chagnon v. Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec, 2018 SCC 39, [2018] 2 S.C.R. 687; Canada (House of Commons) v. Vaid, 2005 SCC 30, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 667; Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique v.......
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Canada (Attorney General) v. Power, 2024 SCC 26
...Vancouver (City) v. Ward, 2010 SCC 27 , [2010] 2 S.C.R. 28 ; Chagnon v. Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec, 2018 SCC 39, [2018] 2 S.C.R. 687 ; Canada (House of Commons) v. Vaid, 2005 SCC 30 , [2005] 1 S.C.R. 667 ; Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie‑Brit......
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Ontario (Attorney General) v. Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2024 SCC 4
...of British Columbia, 2020 SCC 20 , [2020] 2 S.C.R. 506 ; Chagnon v. Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec, 2018 SCC 39, [2018] 2 S.C.R. 687 ; MacKeigan v. Hickman, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 796 ; Babcock v. Canada (Attorney General), 2002 SCC 57 , [2002] 3 S.C.R. 3 ; C......
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31 cases
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British Columbia (Attorney General) v. Provincial Court Judges’ Association of British Columbia, 2020 SCC 20
...(House of Commons) v. Vaid, 2005 SCC 30, [2005] 1 S.C.R. 667; Chagnon v. Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec, 2018 SCC 39, [2018] 2 S.C.R. 687; Reference re Resolution to Amend the Constitution, [1981] 1 S.C.R. 753; Reference re Secession of Quebec, [1998] 2 S.C.R. 21......
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Nelson (City) v. Marchi, 2021 SCC 41
...General in Council), 2018 SCC 40, [2018] 2 S.C.R. 765; Chagnon v. Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec, 2018 SCC 39, [2018] 2 S.C.R. 687; Andrews v. Law Society of British Columbia, [1989] 1 S.C.R. 143; Home Office v. Dorset Yacht Co., [1970] A.C. 1004; Blessing v......
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Canada (Attorney General) v. Power, 2024 SCC 26
...Vancouver (City) v. Ward, 2010 SCC 27 , [2010] 2 S.C.R. 28 ; Chagnon v. Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec, 2018 SCC 39, [2018] 2 S.C.R. 687 ; Canada (House of Commons) v. Vaid, 2005 SCC 30 , [2005] 1 S.C.R. 667 ; Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie‑Brit......
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Ontario (Attorney General) v Ontario (Information and Privacy Commissioner),
...of British Columbia, 2020 SCC 20 , [2020] 2 S.C.R. 506 ; Chagnon v. Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec, 2018 SCC 39, [2018] 2 S.C.R. 687 ; MacKeigan v. Hickman, [1989] 2 S.C.R. 796 ; Babcock v. Canada (Attorney General), 2002 SCC 57 , [2002] 3 S.C.R. 3 ; Carey ......
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5 firm's commentaries
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COURT OF APPEAL SUMMARIES (August 24 – 28, 2020)
...and (b), Canada (House of Commons) v. Vaid, 2005 SCC 30, Chagnon v. Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec, 2018 SCC 39, Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, Canada (Board of Internal Economy) v. Boulerice, 2019 FCA 33, leave to appeal refused, [2019] S.C.C.A. No. 103, Vil......
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (August 24 ' 28, 2020)
...and (b), Canada (House of Commons) v. Vaid, 2005 SCC 30, Chagnon v. Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec, 2018 SCC 39, Housen v. Nikolaisen, 2002 SCC 33, Canada (Board of Internal Economy) v. Boulerice, 2019 FCA 33, leave to appeal refused, [2019] S.C.C.A. No. 103, Vil......
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The Supreme Court Rules: Parliamentary Privilege Not A Carte Blanche For Termination
...and labour relations privilege, are not absolutes and may, where the circumstances so require, be set aside by our courts. Footnotes 1 2018 SCC 39 2 2014 QCTA 696. 3 2015 QCCS 883. 4 2017 QCCA 271. 5 Chagnon. 6 Chagnon, at 19. See Stockdale v Hansard (1839), 9 Ad. & E. 1, 112 E.R. 1112 ......
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Parliamentary Privilege Does Not Immunize Decision To Fire Security Guards Of Quebec's National Assembly
...Chagnon v. Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec, 2018 SCC 39, the Supreme Court of Canada addressed the intersection of the constitutional privilege afforded to legislative bodies and the rights of their unionized Background: Three security guards at Quebec's National ......
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6 books & journal articles
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Table of cases, index and about the authors
...SCR 522......................................88, 401, 403, 423, 424 Chagnon v Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec, 2018 SCC 39, [2018] 2 SCR 687................................................................... 113 Chamberlain v Surrey School District No 36, [2002] 4......
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Table of Cases
...Inc, [1996] OLRB Rep September/October 762 ................461 Chagnon v Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec, 2018 SCC 39 ...........................................................................8, 235 Chambly (City) v Gagnon, [1999] 1 SCR 8 ..............................
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Legislative, Judicial, and Order-in-Council Roles
...sexual harassment by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. The court was asked to strike out the claim on the basis that employment 210 2018 SCC 39. 211 Ibid at paras 44–45. 212 Illi v Legislative Assembly of British Columbia , 2021 BCLRB 176. 213 Labour Relations Code , RSBC 1996, c 244......
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Reconciliation and the Straitjacket: A Comparative Analysis of the Secession Reference and R v. Sparrow.
...and defence is one of the pillars of criminal justice" at 336); Chagnon v Syndicat de la fonction publique etparapublique du Quebec, 2018 SCC 39 ("[p]arliamentary privileges are therefore not an exception to the rule of law, but rather a distinct pillar in Canada's constitutional architectu......
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