Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v. Saskatchewan

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JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
JudgeMcLachlin, C.J.C., LeBel, Abella, Rothstein, Cromwell, Karakatsanis and Wagner, JJ.
Citation[2015] N.R. TBEd. JA.009,2015 SCC 4,[2015] 1 SCR 245
Date30 January 2015
Subject MatterCIVIL RIGHTS,LABOUR LAW

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    ...BCCA 209 , 376 C.C.C. (3d) 181 ; R. v. Smith, 2015 SCC 34 , [2015] 2 S.C.R. 602 ; Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v. Saskatchewan, 2015 SCC 4, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 245 ; Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 401, 2013 SCC 62 , [2013] ......
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    ...Fisheries Organization, 2010 NSSC 346; 2011 NSCA 73; Saskatchewan v. Saskatchewan Federation of Labour, 2012 SKQB 62; 2013 SKCA 43; 2015 SCC 4, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 245 (Saskatchewan Federation of Labour); Najafi v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2013 FC 876; 2014 FCA 262; [2......
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    ...Subsector Bargaining Assn. v. British Columbia, 2007 SCC 27, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 391; Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v. Saskatchewan, 2015 SCC 4, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 245; Re Manitoba Language Rights, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 721; Gallant v. The King, [1949] 2 D.L.R. 425; Canada (Prime Minister) v. Khadr,......
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    • Canada
    • Supreme Court (Canada)
    • November 20, 2020
    ...BCCA 209 , 376 C.C.C. (3d) 181 ; R. v. Smith, 2015 SCC 34 , [2015] 2 S.C.R. 602 ; Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v. Saskatchewan, 2015 SCC 4, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 245 ; Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner) v. United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 401, 2013 SCC 62 , [2013] ......
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    ...Fisheries Organization, 2010 NSSC 346; 2011 NSCA 73; Saskatchewan v. Saskatchewan Federation of Labour, 2012 SKQB 62; 2013 SKCA 43; 2015 SCC 4, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 245 (Saskatchewan Federation of Labour); Najafi v. Canada (Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness), 2013 FC 876; 2014 FCA 262; [2......
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    ...Subsector Bargaining Assn. v. British Columbia, 2007 SCC 27, [2007] 2 S.C.R. 391; Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v. Saskatchewan, 2015 SCC 4, [2015] 1 S.C.R. 245; Vinter v. United Kingdom [GC], Nos. 66069/09 and 2 others, July 9, 2013 (HUDOC); Murray v. Netherlands [GC], No. 10511/10, Ap......
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    ...of Labour v Saskatchewan: The Charter Strikes Back Taking the top spot on our list is Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v Saskatchewan, 2015 SCC 4 (previously discussed here, here, here and here). In this case, a majority of the Supreme Court of Canada ("SCC") recognized a constitutionally-......
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    ...467, 2013 SCC 11............................................................. 16, 183 Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v Saskatchewan, [2015] 1 SCR 245, 2015 SCC 4 ................................................................ 63, 88 Saumur v Quebec (City), [1953] 2 SCR 299, [1953] 4 DLR......
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    • June 23, 2016
    ...Federation , 2015 BCCA 184. 65 Meredith v. Canada (Attorney General) , 2015 SCC 2. 66 Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v. Saskatchewan , 2015 SCC 4 at para. 125. 67 “Brad Wall Open to Using ‘Notwithstanding Clause’ over Labour Ruling,” CBC News , 4 February 2015. 68 SS 2015, c. 31. Saskatc......
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    ...412 Saskatchewan (Human Rights Commission) v Whatcott, 2013 SCC 11 ............128 Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v Saskatchewan, 2015 SCC 4 ................................................................................................. 294, 320, 331, 337–46, 355–56, 360, 364, 378, 585......
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