Lajeunesse (Re)

Lajeunesse (Re)

The appeal was dismissed as moot because the strike ended and there was no live controversy for this Court to decide; the Court expressly did not endorse the Court of Appeal's process or the validity of its considerations.

Citation
2017 SCC 24
Parties
Appellants: Pierre-Michel Lajeunesse; Annick Marcoux; Les avocats et notaires de l’État québécois; Intervener: Attorney General of Quebec; Intervener: Attorney General of Ontario; Intervener: Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia; Intervener: Administrative Labour Tribunal (formerly Commission des lésions professionnelles); Intervener: Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (formerly Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail); Intervener: 9069-4654 Québec inc.
Court
Supreme Court of Canada
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
21 April 2017
Procedural Posture
Constitutional Law (charter) and Labour/administrative Law / Appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada From Quebec Court of Appeal; Oral Judgment; Appeal Dismissed as Moot
Outcome
Appeal dismissed as moot
Legal Topics
Freedom of Association, Right to Strike, Essential Services, Adjournment, Mootness
Source Language
English
Constitutional Law Labour Law Administrative Law Freedom of Association Right to Strike Essential Services Adjournment Mootness

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Parties

Pierre-Michel Lajeunesse; Annick Marcoux; Les avocats et notaires de l’État québécois

Appellants

Attorney General of Quebec

Intervener

Attorney General of Ontario

Intervener

Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia

Intervener

Administrative Labour Tribunal (formerly Commission des lésions professionnelles)

Intervener

Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (formerly Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail)

Intervener

9069-4654 Québec inc.

Intervener

Procedural Posture

Constitutional Law (charter) and Labour/administrative Law / Appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada From Quebec Court of Appeal; Oral Judgment; Appeal Dismissed as Moot

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Court of Appeal's designation of certain services as essential and dismissal of an adjournment impaired the constitutional right to strike under s.2(d) of the Charter
  2. 2 Whether the decision to dismiss the adjournment was made judicially and founded in law
  3. 3 Whether the appeal is justiciable or moot given intervening events

Ratio Decidendi

The appeal was dismissed as moot because the strike ended and there was no live controversy for this Court to decide; the Court expressly did not endorse the Court of Appeal's process or the validity of its considerations.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed as moot

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed without costs