Canada (Attorney General) v. Autocar Connaisseur Inc., docket A-729-97

     Date: 20000602

     Docket: A-729-97

MONTRÉAL, QUEBEC, THE 2^nd DAY OF JUNE, 2000

Coram:      THE CHIEF JUSTICE

         DESJARDINS

         DÉCARY JJ.A.

Between:

AUTOCAR CONNAISSEUR INC.

Appellant

- AND -

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA

Respondent

- AND -

DENIS GERMAIN SIMARD, in his capacity

as a referee appointed under subsection

251.12(1) of the Canada Labour Code

Third Party

JUDGMENT

     The appeal is dismissed with costs.

J. Richard

Chief Justice

Certified true translation

Suzanne M. Gauthier, LL.L., Trad. a.

Date: 20000602

     Docket: A-729-97

Coram:      THE CHIEF JUSTICE

         DESJARDINS

         DÉCARY JJ.A.

Between:

AUTOCAR CONNAISSEUR INC.

Appellant

- AND -

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA

Respondent

- AND -

DENIS GERMAIN SIMARD, in his capacity

as a referee appointed under subsection

251.12(1) of the Canada Labour Code

Third Party

Hearing held in Montréal, Quebec, Friday, June 2, 2000

Judgment rendered at the hearing in Montréal, Quebec, Friday, June 2, 2000

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT:      DESJARDINS J.A.

Date: 20000602

     Docket: A-729-97

Coram:      THE CHIEF JUSTICE

         DESJARDINS

         DÉCARY JJ.A.

Between:

AUTOCAR CONNAISSEUR INC.

Appellant

- AND -

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA

Respondent

- AND -

DENIS GERMAIN SIMARD, in his capacity

as a referee appointed under subsection

251.12(1) of the Canada Labour Code

Third Party

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

DESJARDINS J.A.

[1]      We have been unable to identify in this judgment of Pinard J.¹ the errors identified by the appellant in its submissions.

[2]      The appeal will therefore be dismissed with costs.

Alice Desjardins

J.A.

Certified true translation

Suzanne M. Gauthier, LL.L., Trad. a.

     FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL

Date: 20000602

     Docket: A-729-97

Between:

AUTOCAR CONNAISSEUR INC.

Appellant

- AND -

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA

Respondent

- AND -

DENIS GERMAIN SIMARD

Third Party

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

APPEAL DIVISION

NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD

FILE NO:              A-729-97

STYLE:              AUTOCAR CONNAISSEUR INC.

Appellant

- AND -

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA

Respondent

- AND -

DENIS GERMAIN SIMARD

Third Party

PLACE OF HEARING:      Montréal, Quebec

DATE OF HEARING:      June 2, 2000

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF DESJARDINS J.A.

DATED:              June 2, 2000

APPEARANCES:

Normand Laurendeau                          for the appellant

Raymond Piché                          for the respondent

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:

ROBINSON, SHEPPARD,

SHAPIRO, Partners at law

Montréal, Quebec                          for the appellant

Morris Rosenberg

Deputy Attorney General of Canada

Ottawa, Ontario                          for the respondent

unrepresented                              third party

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¹ Autocar Connaisseur Inc. (1997), 144 F.T.R. 171, October 2, 1997