Sgt 2000 Inc. v. Union des Chauffeurs de Camions, Hommes d'Entrepôts et Autres Ouvriers, docket A-131-00

     Date: 20000307

     Docket: A-131-00

Ottawa, Ontario, Tuesday, March 7, 2000

Before:      Noël J. A.

Between:

     SGT 2000 INC., 354 Route 122, St-Germain-de-Grantham,

     province of Quebec J0C 1K0,

     and

     Denis Coderre, 354 Route 122, St-Germain-de-Grantham,

     province of Quebec J0C 1K0,

     Applicants,

TRANSPORT DRIVERS, WAREHOUSEMEN AND GENERAL WORKERS

UNION, Quebec Teamsters, Local 106 (F.T.Q.),

12100 Urgel Charbonneau, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec H1B 5X1,

and

MARIO CYR, having a post office box at 215,

St-Denis-de-Brompton, Quebec J0B 2P0

and

ANDRÉ PATENAUDE, 860 boul. Patrick,

Drummondville, Que. J2B 6V4

and

SYLVAIN FLEURY, 302 Route 122,

St-Germain-de-Grantham, Que. J0C 1K0

and

DANIEL KÉZAR, 194 rue Watkins,

St-Germain-de-Grantham, Que. J0C 1K0

and

MARCEL JACQUIN, 755 L.O. Taillon, No. 100,

Drummondville, Que. J2C 6H7

and

NORMAND MINEAU, 4805 rue Villeneuve,

Drummondville, Que. J2C 1V4

and

SYLVAIN NAULT,

436 Route 122,

St-Germain-de-Grantham, Que. J0C 1K0,

     Respondents,

and

CANADA INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS BOARD,

C.D. Howe Building, 240 Sparks St., 4^th floor West,

Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0X8,

     Third party.

     ORDER

     The motion to stay is dismissed.

Marc Noël      J.A.

Certified true translation

Bernard Olivier, LL. B.

     Date: 20000307

     Docket: A-131-00

Before:      Noël J.A.

Between:

     SGT 2000 INC., 354 Route 122, St-Germain-de-Grantham,

     province of Quebec J0C 1K0,

     and

     Denis Coderre, 354 Route 122, St-Germain-de-Grantham,

     province of Quebec J0C 1K0,

     Applicants,

TRANSPORT DRIVERS, WAREHOUSEMEN AND GENERAL WORKERS

UNION, Quebec Teamsters, Local 106 (F.T.Q.),

12100 Urgel Charbonneau, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec H1B 5X1,

and

MARIO CYR, having a post office box at 215,

St-Denis-de-Brompton, Quebec J0B 2P0

and

ANDRÉ PATENAUDE, 860 boul. Patrick,

Drummondville, Que. J2B 6V4

and

SYLVAIN FLEURY, 302 Route 122,

St-Germain-de-Grantham, Que. J0C 1K0

and

DANIEL KÉZAR, 194 rue Watkins,

St-Germain-de-Grantham, Que. J0C 1K0

and

MARCEL JACQUIN, 755 L.O. Taillon, No. 100,

Drummondville, Que. J2C 6H7

and

NORMAND MINEAU, 4805 rue Villeneuve,

Drummondville, Que. J2C 1V4

and

SYLVAIN NAULT,

436 Route 122,

St-Germain-de-Grantham, Que. J0C 1K0,

     Respondents,

and

CANADA INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS BOARD,

C.D. Howe Building, 240 Sparks St., 4^th floor West,

Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0X8,

     Third party.

     Hearing by conference call on Tuesday, March 7, 2000

     Order made at Ottawa, Ontario, Tuesday, March 7, 2000

REASONS FOR ORDER BY:      NOËL J.A.

     Date: 20000307

     Docket: A-131-00

Before:      Noël J.A.

Between:

     SGT 2000 INC., 354 Route 122, St-Germain-de-Grantham,

     province of Quebec J0C 1K0,

     and

     Denis Coderre, 354 Route 122, St-Germain-de-Grantham,

     province of Quebec J0C 1K0,

     Applicants,

TRANSPORT DRIVERS, WAREHOUSEMEN AND GENERAL WORKERS

UNION, Quebec Teamsters, Local 106 (F.T.Q.),

12100 Urgel Charbonneau, Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec H1B 5X1,

and

MARIO CYR, having a post office box at 215,

St-Denis-de-Brompton, Quebec J0B 2P0

and

ANDRÉ PATENAUDE, 860 boul. Patrick,

Drummondville, Que. J2B 6V4

and

SYLVAIN FLEURY, 302 Route 122,

St-Germain-de-Grantham, Que. J0C 1K0

and

DANIEL KÉZAR, 194 rue Watkins,

St-Germain-de-Grantham, Que. J0C 1K0

and

MARCEL JACQUIN, 755 L.O. Taillon, No. 100,

Drummondville, Que. J2C 6H7

and

NORMAND MINEAU, 4805 rue Villeneuve,

Drummondville, Que. J2C 1V4

and

SYLVAIN NAULT,

436 Route 122,

St-Germain-de-Grantham, Que. J0C 1K0,

     Respondents,

and

CANADA INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS BOARD,

C.D. Howe Building, 240 Sparks St., 4^th floor West,

Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0X8,

     Third party.

     REASONS FOR ORDER

NOËL J.A.

[1]      This is a motion to stay proceedings before the Canada Industrial Relations Board following the dismissal of a motion of challenge submitted by the applicants. The applicants challenged this decision of the Board by means of judicial review and asked that the proceedings before the Board be stayed until the Court of Appeal has ruled on the merits of their application.

[2]      Each of the arguments raised by the applicants against the impugned decision can be made if necessary following the Board"s final decision in this matter. It is clearly desirable that the proceedings before the Board should not be interrupted unless there are very special circumstances.¹ No such circumstance was established. In particular, a brief review of the case² does not allow the Court to conclude that the Board"s actions indicate "a mind so closed that any submissions would be futile".³

[3]      The motion for a stay will accordingly be dismissed.

Marc Noël      J.A.

Certified true translation

Bernard Olivier, LL. B.

     FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

     TRIAL DIVISION

     NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD

FILE:          A-131-00

STYLE OF CAUSE:      SGT 2000 INC. and Denis Coderre

             v.

Transport Drivers, Warehousemen and General Workers Union

             and

Mario Cyr, André Patenaude, Sylvain Fleury, Daniel Kézar, Marcel Jacquin, Norman Mineau, Sylvain Nault

             and

Canada Industrial Relations Board

PLACE OF HEARING:      Ottawa, Ontario

DATE OF HEARING:      March 7, 2000

REASONS BY:      MARC NOËL J.A.

DATED:          March 7, 2000

APPEARANCES:

Robert Scarlesse, Christian Leblanc          FOR THE APPLICANTS

and Isabelle Pierre

Stéphane Lacoste          FOR THE RESPONDENT

                 (Transport Drivers Union et al.)

Yannick Crack          FOR THE RESPONDENTS

(Mario Cyr et al.)

René Caron              FOR THE MIS-EN-CAUSE

(Canada Industrial Relations Board)

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:

Colby, Monet, Demers, Delage & Crevier          FOR THE APPLICANTS

Montréal, Quebec

Stéphane Lacoste          FOR THE RESPONDENT

Teamsters Quebec          (Transport Drivers Union et al.)

Montréal, Quebec

Vaillancourt et Guertin          FOR THE RESPONDENTS

Sherbrooke, Quebec          (Mario Cyr et al.)

Renée Caron              FOF THE MIS-EN-CAUSE

Canada Industrial Relations Board

Ottawa, Ontario

__________________

¹      See Szcezeka v. Canada (M.E.I.) (1993), 116 D.L.R. (4^th) 333 (F.C.A.), and the cases referred to at 335.

²      R.J.R. " MacDonald Inc. v. Canada (A.G.), [1994] 1 S.C.R. 311, at 348.

³      Nfld. Telephone v. Newfoundland Public Utilities Bd., [1992] 1 S.C.R. 623, at 642.