Date:
20090325
Dockets: A-12-09
A-13-09
Citation: 2009 FCA 96
Present: NADON
J.A.
BETWEEN:
CONSEIL
DES INNUS DE PESSAMIT
Applicant
and
ASSOCIATION DES POLICIERS
ET POLICIÈRES DE PESSAMIT
Respondent
Motion in writing decided without
appearance of the parties.
Order made at
Ottawa, Ontario, on March 25, 2009.
REASONS
FOR ORDER BY:
NADON J.A.
Date:
20090325
Dockets: A-12-09
A-13-09
Citation: 2009 FCA 96
Present: NADON
J.A.
BETWEEN:
CONSEIL DES
INNUS DE PESSAMIT
Applicant
and
ASSOCIATION DES POLICIERS
ET POLICIÈRES DE PESSAMIT
Respondent
REASONS FOR
ORDER
NADON J.A.
[1]
I
find that the application of the Canada Industrial Relations Board (the
“Board”) for permission to make written submissions regarding the applicant’s
application to stay the proceedings in case 27113‑C before the
Board must be dismissed.
[2]
In
my opinion, as was suggested by Justice Rothstein (as he then was) at paragraph 4
of his reasons in Via Rail Canada v. Cairns, 2003 FCA 319 (F.C.A.), subsection 22(1.1)
of the Canada Labour Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. L-2 (the “Code”) does not
allow the Board to intervene to provide its submissions in a stay application.
[3]
I
agree with the applicant’s arguments that only the tests developed by case law
are relevant to the determination of a stay application, that is, whether there
is a serious question to be tried, whether the applicant will suffer irreparable
harm should the stay not be granted and, lastly, the balance of convenience.
[4]
Subsection 22(1.1)
of the Code reads as follows:
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22. (1.1) The
Board has standing to appear in proceedings referred to in subsection (1) for
the purpose of making submissions regarding the standard of review to be used
with respect to decisions of the Board and the Board’s jurisdiction, policies
and procedures.
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22. (1.1) Le
Conseil a qualité pour comparaître dans les procédures visées au paragraphe
(1) pour présenter ses observations à l’égard de la norme de contrôle
judiciaire applicable à ses décisions ou à l’égard de sa compétence, de ses
procédures et de ses politiques.
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[5]
In
my opinion, that provision allows the Board to intervene for the purpose of
making submissions regarding the standard of review to be used with respect to
decisions of the Board and the Board’s jurisdiction, policies and procedures, but
solely in the context of a determination on the merits of the application for
judicial review.
[6]
For
these reasons, the Board’s application will be dismissed with costs.
“M. Nadon”
Certified
true translation
Tu-Quynh
FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL
SOLICITORS OF RECORD
DOCKET: A-12-09
STYLE OF CAUSE: CONSEIL
DES INNUS DE PESSAMIT v. ASSOCIATION DES POLICIERS ET POLICIÈRES DE PESSAMIT
MOTION
IN WRITING DECIDED WITHOUT APPEARANCE OF THE PARTIES
REASONS FOR ORDER BY: NADON
J.A.
DATED: March 25, 2009
WRITTEN
SUBMISSIONS:
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J. Dubé et Associés
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FOR
THE APPLICANT
|
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Marie-Claude Grignon
|
FOR
THE CANADA INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS BOARD
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SOLICITORS
OF RECORD:
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J.Dubé et Associés
Montréal,
Quebec
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FOR
THE APPLICANT
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Ken Rock
Mani-Uternam,
Quebec
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FOR
THE RESPONDENT
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FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL
SOLICITORS OF RECORD
DOCKET: A-13-09
STYLE OF CAUSE: CONSEIL
DES INNUS DE PESSAMIT v. ASSOCIATION DES POLICIERS ET POLICIÈRES DE PESSAMIT
MOTION
IN WRITING DECIDED WITHOUT APPEARANCE OF THE PARTIES
REASONS FOR ORDER BY: NADON
J.A.
DATED: March
25, 2009
WRITTEN
SUBMISSIONS:
|
J.
Dubé et Associés
|
FOR
THE APPLICANT
|
|
Marie-Claude
Grignon
|
FOR
THE CANADA INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS BOARD
|
SOLICITORS
OF RECORD:
|
J.Dubé
et Associés
Montréal,
Quebec
|
FOR
THE APPLICANT
|
|
Ken
Rock
Mani-Uternam,
Quebec
|
FOR
THE RESPONDENT
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