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37543
Jacques Chagnon, ès qualités de Président de l'Assemblée nationale du Québec v. Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ)
(Quebec) (Civil) (By Leave)
Docket
Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.
| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-12 | Appeal closed | |
| 2018-10-09 | Formal judgment sent to the registrar of the court of appeal and all parties | |
| 2018-10-09 | Judgment on appeal and notice of deposit of judgment sent to all parties | |
| 2018-10-05 |
Judgment on the appeal rendered, CJ Abe Mo Ka Ga Côt Br Row Mar, The appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Québec), Number 200-09-008977-156, 2017 QCCA 271, dated February 22, 2017, heard on March 15, 2018, is dismissed with costs throughout. Côté and Brown JJ. dissent. Dismissed, with costs |
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| 2018-04-11 | Transcript received, 128 pages | |
| 2018-03-15 | Intervener's condensed book, (Book Form), (14 copies) submitted in court room. | Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| 2018-03-15 | Appellant's condensed book, (Book Form), (14 copies) Submitted in court room. | Jacques Chagnon, ès qualités de Président de l'Assemblée nationale du Québec |
| 2018-03-15 | Respondent's condensed book, (Book Form), (14 copies) submitted in court room. | Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ) |
| 2018-03-15 | Judgment reserved OR rendered with reasons to follow | |
| 2018-03-15 |
Hearing of the appeal, 2018-03-15, CJ Abe Mo Ka Ga Côt Br Row Mar Judgment reserved |
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| 2018-03-13 | Correspondence received from, Chantal Descostes (by email) requesting 2 reserved seats. | Jacques Chagnon, ès qualités de Président de l'Assemblée nationale du Québec |
| 2018-03-02 |
Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Siegfried Peters,François LeBel and Ariane Beauregard will be appearing. Mr. Peters and M. LeBel will present oral argument. |
Jacques Chagnon, ès qualités de Président de l'Assemblée nationale du Québec |
| 2018-02-28 | Notice of appearance, Catherine Beagan Flood, Christopher DiMatteo and Emily Hazlett will be appearing. Ms. Catherine Beagan Flood will present oral argument. Request for 2 reserved seats. | Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| 2018-02-28 | Notice of appearance, Honourable Serge Joyal, P.C. and David Taylor will be appearing. Honourable Serge Joyal, P.C. will present oral argument. | Honourable Serge Joyal, P.C. |
| 2018-02-23 | Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Marie-France Major. Request for 1 reserved seat. | Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ) |
| 2018-02-23 | Notice of appearance, (Letter Form), Geneviève Baillargeon Bouchard and Pascale Racicot will be appearing. Ms. Baillargeon Bouchard will present oral argument. | Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ) |
| 2018-02-05 | Intervener's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-02-05 | Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| 2018-02-05 | Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-02-05 | Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| 2018-02-05 | Intervener's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2018-02-05 | Honourable Serge Joyal, P.C. |
| 2017-12-19 | Appeal perfected for hearing | |
| 2017-12-06 | Respondent's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2017-12-06 | Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ) |
| 2017-12-06 | Respondent's factum, (Book Form), Corrected pages 40-41 filed on 2018-02-26 (Inserted in books), Completed on: 2017-12-06 | Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ) |
| 2017-12-05 | Order on motion for leave to intervene, (by ROWE J.) | |
| 2017-12-05 |
Decision on the motion for leave to intervene, Row, UPON APPLICATIONS by the Honourable Serge Joyal, P.C. and the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for leave to intervene in the above appeal; AND THE MATERIAL FILED having been read; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: The motions for leave to intervene are granted. The Honourable Serge Joyal, P.C. shall be entitled to serve and file a factum not to exceed ten (10) pages in length on or before February 5, 2018, and is granted permission to present oral argument not exceeding five (5) minutes at the hearing of the appeal. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario shall be entitled to serve and file a factum not to exceed twenty (20) pages in length on or before February 5, 2018, and is granted permission to present oral argument not exceeding five (5) minutes at the hearing of the appeal. The interveners are not entitled to raise new issues or to adduce further evidence or otherwise to supplement the record of the parties. Pursuant to Rule 59(1)(a) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada, the interveners shall pay to the appellant and respondent any additional disbursements resulting from their interventions. Granted |
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| 2017-12-05 | Submission of motion for leave to intervene, Row | |
| 2017-11-23 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, Completed on: 2017-11-23 | Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ) |
| 2017-11-22 | Notice of withdrawal, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2017-11-22 | Attorney General of Alberta |
| 2017-11-22 | Notice of hearing sent to parties | |
| 2017-11-22 |
Appeal hearing scheduled, 2018-03-15, (previously scheduled for January 18, 2018) Judgment reserved |
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| 2017-11-21 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2017-11-21 | Jacques Chagnon, ès qualités de Président de l'Assemblée nationale du Québec |
| 2017-11-20 | Response to the motion for leave to intervene, (Letter Form), Completed on: 2017-11-20 | Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ) |
| 2017-11-15 | Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2017-11-15 | Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario |
| 2017-11-14 | Motion for leave to intervene, (Book Form), Completed on: 2017-11-14 | Honourable Serge Joyal, P.C. |
| 2017-10-30 | General proceeding, (Letter Form), Discontinuance of the Notice of Intervention on a Constitutional Question. | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2017-10-18 | Certificate of counsel (attesting to record) | Jacques Chagnon, ès qualités de Président de l'Assemblée nationale du Québec |
| 2017-10-18 | Appellant's book of authorities, (Book Form), Completed on: 2017-10-18 | Jacques Chagnon, ès qualités de Président de l'Assemblée nationale du Québec |
| 2017-10-18 | Appellant's record, (Book Form), Completed on: 2017-10-18 | Jacques Chagnon, ès qualités de Président de l'Assemblée nationale du Québec |
| 2017-10-18 | Appellant's factum, (Book Form), Completed on: 2017-10-18 | Jacques Chagnon, ès qualités de Président de l'Assemblée nationale du Québec |
| 2017-09-27 | Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, Completed on: 2017-09-27 | Attorney General of Canada |
| 2017-09-27 | Notice of intervention respecting a constitutional question, Completed on: 2017-09-27 | Attorney General of Alberta |
| 2017-08-30 | Notice of constitutional question(s), Completed on: 2017-08-30 | Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ) |
| 2017-08-30 | Notice of constitutional question(s), Completed on: 2017-08-30 | Jacques Chagnon, ès qualités de Président de l'Assemblée nationale du Québec |
| 2017-08-30 | Notice of appeal, Completed on: 2017-08-30 | Jacques Chagnon, ès qualités de Président de l'Assemblée nationale du Québec |
| 2017-08-03 | Letter advising the parties of tentative hearing date and filing deadlines (Leave granted) | |
| 2017-07-21 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2017-07-21 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2017-07-20 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal of Quebec (Québec), Number 200-09-008977-156, 2017 QCCA 271, dated February 22, 2017, is granted with costs in the cause. The appellant is required to serve and file a Notice of Constitutional Question in Form 33B in accordance with subrules 33(2) and (3) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Canada. Granted, with costs in the cause |
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| 2017-06-19 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2017-05-29 | Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Book Form), Completed on: 2017-05-29 | Jacques Chagnon, ès qualités de Président de l'Assemblée nationale du Québec |
| 2017-05-18 | Notice of name, (Letter Form) | Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ) |
| 2017-05-18 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form) | Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ) |
| 2017-05-18 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2017-05-18 | Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ) |
| 2017-04-28 | Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal, File opened on 2017-04-28 | |
| 2017-04-27 | Correspondence received from, Pierre Landry dated 2017-04-27. Re: Acting as agent for the applicant and not the respondent | Jacques Chagnon, ès qualités de Président de l'Assemblée nationale du Québec |
| 2017-04-24 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form) | Jacques Chagnon, ès qualités de Président de l'Assemblée nationale du Québec |
| 2017-04-24 | Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), (2 volumes), Completed on: 2017-04-24 | Jacques Chagnon, ès qualités de Président de l'Assemblée nationale du Québec |
Parties
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Main parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Jacques Chagnon, ès qualités de Président de l'Assemblée nationale du Québec | Appellant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ) | Respondent | Active |
Other parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Honourable Serge Joyal, P.C. | Intervener | Active |
| Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario | Intervener | Active |
Counsel
Party: Jacques Chagnon, ès qualités de Président de l'Assemblée nationale du Québec
Counsel
Ariane Beauregard
Siegfried Peters
Complexe Jules-Dallaire, T3
2820, boul. Laurier, 13e étage
Québec, Quebec
G1V 0C1
Telephone: (418) 650-7022
FAX: (418) 650-7075
Email: francois.lebel@langlois.ca
Agent
111, rue Champlain
Gatineau, Quebec
J8X 3R1
Telephone: (819) 503-2178
FAX: (819) 771-5397
Email: p.landry@noelassocies.com
Party: Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ)
Counsel
Pascale Racicot
Bureau 100
70, rue Dalhousie
Québec, Quebec
G1K 4B2
Telephone: (418) 780-3333
FAX: (418) 780-3334
Email: gbaillargeon-bouchard@poudrierbradet.com
Agent
100- 340 Gilmour Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 0R3
Telephone: (613) 695-8855 Ext: 102
FAX: (613) 695-8580
Email: mfmajor@supremeadvocacy.ca
Party: Honourable Serge Joyal, P.C.
Agent
400 - 411 Roosevelt Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario
K2A 3X9
Telephone: (613) 691-0368
FAX: (613) 688-0271
Email: dtaylor@conway.pro
Party: Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Counsel
Emily Hazlett
Christopher DiMatteo
Box 25
Commerce Court West
Toronto, Ontario
M5L 1A9
Telephone: (416) 863-2269
FAX: (416) 863-2653
Email: cbe@blakes.com
Agent
160 Elgin Street, Suite 2600
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 1C3
Telephone: (613) 786-0171
FAX: (613) 563-9869
Email: jeff.beedell@gowlingwlg.com
Summary
Keywords
Constitutional law - Parliamentary privilege - National Assembly of Quebec - Management of employees - Ejection of strangers - National Assembly security guards contesting their ejection from Assembly by grievance - Test applicable to claim of privilege over management of employees - What is included in concept of implementing [TRANSLATION] “control over access to parliamentary precincts” component of privilege to eject strangers from Assembly and its precincts? - Whether general reference in s. 120 of Act respecting the National Assembly has effect of implicitly abrogating Assembly’s parliamentary privileges - Act respecting the National Assembly, CQLR, c. A 23.1, ss. 110, 116 and 120.
Summary
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Three security guards from the National Assembly of Quebec were dismissed by the appellant, the President of the National Assembly of Quebec, following an investigation that revealed that they were using a National Assembly camera to observe activities in the rooms of adjacent hotels. Since the guards were represented by the respondent, the Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec, a grievance was filed contesting their dismissal.
The President of the National Assembly of Quebec raised a preliminary objection to the tribunal’s jurisdiction, arguing that he had acted in the exercise of two constitutional parliamentary privileges, namely the privilege over the management of employees and the privilege to eject strangers from the National Assembly and its precincts.
Lower court rulings
Superior Court of Quebec
200-17-020835-146, 2015 QCCS 883
Motion for judicial review allowed: Tribunal d’arbitrage has no jurisdiction to hear grievances
Court of Appeal of Quebec (Québec)
200-09-008977-156, 2017 QCCA 271
Appeal allowed: Superior Court’s judgment set aside – motion for judicial review dismissed
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