The appellant police association appealed a decision quashing an arbitration award that included a collective agreement clause reimbursing officers for legal expenses incurred from criminal or statutory charges flowing from their duties.
The lower courts held that the clause interfered with the statutory discretion granted to the municipality under s. 24(6) of The Police Act.
The Supreme Court of Canada allowed the appeal, finding that the permissive power to indemnify in s. 24(6) did not preclude the establishment of a collective bargaining regime under s. 29(2) regarding working conditions.
