The appellant, a probationary police constable, was dismissed by the chief of police.
The collective agreement and regulations vested the power of dismissal exclusively in the Board of Commissioners of Police.
The Board later confirmed the dismissal without passing a resolution, taking minutes, or notifying the appellant.
The Supreme Court of Canada held that the dismissal was unlawful because the chief of police had no authority to dismiss the appellant, and the Board failed to fulfill its statutory function by not notifying the appellant or giving him an opportunity to be heard.
The appeal was allowed and the appellant was reinstated.
