The Attorney General of Quebec appealed decisions acquitting the respondents of taking part in an illegal strike.
The respondents challenged the constitutionality of the Act respecting remuneration in the public sector and the Act respecting the conditions of employment in the public sector, arguing that sessional papers forming the essence of the legislation were tabled in French only.
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeals, adopting the reasons of the Quebec Court of Appeal and holding that the legislation was unconstitutional as it violated the bilingual enactment requirements of s. 133 of the Constitution Act, 1867.
