George Taylor

The respondent, a Chief Fire Prevention Officer, was mandatorily retired at age 60 pursuant to a collective agreement.

He filed a human rights complaint alleging age discrimination.

The Board of Inquiry found the mandatory retirement was a reasonable occupational qualification under the Saskatchewan Human Rights Code, applying the Etobicoke test.

The Court of Appeal reversed, holding that individualized testing should have been considered and that the union violated the Code.

The Supreme Court of Canada allowed the appeal, restoring the Board's decision that the mandatory retirement policy was justified and that the union did not discriminate.

The applicant brought a motion for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.

The motion for leave to appeal was dismissed.

This was a motion for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.

The moving party sought leave against Saskatchewan et al.

The court dismissed the motion without reasons.

Following unsuccessful contract talks, dairy workers served strike notices and employers responded with lock-out notices.

The Saskatchewan legislature enacted back-to-work legislation temporarily prohibiting strikes and lock-outs and imposing compulsory arbitration.

The Supreme Court of Canada held that while the legislation infringed the workers' freedom of association under s. 2(d) of the Charter by prohibiting strikes, the infringement was justified under s. 1 due to the severe economic harm a work stoppage would cause to dairy farmers.

The employer appealed a decision of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal which quashed an arbitration board's decision to reinstate an employee without compensation.

The employee had been dismissed for altering figures on a load sheet.

The arbitration board found the penalty of dismissal too severe and ordered reinstatement without back pay.

The Supreme Court of Canada allowed the appeal, holding that under s. 25(3) of The Trade Union Act, the arbitration board had the authority to substitute a lesser penalty because the collective agreement did not contain a specific penalty for the infraction.