The City of Montreal requested the intervention of the Conseil des services essentiels after the union instructed its members to refuse to work overtime during a holiday weekend.
The Council ordered the union and its members to report to work for regular and overtime hours as requested.
The union sought judicial review, arguing the Council exceeded its jurisdiction and violated natural justice by failing to record the hearing.
The Supreme Court of Canada held that the Council acted within its specialized jurisdiction in making the remedial order to protect public services, and the order was not patently unreasonable.
The Court also found that the lack of a transcript did not violate natural justice as the reviewing judge had an adequate record.
