International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 773 v. Lawrence

2018 SCC 11 [2018] 1 SCR 267 Court SCC Decision date 2018-03-20 Heard 2018-03-20 Docket 37617 English

PartiesInternational Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 773 Appellants·Karl Lovett, Ken Gelinas, Jeff McPherson, Mark Stobbs Appellants·Pamela Lawrence Respondent

Counsel (3)

Solicitors for the appellants: Shields O’Donnell MacKillop, Toronto.
Solicitors for the respondent: Dewart Gleason, Toronto.
Solicitors for the intervener: CaleyWray, Toronto.

Judges Wagner, Richard; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm; Martin, Sheilah

Delivered by Brown J. (Wagner C.J. and Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Gascon, Côté, Rowe and Martin JJ. concurring)

On appeal from Ontario

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Reasons for Judgment — Brown J. (Wagner C.J. and Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Gascon, Côté, Rowe and Martin JJ. concurring)

Brown J. — A majority of the Court dismisses the appeal, substantially for the reasons set out in paras. 16, 27 and 28 of Justice Sharpe at the Court of Appeal. Justice Abella, dissenting, would have allowed the appeal for the reasons of Justice Hourigan.

The appeal is dismissed with costs.