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Landmark ruling strikes down Bill 29 provisions
June 9, 2007
In a 6 to 1 decision the Supreme Court of Canada has struck down sections of the BC Liberal government's Bill 29, the HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES DELIVERY IMPROVEMENT ACT, finding that:
"the measures adopted by the government constitute a virtual denial of the s. 2(d) right to a process of good faith bargaining and consultation."
The decision by the Supreme Court not only struck down provisions of Bill 29, it is a landmark decision in Canadian jurisprudence establishing that the the right to free collective bargaining is protected by freedom of association provisions in Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedom.
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