Lawyers squared off in court Wednesday over the issue of how best to proceed with a legal challenge to a labour agreement of the NDP government that critics say favours B.C.’s trade unions.
Lawyers involved in the case appeared in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver on Wednesday to deal with an application involving a jurisdictional issue. Related Gordon said a number of other similar cases, including one recent one in Manitoba, that have been challenged in the courts have resulted in matters being referred to labour relations boards.Peter Gall, who is representing the petitioners, said outside court that what the government wants is effectively a full trial, which could take years to get to, or to have it handled by the Labour Relations Board.
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