A background check on a teacher reveals criminal history. He is fired by the elected members of the local school board after a meeting held behind closed doors. He contests the decision and seeks to question three of the commissioners before an arbitrator. They refuse, citing privilege. Unsuccessfully, as it turns out: Fédération autonome de […] Read more

There is another interesting Federal Court case which followed hot on the heels of the Slansky case I posted about here:  Douglas v. Canadian Judicial Council. The theme is similar: what sort of material can a decision-maker be compelled to produce? The underlying inquiry is into the Associate Chief Justice of the Manitoba Court of […] Read more