On February 9th 2012, public service unions appealed to the Supreme Court to overturn the Ontario Court of Appeal's ruling that the federal government had the right to appropriate $30 billion from the employees’ superannuation fund in 1
As you may recall, bargaining agents appealed the 2007 Ontario Superior Court of Justice decision regarding the appropriation of $30 billion of surplus pension funds by the federal government in 1999.
OTTAWA - In 1999, eighteen federal bargaining agents, employee associations and retiree groups that together represent more than 300,000 federal public service employees undertook this legal challenge following passage of Bill C-7
OTTAWA - "The decision by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissing the unions' legal challenge on the public sector pension surplus litigation is a bitter disappointment to ACFO and its' 3,600 Members" said Milt Isaacs, Ch
Following the conclusion of the pension surplus court proceedings, the Association is hoping for an affirmative verdict from Ontario Superior Court Justice de Lobe Panet, who must determine whether or not the federal government misappropriated bil