Ignace Township loses appeal at Ontario Court: Employment lawyer Jon Pinkus with NWO

Interview Summary

Ignace Township, disagreeing with the outcome of a wrongful dismissal suit filed by one of its former employees, recently lost an appeal at the Ontario Court of Appeal. After this recent loss, Ignace now aims to file an appeal with the Supreme Court.

Jon Pinkus, a Toronto employment lawyer and Partner at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP spoke with Mike Stimpson at NWOnewswatch to discuss the ongoing legal procedures on behalf of his client.

Interview Notes

• Result of appeals court: Pinkus noted that he was unsurprised at the outcome of the appeal court. “Upholding Pierce’s decision made sense in light of the fact that the termination clause in this case was so clearly illegal based on such longstanding, such well settled principles that have been enunciated so many times by not only lower courts but appellate courts,” he explained. “For the township, a Supreme Court of Canada appeal is the only place they have left to go.”
• Likelihood of Supreme Court hearing appeal: Pinkus questioned the likelihood of a further appeal from the Township being successful. “Only a small percentage of applications for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court are granted. The high court denied leave to appeal on the exact same issue in another case a few years ago.”

Related Resources

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• Dufault v. Ignace (Township)