Federal Government: Supreme Court of Canada

Supreme Court of Canada: OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear an appeal of a case in which one of Quebec's leading labour organizations sued the Harper government over its 2010 move to close the old federal employment insurance account and transfer $57 billion into the government's general revenues. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. A lower court sided with the federal government, but the Quebec Court of Appeal overturned that ruling, leading to the Supreme Court. The statue "Truth" guards the entrance of the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa on May 7, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick The federal government argues the matter was already dealt with in a 2008 decision, while the Confederation des Syndicats Nationaux contends the move was unconstitutional. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.