Английская Википедия:Casavant v British Columbia
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Casavant v British Columbia, BCCA 159, was a landmark environmental legal case heard at the British Columbia Court of Appeal in 2020. A unanimous court allowed the appeal.[1]
In July 2015, a BC Conservation Officer, Bryce Casavant, received an order to kill two bear cubs in a remote location on Vancouver Island, off the coast of BC. The Conservation Officer declined the kill order. The bear cubs were not killed. The bear cubs were instead transferred to a veterinarian facility and then placed in a rehabilitation facility where they were later released into the wilds of British Columbia. In BC, Conservation Officers are also special constables with unlimited police powers.[2] He was instead given a position in a different ministry with the same pay, but without Special Provincial Constable designation.
The situation sparked worldwide outrage and was covered nationally within Canada and internationally around the world.[3][4][5]
The case was heard before a labour arbitrator and then a judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, who did not side with Officer Casavant.[6] The BC Court of Appeal overruled the BC Supreme Court, stating that labour arbitrators have no jurisdiction in police discipline matters. All previous decisions against the officer were declared a "nullity" by the high court.[7]
A subsequent attempt to have the matter reopened was dismissed by the Supreme Court of Canada.[8]
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