2003 March 7

Caron v. Rassemblement des employes technicians aubulanciers du Quebec (R.E.T.A.Q.), [2003] J.Q. no 1611, affirmed [2004] J.Q. no.4914

The Québec Superior Court awarded the plaintiff lawyer/ambulance technician $100,000 Cdn damages ($50,000 moral; $50,000 exemplary) arising from a communique sent by fax by the defendant union to regional unions affiliated with a national federation of unions. The circular was posted on the bulletin boards of ambulance companies in Québec whose unions were affiliated with the national federation. The same communique was also posted on the Internet site of the defendant union.