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Bonjour/Hi! Les coulisses des enquêtes bilingues

September 25, 2025 | By Frédérick J. Doucet, | By Frédérik Forget, | By Liliane Gingras

Dans ce billet, nous vous présentons notre équipe actuelle d’enquêteurs bilingues, composée de Frédérick J. Doucet et de Frédérik Forget. Tous deux mènent leurs enquêtes en anglais et en français, une compétence essentielle chez Rubin Thomlinson puisque nous prenons des dossiers de partout au pays. Nous voulions donc vous donner un aperçu de ce qu’implique le fait de mener des enquêtes bilingues et de la façon dont ces deux professionnels ont développé les compétences linguistiques qui leur permettent de s’épanouir dans leur rôle.

Bonjour/Hi! Behind the scenes of bilingual investigations

September 25, 2025 | By Frédérick J. Doucet, | By Frédérik Forget, | By Liliane Gingras

In this blog, we want to introduce you to our current team of bilingual investigators: Frédérick J. Doucet and Frédérik Forget. Both these investigators conduct investigations in English and in French, which is an important skill at Rubin Thomlinson given that we work across the country. We wanted to share with you what being a bilingual investigator entails and how these two investigators developed language capabilities that allow them to be successful in their roles.

The definition of harassment for federally-regulated employers

September 3, 2025 | By Frédérik Forget

This is my very first blog post with Rubin Thomlinson LLP, and I’m pleased to add my voice to the posts of my colleagues! I remain in familiar territory with a blog for federally-regulated employers and those conducting investigations in workplaces governed by the Canada Labour Code.

Case law review: Five must-read workplace investigation cases

August 26, 2025 | By Liliane Gingras

In my last blog, I wrote about the importance of investigators becoming case law experts; that is, reading cases to understand what courts and tribunals consider to be investigation flaws. Admittedly, it can be difficult to keep up with case law and find time to review cases in depth; there are never enough hours in the day.

The Air Canada strike (appears) to be over — now the restorative work must begin

August 21, 2025 | By Dana J. Campbell-Stevens

Air Canada and its employees have reached a tentative settlement agreement, bringing an end (for now) to the strike action. For the workplace, it is likely that this agreement deals primarily with issues such as terms of the return to work for employees and issues that triggered the strike, for example, wages and compensation.

La définition du harcèlement pour l’employeur de compétence fédérale

August 19, 2025 | By Frédérik Forget

C’est mon tout premier billet de blogue chez Rubin Thomlinson LLP et c’est avec plaisir que j’ajoute ma plume aux analyses de mes collègues ! Je reste en terrain connu avec une publication pour les employeurs de compétence fédérale, et les personnes menant des enquêtes en milieu de travail réglementé par le Code canadien du travail.

Free Speech, but with limits: The Noreau case and the boundaries of workplace expression

August 6, 2025 | By Frédérick J. Doucet

Can freedom of expression be invoked to justify disrespectful remarks or the disclosure of confidential information in the workplace?

Liberté d’expression sous condition : l’affaire Noreau clarifie les limites en milieu travail