For more thoughts on the right to strike, see this posting by Charles Smith which originally appeared in The Bullet. Smith analysis the Supreme Court of Canada's recent decision in the Alberta v. UFCW case, dubbed the 'Palace Casino' Disupte. The SCC ruled in favour of the UFCW, striking down the Alberta Personal Information Protection Act, finding that its application violated the union's constitutional rights of free expression. Smith concludes that
"Although it is unlikely that the Charter will offer substantial gains for workers, it remains an important defensive tool to preserve the existing paradigm. On that note, Alberta v. UFCW is a victory. The larger questions about how the working-class can move beyond Wagnerism or neoliberalism, however, will unlikely be answered in court. Rather, those political questions will likely be addressed on a picket line. Whether the SCC would agree that those types of expression were legal or constitutional is an entirely different question. Given past decisions, workers would be wise to approach the SCC with caution."