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A judge has denied an injunction application from Alberta teachers against legislation that forced them back to work and ended a provincewide strike last fall.
Justice Douglas Mah says the Alberta Teachers’ Association failed to prove issues in the case are so serious and pressing that the law should be put on hold while the case is hashed out in court.
Mah also says putting the law on hold would cause chaos and uncertainty in the education system, as teachers have said they would be back in a legal strike position.
The judge says while the decision is not what teachers wanted, they will still have their day in court to argue the case in...
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