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APPOINTMENT TO THE PUBLIC SERVICE STAFF RELATIONS BOARD
September 23, 1996 – The President of the Queen’s Privy Council for
Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, the Honourable Stéphane Dion,
today announced the appointment of Marguerite-Marie Galipeau as Deputy
Chairperson of the Public Service Staff Relations Board. This appointment
is effective immediately.
Ms. Galipeau has been a member of the Public Service Staff Relations Board
since 1988. From 1983 to 1988, she was a member of the Canada Labour Relations
Board and, prior to that, she was a Labour lawyer with the Department of Justice
providing legal services to the Treasury Board.
Born in May 1949, Ms. Galipeau graduated from the University of Ottawa with a
Bachelor of Arts and later received a Licence in Law from the same university.
She was admitted to the Québec Bar in 1977 and, in 1981, she obtained a
Master’s degree in Labour Law.
The Public Service Staff Relations Board is an independent, quasi-judicial
tribunal responsible for the administration of the Public Service Staff
Relations Act. The Board establishes systems of collective bargaining and
grievance adjudication in the federal public service. The Board is also
responsible for the administration of certain provisions of the Canada Labour
Code concerning occupational health and safety of public servants.
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For information:
André Lamarre
Special Advisor
Tel: (613) 943-1838
Fax: (613) 943-5553
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