Some of the questions addressed:

• Why did the Supreme Court conclude in City of Toronto that challenging a criminal conviction at an arbitration hearing is an abuse of process?
  
  
• Does the Court's ruling reverse the previous practice of allowing the parties to call evidence relating to the facts of the criminal
  misconduct?
  
  
• What are the practical implications of the Court's decision for employers, unions and employees?
  
  
• Will the decision force unions to proceed to arbitration before a criminal trial in order to avoid the effect of a criminal conviction?
  
  
• Will employers now be required to investigate and defend cases at arbitration which were previously adjourned pending the result of
  the criminal trial?
  
  
• Will the Supreme Court decision in Maksteel alter the approach of arbitrators to discharges based on criminal incarceration?