Background
Satnam Vaid was a chauffer for the various Speakers of the House of Commons from 1984 to 1994. On January 11, 1995, Vaid was dismissed because he allegedly refused to accept the new duties under a revised job description.
Vaid grieved his termination, and on July 25, 1995, and the Board of Adjudication ruled in Vaid's favour and ordered that he be allowed to resume his employment as chauffer. During the adjudication, Vaid claimed racial discrimination, which the Board said was not made out.
On August 17, 1995, Vaid returned to work, at which time he was told that the chauffer's position had been changed to a bilingual one, and Vaid was sent for French language training.
On April 8, 1997, Vaid requested that he be allowed to return to work. On May 12, 1997, the Speaker's office, under then Speaker, Gilbert Parent, replied that due to reorganization, Vaid's position was being made surplus effective May 29, 1997.
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