Union members used to rally the streets to proclaim Bill Vander Zalm was destroying British Columbia. Now they're among the biggest financial backers of his anti-HST campaign – whether they support the tax or not.

Last week, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed union applications for leave to appeal lower court judgments in Alberta and Ontario. These rulings upheld the rights of workers against the tyranny of union leaders by reinforcing the common law that the courts cannot be used by unions to enforce discipline and collect fines.

We were thrilled to see that the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of the PSAC against two brave freedom fighters. The fact that the Supreme Court judges refused to hear the appeal of the Ontario court decision is a great victory for hardworking Canadians who just want to earn a living and especially April Luberti and Jeff Birch.