Laurendeau v. Canada (Attorney General)

Laurendeau v. Canada (Attorney General)
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Federal Court of Appeal Decisions
Date
2004-01-26
Neutral citation
2004 FCA 35
File numbers
03-A-44
Decision Content
Date: 20040126
Docket: 03-A-44
Citation: 2004 FCA 35
Present: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PELLETIER
BETWEEN:
ALAIN LAURENDEAU
Moving Party
and
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA
Respondent
Motion in writing decided without appearance of the parties.
Order made at Ottawa, Ontario, on January 26, 2004.
REASONS FOR ORDER: PELLETIER J.A.
Date: 20040126
Docket: 03-A-44
Citation: 2004 FCA 35
Present: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PELLETIER
BETWEEN:
ALAIN LAURENDEAU
Moving Party
and
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA
Respondent
REASONS FOR ORDER
PELLETIERJ.
[1] This is a motion to reconsider by the moving party, although it does not comply with the Federal Court Rules, 1998, including rule 397, which sets a ten-day time limit for such motions.
[2] What the moving party has not explained is why, for three years, he did nothing to move his appeal forward. The Federal Court Rules, 1998, specify not only what the moving party must do to proceed with his appeal, but also that the moving party shall comply with the Rules, even if he is representing himself:
122. Subject to paragraphs 152(2)(a) and 146(1)(b), unless the Court orders otherwise, a party not represented by a solicitor or a person authorized under rule 120 to represent a party shall do everything required, and may do anything permitted, to be done by a solicitor under these Rules.
122. Sous réserve des alinéas 152(2)a) et 146(1)b) et sauf ordonnance contraire de la Cour, la partie qui n'est pas représentée par un avocat ou la personne autorisée à représenter une partie conformément à la règle 120 accomplit elle-même tout ce que les présentes règles exigent d'un avocat ou permettent à ce dernier de faire.
[3] When the moving party had heard nothing about his appeal after a reasonable period of time, he had to do what was necessary to move his case forward. It is the lack of effort on his part during the time that the respondent had not taken any collection action which has not been explained.
[4] For these reasons, the application is dismissed with costs fixed by the Court at $150.
"Denis Pelletier"
J.A.
Certified true translation
Kelley A. Harvey, BA, BCL, LLB
FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL
SOLICITORS OF RECORD
DOCKET: 03-A-44
STYLE OF CAUSE: ALAIN LAURENDEAU
and
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA
MOTION IN WRITING EXAMINED WITHOUT APPEARANCE OF THE PARTIES
REASONS FOR ORDER: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PELLETIER
DATE OF REASONS: January 26, 2004
WRITTEN REPRESENTATIONS BY:
Alain Laurendeau Representing himself
Pauline Leroux For the respondent
SOLICITORS OF RECORD:
Alain Laurendeau Representing himself
Montréal, Quebec
Morris Rosenberg
Deputy Attorney General of Canada For the respondent
Montréal, Quebec