Beza v. Canada (Foreign Affairs)

Beza v. Canada (Foreign Affairs)
Court (s) Database
Federal Court of Appeal Decisions
Date
2014-02-14
Neutral citation
2014 FCA 38
File numbers
A-211-13
Decision Content
Date: 20140214
Docket: A-211-13
Citation: 2014 FCA 38
CORAM: NOËL J.A.
MAINVILLE J.A.
WEBB J.A.
BETWEEN:
ION A. BEZA
Appellant
and
JOHN BAIRD, CANADIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Respondent
Heard at Vancouver, British Columbia, on February 10, 2014.
Judgment delivered at Vancouver, British Columbia, on February 14, 2014.
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT BY :
MAINVILLE J.A.
CONCURRED BY :
NOëL J.A.
WEBB J.A.
Date: 20140214
Docket: A-211-13
Citation: 2014 FCA 38
CORAM: NOËL J.A.
MAINVILLE J.A.
WEBB J.A.
BETWEEN:
ION A. BEZA
Appellant
and
JOHN BAIRD, CANADIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
Respondent
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT
MAINVILLE J.A.
[1] This is an appeal from an order of Manson J. which dismissed the appellant's statement of claim seeking damages from the Minister of Foreign Affairs (“Minister”) for failure to provide appropriate consular services when he was detained by American Immigration authorities for exceeding his authorized stay in the United States of America (“United States”).
[2] After being deported from the United States to Canada, the appellant commenced an action in the Federal Court seeking monetary compensation against the Minister for notably failing to prevent his deportation and failing to advance money to him so that he could remove himself voluntarily from the United States.
[3] Without deciding whether, in appropriate circumstances, the failure to provide consular services could support a claim for damages against the federal Crown, the appellant's statement of claim in this case discloses no cause of action. As found by Mason J. at para. 2 of his order, the appellant's statement of claim fails to raise any material fact to support the alleged rights or obligations asserted against the Minister. I can identify no error with this finding.
[4] The appeal should consequently be dismissed. There should be no order as to costs in this appeal.
"Robert M. Mainville"
J.A.
“I agree
Marc Noël J.A.”
“I agree
Wyman W. Webb J.A.”
FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL
NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD
Docket:
A-211-13
(APPEAL FROM AN ORDER OF THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MANSON OF THE FEDERAL COURT DATED MAY 2, 2013, DOCKET NO. T-376-13.)
STYLE OF CAUSE:
ION A. BEZA v. JOHN BAIRD, CANADIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
PLACE OF HEARING:
Vancouver, British Columbia
DATE OF HEARING:
February 10, 2014
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT BY:
MAINVILLE J.A.
CONCURRED IN BY:
NOËL J.A.
WEBB J.A.
DATED:
February 14, 2014
APPEARANCES:
Ion A. Beza
ON HIS OWN BEHALF
Oliver Pulleyblank
For The Respondent
SOLICITORS OF RECORD:
William F. Pentney
Deputy Attorney General of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
For The Respondent