Harris v. Canada (Attorney General)

Harris v. Canada (Attorney General)
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Federal Court of Appeal Decisions
Date
2013-12-03
Neutral citation
2013 FCA 278
File numbers
A-225-13
Decision Content
Date: 20131203
Docket:
A-225-13
Citation: 2013 FCA 278
CORAM:
PELLETIER J.A.
DAWSON J.A.
TRUDEL J.A.
BETWEEN:
SUB-LIEUTENANT J.H. HARRIS
Appellant
and
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA
Respondent
Heard at Ottawa, Ontario, on December 3, 2013.
Judgment delivered from the Bench at Ottawa, Ontario, on December 3, 2013.
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY: PELLETIER J.A.
Date: 20131203
Docket:
A-225-13
Citation: 2013 FCA 278
CORAM:
PELLETIER J.A.
DAWSON J.A.
TRUDEL J.A.
BETWEEN:
SUB-LIEUTENANT J.H. HARRIS
Appellant
and
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA
Respondent
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
(Delivered from the Bench at Ottawa, Ontario, on December 3, 2013).
PELLETIER J.A.
[1] This is an appeal from the decision of Madam Justice Gagné of the Federal Court, reported at 2013 FC 571, dismissing the appellant’s application for judicial review of the Chief of Defence Staff dismissal her grievance.
[2] The Federal Court judge held that the appropriate standard of review was reasonableness. Notwithstanding the parties agreement that the standard of review before us was palpable and overriding error, the Supreme Court’s decision in Dr. Q v. College of Physician and Surgeons of British Colombia, 2003 SCC 19, [2003] 1 SCR 226 establishes that our task is to determine if the application judge identified the correct standard of review and whether he or she applied it correctly to the facts.
[3] We agree with the Federal Court judge that the proper standard of review is reasonableness. Having regard to the whole of the record, we are unable to identify any error in the Federal Court judge’s application of that standard of review to the facts. As a result, the appeal will be dismissed with costs.
"J.D. Denis Pelletier"
J.A.
FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL
NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD
Docket:
A-225-13
STYLE OF CAUSE:
SUB-LIEUTENANT J.H. HARRIS v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA
PLACE OF HEARING:
Ottawa, Ontario
DATE OF HEARING:
December 3, 2013
REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY:
PELLETIER J.A.
DAWSON J.A.
TRUDEL J.A.
DELIVERED FROM THE BENCH BY:
PELLETIER J.A.
APPEARANCES:
Joshua M. Juneau
For The Appellant
SUB-LIEUTENANT J.H. HARRIS
Hélène Robertson
For The Respondent
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA
SOLICITORS OF RECORD:
Michel Drapeau Law Office
Ottawa, Ontario
For The Appellant
SUB-LIEUTENANT J.H. HARRIS
William F. Pentney
Deputy Attorney General of Canada
For The Respondent
ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA