Nedelec v. Rogers

Nedelec v. Rogers

The application for judicial review was dismissed as premature under the prematurity principle; the Court declined to judicially review an interlocutory Tribunal decision because the exceptional circumstances threshold for interlocutory relief was not met, and therefore did not address the substantive procedural fairness or reasonableness issues raised.

Citation
2023 FC 950
Parties
Applicant: Gary Nedelec; Applicant: Alexander Samanek; Applicant: Michael S. Sheppard; Applicant: Douglas Goldie; Applicant: Gary Bedbrook; Applicant: Pierre Garneau; Applicant: Jacques Couture; Applicant: Larry James Laidman; Applicant: Robert Bruce Macdonald; Applicant: Gordon A.F. Lehman; Applicant: Peter J.G. Stirling; Applicant: David Malcom Macdonald; Applicant: Robert William James; Applicant: Camil Geoffroy; Applicant: Brian Campbell; Applicant: Trevor David Allison; Applicant: Benoit Gauthier; Applicant: Bruce Lyn Fanning; Applicant: Marc Carpentier; Applicant: Mark Irving Davis; Applicant: Raymond Calvin Scott Jackson; Applicant: John Bart Anderson; Applicant: David Alexander Findlay; Applicant: Warren Stanley Davey; Applicant: Keith Wylie Hannan; Applicant: Michael Edward Ronan; Applicant: Gilles Desrochers; Applicant: William Lance Frank Dann; Applicant: John Andrew Clarke; Applicant: Bradley James Ellis; Applicant: Michael Ennis; Applicant: Stanley Edward Johns; Applicant: Thomas Frederick Noakes; Applicant: William Charles Ronan; Applicant: Barrett Ralph Thornton; Applicant: David Allan Ramsay; Applicant: Harold George Edward Thomas; Applicant: Murray James Kidd; Applicant: William Ayre; Respondent: Eric William Rogers; Respondent: Robert James McBride; Respondent: John Charles Pinheiro; Respondent: William Ronald Clark; Respondent: Stephen Norman Collier; Respondent: Canadian Human Rights Commission; Respondent: Air Canada; Respondent: Air Line Pilots Association, International
Court
Federal Court
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
13 July 2023
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Application Dismissed as Premature (final Judgment Dated July 13, 2023)
Outcome
Application for judicial review dismissed as premature; Air Canada Pilots Association replaced by Air Line Pilots Association, International as respondent; costs awarded to respondents.
Legal Topics
Prematurity Principle, Procedural Fairness, Judicial Review Standard of Reasonableness, Age Discrimination, Mandatory Retirement, Comparator Group Methodology, Paragraph 15(1)(c) Defence
Source Language
English
Administrative Law Human Rights Employment Law Labour Law Statutory Interpretation Prematurity Principle Procedural Fairness Judicial Review Standard of Reasonableness +4 more

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Parties

Gary Nedelec

Applicant

Alexander Samanek

Applicant

Michael S. Sheppard

Applicant

Douglas Goldie

Applicant

Gary Bedbrook

Applicant

Pierre Garneau

Applicant

Jacques Couture

Applicant

Larry James Laidman

Applicant

Robert Bruce Macdonald

Applicant

Gordon A.F. Lehman

Applicant

Peter J.G. Stirling

Applicant

David Malcom Macdonald

Applicant

Robert William James

Applicant

Camil Geoffroy

Applicant

Brian Campbell

Applicant

Trevor David Allison

Applicant

Benoit Gauthier

Applicant

Bruce Lyn Fanning

Applicant

Marc Carpentier

Applicant

Mark Irving Davis

Applicant

Raymond Calvin Scott Jackson

Applicant

John Bart Anderson

Applicant

David Alexander Findlay

Applicant

Warren Stanley Davey

Applicant

Keith Wylie Hannan

Applicant

Michael Edward Ronan

Applicant

Gilles Desrochers

Applicant

William Lance Frank Dann

Applicant

John Andrew Clarke

Applicant

Bradley James Ellis

Applicant

Michael Ennis

Applicant

Stanley Edward Johns

Applicant

Thomas Frederick Noakes

Applicant

William Charles Ronan

Applicant

Barrett Ralph Thornton

Applicant

David Allan Ramsay

Applicant

Harold George Edward Thomas

Applicant

Murray James Kidd

Applicant

William Ayre

Applicant

Eric William Rogers

Respondent

Robert James McBride

Respondent

John Charles Pinheiro

Respondent

William Ronald Clark

Respondent

Stephen Norman Collier

Respondent

Canadian Human Rights Commission

Respondent

Air Canada

Respondent

Air Line Pilots Association, International

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Application Dismissed as Premature (final Judgment Dated July 13, 2023)

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the application for judicial review of an interlocutory Tribunal decision was premature
  2. 2 Whether the Tribunal violated procedural fairness by deciding the comparator test without viva voce evidence
  3. 3 Whether the Tribunal's Decision adopting the Vilven FC factors was unreasonable

Ratio Decidendi

The application for judicial review was dismissed as premature under the prematurity principle; the Court declined to judicially review an interlocutory Tribunal decision because the exceptional circumstances threshold for interlocutory relief was not met, and therefore did not address the substantive procedural fairness or reasonableness issues raised.

Court Disposition

Application for judicial review dismissed as premature; Air Canada Pilots Association replaced by Air Line Pilots Association, International as respondent; costs awarded to respondents.

Orders

  • The Air Canada Pilots Association is replaced with the Air Line Pilots Association, International as a Respondent in this application and the style of cause is amended accordingly.
  • This application is dismissed.