Agnaou v. Canada (Attorney General)
The Federal Court of Appeal found no reviewable error in the Federal Court judge’s analysis; because the judge comprehensively addressed and determined the issues raised, the appeal was dismissed and the lower decision affirmed.
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- Citation
- 2015 FCA 294
- Parties
- Appellant: Yacine Agnaou; Respondent: Attorney General of Canada
- Court
- Federal Court of Appeal
- Jurisdiction
- Canada
- Judgment Date
- 18 December 2015
- Procedural Posture
- Judicial Review Appeal / Appeal to Federal Court of Appeal — Judgment Delivered
- Outcome
- Appeal dismissed with costs
- Legal Topics
- Standard of Review, Adequacy of Reasons, Tribunal Decision Review, Costs
- Source Language
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Parties
Yacine Agnaou
Appellant
Attorney General of Canada
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review Appeal / Appeal to Federal Court of Appeal — Judgment Delivered
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the Federal Court judge erred in dismissing the application for judicial review of the Public Service Staffing Tribunal decision
- 2 Whether the Tribunal’s decision was vitiated by legal or factual error
- 3 Whether the reasons provided were adequate and the correct standard of review applied
Ratio Decidendi
The Federal Court of Appeal found no reviewable error in the Federal Court judge’s analysis; because the judge comprehensively addressed and determined the issues raised, the appeal was dismissed and the lower decision affirmed.
Court Disposition
Appeal dismissed with costs
Orders
- Appeal dismissed with costs
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Agnaou v. Canada (Attorney General) Court (s) Database Federal Court of Appeal Decisions Date 2015-12-18 Neutral citation 2015 FCA 294 File numbers A-451-14 Decision Content Date: 20151218 Docket: A-451-14 Citation: 2015 FCA 294 CORAM: NADON J.A. TRUDEL J.A. SCOTT J.A. BETWEEN: YACINE AGNAOU Appellant and ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA Respondent Heard at Montréal, Quebec, December 18, 2015. Judgment delivered from the Bench at Montréal, Quebec, on December 18, 2015. REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY: NADON J.A. Date: 20151218 Docket: A-451-14 Citation: 2015 FCA 294 CORAM: NADON J.A. TRUDEL J.A. SCOTT J.A. BETWEEN: YACINE AGNAOU Appellant and ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA Respondent REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Delivered from the Bench at Montréal, Quebec, on December 18, 2015.) NADON J.A. [1] Despite Mr. Agnaou’s most able and extensive arguments, according to which Madam Justice Gleason (the Judge) committed several errors in dismissing his application for judicial review of the Public Service Staffing Tribunal (the Tribunal) decision dated June 18, 2012, we are not satisfied that there is any basis to intervene. [2] In our opinion, the Judge did not commit any errors in examining with the issues before her and in dismissing, as she did, the application for judicial review. [3] The Judge’s decision contains 153 paragraphs over 65 pages. The analysis in the decision is complete in that it reiterates, discusses and determines all of the issues raised by the appellant with respect to the Tribunal’s decision. [4] Before us, the appellant has raised the same issues, which, in his opinion, should have persuaded the Judge to allow his application for judicial review. For the reasons given by the Judge, we cannot agree with the appellant’s position. [5] Since we find no error on the part of the Judge, the appeal will be dismissed with costs. “M Nadon” J.A. FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL SOLICITORS OF RECORD DoCKET: A-451-14 STYLE OF CAUSE: YACINE AGNAOU v. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA PLACE OF HEARING: Montréal, QuEbec DATE OF HEARING: DECEMBER 18, 2015 REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY: NADON J.A. TRUDEL J.A. SCOTT J.A. DELIVERED FROM THE BENCH BY: NADON J.A. APPEARANCES: Yacine Agnaou FOR THE APPELLANT Self-represented Michel Girard ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA SOLICITORS OF RECORD: William F. Pentney Ottawa, Ontario FOR THE RESPONDENT ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA