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Administrative law 2020 FC 292

May v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Federal Court dismissed Robert May’s judicial review of a Parole Board decision denying day and full parole, finding the decisions reasonable under Vavilov.

  • Parole
  • Reasonableness review
  • Dangerous offender designation
  • Judicial review
  • Release planning and temporary absences
  • Judicial-review
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Administrative law 2020 FC 237

Yassin v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Federal Court dismissed judicial review of a Parole Board decision revoking Hayan Yassin’s statutory release, finding the revocation reasonable under Vavilov.

  • Statutory release revocation
  • Parole board discretion
  • Standard of review - reasonableness
  • Risk assessment
  • Judicial review of administrative decisions
  • Statutory-release-revocation
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Administrative law 2012 FCA 242

Roy v. Canada (Attorney General)

The appeal is dismissed because the Federal Court judge did not err: the Board had statutory jurisdiction to impose reasonable special conditions on the appellant’s full parole as he was serving a federal sentence under Criminal Code s.743.1 and Corrections and Conditional Release Act s.107(2); the Federal Court was not the proper forum to relitigate Quebec court judgments; and there was no statutory duty on the Attorney General of Canada to intervene in the provincial proceedings alleged by the appellant.

  • Parole conditions
  • Jurisdiction of parole board
  • Charter ss.7 and 12
  • Judicial review
  • Exhaustion of remedies
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Administrative law 2006 FCA 135

Canada (Attorney General) v. Strachan

The motions judge erred by treating security and transportation costs as relevant factors under Rule 45; the proper test is whether it is in the interest of justice for the inmate to be physically present, judged by whether the inmate can adequately present his case if absent, considering specified factors, and the inmate bears the burden on a balance of probabilities to show physical presence is necessary.

  • Rule 45 of the federal courts rules
  • Compelling attendance of detainee
  • Remote conferencing (telephone/videoconference)
  • Mootness
  • Burden of proof on procedural motions
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Criminal law 2004 FC 1404

Normandin v. Canada (Attorney General)

La Cour fédérale conclut que la Commission nationale des libérations conditionnelles pouvait imposer une condition de résidence à un délinquant dangereux; la demande de contrôle judiciaire est rejetée sans dépens.

  • Dangerous offender
  • Long-term supervision order
  • Parole board powers
  • Residency condition
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Charter s.7
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Administrative law 2003 FCT 224

Marek v. Canada (Attorney General)

La Cour fédérale a conclu que la procédure de grief prévue par la CCRA offrait un recours interne adéquat et a rejeté les appels de M. Marek.

  • Grievance procedure as alternative remedy
  • Procedural fairness
  • Disclosure to offender
  • File correction
  • Jurisdiction to strike pleadings
  • Bias/allegation of judicial bias
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