Federal Court of Appeal Decisions

Decision Information

Decision Content

Date: 20020219

Docket: A-821-00

Ottawa, Ontario, February 19, 2002

CORAM:        RICHARD C.J.

DESJARDINS J.A.

NOËL J.A.

BETWEEN:

                                                 SYLVIE CYR and SUZANNE GODIN

                                                                                                                                                     Appellants

                                                                                 and

                                                ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA

                                                                                                                                                   Respondent

                                                                        JUDGMENT

The appeal is dismissed with costs.

                                                                                                                                                       J. Richard             

                                                                                                                                         C.J.     

Certified true translation

Sophie Debbané, LL.B.


Date: 20020219

Docket: A-821-00

Neutral citation: 2002 FCA 68

CORAM:        RICHARD C.J.

DESJARDINSJ.A.

NOËLJ.A.

BETWEEN:

                                                 SYLVIE CYR and SUZANNE GODIN

                                                                                                                                                     Appellants

                                                                                 and

                                                ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA

                                                                                                                                                   Respondent

                                      Hearing held at Ottawa, Ontario, on February 19, 2002.

                    Judgment delivered from the bench at Ottawa, Ontario, on February 19, 2002.

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY:                                                   RICHARD C.J.


Date: 20020219

Docket: A-821-00

Neutral citation: 2002 FCA 68

CORAM :       RICHARD C.J.

DESJARDINS J.A.

NOËL J.A.

BETWEEN:

                                                 SYLVIE CYR and SUZANNE GODIN

                                                                                                                                                     Appellants

                                                                                 and

                                                ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA

                                                                                                                                                   Respondent

                                       REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

                                       (Delivered from the bench at Ottawa, Ontario, on

                                                                 February 19, 2002.)

RICHARDC.J.

[1]         In our view, the trial judge properly understood the decision of the Appeal Board, as may be seen in paragraph 11 of her reasons.

[2]         Accordingly, she was correct to dismiss the application for judicial review.


[3]         The appeal will be dismissed with costs.

                                                                                                                                                       J. Richard             

         C.J.

Certified true translation

Sophie Debbané, LL.B.


FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL

                              NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD

APPEAL FROM THE DECISION OF THE TRIAL DIVISION, DATED

NOVEMBER 24, 2000, IN COURT FILE NO. T-1458-99

COURT FILE NO.:                           A-821-00

STYLE OF CAUSE:                           Sylvie Cyr and Suzanne Godin v. Attorney General of

Canada

PLACE OF HEARING:                    Ottawa, Ontario

DATE OF HEARING:                       February 19, 2002

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT:              Richard C.J.

Desjardins J.A.

Noël J.A.

DELIVERED FROM THE BENCH BY:                               Richard C.J.

                                                                                                                                                                   

APPEARANCES:

James Cameron                                                                              FOR THE APPELLANTS

Claude Morissette                                                                          FOR THE RESPONDENT

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:

Raven Allen Cameron                                                                     FOR THE APPELLANTS

& Ballantyne

Ottawa, Ontario

Morris Rosenberg

Deputy Attorney General of Canada

Ottawa, Ontario                                                                             FOR THE RESPONDENT

 You are being directed to the most recent version of the statute which may not be the version considered at the time of the judgment.