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A-984-96

MONTRÉAL, QUEBEC, THE 9TH DAY OF JUNE, 1997

CORAM:      THE HONOURABLE MADAM JUSTICE DESJARDINS
         THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DÉCARY
         THE HONOURABLE DEPUTY JUSTICE CHEVALIER
BETWEEN:          THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA,

     Applicant

             AND:

             CHRISTIANE PERRIER,

     Respondent

            


J U D G M E N T

     The application for judicial review is allowed, the umpire"s decision is set aside, and the matter is referred back to the chief umpire or to an umpire he appoints for redetermination on the presumption that the Commission"s decision was consistent with the requirements of section 43 of the Act.

                                                      Alice Desjardins
                                                      J.A.

Certified true translation

Christiane Delon



A-984-96

CORAM:      THE HONOURABLE MADAM JUSTICE DESJARDINS
         THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DÉCARY
         THE HONOURABLE DEPUTY JUSTICE CHEVALIER

BETWEEN:

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA,

     Applicant


AND:


CHRISTIANE PERRIER,

     Respondent


Hearing held in Montréal,

Monday, June 9, 1997


Judgment rendered in Montréal,

Monday, June 9, 1997

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY:      DESJARDINS, J.A.



A-984-96

CORAM:      THE HONOURABLE MADAM JUSTICE DESJARDINS
         THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DÉCARY
         THE HONOURABLE DEPUTY JUSTICE CHEVALIER
BETWEEN:          THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA,

     Applicant

             AND:

             CHRISTIANE PERRIER,

     Respondent


REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Pronounced at the hearing in Montréal,

Monday, June 9, 1997)

DESJARDINS, J.A.

     In view of this Court"s decision in Brien v. Canada Employment and Immigration Commission et al. (A-425-96, A-777-96, A-778-96 and A-779-96) and Rajotte v. Canada Employment and Immigration Commission et al. (A-426-96, A-780-96, A-781-96 and A-783-96), counsel for the respondent did not think it was appropriate to make any submissions to the Court. Accordingly, the application for judicial review will be allowed, the umpire"s decision will be set aside, and the matter will be referred back to the chief umpire or to an umpire he appoints for redetermination on the presumption that the Commission"s decision was consistent with the requirements of section 43 of the Act.

                                                      Alice Desjardins
                                                      J.A.

Certified true translation

Christiane Delon


                                                 Federal Court of Canada
                                                 File No. A-984-96
                                                 BETWEEN
                                                 THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA,
                                                      Applicant
                                                 AND:
                                                 CHRISTIANE PERRIER,
                                                      Respondent
                                                 REASONS FOR JUDGMENT


FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA


NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD

FILE NO.                  A-984-96
STYLE:                  ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA,

Applicant

                     AND:
                     CHRISTIANE PERRIER,

Respondent

                    
PLACE OF HEARING:          Montréal, Quebec
DATE OF HEARING:          June 9, 1997

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (DESJARDINS AND DÉCARY, JJ.A. AND CHEVALIER, D.J.)

READ FROM THE BENCH BY:      Desjardins, J.A.

DATED:                  June 9, 1997

APPEARANCES:

Dominique Gagné              for the applicant
William de Merchant          for the respondent

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:

George Thomson              for the applicant

Deputy Attorney General

of Canada

Ottawa, Ontario     

William de Merchant          for the respondent

Campeau, Ouellet, Nadon,

Barabé, Cyr, Rainville,

de Merchant, Bernstein, Cousineau

Montréal, Quebec

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