Federal Court of Appeal Decisions

     _{^{Date: 20001102}}

     _{^{Docket: A-355-99}}

_{^{MONTRÉAL, QUEBEC, THE 2NDDAY OF NOVEMBER, 2000}}

_{^{CORAM:      THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DÉCARY}}

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE LÉTOURNEAU

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NOËL

_^BETWEEN:

_{^{IMPORTATIONS ALIMENTAIRES STELLA INC.}}

_^Appellant

_^AND:

_{^{NATIONAL CHEESE COMPANY LIMITED}}

_^Respondent

_^JUDGMENT

     _{^{The appeal is dismissed with costs.}}

Robert Décary

J.A.

_{^{Certified true translation}}

_{^{Suzanne M. Gauthier, LL.L., Trad. a.}}

_{^{Date: 20001102}}

     _{^{Docket: A-355-99}}

_{^{Coram:      DÉCARY}}

         _^LÉTOURNEAU

         _{^{NOËL, JJ.A.}}

_^Between:

_{^{IMPORTATIONS ALIMENTAIRES STELLA INC.}}

_^Appellant

_^AND:

_{^{NATIONAL CHEESE COMPANY LIMITED}}

_^Respondent

_{^{Hearing held in Montréal, Quebec, on Thursday, November 2, 2000}}

_{^{Judgment pronounced at the hearing in Montréal, Quebec, on Thursday, November 2, 2000}}

_{^{REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY:      DÉCARY J.A.}}

_{^{Date: 20001102}}

     _{^{Docket: A-355-99}}

_{^{Coram:      DÉCARY}}

         _^LÉTOURNEAU

         _{^{NOËL, JJ.A.}}

_^Between:

_{^{IMPORTATIONS ALIMENTAIRES STELLA INC.}}

_^Appellant

_^AND:

_{^{NATIONAL CHEESE COMPANY LIMITED}}

_^Respondent

_{^{REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT}}

_{^{(Pronounced at the hearing in Montréal, Quebec}}

_{^{on Thursday, November 2, 2000)}}

_{^{DÉCARY J.A.}}

[1]      Denault J., and Prothonotary Lafrenière before him, applied the test laid down by Hugessen J.A. in Baroud v. Canada (1998), 160 F.T.R. 91, in dismissing the application for judicial review for delay under Rule 382.

[2]      The submissions dealt primarily with the second prong of the test. It was not unreasonable to find that in view of the unacceptable nature of the delay the appellant, to cite the words of Denault J., had to take "concrete and positive steps". For example, the appellant might have attached to its written submissions the record it had failed to file or proposed some firm schedule. What it proposed did not meet these requirements.

[3]      The appeal will be dismissed with costs. Denault J. did not award costs and the respondent has not filed a cross-appeal from this conclusion, so there is no reason to award costs in the court below.

     _{^{Robert Décary}}

     _^J.A.

_{^{Certified true translation}}

_{^{Suzanne M. Gauthier, LL.L., Trad. a.}}

     _{^{FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL}}

_{^{Date: 20001102}}

     _{^{Docket: A-355-99}}

_^Between:

_{^{IMPORTATIONS ALIMENTAIRES STELLA INC.}}

_^Appellant

_^AND:

_{^{NATIONAL CHEESE COMPANY LIMITED}}

_^Respondent

_{^{REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT}}

_{^{FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA}}

_{^{APPEAL DIVISION}}

_{^{NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD}}

FILE NO:              A-355-99

STYLE:              IMPORTATIONS ALIMENTAIRES STELLA INC.

_^Appellant

AND:

NATIONAL CHEESE COMPANY LIMITED

_^Respondent

PLACE OF HEARING:      Montréal, Quebec

DATE OF HEARING:      November 2, 2000

_{^{REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY DÉCARY J.A.}}

_{^{DATED:              November 2, 2000}}

_{^APPEARANCES:}

_{^{François M. Grenier                          for the appellant}}

_{^{François Guay                          for the respondent}}

_{^{SOLICITORS OF RECORD:}}

_{^{Léger Robic Richard}}

_{^{Montréal, Quebec                          for the appellant}}

_{^{Smart & Biggar}}

_{^{Montréal, Quebec                          for the respondent}}