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McIlroy v. Canada (Attorney General)

Court (s) Database Federal Court of Appeal Decisions
Date 2011-12-14
Neutral citation 2011 FCA 353
File numbers A-112-11

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Federal Court of Appeal

Cour d'appel fédérale

 

Date: 20111214

Docket: A-112-11

Citation: 2011 FCA 353

 

CORAM:       NOËL J.A.

                        DAWSON J.A.

                        TRUDEL J.A.

 

BETWEEN:

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL R. D. McILROY

Appellant

and

 

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA

Respondent

 

 

 

Heard at Toronto, Ontario, on December 14, 2011.

Judgment delivered from the Bench at Toronto, Ontario, on December 14, 2011.

 

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY:                                                NOËL J.A.

 

Federal Court of Appeal

Cour d'appel fédérale

 

Date: 20111214

Docket: A-112-11

Citation: 2011 FCA 353

 

CORAM:       NOËL J.A.

                        DAWSON J.A.

                        TRUDEL J.A.

 

BETWEEN:

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL R. D. McILROY

Appellant

 

and

 

 

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA

Respondent

 

 

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

(Delivered from the Bench at Toronto, Ontario, on December 14, 2011)

NOËL J.A.

[1]               Substantially for the reasons given by Simpson J. of the Federal Court, we agree that the Chief of Defence Staff’s decision removing the appellant from command was reasonable.

 

[2]               As to procedural fairness, we agree with Simpson J., for the reasons that she gave, that no meaningful breach was identified.

[3]               Finally, it was open to Simpson J. to strike the Alden Affidavit given the nature of its contents.

 

[4]               The appeal will be dismissed with costs to the respondent.

 

       “Marc Noël”

J.A.

 

FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL

 

NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD

 

DOCKET:                                                      A-112-11

 

APPEAL FROM THE JUDGMENT OF THE HONOURABLE MADAM JUSTICE SIMPSON OF THE FEDERAL COURT DATED FEBRUARY 9, 2011, IN DOCKET NO.

T-369-09.

 

STYLE OF CAUSE:                                      LIEUTENANT-COLONEL R. D. McILROY v.

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA

 

 

PLACE OF HEARING:                                Toronto, Ontario

 

DATE OF HEARING:                                  December 14, 2011

 

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF

THE COURT BY:                                          (NOËL, DAWSON & TRUDEL JJ.A.)

 

DELIVERED FROM THE

BENCH BY:                                                   NOËL J.A.

                                                                                   

 

APPEARANCES:

 

Lloyd Hoffer

 

FOR THE APPELLANT

Jacqueline Dais-Visca

FOR THE RESPONDENT

 

 

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:

 

HOFFER ADLER LLP

Barristers & Solicitors

Toronto, Ontario

 

FOR THE APPELLANT

 

Myles J. Kirvan

Deputy Attorney General of Canada

Toronto, Ontario

FOR THE RESPONDENT

 

 

 

 

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