Facts On March 21, 2013, the BC Provincial Agriculture Land Commission refused an application for permission for a non-agricultural use of acreage located in the Agricultural Land Reserve in the area of Fort St. John. After receiving a request from the […]
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Background In 2001, the Quebec Court of Appeal held in Barreau du Montréal* that the appointment of members of Quebec’s Administrative Tribunal (TAQ) to fixed renewable terms would be incompatible with the Valente principles of judicial independence – and thus in
Social Security Tribunal Chairperson and Three Vice- Chairpersons Serve at Pleasure In 2009, the Federal Court ruled that Linda Keen’s “designation” as President of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission constituted an appointment at pleasure – an appointment which made her
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Preface It was recently brought to my attention that the Manitoba Attorney General’s Factum in the Senate reform reference before the Supreme Court of Canada, which was filed on August 27, 2013, contained a significant argument about the incompatibility of
In Unjust by Design, I exempted the Province of Quebec’s administrative justice system from the book’s criticism of the administrative justice system. My explanation appears at page 27 and reads as follows: Why is my criticism of the administrative justice
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