Best v. Canada (Attorney General), 2017 FC 1145

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtFederal Court (Canada)
Citation2017 FC 1145
Date14 December 2017
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4 practice notes
  • Lochner v. Canada (Attorney General),
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • June 30, 2021
    ...Court of Appeal in Cosgrove, and this Court in Singh v Canada (Attorney General), 2015 FC 93 [Singh], Best v Canada (Attorney General), 2017 FC 1145 and Cosentino v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FC 884, among other cases. [77] The Respondent submits that the Judges Act and the Review Proc......
  • Patel v. Canada (Attorney General), 2023 FC 922
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • July 4, 2023
    ...and concerns about the integrity of the judicial function itself: Moreau-Bérubé, para 58, 70; Best v Canada (Attorney General), 2017 FC 1145 [Best], para 39. The conduct reproached in the Complaints do not, in my view, fall within this [80] As was found to be the case in Cosentino......
  • Duhamel v. Canada (Attorney General),
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • November 19, 2021
    ...Director has the jurisdiction and authority to preliminarily dismiss complaints submitted to the CJC. In Best v Canada (Attorney General), 2017 FC 1145 at paragraph 26 [Best], this Court concluded that the early screening of complaints alleging judicial misconduct is constitutional and a la......
  • Cosentino v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FC 884
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • September 8, 2020
    ...purpose, are manifestly without substance or constitute an abuse of the complaint process. [75] In Best v Canada (Attorney General), 2017 FC 1145 at paras 21-26 [Best], the Court addressed a similar argument and found that it was open to the CJC to delegate the screening of complaints to it......
4 cases
  • Lochner v. Canada (Attorney General),
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • June 30, 2021
    ...Court of Appeal in Cosgrove, and this Court in Singh v Canada (Attorney General), 2015 FC 93 [Singh], Best v Canada (Attorney General), 2017 FC 1145 and Cosentino v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FC 884, among other cases. [77] The Respondent submits that the Judges Act and the Review Proc......
  • Patel v. Canada (Attorney General), 2023 FC 922
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • July 4, 2023
    ...and concerns about the integrity of the judicial function itself: Moreau-Bérubé, para 58, 70; Best v Canada (Attorney General), 2017 FC 1145 [Best], para 39. The conduct reproached in the Complaints do not, in my view, fall within this [80] As was found to be the case in Cosentino......
  • Duhamel v. Canada (Attorney General),
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • November 19, 2021
    ...Director has the jurisdiction and authority to preliminarily dismiss complaints submitted to the CJC. In Best v Canada (Attorney General), 2017 FC 1145 at paragraph 26 [Best], this Court concluded that the early screening of complaints alleging judicial misconduct is constitutional and a la......
  • Cosentino v. Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FC 884
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • September 8, 2020
    ...purpose, are manifestly without substance or constitute an abuse of the complaint process. [75] In Best v Canada (Attorney General), 2017 FC 1145 at paras 21-26 [Best], the Court addressed a similar argument and found that it was open to the CJC to delegate the screening of complaints to it......

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