Mackinnon v. Canada (Attorney General)

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
CourtFederal Court (Canada)
Citation2025 FC 422
Date06 March 2025

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4 practice notes
  • Lac Ste. Anne Métis Community Association v. Canada (Minister of Finance)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • May 9, 2025
    ...non-justiciable, as demonstrated by the recent case concerning the prorogation of Parliament: MacKinnon v Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 422. [35] A parallel may be drawn with Richard v Canada (Attorney General), 2024 FC 657 [Richard], which concerned ex gratia payments made to thalidom......
  • Devgon v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • December 18, 2025
    ...they have a duty to “act as vigilant guardians of constitutional rights and the rule of law.” (MacKinnon v Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 422 [MacKinnon] at para 83, citations [35] The general application of non-justiciability to matters governed by Ministerial Instructions presents rul......
  • What's Hot In Public Law In 2026
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 11, 2026
    ...(Minister of Education) v. UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender persity, 2025 SKCA 74. 4. MacKinnon v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 422. 5. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 6. Canada (Attorney General) v. Canadian Civil Liberties Association, 2......
  • Shanks v. Salt River First Nation #195, 2025 FCA 159
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • September 8, 2025
    ...has been recognized and applied in the jurisprudence of the Federal Court. See, for example, MacKinnon v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 422 at paragraph [11] In my view, the Federal Court erred in law in finding that Mr. Shanks was not entitled to enhanced costs because he had a direct......
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  • Lac Ste. Anne Métis Community Association v. Canada (Minister of Finance)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • May 9, 2025
    ...non-justiciable, as demonstrated by the recent case concerning the prorogation of Parliament: MacKinnon v Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 422. [35] A parallel may be drawn with Richard v Canada (Attorney General), 2024 FC 657 [Richard], which concerned ex gratia payments made to thalidom......
  • Devgon v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration)
    • Canada
    • Federal Court (Canada)
    • December 18, 2025
    ...they have a duty to “act as vigilant guardians of constitutional rights and the rule of law.” (MacKinnon v Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 422 [MacKinnon] at para 83, citations [35] The general application of non-justiciability to matters governed by Ministerial Instructions presents rul......
  • Shanks v. Salt River First Nation #195, 2025 FCA 159
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (Canada)
    • September 8, 2025
    ...has been recognized and applied in the jurisprudence of the Federal Court. See, for example, MacKinnon v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 422 at paragraph [11] In my view, the Federal Court erred in law in finding that Mr. Shanks was not entitled to enhanced costs because he had a direct......
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  • What's Hot In Public Law In 2026
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • February 11, 2026
    ...(Minister of Education) v. UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender persity, 2025 SKCA 74. 4. MacKinnon v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 422. 5. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 6. Canada (Attorney General) v. Canadian Civil Liberties Association, 2......