Ian Greene

Peter McCormick

Craig Forcese

Martine Valois

The Federal Court of Appeal and Federal Court are unique among Canada's courts because they are itinerant -- they hear cases in all parts of Canada -- as well as being bilingual and bijural. This book was prepared for the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Federal Courts in 2021. Seventy-eight current and retired judges and prothonotaries on the two courts were interviewed and are referred to throughout the book. The authors present a brief history of these courts and their predecessor -- the Exchequer Court of Canada -- and an overview of the courts' jurisdiction, decision-making trends, and unique attributes. There are chapters on each of the courts' specialties -- administrative law, immigration and refugee law, intellectual property, security and intelligence, Indigenous issues, the environment, admiralty, labour and human rights, and tax. Chief Justice Noël and Chief Justice Crampton each contribute a chapter. The preface is by Justice Frank Iacobucci and the epilogue by Justice Robert Décary.

50 Years of History

The Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court

Martin Thomas

George Szablowski

Carl Baar

The authors explain the role of appeal courts, consider how appeal court judges make their decisions, and look at the types of cases that go to appeal. Contents: 1 Canada's Top 100 Judges: The Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal, and the Provincial Courts of Appeal 2 The Appellate Process 3 The Panel Process 4 The Decision 5 Defending the Decision 6 The Impact of Appellate Decision-Making 7 The Supreme Court of Canada 8 Conclusion and Agenda for Reform

Decision-Making in Canadian Courts of Appeal

Final Appeal

David P. Shugarman

For many, honest politics is an oxymoron. Yet there have been enormous changes in Canadian public life in the past two decades to identify and address expectations that politicians and officials will act honestly and in the public interest. Using high-profile political scandals as case studies, this book explores the standards of accountability to which Canadian politicians are now being held. Among the case studies addressed are the gas plant scandal in Ontario, the "Railgate" scandal in B.C., the Robocalls affair, the "sponsorship scandal", Stephen Harper's attack on the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, and the saga of Rob Ford. This book critically analyzes changes introduced and implemented over the last twenty years intended to deal with ethical issues in politics, including the boom of independent ethics commissioners, the regulation of lobbyists in Canada, and federal efforts to protect whistle-blowers. Contributors to the book include experts in all these areas, drawn from across the country.

What ethical conduct means in Canadian public life

Honest Politics Now

Ian Greene

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