| Citation: |
MacKay v. Canada (Attorney General), 2010 FC 856, [2010] 4 F.C.R. D-5 |
T-388-10 |
Penitentiaries
Judicial review of final level grievance decision denying request by applicant, penitentiary inmate, to purchase thesaurus for educational purpose—Inmates having $1 500 limit on personal property in cells—Educational textbooks, supplies exempt from limit—Applicant’s request denied because thesaurus not required for program in which applicant enrolled, therefore not exempt from limit—Whether thesaurus educational textbook exempt from limit—Thesaurus helping applicant improve written communication skills, therefore educational—No statement in Commissioner’s directive that educational textbook, supply one required for course offered, approved by penitentiary—Thesaurus not losing educational textbook, supply status because not required reading in course—Application allowed.
MacKay v. Canada (Attorney General) (T-388-10, 2010 FC 856, Harrington J., order dated August 27, 2010, 8 pp.)