Canadian Union of Postal Workers v. Canada Post Corp.
T-950-98
Richard A.C.J.
27/7/98
21 pp.
Application for judicial review by applicant Union to remove Richard J., of Court of Queen's Bench of New Brunswick, as mediator and arbitrator with respect to labour dispute between Union and Canada Post-Appointment made pursuant to Postal Services Continuation Act, 1997-Application based on allegation of bias on basis of comments allegedly made during course of conversation between mediator-arbitrator and third party in Ottawa-Toronto flight-Test for determining existence of reasonable apprehension of bias objective one: what would informed person, viewing matter realistically and practically, and having thought matter through, conclude-Bias defined as denoting state of mind predisposed to particular result, or closed with regard to particular issue-Based on evidence, applicant has not established evidentiary basis to support allegation of reasonable apprehension of bias, as defined in law-Application for judicial review dismissed-Postal Services Continuation Act, 1997, S.C. 1997, c. 34.