PRACTICE |
Parties |
Intervention |
Canada (Attorney General) v. McNally Construction Inc.
A-7-02
2002 FCA 111, Décary J.A.
20/3/02
3 pp.
Motion to intervene filed by Canadian International Trade Tribunal at suggestion of Court given particular circumstances of case--Motion allowed--Conceded by applicant that application for judicial review herein moot and respondents no longer have any interest in it--Counsel for Attorney General persuaded Court that, in exercise of its discretion, it should nevertheless hear and decide application as expeditiously as possible, provided that someone appear to argue in opposition to Attorney General--Hence, Tribunal's motion to intervene--In interest of administration of justice that leave to intervene be given to Tribunal in order to assist Court in determining relevant standard of review and to provide Court with perspective on "shipbuilding and repair" issue different from that advanced by Attorney General-- Understood that Tribunal's intervention not for purpose of defending its decision and that intervention will not impeach Tribunal's impartiality.