ADMINISTRATIVE LAW REPORTS Fifth Series/Cinqui`Eme S´Erie Recueil De Jurisprudence En Droit Administratif
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(REGINA), LL.B.(ALBERTA) de Villars Jones Edmonton, Alberta CARSWELL EDITORIAL STAFF/REDACTION´ DE CARSWELL Cheryl L. McPherson, B.A.(HONS.) Director, Primary Content Operations Sarah Bourne, B.A., LL.B. Product Development Manager Nicole Ross, B.A., LL.B. Julia Fischer, B.A.(HONS), LL.B. Supervisor, Legal Writing Supervisor, Legal Writing Martin-Fran¸cois Parent, LL.B., LL.M, Peter Bondy, B.A.(HONS.), LL.B. DEA (PARIS II) Lead Legal Writer Bilingual Legal Writer Eden Nameri, B.A., LL.B. Senior Legal Writer Angelique Prada, B.A. Content Editor ADMINISTRATIVE LAW REPORTS Fifth Series/Cinqui`eme s´erie Recueil de jurisprudence en droit administratif [Indexed as: Drabinsky v. Canada (Attorney General)] Garth H. Drabinsky, Appellant and The Advisory Council of the Order of Canada and The Attorney General of Canada, Respondents Federal Court of Appeal Docket: A-82-14 2015 FCA 5, 2015 CAF 5 Eleanor R. Dawson, Wyman W. Webb, David G. Near JJ.A. Heard: December 11, 2014 Judgment: January 9, 2015 Administrative law –––– Requirements of natural justice — Right to hear- ing — Duty of fairness –––– Applicant was awarded Order of Canada for con- tribution to entertainment industry — Applicant was convicted of fraud — While serving sentence, applicant was advised that his appointment to Order might be rescinded and given deadline for any submissions — Advisory Council extended deadline for submissions by one month — Applicant made extensive submissions, claiming right to add substantially to submissions upon his re- lease — Receipt of materials was acknowledged without reference to claimed right — Advisory Council’s recommendation to Governor in Council that ap- pointment be rescinded was accepted — Applicant’s application for judicial re- view was dismissed — Applicant appealed — Appeal dismissed — Assuming without deciding that decision was justiciable and that doctrine of legitimate ex- pectations applied, there was no basis for finding that process failed to meet applicant’s legitimate expectations — Applicant could not have any legitimate expectation that he would receive indefinite extension — Nothing in applicable policy created legitimate expectation that Advisory Council would give detailed reasons and fact-finding to support its recommendation — Even if applicant had legitimate expectation that he would receive immediate notice of Governor in Council’s decision, any delay was of no legal consequence as application for judicial review could be commenced on timely basis — Process leading to re- 2 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW REPORTS 91 Admin. L.R. (5th) scission was consistent with policy, providing applicant extended time to make submissions which were considered in making recommendation.