Judicial review dismissed; Tribunal reasonably found First Nation was discriminated against in policing program funding.
The Attorney General of Canada applied for judicial review of a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal decision which found that the Pekuakamiulnuatsh First Nation suffered discriminatory treatment in the implementation of the First Nations Policing Program (FNPP).
The Tribunal held that inadequate funding for the First Nation's police force resulted in adverse impacts on the basis of race and ethnic origin.
The Federal Court applied the reasonableness standard and dismissed the application, finding no error in the Tribunal's jurisdiction or its conclusion that the First Nation was discriminated against in the provision of a service under section 5 of the Canadian Human Rights Act.
