Peters First Nation v. Lock, 2024 FC 113

Case Summary

The Peters First Nation brought a motion to stay the financial component of a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal order pending an application for judicial review. The Tribunal had found that the First Nation discriminated against the individual respondents by denying them membership. The Federal Court dismissed the motion, finding that the First Nation did not come to the Court with clean hands due to its persistent bad faith in administering its membership code. Alternatively, the Court found the First Nation failed to establish irreparable harm and the balance of convenience favoured the respondents.