The applicant brought a motion under Rule 318 of the Federal Courts Rules seeking further disclosure of documents from the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority (VFPA) regarding its decisions on a proposed port expansion project.
The applicant alleged actual bias by the VFPA, arguing that the initial disclosure was inadequate.
The Federal Court granted the motion in part, ordering the VFPA to conduct further searches and disclose additional documents related to board meetings, government communications, internal analyses, and the rescission decision, as well as to provide certain spreadsheets in their native Excel format.
However, the Court upheld the VFPA's claims of solicitor-client privilege over a specific set of withheld documents.
