Patrick Veilleux

The appellant, a U.S. corporation, submitted a bid for a military procurement contract.

When another bidder was awarded the contract, the appellant filed a complaint with the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) alleging violations of the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT).

The CITT ruled the appellant had standing, but the Federal Court of Appeal quashed the ruling.

The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the appeal, holding that non-Canadian suppliers do not have standing before the CITT to bring a complaint under the AIT, as the AIT is a domestic free trade agreement and its procurement provisions apply only to Canadian suppliers.

The Ontario College of Teachers appealed a committee decision ordering the reinstatement of a teacher who had resigned after a sexual relationship with an 18-year-old student.

The College sought to introduce fresh evidence regarding the qualifications of the teacher's social worker and argued the committee's decision was unreasonable and lacked sufficient reasons.

The Divisional Court dismissed the appeal, finding the fresh evidence did not meet the Palmer test, the committee's decision was reasonable based on the evidence, and the reasons provided were adequate.