Two First Nations (the Sister Nations) moved to adjourn the hearing of an application for judicial review of the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans' decision to discontinue fish farming operations.
The Sister Nations sought to wait for the outcome of their appeal to the Federal Court of Appeal regarding their denied request to be added as parties.
The Federal Court dismissed the motion for adjournment, finding that the Sister Nations failed to show they would suffer serious prejudice if the hearing proceeded, while a delay would cause significant prejudice to the applicants who faced a looming deadline to decommission their operations.
