Access to information review application dismissed; fishing association failed to establish exemptions for financial information.
The applicant, a fishing association, brought an application to review a decision of the Information Commissioner recommending the disclosure of unredacted contribution agreements between the applicant and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
The applicant argued the financial information should be redacted as third-party confidential information and because its disclosure would cause prejudice.
The Federal Court dismissed the application, finding the applicant failed to prove the information was supplied by it rather than negotiated, that it treated the information as confidential, or that disclosure would cause material financial loss or competitive prejudice.
Defendant's motion to sequence a motion to strike before the certification motion is dismissed.
In this proposed class proceeding concerning the ArriveCAN application, the defendant moved for an order sequencing its motion to strike to be heard before the certification motion.
The Court dismissed the motion, finding that the defendant failed to demonstrate exceptional circumstances to justify deviating from the usual practice of hearing the certification motion first.
The Court noted that the proposed motion to strike could require fact-finding and would not likely dispose of the entire proceeding without leave to amend.
Hearing the motion to strike first would not promote the efficient determination of the proceeding and could result in further delay through appeals.
