The applicant, a Major-General in the Canadian Armed Forces, sought judicial review regarding his removal from a secondment at the Public Health Agency of Canada, alleging political interference.
The Attorney General of Canada brought a motion to strike the application on the basis that it was premature.
The Federal Court granted the motion to strike, holding that the applicant must first exhaust the internal military grievance process provided by section 29 of the National Defence Act, and that the allegations of political interference did not constitute exceptional circumstances that would justify bypassing the administrative process.
