Judges can’t ‘smuggle’ personal views into statutory interpretation: Federal Court of Appeal

By Christopher Guly (January 18, 2021, 9:28 AM EST) -- Based on its interpretation of the “authentic meaning” of Alberta’s Limitations Act, the Federal Court of Appeal recently set aside a Federal Court judgment awarding Albertan Stevan Utah damages from the federal government based on his allegation that an immigration officer failed to process his request for refugee protection in a timely manner and thus caused him injury....