Hancock v. Canada (Attorney General)

Decided: 2026-09-17. Docket: T-2003-26; T-2046-26; T-2023-26; T-2907-26; T-2190-26; T-2910-26; T-2002-26. Citation: 2026 CanLII 96668 (FC). Procedure — Judicial review — Parties — Federal Courts Rules, Rule 303 — Subrule 303(1) prohibits naming the tribunal as respondent — Whether Attorney General of Canada is the proper respondent where no other person directly affected — Canadian Judicial Council as decision-maker — Substitution ordered in each file — Respondent substituted | Procedure — Case management — Abeyance — Federal Courts Rules, Rules 3, 55, 385 — Whether seven related proceedings should be held in abeyance pending reconsideration decisions — Overlapping evidence and coordinated schedule considered — Prematurity and mootness concerns addressed — Abeyance ordered | Procedure — Mo