McIntosh v. Ontario (Attorney General)

Decided: 2026-09-29. Docket: T-1317-25. Citation: 2026 CanLII 101860 (FC). Procedure — Pleadings — Motion to strike — Plain and obvious test — Whether statement of claim discloses a reasonable cause of action — Imperial Tobacco, Atlantic Lottery applied, pleading read generously — Federal Court’s limited and specific jurisdiction emphasised — Statement of claim struck without leave to amend | Procedure — Jurisdiction — Federal Court — Statutory court — Whether Federal Court lacks jurisdiction over claim relating to Ontario courts — ITO-International Terminal Operators Ltd v Miida Electronics Inc three-part test — Windsor (City) v Canadian Transit Co, essential character and practical result — Claim held certain to fail — Claim struck | Constitution — Charter remedies — Court of competent j