Public Service Alliance of Canada v. Abi-Mansour

Decided: 2026-10-05. Docket: A-20-24. Citation: 2026 FCA 168 (CanLII). Procedure — Vexatious litigant — Motions — Federal Courts Act, s. 40 — Motion to rescind vexatious litigant order under subs. 40(3) — Rescission available only when order no longer needed — Further filings barred absent leave under Rule 72 of the Federal Courts Rules — Motion dismissed with costs to Applicant | Statutory interpretation — Modern approach — Text, context and purpose — Federal Courts Act, subs. 40(3) — Whether subs. 40(3) is unqualified on its face — Relationship between subs. 40(3) rescission and subs. 40(4) leave for a single proceeding — Subsection 40 purpose to restrain abuse of court resources — Motion dismissed | Procedure — Res judicata — Relitigation — Federal Courts Act, s. 27 and subs. 40(3) — Wh