Canada (Attorney General) v. Fisher River Cree Nation

Decided: 2026-10-22. Docket: A-128-25. Citation: 2026 FCA 176 (CanLII). Procedure — Class proceedings — Certification reasons — Sufficiency of reasons — Whether reasons fall short of the standard for meaningful appellate review — Reasons must explain why the court decided in a particular way and permit appellate review — Failure to engage with the certification test identified — Error of law found — Appeal allowed | Procedure — Class proceedings — Preferable procedure — Federal Courts Rules, Rule 334.16(1)(d), Rule 334.16(2) — Whether the certification judge applied the proper preferability test and comparative exercise — Judicial economy, access to justice, behaviour modification considered — Provincial Crown immunity from discovery in Federal Court proceeding central — Preferable procedu