Desroches v. Wasauksing First Nation

Decided: 2026-10-26. Docket: T-706-25. Citation: 2026 CanLII 113772 (FC). Procedure — Pleadings — Motion to strike — Federal Courts Rules, Rule 221(1)(c) — Whether pleading is scandalous, frivolous or vexatious — Test that claim is “so clearly futile” with “not the slightest chance of success” (Burke v. Canada (Corrections)) — Bare assertions and minimal material facts — Statement of claim struck | Procedure — Abuse of process — Fraud and misrepresentation allegations — Federal Courts Rules, Rule 221(1)(f) — Whether bald allegations of bad faith lacking particulars are abusive — Misrepresentation and fraud pleaded without material facts — Abuse of process principles applied (Lam v. Law Society of Ontario) — Pleading also struck as abuse of process — Statement of claim struck | Procedure —