Lennert v. Canada (Attorney General)

canada, canadian, case law, court opinion, canlii, fca, 2026fca130, 2026 fca 130 (canlii), 2026, fca, 130, (canlii), a-314-24, 2026, administrative law, judicial review appeal, standard of review, reasonableness, vavilov framework applied on appeal from judicial review, stepping into the shoes of the federal court, tactical burden where federal court reasons answer the arguments, bank of montreal v. canada (attorney general), deference to administrative fact, finding and record sensitivity, appeal dismissed, pensions and social benefits, canada recovery benefit, eligibility, income threshold, whether postdoctoral fellowship income reported in box 105 of a t4a constitutes eligible employment income for crb, reliance on crb operational guidelines “confirming cerb, crb, crsb and crcb eligibility”, fellowship income treated as ineligible, not an artistic project grant, appeal dismissed, statutory interpretation, canada recovery benefits act, meaning of statutory terms, “income from employment”, whether the administrative decision meaningfully addressed “income from employment” under subpara. 3(1)(d)(i) of the canada recovery benefits act, characterisation of postdoctoral fellowship funds as salary from the university considered, interpretation applied through crb guidelines, appeal dismissed, procedure, procedural fairness, judicial review record, whether lack of reference to income tax folio s1, f2, c3 and an internal technical help guide denied access to an expert decision maker, whether federal court erred by deciding on the record without inviting submissions on a contemplated prior decision, no breach of procedural fairness found, appeal dismissed