Canada (Food Inspection Agency) v. Moonfleet Poultry Inc.

canada, canadian, case law, court opinion, canlii, fca, 2026fca152, 2026 fca 152 (canlii), 2026, fca, 152, (canlii), a-383-25, 2026, administrative law, judicial review, reasonableness (vavilov), application for judicial review under federal courts act, para. 28(1)(b), whether the tribunal made a reviewable error in its elements analysis, tribunal strayed beyond statutory language and failed to justify four elements, decision set aside and notice affirmed, statutory interpretation, regulations, health of animals regulations, s. 150(1), whether the tribunal misinterpreted “species of animal” and the structure of s. 150(1), “and” makes requirements conjunctive, conditions (a) to (j) additional to prevention of suffering, injury or death, tribunal interpretation unreasonable, application allowed, procedure, statutory breach, elements of violation, whether failure to show container “used to prevent” suffering, injury or death suffices to establish breach without proving para. (a) “species of animal”, tribunal’s third element dispositive when proven, notice of violation affirmed, penalty reinstated, administrative law, remedies, no remittal, whether there was only one reasonable outcome such that remitting to the tribunal would serve no useful purpose, reliance on vavilov, paras. 124, 142, application for judicial review allowed, decision set aside, notice affirmed, no costs awarded