- Parties: The applicant was Michel Thibodeau. The respondent was Autorité aéroportuaire de Régina.

- Subject Matter: The respondent moved to stay this proceeding pending the determination of appeals before the Federal Court of Appeal from two cases: Thibodeau v. St. John’s International Airport Authority, 2022 FC 563 and Thibodeau v. Edmonton Regional Airports Authority, 2022 FC 565. The respondent alleged that the two appeals involved similar legal and factual issues and that it would be wasteful to proceed with the current matter without the guidance of the appeal court’s decisions. The applicant opposed the motion. The applicant argued that his claim involved questions of fundamental rights and that any delay would permit the respondent to continue to fail to meet its obligations under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and under the Official Languages Act, 1985.

- Ruling: The court ruled in the respondent’s favour and granted the respondent’s motion to stay this proceeding. The court found it in the interests of justice to grant the stay. The court saw a stay as appropriate, given the significant overlap between the issues raised before the Federal Court and in the appeals and given the advanced stage of the appeal proceedings as compared with the state of the Federal Court matter.

- Date: The hearing was set on June 21, 2023. The court released its decision on Apr. 17, 2024.

- Venue: This was a federal case before the Federal Court.

- Amount: The court awarded no costs.