- Parties: The appellant was Democracy Watch. The respondent was the Attorney General of Canada.

- Subject Matter: The Commissioner of Lobbying issued two reports concluding that two registered lobbyists did not breach rr. 6 and 9 of the Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct, developed under s. 10.2(1) of the Lobbying Act, 1985, by attempting to lobby the then Minister of International Trade after conducting political activities on her behalf. The appellant filed a judicial review application challenging these reports. The Federal Court dismissed the application. On appeal, the appellant alleged that the Federal Court erred by finding that the Commissioner’s interpretation and application of rr. 6 and 9, relating to conflicts of interest, were reasonable.

- Ruling: The appeal court ruled in the respondent’s favour and dismissed the appeal with costs payable to the respondent. The appeal court found the appeal moot because no live controversy existed. The appeal court held that the appellant failed to show that it should exercise its discretion to hear the appeal. A weighing of the Borowski factors strongly opposed the hearing of the appeal as it would waste judicial resources and would offend the principle of judicial economy, the appeal court added.

- Date: The hearing was set on Apr. 8, 2024. The court released its decision on Apr. 8, 2024.

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

- Amount: No financial award was specified.