Catherine Bedard et al. v. Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review
Catherine Bedard
Robert Benison
Philippe Bertrand
Olivier Brouillard
Yannick Coulombe
Eric Demers
Warren Hudym
Eric Humber
Tara Mcdonald
Edward Preto
Ranjit Singh Seehra
James Smith
Jacqueline Spence
Licio Soares
Harland Venema
Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee
Law Firm / Organization
Conway Baxter Wilson LLP
Chairperson of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee
Law Firm / Organization
Conway Baxter Wilson LLP
Attorney General of Canada

- Parties: The appellants were Catherine Bedard, Robert Benison, Philippe Bertrand, Olivier Brouillard, Yannick Coulombe, Eric Demers, Warren Hudym, Eric Humber, Tara Mcdonald, Edward Preto, Ranjit Singh Seehra, James Smith, Jacqueline Spence, Licio Soares, Bruce Trotzuk, and Harland Venema. The respondents were the Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee, the Chairperson of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police External Review Committee, and the Attorney General of Canada . 

- Subject Matter: This appeal sought to overturn a Federal Court judgment. The judgment dismissed the appellants’ application for a mandamus order compelling the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s External Review Committee to render its findings and recommendations in the appellant’s matters under the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Act, 1985 and the Commissioner’s Standing Orders (Grievances and Appeals), SOR/2014-289. The appeal alleged that the application judge erred in law and/or made a palpable and overriding error by concluding that labour law jurisprudence did not apply to this matter. This case is ongoing. 

- Date: The hearing was set on Apr. 9, 2025. 

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

- Amount: No financial award was specified.

Federal Court of Appeal
A-170-24
Administrative law
11 May 2024