La Compagnie Price Limitée v. The Queen, 95 DTC 428 (TCC)

The Minister reassessed the taxpayer in accordance with a Federal Court judgment issued pursuant to a consent to judgment (as subsequently varied). The taxpayer objected to the reassessment on the basis that it did not properly compute its logging tax credit. In dismissing the taxpayer's appeal, Garon TCJ. noted that the reassessment accorded in every respect with the consent judgment and (at p. 433):

"If this Court were permitted to consider and decide a question that has not been examined and the decision rendered following a consent to judgment by the parties, it would follow that this Court would have the power vary its own judgment. We know that it is clearly recognized that a court of justice may vary one of its judgments only in certain quite specific circumstances that are described in ... Gunnar Mining ..."

The Minister reassessed the taxpayer in accordance with a Federal Court judgment issued pursuant to a consent to judgment (as subsequently varied). The taxpayer objected to the reassessment on the basis that it did not properly compute its logging tax credit. In dismissing the taxpayer's appeal, Garon TCJ. noted that the reassessment accorded in every respect with the consent judgment and (at p. 433):

"If this Court were permitted to consider and decide a question that has not been examined and the decision rendered following a consent to judgment by the parties, it would follow that this Court would have the power vary its own judgment. We know that it is clearly recognized that a court of justice may vary one of its judgments only in certain quite specific circumstances that are described in ... Gunnar Mining ..."