Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Amado-Cordeiro, 2004 FCA 120

Date: 20040322

Docket: A-359-03

Citation: 2004 FCA 120

CORAM:        ROTHSTEIN J.A.

MALONE J.A.

SHARLOW J.A.

BETWEEN:

                             THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION

                                                                                                                                                       Appellant

                                                                                 and

                                                LUIS MIGUEL AMADO-CORDEIRO

                                                                                                                                                   Respondent

                                              Heard at Calgary, Alberta on March 22, 2004.

                      Judgment delivered from the Bench at Calgary, Alberta on March 22, 2004.

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT BY:                                                 SHARLOW J.A.

Date: 20040322

Docket: A-359-03

Citation: 2004 FCA 120

CORAM:        ROTHSTEIN J.A.

MALONE J.A.

SHARLOW J.A.

BETWEEN:

                             THE MINISTER OF CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION

                                                                                                                                                       Appellant

                                                                                 and

                                                LUIS MIGUEL AMADO-CORDEIRO

                                                                                                                                                   Respondent

                                       REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

                       (Delivered from the Bench at Calgary, Alberta, on March 22, 2004)

SHARLOW J.A.

[1]                 This is an appeal of a decision of the Federal Court, reported asAmado-Cordeiro v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [2003] F.C.J. No. 1087 (QL), granting an application for judicial review of a decision of the Appeal Division of the Immigration and Refugee Board to discontinue Mr. Amado-Cordeiro's appeal from a removal order. The Judge certified the following question:

[2]                 In a recent decision of this Court, that question was answered in the negative: Medovarski v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [2004] F.C.J. No. 366 (QL) (F.C.A.). The majority and dissenting reasons in that case, as well as numerous decisions of the Federal Court that reached the same conclusion as the dissent, disclose a debate about a difficult question of statutory interpretation, involving both the English and French versions of the relevant statutory provisions.

[3]                 This Court has adopted the principle that it will not overrule its own prior decisions in the absence of manifest error: Miller v. Canada (Attorney General), [2002] F.C.J. No. 1375 (QL), (2002), 220 D.L.R. (4th) 149, 293 N.R. 391 (F.C.A.); leave to appeal denied, [2002] S.C.C.A. No. 505 (QL). We are all of the view that there is no such error in Medovarski.

[4]                 For that reason, this appeal will be allowed. The answer to the certified question is no.

                                                                                                                                       "Karen R. Sharlow"   

                                                                                                                                                                 J. A.             

                                                                 FEDERAL COURT

                              NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD

DOCKET:                                             A-359-03

STYLE OF CAUSE:                           Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

v. Luis Miguel Amado-Cordeiro

PLACE OF HEARING:                     Calgary, Alberta

DATE OF HEARING:                       March 22, 2004

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

OF THE COURT DELIVERED

FROM THE BENCH BY :                  Sharlow, J.A.

DATED:                                                March 22, 2004

APPEARANCES:

Ms. Tracy J. King                                                                           FOR APPELLANT

Mr. Edward Washington                                                                FOR RESPONDENT

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:

Morris A. Rosenberg

Deputy Attorney General of Canada     FOR APPELLANT

Brunnen Law Offices                                                                      FOR RESPONDENT

Calgary, Alberta