American Airlines Inc. v. Canada (Competition Tribunal)

[1989] 1 SCR 236 Court SCC Decision date 1989-03-01 Docket 21275 English

PartiesAir Canada, Air Canada Services Inc. Appellants·PWA Corporation, Canadian Airlines International Appellants·Ltd., Pacific Western Airlines Ltd., Canadian Appellants·Pacific Airlines Ltd., 154793 Canada Ltd. Appellants·153333 Canada Limited Partnership and The Gemini Group Automated Distribution Systems Inc. Appellants·American Airlines Inc., Wardair Canada Inc. Respondents·Consumers' Association of Canada Respondents·The Director of Investigation and Research Respondent·The Attorney General of the province of Manitoba and the Competition Tribunal Respondents

Judges Dickson, Robert George Brian; Lamer, Antonio; Wilson, Bertha; La Forest, Gérard V.; L'Heureux-Dubé, Claire; Sopinka, John; Cory, Peter deCarteret

Decision 5–1–1 Majority (5) · Dickson C.J. (1) · Lamer J. (1)

On appeal from Federal Court of Appeal

Subjects Courts

Majority

The judgment was delivered orally by

Dickson C.J.

The Chief Justice ‑‑ The judgment of the Court will be delivered by Mr. Justice Lamer.

Lamer J.

Lamer J. ‑‑ A majority is of the view that this appeal fails substantially for the reasons given by Chief Justice Iacobucci for the Federal Court of Appeal. In dissent, Mr. Justice Lamer, adopting substantially the reasons of Mr. Justice Strayer, would allow the appeal, set aside the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal, and restore the order granted by Strayer J.

The appeal is accordingly dismissed with costs, Lamer J. dissenting.

Judgment accordingly.

Solicitors for the appellants: Bennett, Jones, Calgary; Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson, Winnipeg.

Solicitors for the respondent American Airlines Inc.: McCarthy & McCarthy, Toronto.

Solicitors for the respondent the Director of Investigation and Research: Sandra J. Simpson and Trevor Whiffen, Toronto.

Solicitors for the respondent the Consumers' Association of Canada: Lang, Michener, Lash, Johnston, Ottawa.

Solicitor for the respondent the Attorney General of Manitoba: Neville Shende, Winnipeg.