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                                                                                                                                            Date: 20020226

                                                                                                                                        Docket: A-112-00

Québec, Quebec, February 26, 2002

CORAM:        DESJARDINS J.A.

DÉCARY J.A.

NOËL J.A.

BETWEEN:

                         RENALD LECLERC, domiciled and residing at 465 rue des Prés,

                                             Lac St-Charles, district of Québec G3G 1E6

                                                                                                                                                          Plaintiff

                                                                                 and

CANADA EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION,

having an office at 330 rue de la Gare du Palais,

C.P. 4700, Québec, district of Québec G1K 9E4

                                                                                                                                                      Defendant

                                                                        JUDGMENT


The application for judicial review is allowed with costs. The decision of the umpire is quashed and the matter is referred back to the chief umpire or a person designated by him to be again decided on the assumption that the appeal brought by the Commission from the board of referees' decision should be allowed and the matter referred back to a board of referees to be again decided applying the relevant provisions of the Act.

                          Alice Desjardins

                                    J.A.

Certified true translation

Suzanne M. Gauthier, LL.L. Trad. a.


                                                                                                                                            Date: 20020226

                                                                                                                                        Docket: A-112-00

                                                                                                                  Neutral citation: 2002 FCA 73

CORAM:        DESJARDINS J.A.

DÉCARY J.A.

NOËL J.A.

BETWEEN:

                         RENALD LECLERC, domiciled and residing at 465 rue des Prés,

                                             Lac St-Charles, district of Québec G3G 1E6

                                                                                                                                                          Plaintiff

                                                                                 and

CANADA EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION,

having an office at 330 rue de la Gare du Palais,

C.P. 4700, Québec, district of Québec G1K 9E4

                                                                                                                                                      Defendant

                                      Hearing held at Québec, Quebec on February 26, 2002.

                          Judgment from the bench at Québec, Quebec on February 26, 2002.

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

CONCURRED IN BY:                                                                                           DESJARDINS J.A.

DÉCARY J.A.


                                                                                                                                            Date: 20020226

                                                                                                                                        Docket: A-112-00

                                                                                                                  Neutral citation: 2002 FCA 73

CORAM:        DESJARDINS J.A.

DÉCARY J.A.

NOËL J.A.

BETWEEN:

                         RENALD LECLERC, domiciled and residing at 465 rue des Prés,

                                             Lac St-Charles, district of Québec G3G 1E6

                                                                                                                                                          Plaintiff

                                                                                 and

CANADA EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION,

having an office at 330 rue de la Gare du Palais,

C.P. 4700, Québec, district of Québec G1K 9E4

                                                                                                                                                      Defendant

                                       REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

                                           (Delivered from the bench at Québec, Quebec

                                                                on February 26, 2002)

NOËL J.A.

[1]         The umpire correctly found that the board of referees could not refuse to apply the Act on grounds of equity. At the same time, the claimant was entitled to be heard on the question of calculating the overpayment and the periods in question under the Act.


[2]         The application for judicial review will be allowed with costs, the umpire's decision quashed and the matter referred back to the chief umpire or a person designated by him to be again decided on the assumption that the appeal brought by the Commission from the board of referees' decision should be allowed and the matter referred back to a board of referees to be again decided applying the relevant provisions of the Act.

                               Marc Noël

                                    J.A.

Certified true translation

Suzanne M. Gauthier, LL.L. Trad. a.


             FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

                         APPEAL DIVISION

                                                          Date: 20020226

                                                       Docket: A-112-00

Between:

RENALD LECLERC, domiciled and residing at 465 rue des Prés, Lac St-Charles district of Québec G3G 1E6

                                                                         Plaintiff

                                       and

CANADA EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION,

having an office at 330 rue de la Gare du Palais,

C.P. 4700, Québec, district of Québec G1K 9E4

                                                                      Defendant

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT


                                               FEDERAL COURT APPEAL DIVISION

                              NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD

COURT FILE No.:                                                         A-112-00

STYLE OF CAUSE:                                                     RENALD LECLERC, domiciled and residing at 465 rue des Prés, Lac St-Charles, district of Québec G3G 1E6

                                                                                                                                                            Plaintiff

and

CANADA EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION, having an office at 330 rue de la Gare du Palais, C.P. 4700, Québec, district of Québec G1K 9E4

                                                                                                                                                        Defendant

PLACE OF HEARING:                                                Québec, Quebec

DATE OF HEARING:                                                  February 26, 2002

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

OF THE COURT BY:                                                   Noël J.A.

CONCURRED IN BY:                                                 Desjardins J.A.

Décary J.A.

DATED:                                                                           February 26, 2002

APPEARANCES:

Stéphane Rochette                                                             for the plaintiff

Carl Leclerc

Paul Deschênes                                                                 for the defendant

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:

TREMBLAY, BOIS, MIGNAULT, LEMAY              for the plaintiff

Ste-Foy, Quebec


BINET, LECLERC, LAJOIE                                           for the plaintiff

Beauport, Quebec

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                       for the defendant

Montréal, Quebec

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