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INSIDE AND OUTSIDE CANADIAN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW EssaysinHonourofDavidMullan This page intentionally left blank Inside and Outside Canadian Administrative Law Essays in Honour of David Mullan EDITED BY GRANT HUSCROFT AND MICHAEL TAGGART UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO PRESS Toronto Buffalo London www.utppublishing.com © UniversityofTorontoPressIncorporated2006 Toronto Buffalo London PrintedinCanada ISBN-13:978-0-8020-9245-8 ISBN-10:0-8020-9245-4 Printedonacid-freepaper LibraryandArchivesCanadaCataloguinginPublication InsideandoutsideCanadianadministrativelaw:essaysinhonourof DavidMullan/editedbyGrantHuscroftandMichaelTaggart. ISBN-13:978-0-8020-9245-8 ISBN-10:0-8020-9245-4 1.Administrativelaw–Canada. I.Mullan,DavidJ.,1946– II.Huscroft,Grant III.Taggart,Michael IV.Title. K3400.I582006 342.71’06 C2006-904039-7 UniversityofTorontoPressacknowledgesthefinancialassistancetoits publishingprogramoftheCanadaCouncilfortheArtsandtheOntario ArtsCouncil. UniversityofTorontoPressacknowledgesthefinancialsupportforits publishingactivitiesoftheGovernmentofCanadathroughtheBook PublishingIndustryDevelopmentProgram(BPIDP). Contents Foreword vii Acknowledgments ix Contributors xi DavidMullan:InAppreciation 1 granthuscroftandmichaeltaggart AcademeandtheCourts:ProfessorMullan’sContribution 9 beverleymclachlin LearningAdministrativeLawfromDavidMullan:AnAppreciationof Evans,Janisch,MullanandRisk,AdministrativeLaw:Cases,Text,and Materials 30 h.wademaclauchlanandphilipbryden TheUneasyRelationshipbetweenIndependenceandAppointmentsin CanadianAdministrativeLaw 50 lornesossin WhereDoTribunalsFitintotheAustralianSystemofAdministration andAdjudication? 81 robincreyke AdministrativeLawDevelopmentsinNewZealandasSeenthrough ImmigrationLaw 125 k.j.keith vi Contents ProcessandSubstanceinJudicialReview 162 paulcraig A‘Mullanian’ApproachtotheDoctrineofLegitimateExpectations: RealQuestionsandPromisingAnswers 185 genevièvecartier Roadblocks,Restraint,andRemedies:TheIdeaofProgressin AdministrativeLaw 211 janetm lean c TheCodificationofAdministrativeLawinQuebec 240 denislemieux Globalization,‘Local’ForeignPolicy,andAdministrativeLaw 259 michaeltaggart JudicialReviewfromCUPEtoCUPE:LessIsNotAlwaysMore 296 granthuscroft FromDespairtoDeference:SameDifference? 327 hughcorder TheImportanceofBeingContextual:DeferenceSouthofthe Border 351 alfredc.aman,jr. PrincipleandPragmatism:AdministrativeAgencies’Jurisdictionover ConstitutionalIssues 377 johnm.evans ‘CommonPublicLawintheAgeofLegislation’:DavidMullanandthe UnwrittenConstitution 421 markwalters DavidMullan’sTheoryoftheRuleof(Common)Law 448 daviddyzenhaus TheWritingsofDavidMullan 485 Foreword Itisasituationthathappenseverydayinlawfirms,administrativetri- bunal offices, and judicial chambers. An administrative law issue has arisen.Theissueisdifficult.Theneedforanswersisurgent.Thetimeis runningout.Inthissituation,foraslongastheadministrativelawbar inCanadacanremember,thereisonlyonequestion: ‘WhatdoesProfessorMullanhavetosayabouttheissue?’ Invariably,afterjustabriefsearch,wefindoneofhistimelyconfer- encepapers,oneofhisincisivearticles,oroneofhisclassictexts.Sure enough,DavidMullan’sinsightsarethere–veryrecent,practicalones, exactlyonpoint,ontheveryissuethatjustashorttimeagoseemedso intractable. Soon afterward, the insights find their way into the work product: a research memorandum, an opinion letter, a legal brief, oral argumentorrulingsandreasonsforjudgment,oftenbecomingthevery essenceofit. David’scontributiondoesnotendthere.Chancesarethathetaught thewriterortherecipientoftheworkproduct,shapinghisorherfun- damentalunderstandingofthearea.Orperhapsthewriterorrecipient attended one of the innumerable conferences to which David volun- teershistime.Orperhapsthewriterorrecipienthasreadworkproduct shaped by David’s work or authored by someone shaped and influ- encedbyDavid. David’scontributionisunique,profound,andunparalleledinqual- ityandextent.Itisfairtosaythatadministrativelawinthemodernera in Canada was born in 1968 when the Honourable James McRuer released his great five-volume report, Inquiry into Civil Rights. Two yearslater,DavidcametoCanadaandfromthattimehas actedlikea lovingparentoverthisareaoflaw,watchingoverit,nurturingit,help- viii Foreword ingittodevelop.Asaresult,weinCanadatodayarethebeneficiaries of a mature system of administrative justice that is practical, fair, and reflectsourfinestvaluesandtraditions. I had the privilege of teaching alongside David for several years in our upper-year seminar, ‘Advanced Constitutional Law,’ at Queen’s University.Fromthatclosevantagepoint,Ihaveobservedinmydear friend an exceptionally rare trifecta of qualities: intelligence but quiet humility, compassion but unceasing dedication to standards of excel- lence,and,aboveallelse,uncompromisingintegrityinallthathedoes. ThereisnobetterwaytorecognizeDavidandhismarvellouscontri- bution than to publish this exceptional collection of papers in his honour. Sincerest congratulations to the editors, Grant Huscroft and MikeTaggart,andtoallofthecontributors. DavidStratas HeenanBlaikieLLP Toronto Acknowledgments ThisisabookofessaysinhonourofDavidMullan.Weexplainwhyhe issodeservingofaFestschriftinthefirstchapterandwillconfineour- selvesheretogivingthankstothosethatmadethisvolumepossible. Firstofall,thankstoLizMullanforhersupportandadvice.Second, wewanttoacknowledgethecontributorstothisvolume.Theirenthu- siasticparticipationspeaksvolumesforthehighregardDavidMullan isheldinthroughoutthecommonlawworld.Therewasnoshortageof peoplewantingtocontribute,butunfortunatelytherewasnotspacefor everyone.Third,wethankourresearchassistants:atLondon,Ontario, ChrisCheung,SarahShody,MeghanButler,andCameronMacDonald; atAuckland,KatyNathanandMarkUtting. Financialsupportfortheproductionofthisvolumewasprovidedby David Stratas and from research funds from the University of Auck- landLawSchoolandtheUniversityofTorontoLawSchool. Finally,theUniversityofTorontoPressandStephenKotowychhave supported this project enthusiastically from the beginning. We thank Stephen, Anne Laughlin, and Diane Mew for their support, and out- standingeditorialassistance. The primary object of a Festschrift is to add to the corpus of legal knowledgewhilepayingapublictributetoadistinguishedanddeserv- ing scholar. It should also be a pleasure to be involved in, and it cer- tainlywasforus. GrantHuscroftandMichaelTaggart
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