Date: 19990225

                                         Docket: A-277-98

Coram:

         DESJARDINS J.A.

         LÉTOURNEAU J.A.

         NOËL J.A.

Between:

     YVON GUITARD

     Applicant

     AND

     CANADA EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION

     -and-

     DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA

     Respondents

Hearing held at Montréal, Quebec on Thursday, February 25, 1999.

Judgment delivered at Montréal, Quebec on Thursday, February 25, 1999.

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT BY:      NOËL J.A.

                                         Date: 19990225

                                         Docket: A-277-98

Coram:      DESJARDINS J.A.

         LÉTOURNEAU J.A.

         NOËL J.A.

Between:

     YVON GUITARD

     Applicant

     AND

     CANADA EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE COMMISSION

     -and-

     DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA

     Respondents

     REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

NOËL J.A.

[1]      We are of the view that the application for judicial review must be allowed in part.

[2]      The board of referees drew conclusions of fact from the evidence before it. Without the transcript of this evidence, the umpire could not be aware of the evidence on which the board of referees relied, much less find that the evidence could not justify the claimant"s decision to leave his employment. Accordingly, he could not intervene.

[3]      With respect to the penalty, the application for judicial review is dismissed.

[4]      As success is divided, no costs should be awarded.

     Marc Noël

     J.A.

Certified true translation

M. Iveson

     FEDERAL COURT OF CANADA

     Federal Court of Appeal

Date: 19990225

Docket: A-277-98

Between:

     YVON GUITARD

     Applicant

     AND

     CANADA EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

     COMMISSION

     -and-

     DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CANADA

     Respondents

    

     REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

    

     FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL

     NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD

COURT FILE NO.:                      A-277-98

STYLE OF CAUSE:                  YVON GUITARD

     Applicant

                             AND

                             CANADA EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE                              COMMISSION

                             -and-

                             DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL OF                              CANADA

     Respondents

PLACE OF HEARING:                  Montréal, Quebec

DATE OF HEARING:                  February 25, 1999

REASONS FOR DECISION OF THE COURT (THE HONOURABLE MADAME JUSTICE DESJARDINS, THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE LÉTOURNEAU AND THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NOËL)

DELIVERED FROM THE BENCH BY:          Noël J.A.

DATED:                         February 25, 1999

APPEARANCES:          Claudine Barabé      for the applicant

                 Carole Bureau      for the respondents

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:

         CAMPEAU, OUELLET & ASSOCIÉS

         Montréal, Quebec      for the applicant

         Morris Rosenberg

         Deputy Attorney General of Canada

         Montréal, Quebec      for the respondents