Date: 19980121

Docket: A-1044-96

Coram:      THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRATTE

         THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DENAULT

         THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DÉCARY

Between:

     JACQUES DUFRESNE,

     Appellant,

     -and-

     CANADA EMPLOYMENT AND IMMIGRATION COMMISSION,

     Respondent.

     Hearing held at Québec, Quebec on Wednesday, January 21, 1998

     Judgment delivered from the bench at Québec, Quebec on Wednesday, January 21, 1998

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

Date: 19980121

Docket: A-1044-96

QUÉBEC, QUEBEC, THE 21st DAY OF JANUARY, 1998

Coram:      THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRATTE

         THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DENAULT

         THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DÉCARY

Between:

     JACQUES DUFRESNE,

     Appellant,

     -and-

     CANADA EMPLOYMENT AND IMMIGRATION COMMISSION,

     Respondent.

     REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

     (Delivered from the bench at Québec, Quebec on

     Wednesday, January 21, 1998)

DÉCARY J.A.

[1]      The gist of the Umpire"s criticism of the board of referees is that it disregarded the claimant"s written statements and chose to rely on only his explanations at the hearing.

[2]      This criticism is not justified. The transcript shows that the board of referees questioned the claimant about his written statements before accepting his oral explanations. The Umpire could not infer from this that the board of referees had disregarded the written declarations.

[3]      The application for judicial review will be allowed, the Umpire"s decision set aside and the matter referred back to the Chief Umpire or an umpire designated by him for redetermination on the basis that the Commission"s appeal should be dismissed.

     Robert Décary

     J.A.

Certified true translation

M. Iveson

Court No.: A-1044-96

Between:

JACQUES DUFRESNE,

     Appellant,

     -and-

CANADA EMPLOYMENT AND IMMIGRATION COMMISSION,

     Respondent.

     REASONS FOR JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

FEDERAL COURT OF APPEAL

NAMES OF COUNSEL AND SOLICITORS OF RECORD

COURT FILE NO.:                  A-1044-96

STYLE OF CAUSE:             JACQUES DUFRESNE,

Appellant,

                        And:

CANADA EMPLOYMENT AND IMMIGRATION COMMISSION,

Respondent.

PLACE OF HEARING:             Québec, Quebec

REASONS FOR JUDGMENT

OF THE COURT BY:             The Honourable Mr Justice Pratte

The Honourable Mr. Justice Denault

The Honourable Mr. Justice Décary

DATED:                      January 21, 1998

APPEARANCES:

     François Valin             For the appellant

Claude Provencher             For the respondent

SOLICITORS OF RECORD:

KRONSTRÖM, DESJARDINS

Iberville Deux

1175, ave. Lavigerie, bureau 500

Ste-Foy, Quebec

G1V 4P1                      For the appellant

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Guy Favreau Complex

200 René Lévesque Blvd. West

East Tower, 9th floor

Montréal, Quebec H2Z 1X4             For the respondent