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36657
Tim Bodnarchuk v. Professional Conduct Committee of the Saskatchewan College of Paramedics
(Saskatchewan) (Civil) (By Leave)
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Docket
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| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-12 | Close file on Leave | |
| 2016-04-08 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2016-04-08 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2016-04-07 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan, Number CACV2604, 2015 SKCA 81, dated July 7, 2015, is dismissed with costs. Dismissed, with costs |
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| 2016-02-22 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, Abe Ka Br | |
| 2015-11-06 | Applicant's reply to respondent's argument, (Book Form), Completed on: 2015-11-06 | Tim Bodnarchuk |
| 2015-10-28 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Included in the respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal) | Professional Conduct Committee of the Saskatchewan College of Paramedics |
| 2015-10-28 | Notice of name, (Included in the respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal) | Professional Conduct Committee of the Saskatchewan College of Paramedics |
| 2015-10-28 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2015-10-28, (Electronic version filed on 2015-10-28) | Professional Conduct Committee of the Saskatchewan College of Paramedics |
| 2015-10-05 | Letter acknowledging receipt of a complete application for leave to appeal, File opened 2015-10-01 | |
| 2015-09-29 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), (Electronic version filed on 2015-09-29) | Tim Bodnarchuk |
| 2015-09-29 | Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), Completed on: 2015-09-29, (Electronic version filed on 2015-09-29) | Tim Bodnarchuk |
Parties
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Main parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bodnarchuk, Tim | Applicant | Active |
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| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Conduct Committee of the Saskatchewan College of Paramedics | Respondent | Active |
Counsel
Party: Bodnarchuk, Tim
Counsel
John R. Devlin
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Party: Professional Conduct Committee of the Saskatchewan College of Paramedics
Counsel
André Poulin-Denis
2103 - 11th Avenue
Suite 600
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4P 3Z8
Telephone: (306) 347-8330
FAX: (306) 347-8350
Email: rlepage@millerthomson.com
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Administrative law — Appeals — Standard of review — Boards and tribunals — Discipline Committee of the Saskatchewan College of Paramedics — Committee finding applicant paramedic guilty of professional misconduct — Reviewing judge finding Committee’s decision not reasonable and remitting matter back for re-hearing — Court of Appeal allowing appeal and reinstating Committee’s decision — Whether Court of Appeal erred by upholding as “reasonable” a professional disciplinary decision whose supporting reasons were tainted by inconsistent fact-finding on an important and potentially dispositive question — Whether Court of Appeal erred by finding Discipline Committee’s decision reasonable despite its lack of interpretative analysis of s. 23 of The Paramedics Act, SS 2007, c. P-0.1.
The Discipline Committee of the Saskatchewan College of Paramedics found one of its member paramedics guilty of professional misconduct for breaching s. 23 of The Paramedics Act, SS 2007, c. P-0.1 and he was ordered to complete a course, at his expense and pay a fine of $3,000.
The Council of the Saskatchewan College of Paramedics upheld that order and added an official reprimand to the sentence. The reviewing judge overturned the Committee’s decision with respect to the discipline of the paramedic and remitted the matter back to the Committee for a re-hearing. The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal and reinstated the decision of the Committee.
Lower court rulings
Court of Queen’s Bench of Saskatchewan
QBG No 228 of 2014
Decision of Discipline Committee not reasonable and cannot be sustained. Matter remitted back to Committee for a re-hearing.
Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan
CACV2604, 2015 SKCA 81
Appeal allowed; judgment of Court of Queen’s Bench set aside and decision of Discipline Committee and College of Paramedics Council reinstated.
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