Does a provincial selection board have a duty to assess merit on a critical element of the position?
Canada (Federal), Canada
The following excerpt is from Gawlick v. Canada (Attorney General), 2004 FC 656 (CanLII):
In Carroll v. Canada (Attorney General), [2000] F.C.J. No. 1439, Tremblay-Lamer J. found that, as in Tiefenbrunner, "given the duties and statement of qualifications for the position, it was a clear duty of the selection board to assess the candidate's relative merit on a critical element of the position."
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