23-11-2018, 08:13 PM
As a further thought: is the Archives of Canada a public entity? In the US, we have the Administrative Procedures Act. Under this Act, any decision of an administrative agency (except those specifically excluded by law) can be appealed to a court.
The test in this type of case is "was the decision of the agency supported by the evidence"? At least if an appeal like this is made to a court, you can smoke out the agency and force them to present the evidence to a court in some form or other.
In the US, this type of appeal is almost automatic in a Social Security Disability case and also under appeals for Unemployment Compensation. I don't think it would be difficult to find a lawyer experienced in this type of case and might at least come up with some way to pay for his time. Maybe he would take the case if some of the people on this site would pledge $50 or $100 each if he achieved success.
I think that a publisher like TrineDay or of similar type would agree to a contingent support deal with a lawyer. (I'm not sure contingent fees are legal in Canada).
I think there are some "fat cats" who post here who might help out. (Maybe I'm wrong--I'm sure not a fat cat).
A lawyer might be willing to think about something like that and take a gamble.
James Lateer
The test in this type of case is "was the decision of the agency supported by the evidence"? At least if an appeal like this is made to a court, you can smoke out the agency and force them to present the evidence to a court in some form or other.
In the US, this type of appeal is almost automatic in a Social Security Disability case and also under appeals for Unemployment Compensation. I don't think it would be difficult to find a lawyer experienced in this type of case and might at least come up with some way to pay for his time. Maybe he would take the case if some of the people on this site would pledge $50 or $100 each if he achieved success.
I think that a publisher like TrineDay or of similar type would agree to a contingent support deal with a lawyer. (I'm not sure contingent fees are legal in Canada).
I think there are some "fat cats" who post here who might help out. (Maybe I'm wrong--I'm sure not a fat cat).
A lawyer might be willing to think about something like that and take a gamble.
James Lateer