so, the case they sent me is about an athlete that got caught doing drugs, and then tried to appeal a decision made by an international body to the divisional court in ontario.

it would indeed be rather obvious that the divisional court in ontario would not have jurisdiction to hear a judicial review of a decision made by an international body. that much is pretty obvious.

however, there does not appear to be any logical application of that precedent to the question of whether the divisional court has jurisdiction to hear a case that is clearly governed by the judicial review procedure act. 

so, i don't know whether to interpret this as a disingenuous stalling tactic or total incompetence on behalf of the city's lawyer. i have reason to believe both things.

i'm going to have to call in the morning to try and get an update and make sure they didn't try to sneak something in on me.

if this is their honest argument, the judge should essentially laugh at them. no. really. i will not be surprised if i watch the judge burst into a fit of laughter.