Is Rule 15 designed to terminate proceedings where the named plaintiff has not authorized commencement?

Canada (Federal), Canada

The following excerpt is from Canadian Broadcasting Corporation v. Conservative Party of Canada, 2020 FC 871 (CanLII):

As set out in Attis v. Ontario, 2011 ONCA 675 at para 15: Ontario Rule 15 “is designed to terminate proceedings where a named plaintiff has not authorized commencement.”

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