Is a Minister required to provide reasons for his decision?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from Fenske v. Alberta (Minister of Environment), 2000 ABQB 664 (CanLII):
The Minister is not required by the Act to provide reasons for his decision (s. 92). Unless required by the enabling legislation, tribunals are generally not under a common-law duty to provide reasons for their decisions (Baker v. Canada (1999), 1999 CanLII 699 (SCC), 174 D.L.R. (4th) 193, at para. 37 (S.C.C.)).
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