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Hearing venue changed to accommodate applicant's medical condition; other interim requests deferred or dismissed.
The applicant requested a change of venue for the upcoming hearing from Toronto to Lucknow, Ontario, citing a serious medical condition including a recent breast cancer diagnosis.
The applicant also requested leave to amend her Application and to restrict access to the hearing and its record.
The Tribunal granted the change of venue to accommodate the applicant's medical needs, despite the late request.
The request to amend the Application was not addressed due to a lack of particulars, and the request to restrict access was deferred to the hearing.
Applicant's requests for orders during proceedings denied or deferred as they fell outside the application's scope.
The applicant, who alleged discrimination based on disability regarding the denial of medical marihuana coverage, filed multiple Requests for an Order During Proceedings (RFOPs).
The Tribunal denied the requests relating to matters outside the scope of the original application, deferred a request to amend Ontario Works records to the hearing adjudicator, and dismissed a request for further document production due to a lack of particulars.
Request for disclosure and production denied as documents related to allegations previously excluded from the Application.
The applicant filed a human rights application alleging discrimination on the basis of disability regarding the respondent County's refusal to cover the costs of medical marihuana.
The applicant subsequently filed a Request for an Order During Proceedings seeking disclosure and production of various documents relating to provincial health care services, wait times, and the Ontario Disability Support Program.
The Tribunal denied the request, finding that the requested documents related to broad allegations regarding health care delivery that the Tribunal had previously refused to add to the scope of the Application.
Request to amend human rights application to add broad new allegations denied; provincial respondents added.
The applicant filed a human rights application alleging discrimination based on disability regarding the respondent's refusal to cover the costs of medical marijuana.
The applicant subsequently filed a Request for an Order During Proceedings to amend the application by adding numerous new allegations and several new respondents.
The Tribunal denied the request to add the new allegations, finding them too broad and disconnected from the original issue.
The Tribunal also denied the request to add Bruce County and Simcoe County as respondents, but permitted the addition of the Province of Ontario and related ministries as they appeared involved in the funding and eligibility of benefits coverage.
The request for interim relief was denied.
