Christopher Harold Karl Wirth

The member, a teacher, pleaded guilty to professional misconduct following a criminal conviction for possession of child pornography.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and Joint Submission on Penalty.

The Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and ordered the immediate revocation of his teaching certificate.

The member, a teacher, was charged with professional misconduct after writing letters to the Director of Education containing accusations, threats, and disgraceful comments, including references to the Montreal massacre.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for issuing documents containing false or improper statements, failing to comply with the Education Act, and engaging in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

The Committee ordered an 18-month suspension of the member's certificate, inclusive of an 8-month suspension already served, with the remaining 10 months suspended on the condition that the member attend to receive a reprimand.

The Ontario College of Teachers held a discipline hearing regarding allegations of professional misconduct and incompetence against the member.

At the hearing, both counsel requested that the Notice of Hearing be withdrawn based on a proposed resolution.

The resolution required the member to provide a letter outlining his participation in the incident and lessons learned, which would be shared with the panel.

The facts of the complaint would be published without identifying the member to remind the profession to accept responsibility for information sent under their name.

The Discipline Committee agreed to the withdrawal, finding the resolution served the public interest.

The appellants appealed a trial judgment holding them liable for losses in a short sale margin account.

The primary debtor opened the account and the co-appellant guaranteed it.

The appellants argued the investment dealer owed a fiduciary duty to the guarantor and breached a duty of full disclosure by failing to disclose that the primary debtor had not posted the required margin security.

The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, upholding the trial judge's findings that there was no fiduciary relationship and that the non-disclosure was not material, as the guarantor knew the account was in a loss position and that he was securing that loss.

The Ontario Human Rights Commission brought a preliminary motion to add the Ministry of Education and Training and Mr. André Lalonde as respondents to two human rights complaints regarding job competitions.

The complaints were originally filed against the Metropolitan Toronto School Board and the CEFCUT.

The Board of Inquiry dismissed the motion, finding it premature to add the Ministry or Mr. Lalonde in his personal capacity given the lack of evidence that Mr. Lalonde was acting as an employee of the Ministry rather than the school boards during his secondment, and considering the significant delay since the complaints were filed.