Christopher Macdougall Reid

The member, a teacher, pleaded no contest to allegations of professional misconduct, including sexual abuse of a student.

The member engaged in an inappropriate personal relationship with a student, which included making sexual remarks, buying gifts, and spending time alone.

After the student graduated, the member took her out for dinner and drinks, and kissed her.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct and sexual abuse.

Pursuant to the mandatory penalty provisions of the Ontario College of Teachers Act, the Committee ordered a reprimand and the immediate revocation of the member's certificate of qualification and registration.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought discipline proceedings against a member for professional misconduct involving inappropriate physical contact and boundary violations with two students.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations including physical and psychological abuse, failing to maintain professional standards, and engaging in disgraceful or dishonourable conduct.

The Discipline Committee accepted the uncontested facts and found the member guilty.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a six-month suspension of the member's certificate, and mandatory coursework on boundary violations.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for engaging in an inappropriate personal relationship with a vulnerable student.

The Member exchanged approximately 86,000 personal messages with the student, failed to report the student's health and safety risks to parents or administration, and shared confidential information about colleagues and other students.

The Member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct, including psychological or emotional abuse, and accepted a joint submission on penalty.

The Member was reprimanded, suspended for five months, and ordered to complete a course on boundary violations.

The member, a teacher in a developmental disabilities classroom, faced allegations of professional misconduct after interrupting a student's established routine, which caused the student to become physically aggressive towards support staff.

During the incident, the member remained seated, failed to assist staff, did not promptly evacuate other students, and delayed calling the office for help.

The member pleaded no contest to the allegations.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct for failing to adequately supervise, failing to comply with professional standards, and engaging in unprofessional conduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a two-month suspension of the member's certificate, and the successful completion of coursework on classroom management with an emphasis on students with special needs.

The Ontario College of Teachers brought a discipline proceeding against a member for professional misconduct.

The member pleaded no contest to allegations of verbal, physical, and psychological abuse of students, as well as failing to adequately supervise a student and violating health and safety requirements.

The Discipline Committee found the member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a five-month suspension of the member's certificate of qualification and registration, and the completion of coursework on maintaining appropriate boundaries with students.

The Member, a teacher, faced allegations of professional misconduct for verbally and psychologically abusing several students over three academic years.

The Member admitted to the allegations in an Agreed Statement of Facts, acknowledging she made intimidating, mocking, and insensitive remarks, and engaged in aggressive behaviour towards students, including those with Individual Education Plans.

The Discipline Committee found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a four-month suspension of her teaching certificate, and the completion of coursework on anger management, classroom communication, and student assessment.

An immigration detainee applied for habeas corpus after 13 months in immigration detention, challenging the legality of his detention on the grounds that it was lengthy and of indeterminate duration and was being served in inappropriate maximum-security lockdown conditions, both in alleged violation of ss. 7 and 9 of the Charter.

The chambers judge declined jurisdiction on the basis that the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act provided a complete, comprehensive and expert statutory scheme at least as broad and advantageous as habeas corpus (the Peiroo exception).

The majority of the Supreme Court held that the Peiroo exception does not bar habeas corpus applications in all immigration matters; rather, a court must examine whether the statutory scheme is as broad and advantageous as habeas corpus with respect to the specific grounds raised.

The IRPA scheme fell short in three ways regarding lengthy, indeterminate detention: the onus on detainees is less advantageous; the scope of federal court review is narrower than superior court review on habeas corpus; and the IRPA offers a less timely remedy.

The appeal was dismissed, with Abella J. dissenting on the basis that the IRPA scheme, properly interpreted, provides review at least as broad and advantageous as habeas corpus.