The Ministry of the Solicitor General sought judicial review of a Presiding Coroner's interlocutory decision regarding the scope of an upcoming inquest into seven deaths at the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre.
The Coroner had included issues of correctional programming and staff absenteeism in the scope, and admitted expert evidence on programming.
The Divisional Court held that the challenge to the evidentiary ruling was premature.
On the scope issues, the Court found the Coroner's decision reasonable, as there was sufficient evidence to warrant considering whether programming and staffing were contributing factors to the deaths.
The application for judicial review was dismissed.
